Butterfly Note Card

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Judy Hayes

Hi, Judy here today! I put together this pretty Butterfly Note Card with a collage stamp image painted with watercolors. I stamped a second butterfly separately, cut it out and fastened it with 3D Foam Squares White Mix and Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix to create dimension. The word butterfly also has slight dimension from Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix. I’m really happy with how it turned out!

Butterfly Note Card by Judy Hayes for Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Stamp Image

Cut a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper to 4.25 x 6 inches and a scrap piece about 2 x 3 inches. Stamp the butterfly collage stamp with black ink on the smooth side of large watercolor paper towards the left edge. Below it, stamp “Garden” and its definition stamp towards the lower right. On the smooth side of the smaller piece, stamp just the butterfly and word area of the collage stamp. Then heat set ink.

Paint with Watercolor

Use watercolor paints to color the image and background on the larger piece. But leave the butterfly unpainted. On the smaller piece, watercolor the butterfly and the “butterfly.” Then cut out the butterfly and cut around the “butterfly.”

Assemble the Card Front Layers

Trim the watercolor piece to 3.875 inches wide. Tear off about 0.5 inches of the bottom and tear a slight angle on the right top corner. Use E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser to adhere the watercolor piece to a 4 x 6-inch white cardstock mat. Next, tear the edges of the white cardstock close to the torn edges of the watercolor piece.

Cut Saw Grass cardstock to 6.25 x 9 inches, score and form 4.5 x 6.25 inch side fold card. Adhere the matted watercolor piece to the card base with E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser.

Add Butterfly and Word

Slightly bend butterfly wings near butterfly body and curl wings slightly. Cut a large foam square from 3D Foam Squares White Mix diagonally in half and place each half on back of butterfly wings. Next cut a narrow strip from a large square of Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix, and place it on back of butterfly body.

Cut narrow strips of a large square from Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix and place on back of “butterfly” word.

Peel liners and place butterfly and word over corresponding image on card

Thanks for visiting!
Judy Hayes

Creative Time: 20 mins
Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

E-Z Runner® Ultra Strong Refillable Dispenser

3D Foam Squares White Mix

Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

Other: Stamp: Tracy Evans Boutique Designs (Dog Rose & Butterfly Set); Ink: Tsukineko (Versafine Onyx Black); Watercolor Paper: Ranger (Distress Watercolor Paper); Watercolors: Yasutomo (Niji Artist Watercolors Essential); Saw Grass & White Cardstock