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| Be Free Butterflies My hubby brought home a butterfly kit last fall we raised the butterflies watching all the stages The paper guaranteed 3 would live we had all five live Once they had become butterflies we released them It was a very exciting day for the children Pictured are Abigail (my four yo dgd) Cooper |
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| The Butterflies title was cut from SongBird Cart. from the Cricut The stitched butterfly was cut from the Silhouette SD and hand stitched the keyhole is Melissa Frances |
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| Note the butterfly was cut from another picture, although he does have a butterfly on his finger the butterflies kinda clinged to us for awhile the key is 7 Gypsies the stick pin is Jenni Bowlin |
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| This quote was so perfect for the layout "Just Living is not enough," said the butterfly. "One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson The papers are House of Three, Creative Imaginations, 7 Gypsies The green button is Making Memories the other buttons are vintage ones |
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| Use cardboard that came from a box whatever upcycle it I used a spray bottle filled with H20 scissors I use whatever is close (never use your fabric scissors) ruler and an x-acto knife or Sharpie |
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| spray top layer with a mist of water you can also keep the box outside over night the dew in the air will moisten the cardboard You may even find the cardboard you need was on its way to the recycler |
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| While still moist easily pull away the top coat of the cardboard |
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| turn the cardboard over and using either the x-acto knife make a slit or draw a line with the Sharpie |
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| using any scissors except your fabric scissors cut out a 12x12 The Tonic Tim Holtz scissors work great for this |
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| Using Golden Gesso paint on some white on the cardboard |
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| Using the Tim Holtz Crackle paints coat on the cardboard |
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| Using a non stick pad and foam ink the sides of the papers |
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| I used a stencil to mask the color ink on to show the butterflies |
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| Now assemble the lo starting with the torn edged paper when tearing to help you tear towards yourself ink the edges |
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| Using this awesome Imaginsce glue gun it is cordless and has a light how cool is that!! Works awesome!!! Glue down the burlap which came from the floral dept. at Michael's |
Hello well I had been asked to join a wonderful design team with a great bunch of ladies, SOUS Stuck on You Sketches. Excited to tell you all and to share my new layout for the team. I had a great time making this layout and tutorial. The layout is of my granddaughter Abigail and my son Cooper who are three months apart. Everyone says they look like brother and sister. Everyone was actually involved int he butterfly release but these two pictures were just perfect I thought.
I am so excited to be a part of the team and look forward to getting to know everyone and to see all the awesome pages. You can participate in the challenge every other week by using the link and the bottom of the post on the SOUS Blog. Can't wait to see what you create. Thanks for stopping by and Have a Sweet Weekend!!! Cyber Hugs, Dawn Gallop
