Simon Says Stamp Hello Butterflies

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I got myself into a grungy, creative mood, so I created another card featuring the Dewpierce Butterfly from Simon’s latest release, Always There. There’s quite a bit going on, so let’s jump right in to it!

NOTE: all supplies are linked n the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began by die cutting the butterfly once from pink, aqua and purple cardstock and die cutting the body from black. I did some ink blending on the edges of the butterflies using Carnation, Heather and Surf inks. Those were then assembled using liquid glue and set aside while I worked on the rest of the card.

I pulled a panel of watercolor paper and a water brush and loosely added those same inks to the panel I just smooshed the ink onto my glass mat and added it from there. No paints were involved, just ink pads. I dried the panel using my heat tool and then did some stamping using Archival Black ink and the Simon Crackle Background, as well as the Tim Holtz Professor 2 set. A healthy dose of black splatter was also added before distressing the edges of the paper.

Now, here’s the part that I’m not so happy with, but it is what it is. I pulled the Simon Large Chevron Stencil, which is discontinued, along with some Translucent Gloss Crackle Paste and applied that to my panel in three different areas. As far as I can tell, it did not crackle, it just added some clear gloss. I guess in hindsight, it would have been better to maybe use opaque crackle paste .. I’m not sure, I’ll have to try it again at some point.

Some PET Tape was added to one side of the panel for some added visual interest, as well as to bring all of the black elements together. I decided that I wanted some darker ink on the panel, so I pulled Sweets, Iris and Ocean inks. The same smooshing on the glass mat occurred, and I dabbed a plastic bag, with a wadded up paper towel inside, into some water and then into the ink and lightly smooshed that onto the panel. The butterflies needed a bit of splatter too, so I used those same darker inks and splattered those with a paintbrush before being adhered to the card with foam tape. A sentiment strip was added to the middle to finish up this project.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I’ll try a different paste next time to see if I get better results. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

Supply List

Affiliate links used at no cost to you. What does this mean? If you use the links within this post to make a purchase, I receive a small commission, which allows me to continue to post crafty content for your enjoyment. I truly appreciate your support!

Latest Posts

Simon Says Stamp Hello ButterfliesJune 3, 2026
Simon Says Stamp Butterfly HugsJune 1, 2026
Together By Design Featuring Distress OxidesMay 30, 2026
Simon Says Stamp Black Out PeonyMay 30, 2026
Simon Says Stamp Thanks Floral HexagonMay 29, 2026

Latest Instagram Posts

Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥

Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Hello again! I’m back with another project featuring the new Mr. Snappy set from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There. This was a relatively quick coloring session with the image being added to the card with an action wobbler! My first time using one of those! Hope everyone is having a great Friday!

Simon Says Stamp Peony Hello

Hello there, and welcome back to my blog! The Always There release from Simon is live, and I’m back with a post featuring the new Peony & Bells Embossing Folder with Cutting Die. Let’s go ahead and get right into the details!

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by embossing the peony onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also cut a scrap of watercolor paper and embossed the die cut pieces with that. I used a water brush along with Bubblegum and Carnation ink to add color to the flowers. I just smooshed the ink onto my glass mat and dipped the brush there.

Once I was finished with the watercoloring, I used Copic markers G43, RV00 and RV10 to add color to the stems and other flowers. Before adhering the die cut flowers to the panel, I did some gold splatter for a bit more interest.

The large flower was adhered using foam tape, while the smaller flower stem was added with liquid glue. The sentiment, which is from a retired set, was cut once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb for a stacked sentiment. That was secured with glue, along with a few dew drops to finish up.

That does it for this project. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope you’ll stop by and check out the entire Always There release over on Simon’s website. Thanks for stopping by, and have an awesome day!