Apr 17 2009
Expecting….
Any day now, my younger daughter is expecting her first daughter, my first granddaughter! They’ve chosen a name, but won’t tell me, or anybody for that matter. How rude! LOL!
When it came to deciding what gift to present to the new little one, I started a search of all my favorite blogs and art sites. Of course the gift would be hand made! I had noticed several different examples and styles of paper butterflies on canvas and I loved the “free” look of them. The one that comes to mind first is one I saw on Amy’s blog Prairie Paper & Ink HERE. Ali Edwards also showed one on her blog HERE. So I decided that I wanted to do one for “Baby Girl”.
When the nursery color theme and bedding was chosen (Sumersault Lauren from Babies ‘R Us)…..
I set out to find the perfect papers to use for the butterflies. I could NOT find any patterned paper that suited me, so I decided to use 4 different shades of my beautiful Prism textured cardstock. When the butterflies were cut or punched out, I stamped some of my new background stamps from Rubbernecker on them using Adirondack inks and Versamark, then heat embossed them. Here’s the result:
The canvas was covered with Gesso first. Then I mixed a small amount of acrylic paint with more Gesso and randomly brushed it on to provide some visual relief from the stark white canvas. It’s as close as I could get to an exact match for the nursery’s wall color.
All of the butterflies were spritzed with a mix of Perfect Pearls and water using a Mini Mister before being attached to the canvas using Ranger Crystal Effects. Here’s a close up:
- Stamps: Grid (451), French Script (448), Abstract Floral (450)
- Paper: Prism: Frosted Cobalt, Vibrant Cobalt, Herbal Garden Light, Herbal Garden Medium
- Ink: Adirondack inks: Cool Peri, Juniper; Versamark
- Other: 16 x 20 canvas, Gesso, paint brush, Plaid Folk Art acrylic paint: French Blue, Night Sky; SU Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, clear EP, Ranger Mini-Mister, Perfect Pearls, Ranger Glossy Accents
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WAIT…..THERE’S MORE:
Of course I had to make a card to accompany the gift, but I decided not to use more butterflies for it.
I’ve had this Baby Buttercup stamp from Stamping Bella for a while and it’s just been waiting for the right moment to jump into my hand! This must have been it!
I used the same Prism textured cardstock as for the butterflies canvas and added a piece of patterned paper from the Nana’s Nursery – Baby Boy pad from DCWV.
The image was stamped on white cardstock, colored with Copics, and cut out. I stamped it on the cobalt layer as well. The flower, leaves and baby are all popped up on foam tape. The tiny flower and sentiment are from the Fiskars Baby stamps set, and are stamped and colored directly on the frosted cobalt layer. The ribbon is May Arts, available currently by the roll from Rubbernecker, but also available by the yard starting on April 21st.
That’s it for now! If you’ve stayed with me through this entire post, I truly appreciate it! And I’ll definitely be posting to let you know when that sweet little pink bundle arrives!
- Stamps: Baby Buttercup – Stamping Bella, Fiskars Baby Stamp Set
- Paper: Prism: white, Frosted Cobalt, Vibrant Cobalt, Herbal Garden Medium, Nana’s Nursery Baby Boy – DCWV
- Ink: Memento – tuxedo black
- Other: Labels One Nestabilities die, Wizard, SU scallop punch, May Arts ribbon, button, linen thread, CB Swiss Dots folder, foam tape, wonder tape, Copic markers:
Items on both projects available from Rubbernecker Stamp Co.
21 responses so far
Broni, both the project and card are absolutely stunning – TFS!
Oh my gosh, the butterfly canvas is so beautiful! I love how you stamped on the butterflies and you did an EXCELLENT job matching the colors to that bedding (which I also love byt the way)!
The card…..oh my word….your coloring just takes my breath away. Absolutely STUNNING, Broni!
I hope her delivery goes very smooth. 🙂
Oh my BADness! Broni I absolutely LOVE the canvas. WOWZERS! The butterflies are so fabulous and the matching of colors . . . oh yeah, just perfect! Purple and greens . . . WOO HOO my favorite! I love the card too, but my oh my that canvas. One GORGEOUS piece of work!
WOW, is all I can say. This is so gorgeous. They will treasure this gift. And the card, is just so adorable. Your coloring is amazing.
Thank you for the nice comment on my blog and the anniversary wish. This weekend is actually our anniversary, so we’re celebrating!
Have a great weekend.
OMGosh!! This is just stunning, Broni!!! I love everything about it!!
both of these are just precious! but goodness, that little baby bud stamp and what you did with it just makes me sigh with happiness……
prayers that all goes smoothly for mom and baby…… and grandma! 😉
The canvas is gorgeous! I love the stamping on the butterflies! Card is so precious! Really love the colors!
Your blog took me back to the time waiting for my Triplet grandchildren (2 girls and a boy). My DD and DS-i-L also would not share the names with us until the birth. Well I wasn’t too surprised by Grace and Holly since I knew my daughter liked those names – but GEORGE completely surprised me. George – who names a kid George – now 9 years later I can’t imagine any other name for this sweet boy – George is the love of my life.
Happy Grandmotherhood – you’ll find it was worth the wait.
Broni, I absolutely LOVE your canvas covered with those gorgeous butterflies. What a gorgeous piece for the sweet nursery. I love the colors your daughter chose. Will you take a picture of your art work hanging in the nursery and share it with us?? Gorgeous!
Wow Broni, your canvas is gorgeous!! And that card is just too cute! I am so excited for you…a baby girl!
Both are just so very sweet Broni. I love the butterfly canvas and the colors are wonderful. That card is just so cute and I love the dimension!!
What a beautiful piece of art you have created! Love it!!! Your card is also a beauty and both I’m sure will be treasured 🙂
What a gorgeous canvas art gift, Broni!! And the card is so precious and beautiful. What an exciting time for everyone!!!
I am completely blown away!!! WOW! Absolutely stunning canvas……stunning, stunning, stunning!!!! Your card is gorgeous too!!!!!
Congratulations, Broni! What an exciting time! I love your butterfly canvas! Gorgeous! And your baby buttercup is just darling! I love the colors and dimension of both projects!
OMG, Broni…your beautiful butterfly project brought tears to my eyes…what an amazing work of art!!! Your DD and sweet new little DGD will treasure it always!!! The card is just spectacular…the image is sooo adorable and your coloring is absolutely gorgeous…it needs to be framed!!!
Broni, these are both cute! Love the butterflys and the little baby is sweet! I received my Rubbernecker stamps today!!! Thanks so much!!
Wow, what a wonderful piece of artwork! Those colors are beautiful! And the card is sooooooo sweet! Love that little babe! What a nice grandma you are!
What a beautiful gift. Gorgeous colours and layout
OMG, OMG! Your butterflies on the canvas are utterly perfect for the beautiful nursery theme! I love the colors they’ve chosen for the nursery and your canvas will be such a wonderful, wonderful addition to the room. Seriously fabulous! And the card — WOW! Love it! The colors…oh! I love it!
This is precious, Broni! I love the dimension!