Florishes and Butterflies

Hi everyone I have for you a picture  for my next post the background came out of a

 session playing with a brayer and using Paper Artsy Fresco Finish paints 

in shades of blue,  I watched Leandra's you tube brayered 

backgrounds and that was the result.

Instead of their waxed paper I used kitchen grease proof paper

and gradually built up the layers.

You have to be very careful not to have to much paint on the brayer and be gentle rolling 

it across make sure all the paint is off the brayer before you use a different colour. 

Start with dark colours first then and then gradually add the lighter ones.

It left a lovely mottled effect and the grease proof paper gets stronger

 with each application.

To finish the background I used Tim's Flourish stamp inked up with snowflake fresco

 finish paint then stamped randomly across the paper.

I triple embossed The Artistic Stamper butterfly off the insects & butterflies plate 

three times with gold embossing powder.

I then layered it up and highlighted areas with treasure gold after using alcohol

 inks to colour the recessed bits.

Little sequins were glued onto both wings and the body was made up with beads

 from my stash. The curly twig with berrys on I had laying around and 

two sparkly circles were glues on.

The frame was made with grunge paste through a stencil once dry painted with deco art

media paint in Cobalt Turquoise, once dry I used Deco Art Antiquing cream 

if you haven't tried this product yet you need to get some its amazing.

Products Used

1. Fresco Finish Paint in marlin, lake wanaka, antarctic, bora bora and snowflake. 
2. Deco Art Media Cobalt turquoise Hue, and Antiquing cream Raw Umber.
3. Grunge paste
4. Speciman Stencil
5. The Artistic Stamper Insects and Butterflies plate, Tim Holtz flourishes.
6. Gold embossing powder.
7. Treasure gold classic.
8. Alcohol Inks in stream, and denim.

I used beads and sequins from my stash, The very talented Jools Robinson inspired this piece by suggesting that I framed the paper I had made. So with that in mind this was where I ended up.

I would be very pleased if you let me know what you think.

Cheers Dee x