Paper Butterfly Art Tutorial

My butterfly paper punch is one of my favorite craft tools.  I seriously can't get enough of making tiny paper butterflies, even if I don't know what to do with them all!  haha!  They're just pretty so I keep making them!  Maybe I'm a little addicted :)

Here's an idea I came up with to use some of them up........

Paper Butterfly Art Tutorial

Materials:

Card Stock or Watercolor Paper - cut to desired size

Other colored or decorative patterned papers

Butterfly paper punch (optional- you can make this without it, but this makes it much easier)

Photo Stickers

Ballpoint Pen

Step 1:  Using a butterfly paper punch, cut out butterflies of different colors and patterns. I used two plain colored papers and then some fun patterned paper I made before by stamping with watercolors.

If you don't have a butterfly punch, cut butterflies out of paper by folding the paper in half and and cutting the shape of a butterfly's wing out of it- similar to cutting paper hearts.  You can find a tutorial for butterflies HERE.

Step 2:  Arrange your paper butterflies on your card stock paper.   You can line them all up in rows or place some in a corner and have them flying up from there to make it more interesting.  

Step 3:  One by one, place a photo sticker on the back of each butterfly and press it into place on the card stock.  I had to cut the photo stickers in half for them to fit my butterflies.

Step 4:  After you have all the butterflies stuck on your paper, you can add a little more interest by drawing the antennae with a ballpoint pen.

Step 5:  Don't forget to sign your masterpiece!