What’s up Wednesday! February 10, 2010

Today I made some Butterflies and Dragonflies!!

To make these you wll need a product named Lutradur (a spun polyester that can be painted, stamped, sewn, spryaed. inked, dyed…..), stamps, Glimmer Mist, UTEE or other embossing powder.

Stamp the image onto the Lutradur using Stayz On ink (or another non-water based ink). Cut out image and spray with Glimmer Mists. Multi colors give it more depth and interest. Experiment!! If you use your heat tool to speed up the drying process, don’t get it too hot it can melt!

At this point, you can over-stamp the image with embossing ink and add clear or opalescent embossing powder. Next you will add embossing ink to the body section only and apply colored UTEE (I used Bronze or Blue Interference) to the body to give it “body” and differentiation. I also added some Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Enamel…toooo Coool!

Add Stickels for a bit of added color or sparkle! Try paint or markers and colored pencils for added pop!

These would be great to add to a layout or mini book! Have FUN!!

Laura

10 Comments

Lisa L on February 10, 2010 at 9:06 pm

Beautiful, awesome and easy! Nice! Thanks, Laura

Scrappingjol on February 11, 2010 at 1:51 am

They are beautiful Laura,
Hugs,
Jolanda (the Netherlands)

Anonymous on February 11, 2010 at 4:45 am

very very pretty. i love the butterfly the most.
stephanie (florida)

helen ... on February 11, 2010 at 11:50 am

wawwwwww beatiful, those buterflies are the most beatiful I ve never seen =O, good job
have anice week
helen

mississchic on February 11, 2010 at 2:25 pm

You think maybe you can show what happens when you melt the Lutradur? Maybe you can put in a project.

weberk on February 12, 2010 at 5:52 am

what is the advantage to the lutradur over cardstock? Will it tear? Looks cool.
PamW
Weberk@comcast.net

Helen on February 13, 2010 at 7:13 am

Love all your albums!

I have something for you on my blog.

thehandmadecardblog on February 14, 2010 at 4:25 am

What a fabulous tutorial I love the dragonflies and butterflies.

I never knew these gorgeous Tattered Angels clear stamp sets existed and I LOVE them, had I not watched your video I would never have found them, so thanks so much

Take Care

Sarah xx

Jude on February 14, 2010 at 4:59 pm

Really Beautiful, Will try these out once Ive got a few projects out of the way. Love them
ArohanuiXOX

Coleen Franks on February 21, 2010 at 6:50 am

Laura, beautiful butterflies and dragonflies.
Just changed the name of my blog. I’m following your blog. Would you follow mine? Then I can get directly to yours from mine.
Thanks,
Coleen
http://vintageterrace2.blogspot.com/
http://franksukraine.blogspot.com/