"R for Ruby Red and Recycling"

 Good Morning and it's a very exciting one for me,

I am absolutely delighted to be Mrs. A's Guest Designer on her Butterfly Challenge blog where the theme this time is - R for Ruby Red/Recycle

I used an MDF plaque for this one.  First I used some texture paste through a stencil then added various bits and pieces to give more texture.

The two flowers are carpet underlay diecut with a Bigz die.  I added various embossed and die cut pieces, cardboard, string and a few brads.

After painting on two coats of black Gesso I mixed acrylic paint to get the colour I wanted then added a little Inca gold to finish.

For this I used  a Tim Holtz die to cut the corner of some white linen card which was recycled from the back of a shop bought Christmas card then stuck it onto a ruby red A6 card.

The butterfly was cut with a Bigz die from a piece of cardboard box.  As the box was red with a small area of pattern  I was able to die cut the butterfly to include some pattern on it's body.

I coloured a piece of copier paper with a black marker pen to make a paper bead for the butterfly's body and  made the antennae with gold coloured craft wire.

I put some Glossy Accents on the butterfly wings, added a Craft Creations sentiment and finished with a few dots of liquid pearls to fill in gaps and add balance to the design.

I do hope you will join in with the challenge and look forward to seeing what you make.