Mosaic Butterflies

• Stamps –
  • Indigo Blu Limor Webber Designs – “Limor Circles”
  • Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection – “Papillon”
• Strathmore Bristol paper
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks
• White embossing powder
• Ranger Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons
• Derwent Inktense pencil
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium: Crazing
• Cardstock

I was inspired to make this from a project in the October 2016 issue of Craft Stamper magazine, and adapted the technique to fit the supplies I had. First I created a mosaic background first, by cutting up different sized “tiles” from bristol paper, fitting them together and adhering them onto a piece of heavy cardstock. I then applied Distress Inks to the background with a foam applicator before stamping the butterfly image. I spattered some water to give it some additional visual interest. I then stamped and heat embossed the circles, using white embossing powder for some nice contrast. I added the tissue tape and accents with the Inktense pencil and Distress Crayon. Finally, I added a thick coating of Crazing collage medium around the edges to give it a nice crackle, let it dry and attached it to a folded navy card. I will enter this in the Anything Goes November Challenge at Craft Stamper, taking the theme and making it my own! Thanks for stopping by.