WT857 = something in our home to inspire us. I chose a cloisonne paperweight that has a butterfly pattern.
The bg was created by sizing a piece of white CS, then dropping it face down into a box filled with gilding flakes of mixed metals. It was then burnished and sealed. TH DI were applied and it was burnished and sealed again. Then it was embossed with two folders. The butterfly was stamped on white CS with VM and then heat embossed with gold. I used watercolors to color it....adding a few details with dark brown Copics. The butterfly was then coated with clear EP for shine and glued onto the bg. The photo does not show the glow of the metallic bg and also I had to keep the shine off the butterfly since it would only appear as a glare.
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021 GMT Views: 702
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28926
Sun, Aug 15, 2021 @ 8:52 AM
This is beautiful! It kinda looks like metal - I really love this!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20558
Sun, Aug 15, 2021 @ 5:41 PM
Sallie, this butterfly and the background is AWESOME!! I keep looking at the butterfly and the depth you achieved with your stamping and coloring! The double textured background is the perfect setting for the gorgeous butterfly!