Yes. You read that right. That's the unofficial name of this card. If you read my post from yesterday, you probably read that I've been posting cards on Facebook as I've been designing them in hopes of getting feedback. This is another card I recently created but was unsure about the pink rhinestones. The questions I presented to my Facebook friends - does it look like the butterfly is pooping rhinestones? In the end, I removed the rhinestones - only due to the fact that I didn't have enough to go around for the large workshop where we made this card.
Several people wanted to know how I made my glittery butterfly pink. I came up with this all by myself - although, I've heard other people saw it posted on Splitcoast - so I guess it wasn't original. But, it is original to me if I didn't read that post, right?!?! I rarely go on Splitcoast anymore. ANYWAY...I mixed up a concoction of reinker and rubbing alcohol. I used the same proportions of reinker to rubbing alcohol as I do when I'm mixing shimmer paint and rubbing alcohol. On this card I spritzed Regal Rose - yes, it does look more like Blushing Bride. But, the reinker dries lighter and I didn't want to soak my silver glimmer paper. Some people dye their glimmer paper using an aqua painter. I think my spritzing technique is quicker and less messy.
This is important - YOU WILL DESTROY YOUR PUNCHES IF YOU USE YOUR PUNCHES WITH SILVER GLIMMER PAPER. There. I said it. You've been warned. HOWEVER, with that said, if you carefully peel off the back layer of the glimmer paper (it's not hard to do - especially if your paper is still damp from spritzing) your shapes punch much easier. Now, I've only punched about 25 of these glittery guys with my brand new Blossom punch. I'm not sure what the long-term effect will be if you were to punch hundreds even with the "thinned" glimmer paper. I do know that I destroyed my stocking punch at Christmas before learning to peel the backing (thanks Janis for the tip). I purchased a new stocking punch before they retired.
The rest of the supplies are: Island Indigo Classic Ink, Neutrals Buttons, Baja Breeze Ribbon, Whisper White CS, Blushing Bride CS, Twitterpated DSP, 3/8" Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon, Blossom Punch, pink rhinestones (from the Blossom Builders Kit on page 18 of the Occasions Mini Catalog).
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