How To Make A Spectacular Butterfly Magnet Gift

Here is a quick tutorial on how to make a spectacular butterfly magnet gift. Quick is good when making teacher gifts. With the multitude of events to attend at the end of the school year it is difficult to find time to craft a little appreciation gift. These butterflies are simple yet as dramatic as the papers you choose.

~ Butterfly Magnets ~
The first step in making these butterflies is to choose coordinating papers. My only concern was matching my papers, all from The Robin's Nest, with the Little Friends I used for the bodies. I put a dark layer at the center, stripes in the back, and florals up front. The top layer of butterflies are cut from Pink Roses Cardstock and Daisy Stripe Cardstock. The center layers are cut from Daughters Cardstock and Charity Cardstock. The last layer is the reverse of Spring Flower Cardstock and Star Glitter Cardstock .

With my Just Imagine Crafts Butterfly Die I cut two layers of paper at a time. I used Kreaxios 4-in-1 Punch #305 on the tips of the floral butterfly. I trimmed the tips of the center butterfly to match the top one.

I used Deco Art acrylic paint in Shimmering Silver to gild the edges of the blue butterfly and in Splendid Gold for the other.

 I cut the antennae from the center butterflies. I stacked the sets together and folded the wings up on either side.

 To hold the variety of materials together I only needed one adhesive, Best Glue Ever.
A thin strip of glue on the striped and center butterflies is sufficient to hold the paper together. A thicker strip of glue attaches the soft body of the Little Friend to the top butterfly.

A circular smear of the same glue attaches the butterfly to a magnet. Without my ScraPerfect products I would have had to use three types of glue. With BGE I am guaranteed a strong, flexible hold that dries quickly.

After the glue had dried I adjusted the wings of the butterfly so each layer is visible. Curl the tips of the wings around a pencil to mimic movement.

 Slip two or three of these butterflies in a gift bag and let your child enjoy making their teacher smile!

Supplies:
Paper, People:Robin's Nest
Butterfly Die:Just Imagine Crafts
Corner Punch:Kreaxions #305
Paint:Deco Art
Glue:ScraPerfect
Magnets:Stash

Scrap On!

~charity~

Not Forgot

Today's project is a mini-album to commemorate those fur babies that have gone over the rainbow bridge.

~ Not Forgot ~

For this project I began with the Chipboard Frame from Gina's Designs.

I spread glitter paste across the surface. Before that dried I added glue and a dusting of large glitter.

For the album I cut 5.75" circles from
Black and White Thermal Animal Cardstock
Rosy Diamond Cardstock
Pink Zebra Glitter Cardstock
Black and White Glitter Paws Cardstock
Pink Glittered Leopard Cardstock

I adhered the circles back to back and added washi tape around the edge.

For the hinge I punched 8 circles, 1.25" in diameter and glued them back to back.

I used brads to attach the circles between the pages.

For the the outer hinge I punched a couple 2" circle and glued them back to back. I used brads to attach the large circle to the first and last pages.

To complete the project I I die-cut a butterfly from the Khaki Glitter Cardstock, and rolled it through a paper crimper.

 I put a touch of glitter paste on the wing tips and dew drops down the middle.

 Pink Daughter Mini Dew Drops

Large Clear Dew Drops

Sunflower Dew Drops

To finish the album I adhered the frame to the front page then added the butterfly.

This album was easy to assemble with all the animal motif cardstock options from The Robin's Nest. Now I have a gift on hand to cheer a friend who has had to say goodbye to a four legged companion.

Supplies:
Cardstock, Dew Drops: Robin's Nest
Chipboard Frame: Gina's Designs

Washi Tape:Love My Tapes

Glitter Paste:Bo Bunny

Confetti Glitter:Stampendous
Brads:Spare Parts
Tiny Type:Authentique
Circle Punches:CTMH

Butterfly Die, Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

Scrap On!

~charity~