Beauty of My Delicate Wings by Dorthe Hansen
10:59
I can’t believe it is already August tomorrow, this summer, which in
Denmark, haven’t felt at all like summer, is going so fast, I’m sure many of
you feel the same J
Well, here is my Monday post for you!!
Start with a piece of cardboard and
cut it to a size that you wish for a card. I sprayed it heavily with the new
beautiful Sparklers Spray Red. While drying I thinned another Sparklers Spray,
with water, in a spray bottle and give light sprays on the upper part of the
card and lower right corner.
When dry, stamp the beautiful
butterfly stamp, designed by Melina, directly on the right side with Jet Black and
colour it - I used Brush Markers and the middle big stamp, from the set of 3!!
The circles from Texture Stamp Set 2
was then stamped around the butterfly, first with Worn Lipstick and after on
top of it with Coffee.
One of the lovely Bits & Pieces
flowers was first painted with Shimmer Paint Red mixed with a little gesso, to
create a pink tone - it was also used under the butterfly. Then I added details
and a brown upper part to the flowers, with a brown Brush Marker and a Micron
Pen and green stem. Lastly, I sprayed with the Sparklers Spray Red again. Another beautiful embellishment, the
dragonfly was painted with the same pink as the flower and then stamped on the
wings with the crackle stamp, also from Texture Stamp Set 2, to add the feeling
of real wings. The body was painted brown and details all over, made with a
black Sharpie.
From the Dinky Stencil Enchanted, I
stenciled Beauty using Coffee Archival Ink, to top left corne and on a piece of
cotton fabric, I used half an affirmation from Lynne’s Set 1. It was adhered
next to the stamped Beauty.
I had been lucky to find a bathroom
“sponge” (plastic netting tied together to form a sponge) in a lovely soft pink
colour and it was perfect here, to tear in little pieces and add under the
dragonfly and over the stem of the flower, together with a piece of lace I had
lying on my table. Edges were sponged with Archival Ink Coffee and then I
adhered the card to another piece of cardboard, to form a frame. Then I stamped
the smallest butterfly from the stamp set on a piece of transparent plastic,
saved from a card box. I fussy cut it and adhered it to the butterfly, to give
a feeling of movement. I’m sorry it is almost impossible to catch on the photo.
Maybe your sharp eye, can see it
here.
The last thing to do was make a hole
through both layers of cardstock, with a Crop a Dile and knot a length of sari silk
to create a hanger for the card.
MATERIALS USED:
That’s Crafty! Shimmer Paint - Dark
Blue, Red
That’s Crafty! Surfaces Bits & Pieces Greyboard Sheets – Butterflies, Wildflowers
That’s Crafty! Texture Stamp Set - Set 2 (Circles and Crackle)
Archival Ink - Jet Black, Coffee
Brush Markers
Micron Pen Brown
Dyed lace
Netting
Hard plastic from box
Dorthe
25 comments
This is lovely. Beautiful layers and textures. Thanks for the inspiration and great step by step.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sylvia, thank you for visiting here .
DeleteYou really have portrayed the beauty of delicate wings Dorthe, working your magic again with your mixture of different materials. I love the way you just find something and can incorporate it into your designs. Beautiful.. Hugs Tracey x
ReplyDeleteDear Tracey, thank you so much,I really am a textile artist, and think that`s why I always have to add some lace or other fabric-like material :-) X- Hugs, Dorthe
DeleteHow lovely! I love the soft colour tones, with that gentle rosy warmth. And the ethereal fabric textures echo the beautiful delicate wings of the butterfly and dragonfly. A lovely summer creation.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Alison, thank you very much, -your words means a lot to me , xx
DeleteWonderful subtle tones make this such an enchanting design. Beautiful Dorthe xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Nikki, for your sweet words . XX
DeleteAn absolutely beautiful creation Dorthe. Love the delicate colours and all the little details you've added look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Fliss, thank you very much for your kind words, and love of my creation. XX
DeleteOooh beautiful creation Dorthe, I always adore looking at the way you add all your wonderful embellishments too :)
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
Donna, thank you so much, my hands automatically are reaching for them, :-)
DeleteBig hug, Dorthe XX
Again another wonderful textural scene, beautiful
ReplyDeleteLove
Amanda x
Oh thank you so much, Amanda.
DeleteLove, Dorthe, X
it's so lovely Dorthe! I love the blending of the colors that you chose XO
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Tamara , so kind of you . XO
Deleteso so lovely Dorthe a wonderful piece ;O))
ReplyDeleteThank you much, Dorte , :-)
DeleteThank you bunches Melina, hugs-x
ReplyDeleteDorthe
I love how you capture the delicacy of these ethereal wings, Dorthe! Beautiful! xx
ReplyDeleteGoodness Dorthe Dear this is beautiful and so many layers and textures. Thank you very much for sharing your techniques inn how you created this lovely card hanger. Blissful Butterfly!!! <3
ReplyDeleteBeautiful artwork my friend! You have created a perfect Summer piece with your butterflies and the soft textural background with your inks and sprays blending so cleverly!
ReplyDeleteWell done sweet friend!
xox Suzy
Dorthe that is stunning. The most beautiful creation i have seen for a long time x
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness how did I miss this. Life us too busy. I love this Dorthe. So beautiful and soft with the gentle colour. Love everything about it. x
ReplyDeleteI love your use of texture on this very pretty card!
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