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Butterfly in Buttons Canvas

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By sparklingblackrose
Good morning everyone, hope you are well! Here I am with a canvas I have made with my favourite subject butterflies!
For this project I cut two different sized Butterflies from my Cricut create, which I then drew round with pencil on my canvas. I mixed a colour with Acrylic paints to make my background colour and painted this round the butterflies shapes I had drawn on.
Next I raided my Vintage buttons tin! I found lots of gorgeous buttons to use and made the butterfly shape with my assorted buttons :-)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Art with No Boundaries: Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenges: Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs: Vintage
Use Your Stuff: Texture
The Secret Crafter: Anything But a Card

Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments :-)

Comments

  1. Doreen29 May 2012 at 09:53

    Wow all those buttons stunning.xxx

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  2. MagsB29 May 2012 at 10:06

    This is so pretty! The butterflies (or are they button-flies?!) look so delicate. Amazing work!

    love Mags B x

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  3. Joy29 May 2012 at 11:40

    Cool idea and it looks awesome. I'm going to have to try that. Thanks for taking the challenge this week on the Use Your Stuff blog.

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  4. Linda29 May 2012 at 12:02

    WOWSERS Elaine I am so loving this it is absolutely stunning!

    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  5. Anonymous29 May 2012 at 12:22

    This is so cleaver! Thankyou for sharing with us!
    Love Pearl x

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  6. Lindsay Craftymonster8129 May 2012 at 14:01

    Wow this is fab hun, it looks like it must have taken ages to arrange all of those butterflies so perfectly
    Lindsay xx

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  7. l00pyscraftcreations29 May 2012 at 14:09

    Oh thats lovely hun, what size is it?

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  8. Anonymous29 May 2012 at 14:31

    clever idea, great use of buttons

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  9. Sandra H29 May 2012 at 19:44

    Wow, This is a brilliant idea your so talented,xx

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  10. downrightcrafty29 May 2012 at 20:03

    what a gorgeous creation, thank you so much for joining us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge
    Hugs Kate xx

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  11. Chris29 May 2012 at 20:06

    Fabulous canvas, Love the butterflies and the use of buttons, well done you :O). Chris xx

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  12. Dawn29 May 2012 at 20:09

    Wowsers!!! That's a lot of buttons! fab canvas!
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  13. sue - aka bearhouse29 May 2012 at 20:12

    wow!! this so beautiful

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  14. lindyloo29 May 2012 at 20:59

    wow this is just so beautiful love it
    lindyloo x

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  15. CraftyLoops29 May 2012 at 21:29

    Wow Elaine this is really beautiful. So stunning. Lee xx

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  16. she365529 May 2012 at 21:49

    WOW this is stunning, I Love it xx.. I'm now a follower xx

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  17. PinkyLisasInkyCrafts29 May 2012 at 22:53

    What an absolutely gorgeous card. My friend would have a fit if she saw this card as she believes buttons are for looking at and touching but NOT using. I agree with you, they should be used and you have used them in a very stunning way.
    Well Done :D
    Love Lisa xxx

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  18. Anonymous29 May 2012 at 23:21

    Wow, this is soooo pretty, fabulous use of buttons xx

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  19. Danie May29 May 2012 at 23:56

    Wow I love the big beautiful button butterflies, so many gorgeous buttons and the blue on the wing tips is fabulous. Such a lovely project! xx

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  20. Dee's Craft Room30 May 2012 at 03:44

    I too have a passion for butterflies and these two look amazing made out of buttons, a very special project. Thanks for sharing it with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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  21. Vee Cassidy30 May 2012 at 10:34

    Brilliant idea, Elaine and great canvas I love all the texture. Vee xx

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  22. Sarah Hurley31 May 2012 at 00:14

    wow, this is amazing Elaine, so pretty!

    Sarah x

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  23. Barbara31 May 2012 at 13:13

    Gorgeous!
    Thanks for playing along this week on the Use Your Stuff challenge.

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  24. Sonia1 June 2012 at 23:34

    Lovely. Thanks for joining in with the Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge this week.
    Hugs Sonia xx

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  25. Ellis2 June 2012 at 19:48

    Such a great idea to make button butterflys! =)
    Thanks for joining us at Art With No Boundaries!
    Hugs, Elenor DT

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  26. Chris / CS Designs3 June 2012 at 22:00

    Elaine, This is a great piece and can only imagine the patience it must have taken. Thank you for sharing this with us on Art With No Boundaries and hope you will come play with us again.
    :) Chris / CS Designs

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