Sunday 12 August 2012

Stamped butterflies never go out of fashion

Good morning! We're moving house next week so I'm thinking about "we've moved" cards. I'm not sure why, but my mind always immediately turns to the trusty old butterfly as a theme for almost any card! Maybe it's just because they are so pretty :)

Here's some inspiration I came across browsing the Hero Arts website. This first card is simple and lovely:


The butterflies really "pop" against the pale background. This next card idea has a similar simple gorgeousness:


And finally, my favourite card of the three (by Lucy Abrams for Hero Arts):


Such a gorgeous riot of colour, and quite easy (if time-consuming) to produce!

To stamp your own butterfly themes, check out the Antique Engravings stamp from Hero Arts:






And to add colour, these marker pens from Marvy Uchida are gorgeous (and have a fine tip as well as brush marker for ease of use:




Thanks for checking out our blog, have a great day!

Julie x

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