STAMPIN' UP! BUTTERFLY BRILLIANCE BIRTHDAY CARD IN MELON MAMBO

 

Every Wednesday night, the Colour Creations blog hop is centred around one of Stampin' Up!'s colours.  We (all Stampin' Up! demonstrators in Australia) are working our way through the colour range, in alphabetical order.  This week's colour is Melon Mambo, a bold, deep, pink.

The Butterfly Brilliance stamp is a beautiful, large, background stamp.  Attached to the plate of my Stamparatus, and inked up in Melon Mambo ink, it created the background panel with one impression.  I stamped onto Basic White card, then used a Blending Brush to add Melon Mambo ink.

On a smaller piece of Basic White card, I stamped Butterfly Brilliance again - but this time, I'd inked only one butterfly in Versamark ink.  I heat-embossed it in white, and coloured it using Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends markers.  It was die-cut using the large Brilliant Wings die that fits over the entire stamped image (with all the butterflies).

I die-cut the first part of the sentiment from Silver Foil and Melon Mambo card, making sure to use Adhesive Sheet on the back of the card before cutting.  This made it easier to layer the two pieces together (with no glue mess), and add the sentiment to my card.

I cut a Scalloped Contour rectangle from Basic White card, and embossed it using an Elegant Eucalyptus 3D Embossing Folder.  Matted on Silver Foil, this created a base on which to stick the single butterfly and the sentiment.  Both the die-cut and stamped sentiments were created with the Sending Smiles bundle.  

I wrapped White Glittered Organdy Ribbon around the card front layers, before adhering the focal butterfly and sentiment piece, then added a bow to the side.

You can (faintly!) see in the photo below that I added Wink of Stella to the butterfly wings.

Iridescent Pearls were my choice of embellishment, to finish off my card.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Andrea Sargent.  If you click on the button below, you will be taken to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of everyone taking part in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations blog hops.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $32.00	Sending Smiles Bundle (English) [158707] $87.25	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [163096] $17.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $14.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Brilliant Wings Dies [155523] $77.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Elegant Eucalyptus 3 D Embossing Folders [159170] $17.50
Melon Mambo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153112] $15.75	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $14.00	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $15.00	Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels [158987] $13.25	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $19.25
Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25