My Cards and Tags: Butterfly Card Using Seth Apter Products

 "Butterfly Beauty" is the theme for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, so I decided to see what would happen if I mixed Springy things like butterflies and pastels with Seth Apter's new industrial, gritty, urban-vibed products.  Here's the result:

 I started by using this fabulous Gridiron embossing folder on a piece of white cardstock as well as on the faux wood background paper I used.  I rubbed some Distress Ink over it, as shown here:

Once I embossed the paper, I watercolored in the de-bossed sections, then I painted some Gesso and white acrylic paint over various areas for a more subtle pastel look and started building my layers.  I added some dies (Coffee Ring and Drip Drop die sets) which I stamped text on, added some butterflies, some more Gesso, and then some Washi tape for the sentiments.

There are so many fun products that have just hit the market that it's hard to keep the old wallet in check!  But remember- we're collectors; not hoarders.  :)   Happy crafting!

Here are the supplies I used from Simon Says Stamp to make my butterfly card:

Seth Apter Gridiron Embossing Folder	Seth Apter Spellbinders Drip Drop die	Seth Apter Spellbinders Coffe Ring die	Memory Box Blissful Butterfly Border die	Sizzix Big Shot	Illustrated Faith Reminders Washi Tape	Elizabeth Craft Designs Through the Lens- Wood, 6x6 paper
Hero Arts Herbs N Honey Astronomy Background Cling Stamp	Prima White Heavy Gesso	Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE Media Heavy Body Acrylic Paints	Picked Raspberry - Distress Ink	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass	Shaded Lilac - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Twisted Citron Ink Pad
Mustard Seed - Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad LUCKY CLOVER Ranger	Peacock Feathers - Distress Ink	Spun Sugar - Distress ink	Loew Cornell WATERCOLOR CAKES 24 Paints	Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad

Can't wait for you to whip out your butterflies and create something amazing!  Upload your projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog so that you can inspire us and enter yourself to be a winner for the $50 Simon Says Stamp gift voucher!