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Colorful butterfly made of paper in a white picture frame
Print Recipe
4 from 1 vote

Tissue Paper Butterfly Art

Kids (and adults) can make butterfly art that's pretty enough to frame using this easy tissue paper transfer technique.
Hands On Time30 minutes

Ingredients

  • White Cardstock
  • Butterfly Template
  • Bleeding Tissue Paper
  • Spray Bottle with water
  • Scissors

Instructions

  • Print the butterfly template onto a sheet of white cardstock (trim the cardstock if needed to fit into your printer). Print the template at 100% or full size.
    Hands holding white cardstock with butterfly outline printed on it
  • Choose 6-8 colors of bleeding tissue paper and tear them into small pieces. Cut one color into circles if desired.
    White cardstock with butterfly outline printed on it; squares of bleeding tissue paper in bright colors; spray bottle
  • Spray the cardstock with water, then begin laying pieces of tissue paper onto the butterfly. Completely cover both wings with different colors of tissue paper.
    Hands placing squares of bleeding tissue paper on the butterfly template
  • Spray the tissue paper with water, and then wait 10 minutes.
    Spraying water onto the butterfly that's covered in squares of tissue paper
  • Remove the tissue paper and allow the butterfly to dry completely. A toothpick can be helpful in removing the paper.
    Hands using a toothpick to remove the tissue paper, leaving color behind
  • Cut out the butterfly and fold the wings up.
    Cutting out the butterfly
  • Adhere just the body of the butterfly onto another sheet of cardstock. Trim that cardstock to 8x10 first if you'd like to frame it.
    Colorful butterfly made of paper in a white picture frame on a shelf with a small white decorative figurine

Notes

Download the butterfly template here: https://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/butterfly-template.pdf