FRIENDS in ART: Stand Up Butterflies and Hearts from Retro Cafe Art Gallery

Spring is in the air, and I'm ready for something bright and cheery!

These 2 Stand Ups from

were just begging to be painted and stamped for a

bit of color around the house.

I used Fresco Paints and a foam square to add paint after I'd base coated them with Heavy White Gesso.

The bases are stamped with the gorgeous detail stamp.

I used "Art is good for you" on the stem of the Heart, and the butterflies are from "Rust to Dust" and "Don't Forget to Fly."

Drill a hole in the wings, and add a jump ring and a charm for a dangling bit of interest.

You can use any charms here, and more than 2 would be really fun.

You can see the stamp along the stick here.

I used a piece of jewelry wire and created a wrap leaving about 4 inches on the top end. Add Glass Beads of any color and make into a loop. Wrap the remaining wire around the charm loop.

This shows a better picture of the beaded loop. You can stamp one butterfly in the middle and add more wings over a mask of your original.

I used a Chipboard Butterfly on the front of this heart with lots of pen doodles all over the piece. The leaves are carved, but I added some more white veins as well with the pen. I love the Heart and Tiny Butterfly stamped here.

Add the little Paper Flowers to the base for a bit more color, some white and black paint doodles, and glue it together.

I think this would brighten-up anyone's day! And yes, these colors are just this bright....Bougainvillea and Lavender create a real splash together with just a pinch of Eggplant!

Linda

Products Used from Retro Cafe Art:

Butterfly Sticks Stand Ups

Heart Flower Sticks Stand Ups

Chipboard Butterfly Cut Out

Finnabair - Heavy White Gesso

Finnabair Stamps - Old Town

Don't Forget To Fly (currently out of stock but on order)

check out wood mounted Butterfly, too

Rust to Dust

Now is the Right Time

Finnabair Glass Beads - Cobalt Blue and Turquoise