Springtime Fairy

Oh, it does look like we are in for some lovely weather, finally, and my plan is to get outside and try to put things to order.  But first, I have a card to post!

I had some fun with a couple of rubber stamps this time.  First, the Silver Fairy, by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps.  I've coloured her with water colours, and I'm quite pleased with how the colours blended.  Next, I masked her, and stamped the background with distress ink, using the Hero Arts Dandelion Frame stamp.

As you can see, there are lots of layers, with both plain and patterned papers.  The image was cut out with my circle die, and then I rubbed around the edges wih silver metalic ink.  For the die cut mat, I used the Joy Craft Lacy Square Frame die, and it is also rubbed over with the metallic.  The only embellishments are the two little gems on the wing, for a tiny bit of sparkle.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoyed your visit.  Now I'm off to the garden and more yard work.  It's amazing, but that even feels like fun.....after waiting so long for winter to be over!  Hope your day is sunny and warm too.  Take care and enjoy.

Now for some challenges for my card:

Sweet Stampin - Fairies or Fantasy

Totally Gorjuss - #234 Things with wings

Natalie and Amy - #20 Rubber Stamping

Without Words - Pink and/or purple with green

Stamp and Create - Spring Colors

Whimsy Stamps - #71 Two or More Die Cuts

7 Kids College Fund - #99 Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes & an Embellishment

Fashionable Stamping - #72 Circle the Globe Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Waiting for my garden fairy.....

Hello again.  I'm really going to try hard not to complain about the weather today....I'll just make sure I don't look outside, and I'll think nice warm thoughts.  Hah!  They say the groundhog saw his shadow and we have 6 more weeks of this.  Personally, I'm just surprised he survived to see another year.  He must have a nice warm cubby, and if he's smart he will climb right back in there!

Now for those nice warm thoughts....here I had a go with water colours again, and the 'out of the box technique' using a new die I received for Christmas.  A colourful floral paper to brighten things up and hopefully send winter packing!

Supplies used:
Wee Stamp - Silver Fairy
Basic Grey papers - Picadilly collection
Spellbinders dies - Scallopped Labels One and Asian Motifs
other - a few gems, some DI's, and some glitter pen to make the border.

Thanks for visiting.  Make sure you stay warm....and hopeful!

Some challenges for my card:

Whimsy Stamps - #67 Something New     Challenge Winner

Magnolia-licious Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Wings, Fantasy and Fiction

Card Mania - #39 Angels and/or Fairies

Deep Ocean Challenge - #70 Fantasy

Treasured Times - #11 Anything Goes

Loves Rubber Stamping - #89 Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays - #158 Color Challenge       Top Picks

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes Divas by Design - Die Cuts

A Special Digi

Hello there everyone!  We're having a family visit today, with one of my daughters and two of her little ones.  Always nice to see their smiling (and mischievous) little faces, sure to brighten any day!  Hopefully your day is sunny too...

Have any of you come across the challenge blog, Copic Marker Europe?  It was a new one for me, but right now it's their Birthday Celebration and there's an ongoing challenge using one of two free digis.   This one is by Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps, isn't she sweet!  I've coloured her up with copics (of course), adding some liquid applique for the icing and some glamour dust for sparkle.  She's mounted on a Cheery Lynn French Pasty doily die, but first.....just a tiny hint of silver to frame the circle.  This was a nice simple card to make, with just a couple of bows, a few gems and a bit of doodling to finish it off.

And now for the fun challenges I'll be entering:

Copic Marker Europe - Blog hop challenge

Saturday Challenge - #193 Use Pastel Colours

Crafty Ribbons - #23 Photo Inspiration

Joanna Sheen - Going round in Circles

Stamp and Create - Hands full of Love

Cutie Pie Challenge - #22 Glitter and Bling

Crafty Creations Challenge - #178 Free for All

Cheery Lynn Designs - #36 Silver and/or Gold

Masking at Charisma Cardz

Good morning all!  It's time for another exciting challenge at Charisma, and this week we want see projects using the masking technique.  To be sure, this had me adjusting my thinking cap, but it was a lot of fun and I'm really quite pleased with the result.

For my card, I've played with the Silver Fairy image (from Wee Stamps), and then I over-stamped the grasses using a stamp from Stämpelkällan.  I've coloured with copics and pencils, choosing some nice soft colours for spring.  The pretty DP is from Echo Park, and I've edged it all with silver peel-offs to coordinate with the silver glitter paper.  The sentiment and the leaf/vines die cuts are both from Whimsy Stamps, and would you believe I won them along with the fairy image?........thanks so much Jacques!

Once again, we have some wonderful sponsors and some lovely prizes!

  Simon Says Stamp

($20 voucher) 


Pink Cat Studio(5 digi's of the winner's choice) 

So, what are you waiting for?  Time to have some crafty fun and join in!  Hope to see your entry this week!

Some challenges where I'll be entering my card:

 

Paper Sundaes - #109 Circles

The Stampman Challenges - Colours of Spring/Easter

Fashionable Stamping - #16 For a Child

Make My Monday - #38 Flourishes and Diamonds

Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Pink and Girly

Deep Ocean Challenge - #20 Spring

Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge - #152 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes

The Pixie Cottage - #110 Sketch &/or Anything Goes

Flutter By Wednesday - #192 Open Challenge

Wake up....little Suzi!

Welcome, to a beautiful Saturday!  Time to wake up and enjoy the day!  Hence my title for this post, the Everly Brothers song, to go with this lovely Wee Suzi stamp from Wee Stamps.  Maybe you were lucky enough to pick this up as a freebie the other week, if not, it is available for purchase here.

I've done something different with the card this time, using an MS border punch, but only along the sides of the front of the card.  This gives a very lacy effect, and I've edge with China Blue DI on the inside, for a nice contrast.  This same colour of DI was used to edge around the image and to colour the lace doily.

The image is coloured with Prismas, cut out with my Nestie Die and attached with foam tabs.  The DP is Prima, from the Fairy Flora paper stack, and this time you will note I've actually used flowers!  I don't tend to use these that much, as most of my cards go in the mail, although I do like the effect.  The roses are from Michaels, while the white blossoms are from Wild Orchid Crafts.   A little extra bling has been added with a few gems and a silver peel-off border.

Thanks for visiting again, and also for all your lovely comments.  Much appreciated!  Now, go have yourselves a wonderful weekend!

A few fun challenges to enter:

Incy Wincy Designs - #87 Sparkle and Shine

Digi Doodle Shop - #53 Happy Birthday

Charisma Cardz - #13 BLING & SPARKLES

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - #106 Distressing

Stamp Something - April Digi Day

Digi's With Attitude! Challenges - #20 Anything Goes

CES Challenges - #30 Children

Allsorts Challenge - #97 Blooming Blossoms

Paper Playtime - #42 Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - #25 Sentiment/Card For A Child.