Brusho Butterflies Pop it Ups Card

Hi all! I'm sure you've all heard me talk about my friend, Cyndi. She's the one who is in the know when it comes to stamping products and techniques. A few weeks ago we all met up at her house and she shared her Brusho Watercolor Crystals with us. I'd tried Bisters before (again, courtesy of Cyndi) and liked them, but the Brushos - wow! Even though my first attempts were not that great, I decided to keep playing with them.

For this card, I sprinkled turquoise, purple, and blue onto watercolor paper that was slightly damp, then spritzed with more water to activate the crystals. I tipped the paper down to get the drips you see above. So cool!! After it dried I cut it to size and layered it onto a blue panel and then onto the card. I cut a tag from the excess, tied it with a ribbon dyed with turquoise Brusho, and added Tissue Tape, a bit of cheesecloth,  and a Remnant Rub.

How pretty is this? The butterflies were cut from the leftovers from the front panel using various sizes of dies from both the Butterfly Pivot card set as well as the Butterfly Accessories set. I wanted the butterflies to appear as if they were in flight, so I cut a spiral from thin plastic/acetate using the spiral die from Karen's Spiral Pull Card set and adhered it near the top. I used tiny adhesive dots to attach the butterflies, opening and closing the card to make sure they were positioned correctly. Along the bottom I stamped Tim Holtz's flowers silhouette using Broken China ink.

Here's a quick (and strangely jerky) video of the card opening. It's really cool how the butterflies unwind - it definitely gives it the illusion of flight!

The supplies I used can be found at Elizabeth Craft Design, Simon Says Stamp, and Amazon via the links below.

Karen Burniston Butterfly Pivot Card Karen Burniston Butterfly Accessories Dies Karen Burniston Spiral Circle Pull Card Karen Burniston Tags Pivot Die Set Karen Burniston Tag Pivot Card Colourcraft BRUSHO Crystal Watercolors 24 Set 850014 *Tim Holtz DISTRESS WATERCOLOR CARDSTOCK Ranger Ink TDA39549 *Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps SPRING SPRUNG Easter Stampers Anonymous Ranger Large 2 oz MISTER BOTTLE Inkssentials MIS30676 Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020 *Tim Holtz Idea-ology TISSUE TAPE SYMPHONY Music Self Adhesive Vintage Paper Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Ranger TIM21414 *American Crafts FOAM DOTS Adhesive Circles 61709 This to That *252 GREEN 33709 MINI GLUE DOTS 21 Adhesive Sheets Clear M1004 Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM FOR WAFER-THIN DIES Accessory 656499 Color Copy Digital Cover Stock, 80 lbs., 8-1/2 x 11, White, 250 Sheets

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! I can't wait to play more with my Brushos. Have you tried them? Any tips or techniques to share? I'd love to hear them. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!