Butterfly Card and Tutorial for Donna Salazar

Spring is finally in the air here in Ohio!! The crocuses are blossoming and the breezes are starting to warm. 

I enjoy creating cards with the warmth of a personal touch, both in times of celebration and in times of loss as the case is for this card. 

I've featured Donna Salazar's Spellbinders Wonderful Wings Dies and Tinkle Dust Glitter to create these lovely Twinkling Butterflies and have included a photo tutorial.

Butterfly Card

Tips and Techniques

Here's a close-up of the Twinkling Butterflies. Please scroll down to find my tutorial.

I've embellished with one of my Open Lace Roses using Donna's Spellbinders Grand Peony and Rose Creation Dies. My tutorial for these flowers can be found here. (Please note, even the largest of the "Grand" Peony dies fit in regular size die cut machines.) 

Below the rose, I've layered Spellbinders Foliage leaves cut from Donna's Mix'd Media Stax 2 Mulberry paper. Some are lightly inked and some left in the natural color.

Another view of the butterflies and flower.

I've stamped the sentiment with Donna's Mix'd Media Inx, then heat embossed with Clearsnap clear embossing powder. 

Edges of the card and sentiment flag are distressed with Donna's Zutter Distrezz-it-All and I've machine stitched around the card edge. 

I've used the same techniques for the sentiment inside the card. 

A side view.

Twinkling Butterfly Tutorial

Supply List

Donna Salazar Products

Spellbinders ~ Wonderful Wings Dies

Clearsnap ~ Twinkle Dust Glitter - Mixed Berries

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Denim

Other Products

Cardstock

Clearsnap ~ Glue Gloss

Want2Scrap ~ Say It with Pearls Baby Bling - White

Want2Scrap ~ Say It with Pearls - Tear Drop Pearls - White

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Step 1. Select one of the Wonderful Wings Butterflies and cut from a scrap of white or light cream cardstock. 

***Hint*** To more easily remove the intricately cut paper from the die, layer two sheets of wax paper between the die and the paper when cutting.

Step 2. Lightly rub Denim Mix'd Media Inx across the edges of the wings as shown.

Step 3. Brush Glue Gloss across the wings in the areas you have inked. 

Step 4. Sprinkle the wet glue with Donna's Twinkle Dust Glitter in Mixed Berries. (Donna's Fairy Dust Glitter has been renamed to Twinkle Dust Glitter.)

Step 5. Add pearls for the body of the butterfly.

Donna Salazar Products

GCD Studio ~ Natural Beauty Collection

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Denim

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Stormy

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx CHOX - Bluejay

Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx Embossing Powder - Jasmine

Clearsnap ~ Twinkle Dust Glitter (Formerly Fairy Dust Glitter)

Spellbinders ~ Wonderful Wings

Spellbinders ~ Grand Peony

Spellbinders ~ Rose Creations

Zutter ~ Distrezz-it-All

Other Products

We R Memory Keepers ~ Storytime Cloud Cardstock

Want2Scrap ~ TearDrop Pearls, white

Want2Scrap ~ Baby Bling Pearls, white

Want2Scrap ~ Beautiful Bling Border

Darice ~ Finishing Accent Brads 12mm Crystal AB

Organza Ribbon ~ Stash

Lace ~ Stash

Doily ~ Stash

White Thread ~ Stash

Clearsnap ~ Clear Embossing Powder

Spellbinders ~ Foliage; Pendants in Spades; Opulent Ovals

Close to My Heart ~ Sincere Expressions; Look to the Light

Clearsnap ~ Glue Gloss

Helmar ~ Craft and Hobby PVA Glue; 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Spellbinders ~ Artisan X-plorer

Sewing Machine

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~ Blessings ~