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February 8, 2019 By admin

A Collection of Tattered Butterflies

Hello and Welcome!

I’m back again today with a new tutorial created for the Tim Holtz Sizzix Creativation Booth. As some of you know, the theme that Sizzix had for the show this year had to do with home and the Tim Holtz Sizzix Collection was to be displayed with a greenhouse or potting shed theme. How beautiful was that potting shed? WOW! I would love to have a shed like that in my backyard, not to mention having it decorated with all the lovely makes, products and vintage goodies…If you didn’t have a chance to see the walk through that Tim shared on Facebook Live, you can check it out HERE.

This project was created using the new Tattered Butterfly Bigz Die. A Bigz die is able to cut thicker mediums including Watercolor Paper, Felt, Fabric, Cork, Thin Metals, and Chipboard which makes it very versatile and an asset to have in your crafting stash. These butterflies were cut out of Distress Watercolor Paper and then watercolored with Distress Inks and Oxides then embellished with a Pitt Fine Tip Permanent Marker. I then added a bit of thin wire for their antenna. I found a new Glass Top Display Box on Amazon, then distressed it to look tattered and worn. This became the perfect specimen box to display these beautifully tattered butterflies. It also would make the perfect home for an Entomology display made from the Tim Holtz Entomology stamp (CMS328) and dies sets. 😉 so many possibilities!

Let’s Begin…

I started by creating the specimen box…

I sanded the edges of both the top and bottom of the box with a Sanding Grip then added some Picket Fence Distress Paint and added on some Opaque Crackle Texture Paste. I sprayed the inside of the box with Frayed Burlap and Antique Linen Distress Spray Stain, then blended in some Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. Spritzed the box with water, dabbed with a towel and dried it with my heat tool. This created an aged look to the box.

I began adding layers of Opaque Crackle Texture Paste to the edges and then when it was dry and crackled, I blended some Walnut Stain Distress Crayon into the cracks. I added some Clear Rock Candy Paint and then after it had crackled, I added Mushroom Alcohol Ink.

I found a piece of vintage typing paper in my stash and blended, dipped, sprayed and dried the paper with a variety of brown distress inks and water. I stamped the Entomology (CMS328) handwritten background stamp onto the paper with Black Soot Archival Ink. 

I then began creating the inside padding for the butterflies. I knew I wanted the butterflies to look as though they were pinned inside the specimen box so I wanted something that pins could be poked into. I cut a piece of corrugated cardboard from a shipping box to fit within the specimen box. When I cut the cardboard I left approximately a 1/4″ of space around so that it fit within the box, but left enough space for the padding edge and bit of wiggle room. Then I cut 2 pieces of cotton batting with pinking sheers that were approximately 1/4″ larger then my cardboard piece.

I blended Walnut Stain Distress Ink and sprayed Frayed Burlap Distress Spray Stain onto the cut pieces of cotton batting to add a bit of age.

Then, I messy stitched the edges to create a pocket to place the cardboard piece to slip into…kind of like a pillowcase 😉

After the cardboard piece was inserted into the pocket, I stitched the end shut.

the knob…

I painted a knob from the Idea-ology Mini Hardware pack with Picket Fence Distress Paint.

Then I added Mushroom Alcohol Ink, Gold Mixative Alcohol Ink and dabs of Cracked Pistachio Distress Paint to create an aged look.

I punched a hole in the side of the box top and added the knob with the provided screw. With that, my specimen box was complete… now to add the butterflies!

the butterflies…

I cut both sizes of the butterflies from the Tattered Butterfly Bigz Die from Distress Watercolor Paper and began coloring them with Distress Inks, Oxides and a Detail Water Brush. These butterflies are not a specific species of butterfly. 😉 I simply watercolored them with some colors that I thought blended well together and had fun with it.

I smooshed the colors (Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Broken China, Ground Expresso Distress Inks and  Broken China and Dried Marigold Distress Oxides) onto my mat and picked up the colors with a Detail Water Brush, painted the butterflies. I dried the butterflies in-between blending more colors onto the them. Then after the they were all painted and dry, I used my Pitt Fine Tip Permanent Marker and added outlines and details to them.

I cut 2 pieces of thin gauge silver wire, colored it with a black sharpie marker and adhered the wire to the butterflies with hot glue, then I added the butterfly bodies.

I tore an area of the stamped background paper and blended Frayed Burlap Distress Ink onto the torn edge, then I stamped a wildflower (from Illustrated Garden CMS295) to the right and bottom of the page. (you can see a good shot of that in the photo below, sorry I didn’t take a process photo of that…oops!)

I cut a few vintage straight pins down to fit within the box with my wire trimmers, poked the butterfly bodies, added a dab of Distress Collage Matte Medium and pinned them into the corrugated cardboard pad and background paper.

I typed out some details about the butterflies onto a scrap of typing paper and pinned it within the specimen box.

With that, my specimen box was complete.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Creatively yours,

Stacy


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Gather Your Supplies-

Tim Holtz/Sizzix- Tattered Butterfly, Vagabond 2

Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous- Entomology (CMS328), Illustrated Garden (CMS295)

Tim Holtz/ Idea-ology- Mini Hardware (Knob)

Tim Holtz/Tonic- Tonic Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tonic Shears

Tim Holtz/Ranger- Mushroom Alcohol Ink, Gold Mixative, Opaque Crackle Texture Paste, Clear Rock Candy Distress Paint, Black Soot Archival Ink

Distress Ink- Frayed Burlap, Gathered Twigs, Tea Dye, Broken China, Ground Expresso

Distress Oxide- Broken China, Dried Marigold

Distress Spray Stain- Frayed Burlap, Antique Linen

Distress Crayons- Walnut Stain

Distress Paint-Picket Fence, Cracked Pistachio

Distress Tools/Mediums- Distress Sprayer, Media Mat, Heat it Heat Tool, Blending Tools, Distress Collage Matte Medium, Distress Watercolor Paper, Detail Water brush, Sanding Grip, Wire Trimmers

Other- Glass Top Display Box, Vintage Straight Pins, Vintage Typing Paper, Thin Gauge Wire, Black Sharpie Marker, Corrugated Cardboard, Cotton Batting, Vintage Typewriter, Pitt Fine Tip Permanent Marker, Hot Glue Gun, Sewing Machine and Black Thread

Filed Under: 2019 Sizzix, Creativation 2019, Sizzix Chapter 1, Stampers Anonymous, Stampers Anonymous 2019, Tim Holtz, Vignettes Tagged With: Blog, Crackle Texture Paste, Distress Crayons, Distress Ink, Distress Oxide Ink, Distress Spray Stain, Sizzix, Stampers Anonymous, Tim Holtz, Vintage Embellishments

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Comments

  1. Nancy Robinson says

    February 8, 2019 at 10:21 AM

    Oh my goodness. This is so beautiful! What a great job you did.

  2. Nancy says

    February 8, 2019 at 10:49 AM

    Stacy, your specimen box is so, so beautiful and the butterflies are gorgeous. Thanks for the detailed tutorial, especially for how to distress the frame. It just looks so authentic and real. You are truly a master!

  3. Betsy says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:11 AM

    Everything you create so inspires me! Just beautiful.

  4. Christina Sedor says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:28 AM

    WoW Stacy!! This is so amazingly creative! LOVE ❤️

  5. Jennifer Durand says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    Beautiful and what a great idea!

  6. Sue says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:35 AM

    Great project Stacy! Love the colours and the application of paints and stains and … I have the small version of those “Flutterby’s” and now I really want to make something with them. You are full of inspiration Stacy, I thank you for sharing the step by step! I love everything about this project.

  7. Joanne Gibson says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:52 AM

    Your talent is so authentic and original. This piece is gorgeous. Thank you for inspiring me!

  8. Janice says

    February 8, 2019 at 12:55 PM

    Love your tattered butterfly! Love how you added the thin lines with a marker – just beautiful! Thank you for sharing how you made the frame, too!

  9. Sherry T says

    February 8, 2019 at 1:22 PM

    WOW, now that is a tutorial…all the details…answered all my questions as it went along. Thank you for the picture showing the display case. I was able to find it and I bought 2, thought about the Entomology Set, too…I do not have a typewriter, but I think there are enough fonts that I should be able to find something that I think looks Vintage. Oh my, my, my…so many projects, so little time! LOL.

  10. Cathy Parlitsis says

    February 8, 2019 at 1:49 PM

    OH, Girlfriend!
    You totally outdid yourself with this one! Really just spectacular!
    Thanks for sharing the details!
    🙂

  11. Sue says

    February 8, 2019 at 2:15 PM

    I was hoping so much that you would share your tutorial on how to make this gorgeous butterfly project. I first saw it on a Creativation video. You have created a simply beautiful piece and I am so inspired! Thank you so much for sharing.

  12. Marianne Grobbelaar says

    February 8, 2019 at 3:22 PM

    Exquisite!!

  13. Nancy S. says

    February 8, 2019 at 5:17 PM

    Wow. This is absolutely amazing. Thank you for all the wonderful details.,

  14. Nancy Dempsey says

    February 8, 2019 at 8:16 PM

    Your specimen box is amazing! I love butterflies and this project speaks to my heart!

  15. Trish says

    February 8, 2019 at 11:41 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous, Stacy!

  16. Deb S. says

    February 9, 2019 at 1:55 AM

    Your photos/instructions are always spot on! This project is over the top gorgeous and anyone would be so thrilled to receive as a gift…although if I were you, I would not be able to gift it away! Thanks for all of the inspiration Stacy!

  17. Freddie Sleijpen says

    February 9, 2019 at 4:05 AM

    This is absolutely sublime my friend. Breathtaking xx

  18. Anne R says

    February 9, 2019 at 4:08 AM

    Stacy, your display box and contents look like they have come straight out of an old museum drawer where they have been hidden away for years! The display box is stunning the way you have aged it and the pinned butterflies are stunning. The little label was such a perfect addition too! I loved the video of the Potting Shed and although I didn’t get there this year, I think it was even more beautiful (if that’s even possible!). than the displays that I was able to see in person last year Hugs, Anne xx

  19. Theresa Petermann says

    February 9, 2019 at 7:59 AM

    Your project is over the top. Love how you painting the butterflies and all the details in putting the specimen frame together. Saw so many great videos of the potting shed which makes me wish for more room to display projects and a potting shed of my own. Your step by step is absolutely wonderful. thanks as always for sharing.

  20. Nancy Wethington says

    February 9, 2019 at 8:17 AM

    You are a master. I want to take classes from you! Another amazingly gorgeous project.

  21. Anita Houston says

    February 10, 2019 at 9:35 AM

    I snapped a pic of this right away as it caught my eye. Love the water color butterflies in vintage delight. Truly a gorgeous piece.

  22. Conniecrafter says

    February 10, 2019 at 9:42 AM

    Stunning, I love the ripped paper underneath and all the great detail and colors in the butterflies!

  23. Tona says

    February 10, 2019 at 3:40 PM

    I so love everything about this project! You do amazing work.

  24. Sara Emily Barker says

    February 10, 2019 at 3:41 PM

    This is just so charming, Stacy! Your details of your collection box are spot on, while the butterflies have just enough of a surrealistic quality to make me not cringe when the pin went in. I hated my kiddos had to do a bug collection project in middle school. Love this make and am so inspired to crack open my Tattered Butterflies for the first time! Hugs!

  25. Denise says

    February 11, 2019 at 11:15 AM

    Awesome!

  26. Paula says

    February 16, 2019 at 11:36 AM

    Wow…Really beautiful and creative.

  27. Evelyn Robinson says

    April 13, 2019 at 10:07 PM

    gorgeous

  28. Missy says

    June 24, 2019 at 2:18 AM

    Gorgeous! Thank you for sharing you amazing talent and making it easy for us to purchase the items you use. I lost my best friend last year and butterflies were her signature. This would be a beautiful tribute to her.

    • admin says

      June 24, 2019 at 4:33 PM

      Hi Missy! I am so sorry for your loss… and am glad that like the butterflies. They are one of my favorite things too! I’m so happy you found my blog and thrilled that you find it helpful. Take care and be sure to stop back over again. ♥️

  29. Jan Francis says

    February 23, 2020 at 12:53 PM

    Although I adore EVERYTHING you make, THIS just might be my favorite! Simple and do-able, yet complex! You are SO talented! Thanks for all of your inspiration.

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