SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Hero Arts New Day Butterflies
- Hero Arts Ribbon Messages Stamp & Cut
- Hero Arts Flower Garden Bold Prints
- Hero Arts Grape Slush Reactive Ink
- Hero Arts Lemon Drop Reactive Ink
- Hero Arts Clear Embossing + Watermark Ink
- Hero Arts 3"x 4 1/2" Acrylic Block
- Black ink
- White cardstock
- Vellum
- Gold embossing powder
- Markers
- Die Cutting machine
- Heat tool
- Paper trimmer
- Foam adhesive
- Liquid adhesive
DIRECTIONS:
- Trim a piece of white cardstock to 5 1/2"x 8 1/2", fold in half to create card base.
- Ink up the Hero Arts Flower Garden Bold Prints with yellow Hero Arts Lemon Drop Reactive Ink (or Grape Slush Ink for purple card) and stamp to completely cover the background.
- Stamp three butterflies with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink on white cardstock. Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat emboss with a heat tool.
- Color the butterflies with markers and trim out.
- Trim a piece of vellum to 3 3/4"x 5". Adhere three butterflies down the center, leaving a gap between the bottom two butterflies for the message ribbon.
- Apply adhesive behind the butterflies on the vellum and adhere to card base.
- Stamp the "Happy Birthday" message with black ink on white cardstock. Use the coordinating banner die to diecut the sentiment.
- Adhere message strip to card with foam adhesive.
JOANN HACKS:
- When adhering vellum to projects, apply adhesive behind other elements to hide the adhesive.