Black and White Striped Dreamcatcher Card with Watercoloured Moth

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A striking A6 card featuring a black and white striped paper base with a hand-coloured moth from the dreamcatcher stamp set, layered with gold-embossed sentiment. The dramatic dark background makes the jewel-toned butterfly pop beautifully.

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Step by step

1. Select an A6 card base and choose a black and white striped paper from the pad. ▶ watch 12:00
2. Trim the striped paper to fit your card front, leaving some of the base card showing if desired. ▶ watch 12:30
3. Stamp the full dreamcatcher image from the A5 stamp onto white cardstock using black ink. ▶ watch 12:45
4. Watercolour the moth using blush and bittersweet ink pads, adding confetti ink for shimmer and depth. ▶ watch 13:00
5. Carefully cut out just the moth butterfly element from the stamped image. ▶ watch 13:15
6. Adhere the coloured moth to the striped paper base using foam tape for dimension. ▶ watch 13:30
7. Heat emboss the sentiment 'Don't follow your dreams catch them' in gold onto black cardstock. ▶ watch 13:45
8. Adhere the embossed sentiment strip to the bottom of the card. ▶ watch 14:00
9. Layer the decorated panel onto the card base using adhesive. ▶ watch 14:15

Tips from the show

• You don't need to colour the entire moth image; focus on the visible areas for impact.
• Mixing confetti ink with your watercolour inks adds subtle shimmer without being overly sparkly.
• You can extract individual elements like the moth from the dreamcatcher stamp rather than using the full design.

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