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 ~ I Otterly Adore You

 Happy Friday crafting friends and welcome to my Fairy Stamper Friday Share.

I hope you all had many Blessings to be thankful for,  and that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with family and friends.

  

Did you catch the International Stamps sale at Fairy Stamper last weekend? I always purchase more than my fair share during these sales 😀  If you didn't, no worries.  Fairy Stamper has these sales every so often so you can catch it next time.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE.  (Scroll down to the very bottom of the page)

Hubby and I have been married for 36 years - we celebrated our anniversary a couple of days ago. 

For this occasion, and using a few stamps purchased at one of the International Stamps sales events, I made this card for hubby.

I began by creating the background using the Burst Stencil (Tim Holtz) and the Waves Stencil (Stampendous).

Next I stamped and die cut the little otters and other tiny embellishments that come in the set. I used Memento ink for this because I find it is one of the few inks that works really well with copic markers.  Once all the bits and pieces were coloured, I arranged them on the card using foam dots on some to add a little dimension.  It looked a little bare, so I used a little seaweed  and a bit of coral to fill in the scene. 

I used the same materials in the same way to create a little scene on the inside, leaving plenty of space to write my message. As a finishing touch, I added glassy accents to the heart and the shells.  For the otters' eyes, I used a black Glaze pen.

Here is the list of supplies I used. I have linked some to the Fairy Stamper store. Some will not show up in the store right now, because like I mentioned above, they were purchased during an International Stamp sales event.  

Fairy Hugs Stamps - Ivy Seaweed
Heffy Doodle - Otter Side (Stamps & Dies) (International Stamp Sale)

Marianne Designs - Coral (International Stamp Sale)

Lea'bilities - Swan Family (dragonfly) (International Stamp Sale)

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black (currently out of stock, but any dye ink will do)

VersaFine Clair Ink - Rain Forest, Warm Breeze

Distress Oxide Inks - Mustard Seed, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope I have inspired you to create a project and to come join the fun. Our challenges go live every other Thursday on our Facebook group.   All you have to do is to create a project and upload the pic to our challenge album.  There is a $15.00 prize for one lucky crafter 😀

Till next time,

crafty hugs!