Summer Sunshine!

Hopefully the weather is still nice and warm where you are today...I have a horrible feeling that this could be summer, all we're going to get this year!!!
Any excuse to break out the summery colours for my project for Creative Expressions this week!

I've combined stamp sheets again, the Asters from last months DT set, and the butterfly from the new plate we have to work with, the Floral Silhouette plate.
The background on the panel is done very simply and quickly. I sponged on white paint, making sure it was a bit 'blobby' and thicker in some places. This way, once its dried, you get a nice uneven texture to work on straightaway. I simply smeared  Raspberry and Citrus paint onto the white to give the shabby chic look...

This panel is a very dimensional piece, and I've taken a pic from the side to show you....

The flowers were all stamped onto copy paper rather than card, as this means you can manipulate the layers more. I have curled them all upwards, to give a kind of water lily type look!
The butterfly was stamped onto card coloured with Picked Raspberry Distress ink. I cut off the 'feelers' and added wire instead...

The butterfly is held in place with a thin strip of acetate. Invisible (which is the point!) and very springy, which gives the butterfly plenty of movement!
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Trish xxxxx