Butterfly, Butterfly Brusho Crystals Holder by Fliss Goodwin
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I’m
so excited to finally be able to share my Brusho holder with you and I can’t
tell you how much I enjoyed decorating it. I’ve gone for really bright shades
with my favourite Finnabair stamp set for inspiration. There are quite a lot of
pics to show the process so I hope you can stick with me!
Ingredients:
That’s Crafty! Dinky Stencils – Flight of Butterflies, Distressed Harlequin Background,
Circles Background
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics – Hansa Yellow Medium, Cobalt Teal Hue, Cobalt Blue Hue,
Carbon Black, Pyrrole Orange, Pyrrole Red, Yellow Green Light
Baby
Wipes
The
first thing I did was to sponge white gesso over all the sections on both
sides. I then used DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics to colour the panels. On the
outside I used the yellow, blue and green paints which I applied with baby
wipes. This gives a very soft look and blends the colours well.
I
then decorated the bottom on the basis that being underneath it wouldn’t matter
quite so much as practice makes perfect! I used the 3 stencils with black, red
and white paints to add a pattern. I then stamped on a circle design from the
stamp set with Archival black ink.
Having
decorated the base I was a bit more confident about embarking on the rest. I
decided I wanted to add some butterflies but I didn’t want to stamp them
separately and stick them on. I then had a brainwave and stamped on my chosen
butterflies with white ink (if this seems familiar it’s because Alison and I
had exactly the same idea at the same time!). They’re a bit faint but you can
just see them.
I
painted the butterflies with white gesso, painting just over the outlines.
I
then stamped the same butterflies over the top of the gessoed images with black
pigment ink and heat embossed them with clear powder. You’ll see this gives a
slight white border which makes the butterflies really pop!
I
next painted the butterflies orange, as I wanted a really bright contrast. I
added stencilling exactly as I had done for the base, fitting it in around the
butterflies. I stamped the text and some circles on with Archival black ink to
pull my design together.
I
repeated this design on all four sides, adding just one butterfly on the ends.
On the reverse side of all sections, I used a combination of the green, blue,
orange and yellow paints which I applied in a sort of marbled pattern.
I
glued all the sections together to finish and hope you like the effect.
I
hope you’re enjoying all our boxes so far and there are more to come. They look
absolutely fabulous stacked up too.
Have
a great weekend and see you next week.
Fliss x
10 comments
Gorgeous, and something else I need to add to my wish list!!!!
ReplyDeleteLin
A box full of the joys of Spring, great make Fliss
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Amanda x
Stunning! Those storage boxes really are genius. I can't wait to have loads stacked up on my desk, painted just how I want them. Lx
ReplyDeleteThis is really lovely so fresh and bright
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Love the butterflies. Thank you for the brilliant instructions! xxx
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I think this one might be my favorite so far Fliss because of the colors... it's just GORGEOUS. And my gracious - the inside coordinates so perfectly with the outside too. Absolutely WONDERFUL. Wow. j.
ReplyDeleteLove the beautiful cheery colours,would make you smile everytime you create ;)
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Donna xxx
Really beautiful - love the rainbow shades and wonderful butterflies.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
This is beautiful Fliss xx
ReplyDeleteFliss, this is just so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe colours are so fresh and vibrant.
Wishes
Lynne
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