Glow in the dark butterflies

Hi friends! I hope your weekend was good! I can't believe that June is already over, it went by in a flash. 

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This week we have a Summer Mood Board challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. Here is the gorgeous mood board designed by Macarena.

Since it is the first Monday of a new month, the team is showcasing products from a specific designer. This week it is Brutus Monroe. You can see their wide range of products here. You don't have to use Brutus Monroe products to join in the challenge, but it is always fun if you do. 

We also have a new guest designer, and this week we are welcoming back Natasha Vacca aka Natasha's Colorful Creations. I hope you will stop by her blog to see the wonderful project that she has created for you.

I made two little wall-hangers featuring glow in the dark butterflies. I couldn't catch that effect on photo, so you'll have to imagine it. The butterflies glow really well in the dark. I was inspired by the mood board to use an old map and to use a background paper which looked a bit like that old suitcase in one of the photos. The wall-hangers are about 3.6 x 3.6 in.

Start by die cutting Tim Holtz Scribbly Butterflies from heavystock cardstock.

Emboss the butterflies with two or three layers of Brutus Monroe Glow In The Dark embossing powder. Be very careful when using a heat tool and don't touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely.

Cut four pieces of Sizzix Little Sizzles Mat Board. Glue old map paper on the smaller pieces and Tim Holtz Backdrops paper on the larger ones. Place under a heavy book until dry.

Round the corners with a Corner Chomper and sand the edges.

Ink the edges and part of the maps with brown shades of Distress Ink.

I added a bit of cheese cloth in between the layers, but you can also skip that. The butterflies were die cut from kraft paper too, since they needed to stand out better from the background. 

I added a Clipping Sticker to the butterflies.

The Clear Drops act as magnifying glasses.

The second wall-hanger is similar to the first one, but with a different butterfly and a different background paper.

You can of course use a different embossing powder too, but then the butterflies won't glow in the dark, which is pretty cool.

And some more Clear Drops from Studio Katia.

I added a little dimension to the wings. 

I hope you will join us this week in our Summer Moodboard challenge. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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