DIY Rainbow Butterfly Wreath 9

Good morning y’all!  Beth from @creativelybeth back to share another fun tutorial!  Earth Day is fast approaching on April 22nd and the Design Team is creating nature-inspired projects all week.  My DIY Rainbow Butterfly Wreath features faux water coloring with my favorite Tombow Dual Brush Pens!

Here’s What You Need:

• Tombow Dual Brush Pens
• Tombow MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue
• Strathmore Watercolor Paper – 90lb.
• Grapevine Wreath – 12″
• Butterfly Die Cut and Die Cutting Machine
• Paintbrush and clean water
• Paper Trimmer

Step One:

Cut the 9″ by 12″ watercolor paper in half.  To create the faux watercolor backgrounds, scribble 2-3 shades of Dual Brush Pen over the surface, add clean water using short strokes and making sure not to blend the colors too much.  Set aside to dry.

Step Two:

Once the backgrounds are dry, die cut the butterfly shape. I used the Sizzix Big Shot and Sizzix Bigz Die, Easter Elements, but any cutting system would work.

Cut four butterflies from each 4 1/2″ by 6″ faux watercolor background and I saved the blanks to use for another project!

Step Three:

Crease the wings at the body to create dimensional butterflies.  Attach butterflies in rainbow order to a grapevine wreath with MONO Multi Liquid Glue, which sets up quickly and dries clear.  Apply 3-4 of each color of butterflies all flying in the same direction to the wreath and work in ROYGBIV order.

Here is a close-up of the wreath

Today, I used an assortment of rainbow colors, but a monochromatic color scheme would be lovely as well!  Apply the butterflies to a canvas and you have a unique piece of home decor on a budget!

I hope that you have enjoyed my DIY Rainbow Butterfly Wreath and you will use my project as a jumping off point to showcase YOUR Tombow creativity!  More rainbow inspiration can be found HERE with Smitha’s Rainbow Lettering post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Creatively, Beth