If You've Ever Frosted Cake,
Your Hands Already Know How to Paint
Discover how fun and easy painting can be! With just a palette knife and a few dabs of paint, you’ll create a gorgeous easter card that’s more meaningful than anything you could buy in a store.
Even if you've never painted before!
Introducing...
“Butterfly Perch”
A beautiful hand-painted card featuring a graceful monarch butterfly resting atop a sweet spring flower. Inside this tutorial, I’ll walk you step-by-step through creating:
A beautiful monarch butterfly perched atop a sweet pink and purple flower
Palette knife strokes that build rich, layered wing texture
Warm oranges, bold black borders, and those signature monarch dots
A lush stem with dimensional highlights from dark to light
No drawing skills needed — just follow along as I show you how to map in the shapes, build up creamy palette knife texture, and bring your butterfly to life with color and personality.
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“Butterfly Perch”
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Here’s How Much Fun You’ll Have Inside the
“Butterfly Perch” Tutorial
Think painting all these spring favorites sounds too tricky? Not with this!
You don’t need to sketch perfectly.
You don’t need prior experience.
You just need your palette knife, paints, and a love for color.
With a few guided palette knife strokes and soft brush touches, you’ll capture the feeling of spring—glowing highlights, earthy depth, and all the cozy charm of the season.
Here’s a peek at the fun steps we’ll take together inside this card tutorial:
With just a few playful palette knife moves—splats, swipes, and swirls—you’ll create a trio of leaves that capture fall in all its colorful stages.
Here’s a peek at the fun steps we’ll take together inside this card tutorial:
BACKDROP
Two simple rounded shapes, one for the top wing, one for the bottom — and your monarch butterfly is already taking form. (Watch at 04:13)
A clean palette knife loaded with orange glides across the wings, and suddenly all that texture starts to pop. (Watch at 12:51)
One pass of black along the edges and your butterfly transforms into an unmistakable monarch. (Watch at 08:24)
DEPTH
Here’s where they start to really come together—layer by layer, each one begins to feel round and full. (Watch at 13:48)
A little darker underneath, a little lighter on top—and you’ll see them pop forward naturally. (Watch at 18:04)
A few small touches here and there, and their personalities start to shine through. (Watch at 21:00)
TEXTURE
Scoop and press your palette knife—and watch that soft, fluffy look appear almost instantly. (Watch at 15:09)
Let each stroke sit right where it lands—that’s where the magic happens. (Watch at 16:12)
By the end, you’ll hold a charming Butterfly Perch card—bursting with spring color, texture, and dimension—that anyone would be delighted to receive!
All you need to start painting beautiful landscapes are a few “imperfect” squiggles, blobs, splats, flicks, and plops.
With these “imperfect” gestures, I’ll show you how to paint “Butterfly Perch” in just a few minutes.
Isn’t that fun?!
Now, one last thing…
Painting is such a wonderful, joyful hobby. It helps you express your creativity in a unique way.
But the best part is…
Your paintings will bless the lives of others, too!
Of course, you can brighten your home with the beautiful paintings we create together.
But with this sharable hobby, you can brighten the homes of your friends and loved ones too!
Your Gift Will Put A HUGE Smile On Their Face!
And You’ll Become a Wonderful Palette Knife Artist, Too!
The Dabble Cards tutorials are a real double-WHAMMY!
You get to learn how to become a wonderful, confident artist in the easiest way possible.
And you get to share your new palette knife expertise with those you love.
I wonder, which of your friends will you bless first?
And just think of all the occasions you can make extra special with your Dabble Cards.
This is why I want to make painting as EASY as possible for you.
So you can bless more and more people’s lives!
Come join me in the “Butterfly Perch” tutorial.
I can’t wait to help you get started!
From my easel to your home,
“Create a beautiful card you’ll be proud to share…”
Choose Your Option
“Butterfly Perch”
This Month's Card
$19.99
This card course, your to keep forever
No membership required
Does not include Card Live event
DabbleCards All-Access Pass
$70/year
Every card we've EVER made - full library
Every card going forward for a full year
Exclusive Live Card events
