When spring arrives here, all I can do is think about all the faeries getting out and stretching and getting ready for another farming season...
I love thinking of them and sending my love to help out in all ways around here...
So I have been using faeries in my art this week....This little one is guarding the butterflies... so cute...
This tag is a challenge tag for GRUNGY MONDAY and Linda asked us to use Tim's 2nd tag of 2011as a guide... I loved doing the tags this Christmas... and also now love doing the monthly ones... great ideas... So this was a pleasure Linda...
I had just received my Chit Chat words... so I had to use them... and I didnt' have any resist kraft paper... but I used one of Tim's paper from a pad that is sort of like the kraft resist... I used picket fence distress stain on the paper... and then used a die cut and foam to create the swirl... which I have almost 99% covered up... LOL... but you can see a little tiny bot if behind the faerie... then I used the butterfly stamp and Archival ink to create the line of butterflies...
THEN.... this is where I had a lot of fun... I used natural sticky canvas and cut the butterfly border die cut out... and then did that also with manilla paper... for the shadow... I used Brushed corduroy and Victorian Velvet with my blending tool and colored the butterflies... I then used letters from Santa... love that word stamp... and put some words on the butterflies...
I also popped it a little bit for the dimensional aspects of it...
The tag needed something more on the top... so I added a tissue paper flower... I dyed the tissue paper with a mini mister... and I think it is a mix of Aged Mahogany and Fired brick dyes... and of course a little perfect pearls powder of some color... love that... great effects each and every time...
I added a few leaves for the dimensional power again...
The center of the flower is little white mulberry balls... and a few black stamen... I cut the leaves of the flower out and glued them into place... a really fun flower...
So THANKS Linda for the GREAT Challenge... I loved doing it...
and thank you for all coming by today for a visit... hope you have a fun day creating something that you enjoy doing...
Love, Light and Peace....Bonnie
just beautiful, Bonnie! Love the way you've done the butterflies and how the little one is perched on one of them.
ReplyDeleteI love your background! Beautiful tag!
ReplyDeleteFabulous tag, Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteCute idea, love your butterflies !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tag, Bonnie! Love the way you used that On the Edge die!
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