A Fairy Happy Birthday

 Hello everyone and welcome back.

I needed a quick card for a friend's birthday and this is what I came up with. It's been a while since I played with my Lavinia stamps.  I quite like the way it came out 😊

I used watercolour paper and masked off the front of the card, except for about an an inch and half.  Using 3 of my favourite distress inks, I applied them at random on the strip of card.  Next I misted a stencil and gently layed it down on top.  After a few seconds, I lifted it, again, very gently, and ta da ... the stencil effect came through by lifting the ink.  I used my heat tool to dry it completely before stamping my favourite Lavinia fairy, Aurora.  I used Faber Castell's polychromo pencils to colour in the blossoms, both on the front of the card and the Star Blossoms on the inside of the card.  To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment, added Fairy Hugs glitter, Wink of Stella pen and a few tiny silver stars.

Here is a list of the supplies I used:

Lavinia Stamps - Aurora

Lavinia Stamps - Star Blossom

Lavinia Stamps - Fairy Foragers

Lavinia Stamps - Fairy Happy Birthday

Lavinia Stencils - Laurel

Distress Oxide Inks - Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Shaded Lilac

Fairy Hugs Glitter - Raven

Thank you all so much for stopping by and for spending some of your time with me. 

Till next time,

stay safe and well!

Fairy Stamper ~ Happy New Year!

 Hello crafting friends and welcome to my last Fairy Stamper Friday share!

  I have enjoyed this creative journey for a little over 3 years, but I decided to step down and reduce my DT projects for now.  Life is a little crazy at the moment and I'm not having as much time to craft as I would like.

Since it is the end of 2022 and the New Year celebrations are upon us this weekend, I made a Happy New Year card.  Take a look ...

I began by using a slimline piece of cardstock from the Fairy Hugs Slimline collection.  Next I stamped the fairies, then masked them and stamped the mushrooms.  Then I stamped the flowers.  When the ink was dry, I stamped the fireworks using VersaMark ink and used gold, blue and silver embossing powders to add colour and shine to them.  Lastly I added the glitter to the fairy wings and little "flowers" to the green vines.

On the inside, I kept it very simple by computer generating the greeting and ink blending around it. I used gold mirror cardstock to add a little shine to this Happy New Year card.

Now for the list of supplies I used, each linked to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Papers - Moon Light Night

Fairy Hugs Stamps - Spoolwood Mushrooms, Peony, Iris, Fireworks, Hanging Vines

Marianne Designs - Wild Flowers

Fairy Hugs Glitter - Translucent Pearl

Distress Oxide Inks - Stormy Sky

VersaFine Clair Inks - Rain Forest, Acorn, Twilight

The Marianne Design stamp set was purchased during an International Stamps Special Order event that the Fairy Stamper store holds every once in a while. The best way to know about these is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE.

I would like to say a big thank you to Dani for having had me on his Fairy Stamper team, and to Anne Temple for being the best team leader a crafter could ask for.   Thank you both so much for adding so much fun and joy to my Fairy Stamper crafty journey.  I would also like to thank my teamies for always supporting me with their encouraging comments, their creative inspiration, and let's not forget the enabling! 😀

Thanks so much for stopping by today, crafting friends.  I hope you will come join us and share your magical creations on our Facebook group.

Happy New Year!

 

Fairy Stamper ~ Snowflake Swirls

 Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

When the ballerina fairies begin to dance, snowflakes begin to swirl and Quilo joins in with some prancing of his own :-)

Using a Fairy Hugs paper, and a few Fairy Hugs stamps, I created this magical scene. I stamped the different images in different colours to create a little contrast and depth. I've listed all the supplies I used later on in this post.

On the inside I kept it simple so that I have plenty of space to write my own personal message. In order to carry the magic to the inside of the card, I stamped another snowflake swirl and the Christmas greeting.

Listed below are the supplies I used to make my card, each linked the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Stamps

Quilo, Frozen Swirls, Ballerina Dwellers, Wreath Builder, Love at Christmas

Fairy Hugs Papers

Galaxy

VersaFine Clair Inks

Twilight, Nocturne, Rain Forest

Distress Oxide Inks

Stormy Sky, Villainous Potion

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come join us and share your magical creations on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

Fairy Stamper ~ Mushroom Hopping

Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

 

A little mushroom hopping fun, today, in Fairy Land. The kittens came to join in the fun, while the butterflies are flying along keeping a watch on all the shenanigans. 

I did a very light water colour layer on the background. Then stamped my images, coloured them, added glitter to the fairy wings, and it was done.  On the inside, I inked in the grass and stamped another little kitty for fun.

Below is the list of supplies I used, each one linked to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Stamps ~ Lantern Tree, Laughter, Dixie, Trixie, 

Sivelle, Funky Shroom 2, Funky Shroom 3, Mini Cats

Fairy Hugs Glitter ~ Translucent Orchid, Translucent Arctic

Distress Oxide Inks

VersaFine Clair Inks

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us and share your magical creations on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

Happy Halloween!

 

Fairy Stamper ~ Bear Fun

  Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

The little fairies often come out to play with the bear cubs in this part of the woods.

I was going thru my patterned paper scraps drawer and this beautiful woodsy paper called to me.  I figured that the bear cubs would enjoy these woods, so I stamped them straight onto the patterned paper using Pinecone VersaFine ink.  Then I stamped the fairies using Twilight ink, also from VersaFine.  Lastly, I applied glitter, in different colours, to the fairies' wings.  I used a glaze pen to add some fruit and berries to the trees. After all, all that play is bound to give these cubs the munchies!

So, here is the small list of supplies I used, each one linked to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Stamps

Mini Bears, Condo Dwellers, Condo Dwellers 2

Fairy Hugs Glitter

Translucent Orchid, Translucent Arctic, Ocean, Translucent Flamingo

VersaFine Clair Inks

Pinecone, Twilight

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us and share your magical creations on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Fairy Stamper - Tea Time

Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

 

My little granddaughter was invited to a tea party to celebrate a friend's birthday.  While talking to her about it, I showed her one of the tea sets I have, and although I don't have any that look like this, it was the inspiration for this card 😀

This card was very easy to put together and it's pretty much self explanatory. If you're one of my followers you know how I enjoy mixing stamps and dies to get the look I'm after, so this card was fun to make. 

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card, all linked to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs Papers - Lavender Dilly

Fairy Hugs Stamps - Gingko Branch, Like a Teacup

Fairy Hugs Glitter - Translucent Pearl, Translucent Orchid

Fairy Hugs Ink - Black Raven

Memento Ink - Northern Pine

Lawn Fawn Dies - Stitched Teapot, Stitched Teacup

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us and share your magical projects on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Fairy Stamper ~ Gianna's Lake

   Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

On a beautiful August night, Gianna and Mr Frog are relaxing on Gianna's Lake, and enjoying a quite conversation.

I love water lilies. They're so pretty and delicate, and remind of my home in South Africa. We had a beautiful koi pond in our front yard.  In it we had Koi fish, pink lilies, white lilies and a Black Lab x Rottweiler, Sasha 😀 Yes, you read it right! Sasha loved spending her days just walking around in the pond. Never harmed any of the fish or the lilies as big and clumsy as she was. 😀  I think that was what she missed the most when we moved to Texas, no pond and no pool at the time.

So before I take a stroll down Memory Lane and bore you all to bits, let me tell you about my card.  I started with a slimline piece of cardstock (8.75" x 3.75") and stamped my images using VersaFine Clair Nocturn ink. Next I took my polychromos and gamsol and coloured in the waterfall, the water, the sky, and the flowers. I carried the theme onto the inside of the card by stamping one of the lilies and a couple of dragon flies. I stamped the sentiment using the same black ink for a clean and crisp image.  Once all this was done, I added a little glitter to Gianna's wings and to the dragonfly wings.  I should have made the lake water a little darker since it is night time, but this is Fairyland, and in Fairy Land, Gianna's lake has a magical glow at night y'all! 😀

Here is the list of supplies I used.  I have linked each one to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs stamps - Gianna's Water Lily, Waterfall, Wild Leaves,

 Stardust Magic, Pond

Lea'bilities stamps - Swan Family

Fairy Hugs glitter - Translucent Pearl, Translucent Flamingo, Ocean

VersaFine Clair - Nocturn

The Swan Family stamp, from Lea'bilities, was purchased during an European Stamps sales event that Fairy Stamper holds every so often.  During these special order events, you find stamps from many European companies such as Nellie's Choice, Lea'bilities, Marianne Designs, Frog's Whiskers Ink, Hefty Doodle, and a variety of others. The best way to know about these events is to subscribe to the Fairy Stamper newsletter HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us and share your magical projects on our Facebook group.

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Fairy Stamper ~ Snow Fall Fun

 Hello friends and welcome back to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

Continuing with my Fairy Stamper Christmas in July theme, I have another Christmas card to share with you today.  I ran a little short on time, so I got a pre-printed background downloaded from a free webbie.

During the latest snowfall, all the bunnies came out to play with the snowflakes. It's so much fun playing in the snow! The fairies came out to keep a watch over the bunnies, but they couldn't help joining in the fun instead.

I used Versafine Clair's Twilight ink to stamp the bunnies and the fairies. I added Fairy Hugs glitter to the fairies' wings. I also added a few "twinkling lights" to the Christmas Tree by using gel pens. Lastly a sprinkled a few snowflake die cuts to add to the snow fall fun.

I love this Christmas wish sentiment stamp and thought it perfect for this card.

The supplies are used to make this card are listed below, all linked to the

 Fairy Stamper store for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs stamps - Condo Dwellers

Fairy Hugs stamps - Condo Dwellers 2

Fairy Hugs stamps - Bunnies

Fairy Hugs stamps - Mini Hares

Frog's Whiskers Ink stamps - My Christmas (sentiment)

Fairy Hugs glitter - Translucent Orchid

The Frog's Whiskers Ink stamp was purchased during an European Stamps sales event that Fairy Stamper holds every so often.  During these special order events, you find stamps from many European companies such as Nellie's Choice, Craft Consortium, Marianne Designs, Frog's Whiskers Ink, Hefty Doodle, and a variety of others. The best way to know about these events is to subscribe to the Fairy Stamper newsletter HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us. Our challenges go live on the first Thursday of each month on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project using your stamps, and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a prize drawn for one lucky crafter, at the end of every challenge. 😀

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Fairy Stamper ~ Fairy Pedestals

   Hello friends and welcome to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

You know when you sometimes look at a crafty die or stamp and an idea jumps into your head and then you just have to buy it, because after all you got the greatest idea ever!!! :-)

Well, this was one of those times.  I saw this beautiful 3D embossing folder and die combo and immediately thought of how beautifully it would go with my fairies. So as soon as I got it, I went to work ...

... and here is the result.  Of course, in my head it looked a lot better, but I'm happy with the way it came out anyway.  I think this fairy looks beautiful perched on this mushroom. I stamped a couple of the mini dragonflies to keep Bryla company.  I used Fairy Hugs glitter to add a little sparkle to all the wings.

  On the inside, I stamped the greeting, another couple of dragonflies and a little mushroom.  And that was that.

Now for the list of supplies, each linked to the Fairy Stamper store, for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Bryla, Mini Dragonflies, My Fairy

Craft Consortium ~ Woodland Animals

Fairy Hugs Glitter ~ Ocean, Translucent Pearl

The Craft Consortium stamp set was purchased during an European Stamps sales event that Fairy Stamper holds every so often.  During these special order events, you find stamps from many European companies such as Nellie's Choice, Craft Consortium, Marianne Designs, Frog's Whiskers, Hefty Doodle, and a variety of others. The best way to know about these events is to subscribe to the Fairy Stamper newsletter HERE. 😀

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us. Our challenges go live on the first Thursday of each month on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project using your stamps, and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a prize drawn for one lucky crafter, at the end of every challenge. 😀

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

 

Fairy Stamper ~ Sunrise Lake

  Hello friends and welcome to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

As the weather gets warmer, my mind is always near the water somewhere, where I would like to be :-) With that in mind, here are a few fairies visiting her duckling friends over at Sunrise Lake.

I began this card by inking in the far away shore. Next I inked in the sunrise and then the water.  Once all the inking was done, I stamped the ducks, cattails and fairies. Took a bit of time and added glitter to all the fairies'  wings.  Then I thought that the sky was a little to empty, so I added a few birds flying over the lake looking for a few fish for breakfast 😀

On the inside, I stamped the sentiment, inked the edges of the card and then stamped the cattails and the fairy.

I matted both the front and the inside onto black card stock and adhered them to a pink 5.5" x 5.5" card base.

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card.  To visit the Fairy Stamper store, please click HERE.

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Ducks, Fairy Dwellers, Fairy Life

Nellie's Choice stamps ~ Birds, Bullrushes

Fairy Hugs glitter ~ Pink, Lapis, Emerald

Distress Oxide inks ~ Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Spiced Marmalade

Kitsch Flamingo, Mustard Seed, Ground Espresso

VersaFine Clair ink - Nocturne

Nellie's Choice stamps were purchased during an European Stamps sales event that Fairy Stamper has every so often.  This week is one of those times when this special order sale is taking place.  There are many companies to choose from, such as Craft Consortium, Marianne Designs, Frog's Whiskers, Hefty Doodle, and many others. To visit a specific brand, click on European Stamps and then go through the drop down menu. So grab a cuppa and enjoy some retail therapy 😀

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us. Our challenges go live on the first Thursday of each month on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project using your stamps, and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a prize drawn for one lucky crafter, at the end of every challenge. 😀

Till next time,

crafty hugs!

Fairy Stamper ~ Tranquil Lake

 Hello friends and welcome to my Fairy Stamper Friday share!

Today I'm visiting some older stamps in my stash.  I'm not sure if you remember, but about a year ago, I made a Fairy Stamper mug in collaboration with my daughter. (See that post HERE).  I keep the mug in my hobby room with all the small tipped brushes that I used for ink blending.  A crafty friend, who lives overseas, loves the mug.  It's not really practical to send her the mug because it might break in transit, but mostly because of all the import duties now being charged overseas.  So I thought I would make a card, similar to the mug, and send it to her :-)  This is what I came up with ...

I have tried numerous ways to photograph this card and can't capture the beauty of Moana's wings.  In the pic, they come out looking rather raggity.  I think it has something to do with the fact that I printed the background on glossy photo paper and then very carefully, and using a MISTI, I stamped the images using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.  For her wings, I went over the little spaces with a silver glitter glue pen and then added pearl glitter.  It looks stunning in real life, but I guess you'll have to take my word for it :-)

On the inside, I printed the same background, also onto glossy photo paper and just stamped the greeting.

I already told you above how I did Moana's wings, so now let me tell you how I did the daisies on the canoe. It was very simple, really, I used a white Signo pen and went over each leaf. On the center of each daisy I added a bead of glue and sprinkled gold glitter over it.

I like the way it came out, and even though it is not the same as the mug, I hope that she will like it.

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card, all linked to the Fairy Stamper store for your convenience.

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Moana

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Leafy Canoe

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Heron

Nellie's Choice stamps ~ Bullrushes

Fairy Hugs stamps ~ Birthday Wishes

Fairy Hugs glitter ~ Translucent Pearl

Fairy Hugs glitter ~ Champagne Gold

VersaFine Clair ink ~ Nocturne 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you will come play along with us. Our challenges go live on the first Thursday of each month on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project using your stamps, and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a prize drawn for one lucky crafter, at the end of every challenge. 😀

Till next time,

crafty hugs!