Plastic milk bottle Visible Image butterflies ... and my desk!

I like a bit of a play, and since my alcohol inks were out I thought I would have a go at using them on a couple of plastic milk bottles we have - plastic milk bottles are a bit of a novelty in our house as we get millk in glass bottles from the milk man!!! But we needed extra at the weekend.  Before I get onto how i made the butterflies I better tell you about the card!!  I stamped the Visible image Large butterfly and butterfly onto the milk bottle usding versafine ink and cut them out when they were dry.  I used distress inks to colour my cardstock, and then stamped the Visible Image tall grass over the bottom section, ghosting some of it to create depth.  I added the butterflies.

And here is how I did those butterflies -
First clean your bottle out thoroughly (kind of obvious really!!)

Then cut out the section you want ...

 (I know its not the same bottle - I was so excited I forgot to take the first picture!!!)

Then go over the plastic with alcohol inks and a blending tool until you get the effect you want (again too carried away to take a photo!!)

Then stamp your image, or die cut the shape you want onto the plasdtic.  I used the large butterfly from Visible image.

 I cute them out - make sure your ink is really dry or it will smudge a little when you touch it. 

 Easy peasy.  I have added some other ideas  using plastic to the That Craft Place Inspiration blog if you want to pop over and take a peek.

And as it is Wednesday and therefore What's on your workdesk Wednesday, I thought I would show you was my desk whilst I was creating the card ...

 Tidy-ish!!!!!

Supplies: 

Image: Visible image Large butterfly butterfly and tall grass

Sentiment: 

Colouring medium: alcohol inks, distrss inks

 Papers: 

Embellishments:

 Tools: 

Challenges: 

Come and get it - out of the recycle bin
Flutterby Wednesday - any winged creature