Butterfly

Good morning! Today I'm sharing my inspirational page that I've done for the sketch #67 reveal at Keeping the Best.

I've had this photo I'd taken of the butterflies that visit my yard for a few weeks waiting for the right sketch. The plant is actually just a weed that grows along our fence line, but the butterflies love it so I let it grow. 

For this page I used some older Basic Grey "Lemonade" collection. For the background I fussy cut the paper to a softer shape. It kind of reminds me of butterfly wings. I inked all the edges with black ink for definition and contrast. Then I did some masking with heavy gesso and a CW mask, some random stamping with a Full of words" stamp by 3rd Eye, a little inking, and a bit of  dry brushing with gesso. Then I affixed my banner strips and did some more masking and handstitching. The washi tape is by Queen and Co. The chickenwire chipboard is by Gina's Designs, I simply heat embossed it white then inked the edges black. The title chippie is by A2Z scraplets, and I painted it with magenta and black acrylic paints then inked the edges black. The other butterflies are Recollections wooden pieces that I paint with the black acrylic paint as well. I thought they matched he title chippie pretty well. The doilies, pins, and flowers are all from my stash.

 And here's the awesome new sketch to inspire you...

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