Sparkly Dragonflies Tutorial

Hi friends! Today I have a card tutorial to share, with sparkly dimensional dragonflies on a fun background. There has been many dragonflies around here lately, which inspired this card.

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It was a long time ago that I crumbled up paper as a way of distressing it and this background is a version of that, but with different colored squares. The dragonflies were die cut with Tim Holtz Funky Insects and got dimensional wings.

Start by cutting squares of heavystock paper. Smear Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press the paper into the ink. I was aiming for a soft, light color.

Crumble up the papers.

Smear more Distress Ink on the craft sheet, mist with water and press the papers into the ink, here and there.

When dry, cut into squares with Tim Holtz Stacked Squares.

Ink the edges and some of the creases.

Glue to a piece of Simon Says Stamp Sea Glass cardstock. Stamp here and there with the Simon Says Stamp Old Letter Background.

Die cut the dragonflies from watercolor paper and Wendy Vecchi Clearly For Art Modeling Film.

Color the Modeling Film pieces with alcohol ink.

Watercolor the dragonflies with Distress Ink.

Shape the wings of the paper dragonflies. Gently heat the Modeling Film wings with a heat tool and shape them. Be careful not to burn yourself. Apply Stickles to the back of the wings and to some of the bodies and Opal Blaze Polish to the rest of the bodies.

Assemble the dragonflies. The Modeling Film wings will keep their shape perfectly.

Add some Design Tape and sequins to the card.

The sentiment is a Tim Holtz sticker.

I like the almost leathery texture of the crumbled heavystock paper. The paper is thick.

The dragonflies appear to fly across the paper.

Here you can see the dimension of the wings better.

The glitter adds shine and interest to the dragonflies.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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