Glitter and Die Cuts by Laura Fulcher

Greetings friends. I was in the mood to play with some of Memory Box's new papers and dies along with lots of glitter for sparkle. I thought I would give you a few tips for better results.

First, a nice bold pattern of paper seems to work best. This is the one I chose from the Brilliant Fuchsia paper pack:

Next, you want to choose a really strong double sided tape that will hold glitter strongly and you won't end up with bits of glitter everywhere. I really love the tape from Elizabeth Craft, but there are lots of options for glitter tape on the market. I took the backing off of one side of the tape and adhered it on top of my patterned paper:

I left the backing on the other side and placed my die cut side down so that it would cut through the backing, the tape, and my patterned paper.

Once I cut out the wings, I peeled off the remaining backing. You might not tell from this picture, but there is exposed tape on top of my cut out wings:

Next, you want to a glitter that is finely ground and is translucent. If you would to choose course glitter and/or opaque glitter, you wouldn't be able to see the pattern of the paper anymore.

Next, I sprinkled the wings with glitter and pressed the glitter into the tape firmly with my fingers. After I shook off the extra glitter, I used a common lint roller to roll over the wings to pick up any remaining pieces of glitter.

I assembled my butterfly and then chose a watercolor background I make the other day as the backdrop. I simply masked off a rectangle onto watercolor paper, wet the paper and then applied my paint. I started with the blue circle in the center and then worked my way out using different colors: