Butterfly Tendrils with Gelatos & Black Cardstock
- Feb 26, 2016
- 3 min read
Hello Friends,
Today we are sharing a few cards made by Purvi, highlighting Simon Says Stamp’s Butterfly Tendrils die. Let’s jump to it!
"This dies is a beautiful die in itself. You can die-cut it in white and colour various components or die-cut in coloured cardstocks. It will turn out amazing anyway. You can also use it as add with other floral stamps or die-cuts. This time, I wanted to try something different.
Card 1:
This card has subtle, pastel look. For the main focus, I tried to arrange the various pieces of the Butterfly Tendrils die-cuts in wreath form. I die-cut white cardstock 4 times with this die. I coloured various components using Tropical Gelatos but rubbing the creamy colours on the paper and then smudging them with a finger. I like that it is very quick and dry as well as fun method to apply colour. You can use Gelatos as watercolors too! I used black cardstock for good contrast, embossed it with woodgrain embossing folder and sprinkled some pearlized water.
It took some time to orient and organize different pieces to create a wreath shape. I built it up from bottom up and trimmed the die-cut pieces accordingly. I adhered them with double sided tape and Glossy Accent. I added Gold Embroidery floss for added interest. I added Glossy Accents on red berries and Platinum Pearl coloured- Liquid Pearls on butterflies.
I wanted to add a sentiment in the center, which I created with two layers of Vellum pieces, die-cut with Stitched Circle die, stamped with Simon Says Stamp’s Artful Flowers stamp set and embossed in white. I added Inca Gold’s Gold on edges of the circle die cut. Lastly, I adhere everything on a vertical card base.
Card 2:
The second card has metallic look. I have Metallic Gelatos, I love them. I have been thinking of using them in a way that show their metallic characteristics. I wanted to try them on black card stock. Butterfly tendrils die-cuts in black provided perfect opportunity to try this. Again, I cut 3-4 trendrils from black cardstock. I applied Pearl Metallic Gelato on them. For some colour variation, I used Tropical Gelatos over it at some places and blended them with a finger. That creates colourful but soft metallic appearance.
I partially embossed black cardstock with Brick Wall embossing folder. The sentiment is cut from Foiled Cardstock using Simon Says Stamp’s Happy Birthday Die. I cut a contrasting cardstock piece from Craft Smith’s Tea Party Designer Paper. I arranged and adhered various pieces of butterflies and flourishes with foam tape, double-sided tape and Glossy Accents and added Pearl coloured- Liquid Peals on butterflies. Lastly, I added whole panel on to a grey, horizontal card base.
Card 3:
I had a lot of negative pieces left after I had so many die-cuts created with a single die. So, I decided to use them as stencils. On a black card base, I applied Metallic Melon, Icing and Mint colours lightly with a sponge. I had another die-cut in black on which I applied in different colours Metallic Blueberry and Gold Champagne with a finger. On black cardstocks- applying metallic Gelatos with finger gives better, brighter result than sponging or watercolouring.
I arranged the die-cut under and over a Stitched rectangle with foam adhesive. Lastly, I added ‘thanks’ sentiment, with Metallic Grape colour on white die-cut, with foam and double sided adhesives. I added white stitched marks and dots with Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen.
That is it for now about my experiments with Metallic Gelatos and black cardstock!"
Enjoy!
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