Pretty Pansies

I've wanted to try these butterfly pansies, designed by Dawn Olchefske, since I first saw them. My daughter Maggi's favorite color is purple, so they'r perfect for her birthday card. I just wish I'd reread the directions before I put them together ... I forgot to draw the lines on the pansies. Oops! They're still cute, though. And I will definitely be making them again.

They're amazingly simple to make. All you need is Stampin' Ups Butterfly Punch, a little bit of Shimmery White Cardstock, a brad, a water spritzer, two reinkers, an aquapainter and a Stampin' Write Marker. I used Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron ink. First you punch out two butterflies, spritz them down with water (make them really wet so the reinker will float), and drop reinker on the wings with an aquapainter. You can use the aquapainter to encourage the ink in the directions you want it to spread. Then let the punches dry; I helped these along a little with my embossing tool. Once they're dry, curl the punches a bit, punch holes in the center, draw a few fine lines out from the center and put the two punches together with a brad. You'll have a beautiful pansy you can use on a card, a box, just about anywhere.

The card is made with Pure Plum, Elegant Eggplant and So Saffron cardstock. I stamped "happy birthday" from Teeny Tiny Wishes with Elegant Eggplant ink. The strips of So Saffron and Elegant Eggplant were textured with the "Distressed" plate from Texturz Plates Kit #4 and the Big Shot.

If you'd like to see a demonstration of the butterfly pansies, or need to buy any of the supplies please let me know. I'd be glad to help out.