Butterfly Tag Tutorial

Hi friends! I hope you had a nice weekend and got some crafty time. 

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This week we have a Have a Heart theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge blog. I hope you will join us! Our January guest, Pauline C has made another beautiful project, don't miss checking it out.

I made a butterfly tag with a heart background. The background was stamped with a stencil, which is a fun technique with stencils. The butterfly was watercolored with Distress Ink in a contrasting color so that it would pop.

I started with a tag that I found in my scrap box. It had been painted with left-over watercolor paint.

Place the Simon Says Stamp Falling In Love stencil on watercolor paper and mist with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Spray Stain and Distress Spritz Walnut Stain and Uncharted Mariner. Lift the stencil up, turn it around and place it on the tag. Put a printer paper on top and press gently. 

When dry, stamp the background with Simon Says Stamp Old Letter Background.

Stamp the large butterfly from Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Butterflies on watercolor paper. 

Watercolor the butterfly with Distress Ink. Press the ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and pick up with a paint brush.

When the ink is dry, add a thin layer of Stickles.

I place cheese cloth under the butterfly for a soft look.

The sentiments come from AALL & Create Mindful Moments. 

The Distress Spritz will form interesting darker areas around the hearts. I added a trail of Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Dazzling Mandarin Gems along the tag.

Since the background was colored, the hearts also vary in color. 

Fold the wings of the butterfly to add dimension.

Join us this week in our Have a Heart 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 visiting today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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