When DH saw this he said "that must have been hard to photograph". Indeed it was - so you can just believe me that, since it's embossed, the sentiment (There's nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly) is easier to read in real life.
To go with the idea behind the sentiment, I wanted to create a dark background and a vivid butterfly. So, I embossed the butterfly with clear EP on watercolour paper, wet it lightly with a brush and then sprinkled some Brushos over. When it was dry, I masked it off and sponged in dark colours for the background, and then stamped the foliage in Versafine Smokey Grey. I added the sentiment and embossed it with clear EP. The whole panel is popped up on foam onto a base which I had edged with gilding flakes.
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 GMT Views: 2986
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