Just Because MDF wooden butterfly (black) - Day 15 of my 365 day challenge

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Just Because MDF wooden butterfly (black) - 
Day 15 of my 365 day challenge

Hi Craft addicts!

Today's challenge is an MDF wooden butterfly that I have decorated with butterflies from Altenew.


How I made this projects:-

  • I first of all covered both sides of this large butterfly (which I either got from Dreamees or Clever Cut) in Black Gesso (I used Pebeo this time but know that there are many other brands available.
  • I repeated this a couple of times (letting each layer dry before adding the next).
  • I used a anti-static pad over it to reduce grease marks etc and then inked up the Butterfly stamp (from Altenew) once and then used some Papermania's Seafoam White embossing powder and used a heat gun to emboss it.
  • I repeated this process several times to cover it.
  • I thought it might be interesting to use a sentiment as the body of the butterfly so added the Just Because sentiment using the same process.
  • I then added the red and white Baker's Twine to allow it to be hung up.
  • Finally, to protect it, I used some Zig Varnish marker over it
And there you are - a gift that is simple to make but would make an ideal present or just make it for yourself!

Products and items you may need to make this gift
  • Large MDF wooden butterfly (14x12cm approximately)
  • Butterfly stamp from Altenew
  • just Because stamp 
  • Black Gesso
  • Zig Varnish marker
  • Seafoam White Papermania embossing powder
  • Antic Static pad
  • Versamagic
  • Heat gun
  • Red and white Bakers' Twine
So if you think this sounds interesting then why not:-

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