What you'll need:

Happy Vinyl from Happy Rubber Stamps (embossable vinyl)
Happy Rubber Stamp's T102 Beautiful Butterfly stamp
Greeting of your choice (ex: Thanks!)
Glass paints (Gallery Glass)
Small paint brush or two
Water glass with a bit of water
7" x 5-1/2" blue folded card
6" x 5" piece of acetate
Double sided tape
White text weight paper (10" x 6" folded in half to fit inside the card)
Decorative scissors
Black pigment ink or Fabrico black
Black embossing powder
Baby powder
Fluffy paint brush or cotton balls
Regular scissors
Colored pencils or markers

1. Use a piece of Happy Vinyl just larger than the butterfly (3.4" x 4.5"). Sprinkle baby powder on the vinyl and use the brush or cotton balls to make a thin coating of powder on the vinyl. Stamp with the black Fabrico and black emboss. The baby powder is to keep the static from holding all the embossing powder on the vinyl.

2. After heating, take a towel (or your jeans) and remove the baby powder.

3. Use the glass paints to color the image (see Note 1). Allow to dry.

4. While paint is drying, take the blue folded card and measure a square opening on the front, 4.5" x 4.5". The opening should be a half inch from the bottom and both sides. Cut out the opening with decorative scissors (see Note 2).

5. Use the double sided tape to adhere the acetate in the window.

6. The text weight white paper should be taped inside the card so the window has a white background. White is the only really good color to use for this.

7. Stamp your greeting above the window on a scrap of white card stock sponged around the edges with a cool color matching the colors on the butterfly.

8. By now the paint is dry. Cut out the butterfly image leaving a 1/16" margin around the outline of the image.

9. Place the butterfly on the acetate window. It should stick very easily.

Note 1: Painting the vinyl can be tricky. After doing this several times, this is what I've found to be the best way. First, don't use the paint brush to "paint" the vinyl. It's very smooth and doesn't make it easy to get good coverage. Use the brush to scoop and place the paint where you want it. Use a tapping motion, not dragging motion. You also need to try to get an even coating of paint. The darker colors will look uneven if your paint is uneven. Yellow doesn't seem to have a problem. You may need to get a few coats of paint, also. The lighter colors can dry almost clear with only one coating of paint.

Note 2: To cut the opening of the window with decorative scissors, mark your opening with a stylus or pencil. Cut a large "X" in the middle of the square with a craft knife, then cut a diamond. Most of the middle will fall away and you'll be able to finish the edges with the decorative scissors.

These things are so cool! They will stick on your windows, your drinking glasses, your eyeglasses (if the image is small enough), your favorite coffee mug, etc. They are great for holiday images for decorating your windows, too! I'm getting started on Halloween stuff in my spare time (yeah, right).

If you're interested in getting some Happy Vinyl (embossable, too!), it's only $6.00 for 8 sheets of 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Perfect size for all your window decals.

E-mail or write me with project questions ... Ginny

Happy Rubber Stamps and Club
4426 East 118th Court
Denver, CO 80233-1781