Forest Butterflies
There is a new challenge started over at Crafty Individuals and this month we want you to get thinking about all the beauty there is in nature, so this can take you in so many directions.
I seem to be well into the fresh green colours for Spring and this is no exception. The background was made by stamping the beautiful butterfly trio (CI-347) with picket fence distress paint and then blended with mowed lawn, tumbled glass and squeezed lemonade DIs. It was then spritz and flicked, dried and then dipped in peacock feathers, pine needles and mustard seed DIs and dried. There is some lovely graduation and mixing of colours to create this very forest look.
To create the leafy edges I used the small leaf garland border die by Tim Holtz putting it through the Big Shot about 5 times at different angles then carefully blended forest moss over the raised areas, now it was beginning to create the effects I was looking for.
Using my water brush I coloured in the white butterflies with some of the distress inks to give them a little more depth.
I stamped another set of butterflies using black archival ink on white card and coloured them also with the water brush and DIs.
Finally I finished with some petaloo flowers that I edged with walnut stain and some punched leaves.
I love these little creatures fluttering through the undergrowth.
Hopefully we will see all you nature inspired projects over at Crafty Individuals, you only have to use one CI product to be eligible to enter.
Have a great day
Have a great day
hugs Brenda xx
Loving the butterflies, stunning colours, my kind of Tag ArT. Great inspiration, thanks Brenda:-) xxx
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful Brenda! The distress ink painted butterflies - so simple to do yet so effective. Very inspirational.
ReplyDeleteReally gorgeous!Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful tag Brenda and those painted butterflies really are a gorgeous finishing touch.
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Debby
This tag is absolutely stunning Brenda! Hugs, Anne xx
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful Brenda. Ruth
ReplyDeletefabbie tag Brenda, I must get mine done my mojo has flown the coop
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Gorgeous, love the rich green colour tones. Hugs Juls
ReplyDeleteyour tag is so beautiful and i love it so much!!! Thank for the "making of" - Hugs Dagmar
ReplyDeletefabulous nature tag!!
ReplyDeletegroetjes Karin
GORGEOUS green!!! Love the butterflies!!! Awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow this is one brilliant tag hun the colours are amazing love it hugs cheryl xx
ReplyDeleteThis tag is so lush and so beautiful the way you used the butterfly stamp.
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Lynne
smashing tag Brenda and beautifully put together, Annette x
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Lots of inky fun here Brenda! A really great tag, and butterflies are always so uplifting.
ReplyDeleteDot x
Gorgeous greens, its a fantastic tag to celebrate the season.
ReplyDeleteYvonne
Absolutely stunning.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fresh color. When I look outside the same color is appearing.
ReplyDeleteI really love the butterflies. Both ways . The colored one and the embossed ones. It looks wonderful all together Anneke.
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Stunning tag Brenda, the butterflies are beautiful! xxx
ReplyDeleteA fantastic tag Brenda!!! Hugs, Coco xx
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC, love these colors.
ReplyDeleteStunning Brenda! I just love the colours and those butterflies are just fabulous! How did you do the embossing ………… I may have to email you about that one! Off to have a go x
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous tag. So inky and full of colour but still has caught the delicate beauty of nature as well!
ReplyDeleteStunning Brenda, and gorgeous colours! Chris xxx
ReplyDeleteNature's Beauty is so right! Those butterflies are stunning and I just adore the depth you have created on this lovely tag! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous look has this tag, Brenda. Love the movement between the different butterflies. Brilliant !
ReplyDeleteFab spring tag! So nice to see greens again...(yes I am back:-D)
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Such beautiful and accomplished work. Wonderful colours, stamping and composition. I have been a long time admirer of your work, Brenda and at last I've found my way to your beautiful blog. Wonderful inspiration! Julie Ann xxx
ReplyDeleteWow!!! I am keeping this post because I want to follow your instructions and see what happens.
ReplyDeleteFantastic tag!!
Sandy xx
Hi Brenda - thanks for leaving such an awesome comment on my blog. We are leaving to Jo'burg today to attend a conference that I will be presenting my paper at on Saturday....in my other life I am an academic! Just wanted to stop by before I did that to say thanks and what an amazing project this one of yours is!
ReplyDeleteI love your gorgeous tag Brenda - the colours and the butterflies are beautiful.
ReplyDeletexxx Hazel.
Beautiful butterflies! I'm amazed at the detail you have when stamping with the paint
ReplyDeleteJust love the rich, lush spring greens and the random embossing is so effective and the painted butterfly's are fabulous flutterbies
Jools x
So fab - love the embossed texture and the glorious butterflies... and you won't find me arguing with beautiful Spring greens! Fabulous tag!
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This is fabulous Brenda. I love how you have created a real depth to your tag. Love it, Julie x
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tag, Brenda. The way you did the butterflies is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteLove your tag!! Do you possibly have a number or other identifying information for the leaf garland border die? It is such an effective element. I have looked around under that description without finding anything. Many thanks, Lynn Price, CT USA
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