My Butterflies scrapbook page

Materials used
• two 8 1/2” x 11” pieces of aqua cardstock
• 8 1/2” x 11” golden yellow cardstock
• 8 1/2” x 11” purple cardstock
• Kreinik Iron-on Ribbon in 6100 Carnation and 6500 Hydrangea
• Diamond Beadlets®
• 4” x 6” sheet of double-sided Treasure Tape
• double-sided Treasure Tape dots
• Mini Iron or household iron
• Kreinik Press cloth
• shallow tray or pan
• fancy-edged scissors and regular scissors
• Bold Butterfly and Brush Stroke Alphabet stamp sets by Stampin Up (or similarstamps)
• pale green ink stamp pad, and fuchsia stamp pad
• photo of children (4” x 6” or smaller)

Instructions:
  1. Turn your iron on to the highest heat setting and let it heat thoroughly.
  2. Trim 1/2-inch off each side of your yellow cardstock using thefancy-edged scissors. Adhere this page centered onto the aqua cardstock,using Treasure Tape dots.
  3. Using the butterfly stamps and ink pads, stamp butterflies randomlyaround the yellow cardstock.
  4. Using the Carnation Pink or Hydrangea iron-on ribbon, outline eachbutterfly. (Lay the thread at a starting point, cover with the Presscloth, and press with the hot iron for several seconds until the thread adheres.Continue along your design, working in sections.)
  5. With the fancy-edged scissors, cut another piece of aqua cardstockto be one half-inch larger than your photo. Cut a piece of purple cardstockto be 1/4-inch larger than your photo. Mount the purple cardstock onto this aqua piece, then your photo onto the purple cardstock using Treasure Tapedots. Mount this onto the lower right corner of the page.
  6. Cut another aqua piece 3.75" x 2. Using the fancy-edged scissors,cut another purple piece 1/4" larger than the aqua. Stamp "My Butterflies"onto the aqua piece using the alphabet stamp set and Fuchsia ink. Mount thisonto the purple cardstock, and then mount all of this onto the yellow pagein the upper left-hand side.
  7. Pick two butterflies that remain completely visible on the page,and decorate them with the Diamond Beadlets®: Remove the white linerfrom the Treasure Tape sheet, and stamp the butterfly onto the sticky part.  Cut out, then place over one of the visible butterflies. Remove the top redliner to expose the sticky part. Place the page in a shallow pan or trayand cover the butterfly with Diamond Beadlets®. Do the same with anyother visible whole butterflies on the page.

 

Printing Instructions:
To print the instructions for this project click on the on the link above "Printable version" and then print the page using your web browser.  

If you have trouble printing this page and would like us to send you a printed copy send a #10 SASE to: My Butterflies Scrapbook Page, P.O. Box 1258, Parkersburg, WV 26102.

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