Hello Butterflies Card
For the front: Place your card with the fold on the left. Take the butterflies Colorist image and place it on top of the front of the card, centered. Tack down lightly with tape. Open the card and place over a light source for tracing. With a pencil, trace the shape around the image onto the inside of the front flap. Remove the Colorist image. Close the card. Cut a piece of black cardstock to fit the front of the card and tack down to the card temporarily with light glue stick or tape. Open the card and place over a cutting mat. Use a craft knife to cut around the drawn pencil line to create your window, cutting through both the flap of the card and the black cardstock. Remove the black cardstock and set aside.
Take a sheet of acetate and spread a thin layer of translucent embossing paste onto it (use the mini squeegee), covering about a 5 1/2"x6" area. Spread the embossing paste as smoothly as possible in a thin, even layer. Carefully place the butterfly image face down onto the embossing paste and gently rub over it to adhere the entire surface. Let dry overnight. Once dry, run the piece under water to saturate the paper with water. Start peeling off the paper in large pieces as much as you can, then start rubbing the surface with your fingers to rub off the paper fibers. Add more water if necessary. Once the paper is all rubbed off, let dry. The surface will be matte, not shiny. Color this surface with Spectrum Noir™ pens (BP6, BP2, PL1, GB5, CT4, CT2, LV3 & LV2). Cut a piece of clear glitter adhesive sheet to fit over the image. Peel off the backing and apply to the image on the surface you just colored. Rub down to adhere evenly. Position the piece in the center of the window on the front of your card, with the acetate on the front and the glitter sheet on the back. Trim off any excess going past the card edges. Use Zips™ to Glue down to the card surface. Take the black cardstock window piece and glue over the image. Decorate the black cardstock with White Jewel Border Dazzles™ as shown, trimming to fit. Stamp a small label and "Hello" on pink lace paper. Mat on white cardstock with a 1/16" border. Foam tape to the card 1/4" from the right and 1" from the top.
For the inside: Cover the inside with black cardstock. Cut 4 1/2"x6" of pink lace paper. Place White Jewel Border Dazzles™ on the corners as shown. Glue centered to the card.
Take a sheet of acetate and spread a thin layer of translucent embossing paste onto it (use the mini squeegee), covering about a 5 1/2"x6" area. Spread the embossing paste as smoothly as possible in a thin, even layer. Carefully place the butterfly image face down onto the embossing paste and gently rub over it to adhere the entire surface. Let dry overnight. Once dry, run the piece under water to saturate the paper with water. Start peeling off the paper in large pieces as much as you can, then start rubbing the surface with your fingers to rub off the paper fibers. Add more water if necessary. Once the paper is all rubbed off, let dry. The surface will be matte, not shiny. Color this surface with Spectrum Noir™ pens (BP6, BP2, PL1, GB5, CT4, CT2, LV3 & LV2). Cut a piece of clear glitter adhesive sheet to fit over the image. Peel off the backing and apply to the image on the surface you just colored. Rub down to adhere evenly. Position the piece in the center of the window on the front of your card, with the acetate on the front and the glitter sheet on the back. Trim off any excess going past the card edges. Use Zips™ to Glue down to the card surface. Take the black cardstock window piece and glue over the image. Decorate the black cardstock with White Jewel Border Dazzles™ as shown, trimming to fit. Stamp a small label and "Hello" on pink lace paper. Mat on white cardstock with a 1/16" border. Foam tape to the card 1/4" from the right and 1" from the top.
For the inside: Cover the inside with black cardstock. Cut 4 1/2"x6" of pink lace paper. Place White Jewel Border Dazzles™ on the corners as shown. Glue centered to the card.