Hope, Believe, Dream

Happy Saturday Friends!  I missed my craft table last week, so it was nice to sit down yesterday evening with a cup of Chai Tea and create a card to share.  It's a quick and simple one using die cuts, ink blending and glitter.

I love silhouette images and I was inspired to create this Fairy card from several I saw on Pinterest.  I leafed through my die binders and found these dies.  The words have been die cut multiple times and layered for dimension, the fairy has been cut once and adhered directly to the panel.

I've ink blended 4 Distress Oxide Inks Shades, then splattered the panel with water, white acrylic gloss spray and black ink spray. I wanted the effect of glitter spilling from her Wand so I dotted liquid adhesive from the wand tip to the panel bottom and covered in Stickles Distress Glitter. 

No bells and whistles, I thought the glitter was enough but.....I HAD to add Wink of Stella to her Wings as no self respecting Fairy would fly around with naked wings! Thanks for visiting me today, have a fantastic Saturday.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodle

Digi Choosday

Fairy and Unicorn

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Inspired by Tinker Bell at Disney

Mirtillamente

Fab n Funky

Paper Minutes

Corrosive Challenge

Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge

 

What's the Buzz?

Hello and Happy Friday!  It's been a crafty day for me and I thought I would jump on and quickly share this fun little Bee Fairy with you.

This image is from Mo's Digital Pencil, I love Mo Manning images and she has so many different styles that there's something for everyone.  I thought this Bee Fairy was adorable and you can find her HERE.  The sentiment is from the Buggy Love Stamp Set by Maymay Made It.

I've colored the image using my Prismacolor Pencils, die cut the focal and card panel and keeping with the Honey Bee theme, I did some stenciling in the background.  Lastly, I've added yellow gems from Kat Scrappiness to finish the design.

Thanks for visiting today, have a fantastic weekend.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Catz

Creative Fingers

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Simply Create Too - I love Cute images and coloring with colored pencils

Park Hopping My Happy Place - Busy Bees Ride at Dollywood

Krafty Chicks

Tic Tac Toe #198 - Spring (Bee), Free, Die Cut (couldn't save graphic - it's a WEBP format)

AYLI - Love Stenciled Backgrounds for a quick added interest while keeping things fairly CAS

Lil Red Wagon

SSS Wed Challenge

Stencil Fun

Sisterhood of Crafters

Digi Choosday

CD Sunday

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

Stamping Sensations

Fairy Dust Makes Everything Better

Hello and Happy Thursday!  Today's make and share features ink blending, Splattering and die cutting...mixed with a little Fairy Dust.

To create the design, I ink blended an area with shades of blue distress oxide inks; I wanted the edges uneven so I tore pieces of copy paper and tacked down with removable adhesive.  I splattered the area with White Gloss Spray by Dina Wakley and drops of water.  I doubled-up the die cuts for thickness/dimension and arranged how I wanted them.  The sentiment strip, which is from the Simon Says Stamp Encouraging Sentiment Strips Pack was added but in hindsight, I wish I would have popped up on foam pads.  Lastly, added sequins for sparkle and shine.  You are your own Superpower!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Please stop by our challenge at the Inspiration Station!  It's an inspirational challenge and your interpretation of the photo is your own!  Visit and Enter :)

**Challenges Entered:

Through the Purple Haze

Craft Rocket - Blue/White is a Fav for a clean look

Addicted to Stamps and More

Die Cut Divas - Used Uneven Edge, Friendship and Flowers

Crafting Happiness

Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge

Inspired By

Krafty Chicks

Aud Sentiments

Cardz 4 Galz

All Sorts

Your Scrapbook Place

Fairy and Unicorn

Amazing Just As You Are

 Hello and Happy Tuesday!  Today's card is a quick and easy make using elements from the Spellbinders February 2021 "Let Your Heart Soar" card kit.  

This kit contains so many cute and useful elements.  I often say when I'm low on inspiration and/or short on time, I reach for a card kit.  It enables me to stay creative and often times jump starts my Mojo.  

I created a cluster using a chipboard frame and placing a piece of Vellum behind it.  I layered die cuts, a small puffy heart and sequins along with a sentiment.  I cut a strip of gold mirror card, embossed it and accented the left side.  That completed my design; I think the Little Fairy is the star of the Show!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Crafty Sentiments

TTCRD

Lemon Shortbread

Outlawz Colors

The Cat's Pajamas

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper

A Bit More Time to Craft

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra

Your Scrapbook Place

Crafting Happiness

Creative Knockouts Challenge - Flower Power

Hello and Happy Thursday!  Today begins a new challenge at Creative Knockouts and our Theme this round is Flower Power.  We have the generous SheepSki Designs sponsoring this round and I had the please if using the sweet image Pollen Fairy for my design team project.

This card measures 5" square and I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers.  This image comes with the flowers so it fit the challenge theme of Flower Power.  It's such a sweet image and so reminds me of Spring.  I added Crystal Stickles to the Bee's and Fairy Wings....because there has to be sparkle when there is a Fairy about!

I hope you'll join us at Creative Knockouts this challenge; we would love to see you there.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Creative Knockouts - Cute Love Fairy

Good Day!  It's time for a new challenge at Creative Knockouts and this weeks' sponsor is the popular A Day for Daisies.

The theme for this challenge is Your Favorite Color Combo...create using your favorite color combo.  This was difficult for me because I have so many color combos I like with purple being my favorite color.  So keeping in line with my favorite color, I chose purple, blue, silver and turquois for my card which features the Cute Love Fairy from A Day for Daisies.

This image is designed for Valentine's Day (it's listed in the Valentine's Day section on ADFD website) but I thought it's versatile and can be used for Christmas, which is how I used here. 

The image has been fussy cut and placed on an embossed turquois mat.  I colored up this cute little fairy with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and added some silver beads at each corner for accent.  

I hope you've been inspired to join us at Creative Knockouts this challenge and create something using your favorite color combo.

Until Next Time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered: 

Aud Sentiments #217

Crimbo Crackers #172

Southern Girls Challenge

Little Miss Muffet Challenges

Crafty Catz

Polkadoodles

Crafting by Designs

Creatalicious Challenges - Design Team Project

Hello!  I'm back to share with you my Design Team Project for the Creatalicious Challenges.  The sponsor for this round is The Paper Shelter and the image is Butterfly Whisperer.

The requirement for this rounds' challenge is no square or rectangle cards/projects so I thought I would go with a circle.  This card measures 6" x 6" and I kept it pretty simple; coloring the image with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, adding some faux stitching and dots around the edges with Pigma Micron archival ink pen, some card candy and gold Wink of Sella for the earrings.  I also added some clear Wink of Stella to the Butterfly and her feathers (all the Wink is not noticeable in this picture).

I'm please with the card and I hope it inspires you to create a card using a shape other than square or rectangle.  Please join us at the challenge and please visit The Paper Shelter for some wonderful digital stamps.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Card has been entered in the following challenges:
Craft Rocket Challenges #51
Back to Basics and Beyond
Word Art Wednesday
Polkadoodle #32
Colour Crazy Challenge
CardzTV ATG #60
Scrapbook Stamp Society #147

Dream Fairy

Hello and Happy Monday!

Today I'm sharing a card I created using Gansai Tambi Watercolors, Canson Watercolor Card, Neenah Cardstock, Glitter Cardstock and die cuts for the Fairy, the Frame and the word Dream.

I needed a quick card and this was actually quicker than I though it would be to create.   I added small gems for the added sparkle - it's a Fairy and all Fairies need Sparkle!

I am going to send it to one of my card swap partners in the Facebook Group Card Making Tips.  I enjoy exchanging cards with other card makers; some of my swap buddies have been from Germany, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, England as well as the U.S.A.  

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you were inspired to try watercoloring in your card making.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Card has been entered in the following challenges: Cardz TV #58, Crafting from the Heart #217, Artistic Inspirations #205, Aurora Wings