Watercoloured butterfly handmade thank you card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/08/watercoloured-butterfly-2/

Here in the UK this summer there’s a once in a decade phenomenon where Painted Lady butterflies are emerging en masse. So I went with the news and painted the Butterfly Square as a Painted Lady butterfly. I’ve linked all supplies at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

WATERCOLOURED BUTTERFLY

Watercoloured butterfly handmade thank you card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/08/watercoloured-butterfly-2/

I started this card by die cutting the Butterfly Square die from a cold-pressed watercolour card. I then referenced a photo online and painted the butterfly part of the square with Daniel Smith watercolours. I started with a rich blend of yellows and oranges, then dried that layer and painted the black details, dried that layer and then added white gouache spots.

Watercoloured butterfly handmade thank you card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/08/watercoloured-butterfly-2/

For the background, I stamped the Cosmos Bloom Background set in clear embossing ink on Fog card and die cut with a Rounded Corner Rectangle die. I added a strip of patterned paper to overhang, and then foam mounted on a panel of Ivory card splattered with black paint which in turn was foam mounted on a card base cut and scored from Neenah Desert Storm card.

Watercoloured butterfly handmade thank you card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/08/watercoloured-butterfly-2/

I added Gina K Connect glue to the back of the Butterfly Square and a piece of foam adhesive under the left wing of the butterfly to give dimension and then adhered onto the Fog panel. For the sentiment, I stamped a greeting from the Thanks & Encouragement set in clear embossing ink on Black card and white heat embossed. I then die cut with the matching Word Mix 1 die. However, I felt the sentiment banner was a little heavy for the delicate butterfly, so I trimmed away the border to give a smaller sentiment banner, which felt more balanced.

Watercoloured butterfly handmade thank you card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/08/watercoloured-butterfly-2/

As a final touch, I added a trio of Nuvo Sugared Almond droplets that I’d previously squeezed out and dried ready for use. As I look at it now, that little Nuvo drop, I think that is slightly darker so will be an English Mustard one. They all go well though and draw the eye to that pop of colour from the butterfly.

SUPPLIES

You can find links to the supplies I’ve used below; click on the picture or shop icon to get taken directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you! Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. You can read my affiliate and product disclosure here. I genuinely appreciate your support.

 

* SSS BUTTERFLY SQUARE Wafer Die
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* SSS THANKS AND ENCOURAGEMENT Set
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* SSS THANKS AND ENCOURAGEMENT
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* SSS WORD MIX 1 Wafer Dies
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* SSS COSMOS BLOOM BACKGROUND
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* SSS ROUNDED CORNER RECTANGLES Wafer…
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Daniel Smith at Simon Says STAMP!
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Winsor Newton PERMANENT WHITE GOUACHE
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Arches COLD PRESSED WATERCOLOR PAD
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# FOG…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Neenah DESERT STORM 100lb Card
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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Tonic SUGARED ALMOND GLOSS Nuvo…
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Tonic ENGLISH MUSTARD Nuvo Crystal Drops
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MINI MISTI
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MISTI MINI MOUSE PAD INSERT
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MAGNETIC BLOCK FOR MISTI
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors
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TWEEZERS
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T SQUARE RULER
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS Embossing Powder Storage
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Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
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Watercoloured butterfly handmade thank you card by Debby Hughes using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. Find out more here: https://limedoodledesign.com/2019/08/watercoloured-butterfly-2/

 

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