Butterfly Collage Card
Make a butterfly collage card as a gift for any special occasion, designed by Tracie Lyn Huskamp. Use miscellaneous collage materials such as lace, vintage texts and papers.
Materials:
- Copyright-free Butterfly Image or Photograph Image
- Muslin Fabric
- Mechanical Pencil
- Acrylic Paints
- Scissors
- Blank Greeting Card
- Envelope
- Collage Materials: Lace, Vintage Papers, Fabric, etc.
- Needle and thread
Instructions:
- Using a copyright free image or photograph of a butterfly, transfer the image to a piece of typing/copy paper via your computer and printer or a copier.
- Cut a small piece of 200-thread count bleach muslin fabric slightly larger than the butterfly, and lay the fabric over the image.
- Using a mechanical pencil, trace the outline of the butterfly onto the fabric.
- Be sure to capture any important details shown, such as the body or large wing markings.
- Using your favorite acrylic paints, select colors that match the butterfly image. Apply paint to the fabric, remembering to wash your brush thoroughly when changing to a new color.
- Once you finish painting your image, take a pair of sharp, small scissors and carefully cut the butterfly out.
- Be sure to trim close enough to remove all traces of the unpainted bleached muslin fabric around the outside of the wings and body.
- Now gather a blank greeting card, envelope, and miscellaneous collage materials such as vintage papers, lace, other fabrics.
- Arrange the various collage materials and attach to the front of the blank greeting card using paste or double stick tape.
- Stitch your painted butterfly to the collaged greeting card using a needle and thread. One or two stitches is enough to hold the butterfly securely in place.
Congratulations!
You now have a lovely artful card.
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Weberme
Aug 08, 2016
Such a stunning Butterfly collage card and who would know it is so easy to make all you need is some muslin fabric, paints,a butterfly image traced and cut out greeting card and some old lace or some embellishments. I think I will use some card stock for my card and make an envelope to give it color. I love to be able to create homemade cards because they are so different. So quick and easy. So make your own cards for any occasion.
Mixed Kreations
Jul 17, 2012
I love this! Very pretty. I've just recently started getting into paper and mixed media for my jewelry. Thanks for sharing.
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