Simon Says Stamp | Loose Watercolor Butterflies

Simon Says Stamp | Loose Watercolor Butterflies

Hello friends! How was your weekend? I had a very productive one – made several cards, cleaned up a bit in my craft corner, did a little bit of gardening on the balcony. I’d like to share one of the cards I made over the weekend – this one features some loosely watercolor butterflies and a fabulous sentiment – Hope You Always Have a Reason to Smile.

Simon Says Stamp | Loose Watercolor Butterflies

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I started by heat embossing butterflies and a branch from the Friendship Blooms set in WOW white detail embossing powderย onto watercolor paper. I worked in sections, stamping and heat embossing a portion of the background at a time. Once the entire background was embossed I loosely watercolored images using my Gansai Tambi watercolor set.

Simon Says Stamp | Loose Watercolor Butterflies

I also added some black watercolor splatter to make it more messy and to add some movement to the card. As for the sentiment I went with my current favorite one – I hope you always find a reason to smile. I embossed in in white over black die cut square.

My watercolor background was adhered onto an A2 white card base and the sentiment panel was foam mounted on top using black foam squares.

Simon Says Stamp | Loose Watercolor Butterflies

SUPPLIES

I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go 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 so much for your support!

Arches COLD PRESS WATERCOLOR PAD 9x12 inches 012852
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Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB Ream Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8
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Simon Says Clear Stamps FRIENDSHIP BLOOMS SSS101600 Reason To Smile
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Simon Says Clear Stamps CHOOSE HAPPY SSS101617 Reason To Smile
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Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 COLOR SET
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Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad VM001
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ScraPerfect PERFECT CRAFTING POUCH Multi-Purpose Craft Tool 000013
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WOW Embossing Powder OPAQUE BRIGHT WHITE SUPER FINE WL01SF
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Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares
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Be Creative Tape 3MM ROLL Double Sided Sookwang
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3D Foam Squares - Black Mix
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