I cannot resist heat embossing the Catherine Pooler Butterfly In Bloom stamp as everything looks good heat embossed right? Well, I stepped it up a notch with a really simple and easy card making technique. Painting with metallic watercolour paints onto dark cardstock creates a stunning card. The pearlescent shine from the metallic watercolour paints gives this beautiful handmade card such a rich look and feel. So let me show you how to create a fun handmade card with a metallic butterfly.
PRODUCED AS PART OF MY BRAND AMBASSADOR WORK FOR CATHERINE POOLER DESIGNS - SEE END OF POST FOR MORE DETAILS
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Painting with metallic watercolour paints: colouring the butterfly
First of all, heat emboss the Butterfly In Bloom stamp in WOW! Metallic Gold Rich pale embossing powder onto Hero Arts Nautical cardstock. Now, this is not watercolour cardstock so you have to be careful about how much water you add to the card when painting.
Next start to colour the butterfly using the blue and teal colours from the Altenew Metallic 14 pan watercolour set. Only use a small amount of water to not overload the cardstock and cause it to pill. Create a blend on the right-wing and use the colours separate on the left-wing.
Painting with metallic watercolour paints: assembling the card
Once the card panel has dried, add a few gold paint splatters onto the front and then add to a white cardbase. For the sentiment, stamp a sentiment from the Butterfly In Bloom stamp.
Next, die-cut the sentiment with a circle die and foam mount onto the front of the card. Lastly, add a few white Nuvo drops to finish the card off.
Supplies
Painting with metallic watercolour paints
Affiliate links used at no extra cost to you at these shops: Altenew (ALT), Scrapbook.com (SB), Hero Arts (HA), Picket Fence Studios (PF), My Favourite Things (MFT), Tonic Studios (TS UK/US), WOW! UK/US (WOW UK/US), and Craft Stash UK/US (CS UK/US).
All other shops are not affiliated links: Bumbleberry Papercrafts (BP)
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 Creative Thinking I Want it All – One Click Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Put It In Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Butterfly In Bloom Stamp Set – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP |
 Nesting Circle Infinity Dies – Hero Arts Shop at: SB | HA | BP |  Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Detailed Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Artists’ Watercolor Brushes Bundle Shop at: ALT | BP |
 Metallic 14 Pan Watercolour Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP | CM |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad & refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) |  Metallic Gold Rich Pale – WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  White Gloss Crystal Nuvo Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) |
 White 100lb cardstock – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |
 Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive – Tonic Studios Shop at: TS (UK) | TS (US) |  Powder Tool Aplicator – EK Success Shop at: CPD | SB |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) |
WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |  Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
 Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Brand Ambassador work for Catherine Pooler Designs I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Catherine Pooler Designs to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of and with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
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