I just can not get enough of this stuff—Lutradur® Mixed Media Sheets are ALL that! Like paper, but better…like fabric, but better! We’ll be demonstrating lots of different creative ways to use Lutradur at both the Super Show and the Trade Show.

Here is a lovely Lutradur dahlia, designed by Glenna Valley, that we can show you how to make at the LisaLizaLou booth #758 on Saturday morning, January 23. But if you can’t make it to the show…Glenna provides her instructions at the end of this post.

I also wanted you to see these earrings that artist Heidi Rand designed. She uses her own nature photography in her work—she took a picture of a butterfly, inkjet-printed the wings on treated Lutradur, then trimmed and stitched two wings together for each earring. You can run Lutradur sheets through your inkjet printer straight out of the package if you want a softer or rougher looking image. But if you want a crisp image like these wings, then paint Lutradur first with a clear medium, let it dry, then print on it.

Heidi won’t be at CHA, but if you’re in Northern California, you can learn how to make these earrings and many other beautiful projects with Lutradur in her classes.

Lutradur Dahlia

Designed by Glenna Valley

Supplies needed:
Lutradur Mixed Media Sheets – regular weight (70 gram)
Scissors – plain, pinking and/or scalloped
Small hole punch
Large craft tweezers
Heat gun
Large decorative brad
Glitter glue
Desired colors of spray ink
TIP: Mix a few drops of one or two colors of Liquitex Acrylic ink! with a few ounces of water in a travel spray bottle.

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1. Trace and cut from sheets of Lutradur:
- Four large 3-1/4″ circles
- Two medium 2-3/4″ circles
- Four small 2-1/2″ circles
2. Cut 3/8″ snips all around the diameter of the small and medium circles to create fringed edges.
3. Trim around the edges of the large circles with pinking or scalloped scissors.
4. Punch a small hole in the center of each circle.
5. Place 2 circles together, hold them firmly with a pair of large tweezers  and quickly pass a heat gun near the edges to lightly melt the Lutradur all the way around. This will make the edges unpredictably curly and lacey.
6. Repeat with 2 more circles at a time, until you have melted the edges of all the circles.
7. Use a spray ink to add color to each circle, allow to dry.
8. Stack your circles on top of each other, with the smallest on top and the largest on the bottom.
9. Twist them around until you like how they nest together, then insert a large decorative brad through the holes in all the layers.
10. Dab a little glitter glue on the edges.

Use it to embellish a gift box, or glue a pin to the back to wear it as a brooch!