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Monday, March 22

WINGS OF FLIGHT

Butterflies in Flight ... This technique is using acetate and alcohol inks ... BUT ... there is an extra part to this tutorial ..... this is about making pretty butterflies What you need :
-acetate paper
-alcohol inks & applicator
-blending solution
-butterfly punch, stamp
-embellies
STEP ONE :
PLACE 4-5 DROPS OF CHOSEN COLOR ... TODAY I WENT PURPLE .. ( I never use purple - but today I did ) ON THE APPLICATOR
STEP TWO :
-STAMP A PORTION OF THE ACETATE PAPER ... ( and ps you know that plastic packaging .. save it and use it here too )
STEP THREE :
-PLACE SOME OF THE BLENDING SOLUTION UNTO THE APPLICATOR AND RE-STAMP THE ACETATE PAPER
-LET DRY COMPLETELY - (10min) ( there is no time wasted .. see extras) STEP FOUR :
-PUNCH OUT TWO (2) BUTTERFLIES STEP FIVE :
-PLACE ONE ASIDE
-CUT ONE RIGHT DOWN THE CENTER STEP SIX :
CUT THE BUTTERFLY SO ONLY THE TOP WINGS ARE FORMED AND THE BODY PORTION IS FOLDED STEP SEVEN :
GLUE THE WINGS UNTO THE BASE STEP EIGHT :
-ADD SOME RHINESTONES AND VOILA .. A BUTTERFLY IN FLIGHT !
****EXTRA****EXTRA*****
-Those 10 minutes of waiting for the ink to dry ... complete a butterfly conservatory by using liquid pearl and outlining the punched, die cut, stamped butterfly and add a strip of bling for the body .... **** Add some stickle and bling and layer butterflies on top of each other ****GO AHEAD AND CREATE *****