Wild and Wonderful – Unity June Challenge

Welcome to a brand new challenge for the month of June – Wild and Wonderful! This month’s challenge theme on the Unity Blog is all about the wild and wonderful things in nature. Feel free to interpret it your own way. Think butterflies, birds, animals, wildflowers, or whatever your wild heart desires. The focal point for my project is the gorgeous butterfly from the Remember to Breathe stamp set. The background stamp I used is from Vibes and the sentiment is from Joy In Your Dreams. You can find these beautiful sets on sale under the ‘on the blog’ section at Unity Stamp Company.

Wild and Wonderful Tag

Today’s project is all about layering. Inks, stamps, stickers, washi, and all the fun stuff. I started by die-cutting two tags out of watercolor paper using a Tim Holtz Tag die. Then I used Salvaged Patina, Carved pumpkin, and Peacock Feathers Distress Oxides to create an ink-smooshed background. Next, I stamped the background over it.

I brought out the butterfly stamp and stamped it on the tag to mark the position where I wanted my butterfly. Then, I stamped the butterfly twice on watercolor paper and fussy cut them out. I went around the edges with black ink and watercolored the butterflies using Distress Oxides (Carved Pumpkin and Crackling Campfire). I added sparkle using Wink of Stella pen to one of the butterflies and also colored the back of the butterfly. Next, I adhered one butterfly flat over the stamped image on the tag and added the second one over it with little pieces of foam tape on one half. I gently folded up the right side of the wing so it remains popped up. I also added glossy medium to the center of the butterfly

Next, I added some stickers and washi around the focal image. I stamped the sentiment and ripped around it and stapled it down. I messed around with the second tag using washi and leftover inks on my glass mat and adhered it to the back of my completed tag to make it more sturdy. Finally, I used Distress Spray stain (Peacock Feathers) to color some seam binding ribbon to make my own crinkled ribbon and added it to the tag.

Thank You

This brings us to the end of today’s post. Thank you so much for joining me here and I look forward to seeing your floral and watercolor creations on the Unity Show and Tell group on Facebook. p.s. Affiliate links are included wherever possible to help me earn a tiny commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks again for your support, have a wonderful day!