From Flat to Fab! New Technique to Add Dimension

I created these chic cards for Operation Write Home while I was camping this past weekend at Black Lake in Upper Wisconsin.  I was inspired by this little black and white butterfly that hung out with us the whole weekend in our campsite.  I punched the butterflies with the Martha Stewart punch using the gorgeous DCWV La Creme 4.5" X6.5" paper stack.  I glued down the centers with Glossy Accents and then realized that the card was BORING! as it had NO dimension.  As our campsite friend fluttered around I decided to make the wings on my butterflies stand up...but how?

If I just pushed them up they would flatten back down in the mail. Not an option.  I have seen others use glue dots that they crunch up into a ball to help hold the item in place but I have a few problems with that option: 1) the sticky is still exposed so everything sticks to it, as these cards will be sent overseas to the soldiers they could end up having sand , etc stuck to it before reaching their loved ones.

2) wadded up glue dots look like little bugger snots.  Ewww.  Enough said...

So, I had some brainstorming time and came up with a great idea!  Since Enamel Accents hold their shape after they dry I can put a drop of that under each wing, let dry and it should hold the wing up.  I only had to wait 2 days to give my experiment a try.  Well, it worked!!!  You can also use Dimensional Pearls or any other dimensional paint that you can dispense by the drop.  I created a video tutorial showing you exactly how to do it.  Enjoy!

The wonderful thing is you can barely see the dot so you get a professional looking

 card or project with long lasting dimension!

I added a bit of bling to the centers of each butterfly for a little extra sparkle!

This is a great any occasion card.

I got lots of questions on how the heck I could work on projects in the car???  I work in my lap with the help of my Scrap N Easel.  The magnets keep everything in place and keep stuff from sliding around when my hubby stops to fast or I set anything aside for a break.  I also have pictured some of the other stuff that I used in making this card.