Beautiful butterflies

Hello everyone. Well today has been a good day. I got a chance to play with my ebrush today. If you are unfamiliar with it it is an at home airbrush machine from Craftwell. I love it very much. I just want to be good at it so I decided to practice . I did make a card using it that I wanted to share .  


The basic image that I used for the card came from Altenew. Love their stamps for coloring.

I really liked the butterfly so I decided to stamp it on some Stampin Up whisper white card stock using some Memento Toffee Crunch ink. Quick note that Memento is great to use with alcohol inks. It will not bleed at all.

Then it was time to turn on the machine. :)

Well, This is the color that I decided to use. It is from Spectrum Noir's alcohol marker 2nd generation line of markers.

Then the fun began. Now I will say that I am still getting used to the spraying technique as well as masking off things,which I ultimately did not do. :)  I just tried to pay attention to the intense level of color in some areas. Then I went back over and used another color( not pictured) GB2 on the tips of the butterfly for contrast. Finally I used a fine tip black permanent marker on the accents of the wings and body. Then it was time to add it to a card.

Now for the sentiment. Well, I decided to use one of the sentiments from the stamp set, but to make sure I had ideal placement I used my new favorite tool ever. My MISTI ( most incredible stamping tool invented) I punched it out using my Stampin Up label punch and inked around the edges using the Memento Toffee Crunch ink. Finally I added some foam tape and attached it to the front of the card. The foam tape added great dimension.

Finally I attached all the pieces where they needed to go, and also did a small detail inside the card to finish it up. Love this card. Can't wait to play with my ebrush again.

Thanks so much for taking a look at my creation. I appreciate the support.