Vine Butterfly with the Right Hutton Gate and Right Gate Background by Jean Okimoto

The new Right Hutton Gate and Right Gate Background create a colorful setting for the new Vine Butterfly here today. Hi there, Jean Okimoto here with a mirror-image version of my earlier Hutton Gate design.

I knew I needed the Hutton Gates and Backgrounds when I saw them during the design team preview - but I didn't know what to do with them when they arrived. Now I can't stop using them - they've worked their way to the front of the stash! Hope your favorite retailer has ordered them - I know Impress has!

Find some pretty spritzy, watercolored paper in your stash and cut with the Right Gate Background. Cut a piece with the 2-½" Circle Basics die too. These pieces were painted with diluted layers of Imagine Crafts Kaleidacolor Dye Ink Refills and set aside to dry before cutting.

Cut Right Hutton Gate and Vine Butterfly from white cardstock.

Cut the 2-¾" Wrapped Stitched Circle Frame from white cardstock - we're using just the outer frame here.

Layer the watercolored circle over the frame, then attach the Vine Butterfly.

Attach the Right Hutton Gate to the Right Gate Background.

Attach the right edge of the circles under the gates.

Score, cut and fold a white A-6 card (4-½" x 6-¼"). Stamp the greeting - from the Birch Press Time to Celebrate Clear Stamp Set - with Starlite Black Brilliance. Air-dry it, then stamp the tiny hexagons over it with Rose Gold Delicata. Heat-set the inks.

Cut pink glittered cardstock with the Honeycomb Square for perfectly-sized accents for any project

Attach the diecuts to the card.

There are so many ways to use the Hutton Gates and the Gate Backgrounds throughout the year. Pair them with pretty colors for spring, then with bright summer colors. Imagine them in orange+black for Halloween - and festive reds with glitter for the holidays.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the PAPER AND INKOLLAGE class at Impress this Saturday! We're using artpapers - and accents from my stash - with great dies and inks on artsy, layered designs. Everyone gets a packet of "extras" from my stash too - to make a few more class cards at home.

Thanks for stopping by...see you again next week!