Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Card with Ink-Blended Butterflies

Have you tried adding colour to a hot-foiled image? 🦋

For this card, I combined the Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Dies with the coordinating masks to create these beautiful pink butterflies. I love how the layers of colour bring the wings to life!

The butterflies are the stars of the show, but there are a few other details to enjoy too. I paired them with a foiled polka-dot background, a decorative frame and the lovely sentiment, “Consider yourself hugged.” 🤗

Pink handmade card featuring ink-blended Butterfly Flight butterflies, a foiled polka-dot background and the sentiment “Consider yourself hugged”.

Adding colour with the Butterfly Flight masks

The coordinating masks make it easy to add colour to different sections of the butterflies. I used shades of pink and built up the colour in layers, then die-cut the butterflies ready to add to my card.

A little tip: try adding your colour before die-cutting the butterflies. Having the larger piece of cardstock to work with makes it easier to line up and hold the masks in place.

Of course, you can choose your own colour combination! Imagine these butterflies in purples, blues or even a combination of several colours. 💕

A little hot-foiling tip

Be careful where you place your washi tape when holding a die in position over a foiled image. During my crafting session, some of the foil and cardstock lifted when I removed the tape. It was one of those “oops” moments, but I found a way to work around it and still use my butterfly!

It’s a good reminder that handmade cards don’t have to be perfect. Sometimes a little creative problem-solving is all you need. 😊

Make the most of your foil

One of the things I loved exploring during this session was using the remaining foil to create a reverse image. It’s a wonderful way to get more from a piece of foil and create another background for a future project.

Watch the behind-the-scenes video

I made this card during a behind-the-scenes crafting session shared with our YouTube members, Australian VIP customers and Crazy Crafters team. In the video, you can watch the creative process unfold, including the experimenting and the little adjustments along the way!

If you’re a YouTube member, look for the video in our members-only content. If you’d like to see more behind-the-scenes projects, you can join our YouTube membership.