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:

1. 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.
   
   
    
2. Cut a small piece of 200-thread count bleach muslin fabric slightly larger than  the butterfly, and lay the fabric over the  image.
   
   
    
3. Using a mechanical pencil, trace the outline of the butterfly onto the fabric.
   
   
    
4. Be sure to capture any important details shown, such as the body or  large wing markings.
   
   
    
5. 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.
   
   
    
6. Once you finish painting your image, take a pair of sharp, small scissors and carefully cut the butterfly out.
   
   
    
7. Be sure to trim close enough to  remove all traces of the unpainted bleached muslin fabric around the  outside of the wings and body.
   
   
    
8. Now gather a blank greeting card,  envelope, and miscellaneous collage materials such as vintage papers, lace, other fabrics.
   
   
    
9. Arrange the various collage materials and attach to the front of the blank greeting card using paste or double stick tape.
   
   
    
10. 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.