Sizzix Tutorial - I am Beautiful canvas
Hello Crafters !!
This canvas started with an idea we are all beautiful in ways others cannot imagine and how it's hard to prove to people we are worthwhile. We tend to admire those who are successful materially and forget that life is more than just having nice, expensive things.
In this project less is more, where simplicity just works. The Tim Holtz Alterations Layered Butterfly Die and Embossing Folder 659578 is so pretty on its own it really does not need much else !
Here is the close up.
To begin, using white Bazill card stock I die cut the butterfly and then embossed it with the folder that came with the die.
I love working with Art Anthology paints and Las Vegas Gold Sorbet is my favourite ! For the butterfly I paired it with a Velvet paint in Orchid which is a sweet shade of lilac. Using a palette knife, gently spread the gold over the center of the butterfly making sure the paint gets into the recessed parts. Don't worry if it doesn't look perfect ! Dry completely with a heating tool. Next rub in the Orchid Velvet to the edges of the butterfly wings again making sure some of the paint is left in the recessed areas. Leave aside to dry.
To create a base for the butterfly, I trimmed a piece of white card stock 5 x 6 inches. The Tim Holtz Honeycomb Stencil was placed to the left of the card stock and a mix of Texture Paste and Orchid Velvet lightly spread over the stencil.
When dried, you will get this effect. I added strips of the tissue tape for more interest.
This project is on a 12 X 12 canvas which I had earlier painted with gesso and a little Orchid to create the palest lilac. After that dried, I speckled it with watered down Distress Paint Seedless Preserves which is a warm dark purple.
Next I frayed the edges of a small piece of Burlap to add to the top right edge of the base.
Here you can see how the layers were built. A button and the word Beautiful was adhered to the middle of the butterfly.
The journaling is from the song You are Beautiful.
This is how the assembled project looks - clean and (I hope) elegant !
Sometimes it's very easy to over work a project by adding more and more ..... learning how to stop can be a difficult process especially with mixed media. With each project I make, there's always more to learn and to accept that some pieces do not need more embellishments.
Have a wonderful week ahead!!
