Shimmering Butterfly Upright by Nikki Acton

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Today’s project features the wonderful That’s Crafty! greyboard embellishments (Bits and Pieces) to decorate an MDF upright. These butterflies and the wildflower both come from the small wildflowers set.


I started with the MDF upright – this is the dinky size with the decorative top. I gave it coat of DecoArt Crackle paint and once dry sealed with matt medium. I added washes of DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics (Burnt Sienna and a little Burnt Umber) before stamping with the stone background stamp from Tim Holtz (perfect size for the dinky upright!). I added touches of paint to a few of the stones and a few splatters or watery white gesso.








I selected the greyboard pieces I was going to use and sponged gesso over them before adding green paint to the stalks and butterflies. Once dry I added That’s Crafty! Shimmer Paint in Dark Blue over the flowers and butterflies before adding highlights with the Molotow Chrome pen.

A little edging of the upright frame and a metallic sticker to finish!


Nikki

Supplies


DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics – Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna

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10 comments

  1. Just gorgeous Nikki. Love the simplicity of design and the crackled stone looks fab. Lovely detail on the flowers and butterflies too.
    Fliss xx

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  2. Just gorgeous Nikki. Love the background.
    Much love, Bev. xxx

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  3. Elegant and Beautiful! Nikki x

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  4. Such amazing background,- love the color you used, for the stones. And your flowers and butterflies, have beautiful details, too , Nikki .
    Hugs, Dorthe, x

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  5. Really lovely Nikki, love the cracked wall
    Love
    Amanda x

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  6. Fab wall effect Nikki, those blue wildflowers grow perfectly against it.
    Hugs Tracey x

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  7. Oooh gorgeous, absolutely stunning brick effect 😍
    Hugs
    Donna xx

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  8. The beautiful flowers and butterflies look wonderful against the fabulous brick wall - just brilliant! xxx

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  9. I love the elegant simplicity of this, with the crackled brickwork adding such great texture.
    Alison x

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  10. I just love the flowers growing along this wonderful crackled brick wall! Lovely project Nikki! Julia xx

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