Once Upon A Dream

Hello, how are you? I hope your new year is off to a good start. Lots of hospital appointments for me this month.

I have had a lucky crafting start to the year as I have been the lucky winner at  Paperbabe, and Lost Coast Designs.Thank you very much.

Today I am sharing  this mixed media canvas, featuring Lavinia Stamps and die cuts. I think the fairy is peacefully playing her flute, and wondering what this new year will bring....

Thank you for visiting, may you have a happy and creative new year xx

I would like to enter “Once Upon A Time” into the following challenges. 

Lost Coast DesignsAnything Goes

Artistic Stamper Anything Goes

A Proud Deer Making A Wish

Hello, how are you today? Today I am sharing this proud Deer he is making a special wish on a star.  I used aqua markers spritzed with lots of water for the background and a Lavinia Stamp die cut.I added some white flower soft under his feet. I hope his wish comes true... 
I would like to enter it into the Paperbabe  challenge Animals/Pets

We went to The Shrouds Of The Somme at the Olympic Park this morning to pay our respects, and to look for our relatives names.We had to wait to go in as Princess Anne had made an impromptu visit. It was heartbreaking to see so many shrouds, I found only one relatives name, but when I asked it was explained that the 72,396 shrouds only represented those who had died with no known grave.Some of my relatives who died at the Somme have known graves. A very sad morning.

Spring Joy

Well it looks like Spring might have actually arrived - at last ! I have been playing with my new Distress oxides, and after experimenting I ended up with a colourful background for this Spring Joy scene. 

I love Hares I don’t think I have ever actually seen one in the wild in person, but I adore them. I sat this darling hare by Hobbyart in his meadow, and stamped and fussy cut a flower stamp to keep him company. I love using dried flowers and items from nature, so of course they made up the meadow too. 

Some Hares were so full of Joy they jumped into the air over the meadow! I stamped my hares by Clarity Stamps which have always been a favourite of mine, but then when Lavinia Stamps released some similar hare stamps, I had to get them too! I wonder if there are any hare stamps I don’t have... no, no don’t tell me ... : )

 I stamped my assortment of hare stamps in a curve over the main hare, they look like they are having lots of fun! 

By the time I was finished it was much too large for a card, so I punched some holes in the top and hung it up with some pink raffia.

Thank you for visiting the hares today, have a lovely day.

I would like to enter  Spring Joy into the following challenges

Craft Stamper Take It Make It 

Stamps and Stencils In The Meadow 

Fashionable Stamping Animals

Crafty Nomad Bunny Hop

The Magical Tree

Hello, today I am continuing my story, which I started before Christmas with Lavinia Stamps.  I created the card using Lavinia Stamps and die cuts, Distress Oxide inks. and lots of love. 

The young hare had been desperately searching for the beautiful lady hare he had kissed under the mistletoe on Christmas Eve. He had searched every inch of the forest, but could not find her, and he was very, very sad. 

Then one bright morning in early March, he spotted her just the other side of the magical tree which stood on the very edge of the forest. 

He rushed towards her, “where have you been” he called. 

“ I have been very poorly” she replied “ I had to go  to the Hare hospital”  

“Are you alright now?”.he asked anxiously.

“I am better than I was , but em... well I won’t be... well not exactly like I was  before”.she replied with great sadness in her heart. “I can’t do all of  the things normal hares can do, and my life will be very different and difficult”

“You will Always be perfect to me” replied the young hare, and held her in his paws  and kissed her gently on her cheek.....

Thank you for visiting, I would like to enter this into the Penny Black and Stamping Sensations challenges. 

Fairy Playing To The Mushrooms

Oh my goodness isn’t it cold ! Did somebody forget to tell the weather it’s March ! To take my mind of the weather I have created with this lovely Lavinia Fairy I received her for Christmas, but I have only had time to use her now. I have been busy designing with wonderful stamps. and I am of course very happy and grateful for that. 

 I have at last also got around to using the new Tim Holtz Distress Oxides, Only 3 colours to start with Picked Raspberry, Broken China, and Bundled Sage.I used all three to create the background for this card.I dabbed them onto my ink blending mat, and spritzed over them with water. I laid my card into the inks, and lifted it up to reveal the results, it looked like a watercoloured background. I kept dipping the card into the inky puddle until it was covered.

I stamped the fairy using a Versafine black inkpad, and coloured the flowers and mushroom die cuts with watercolours. Thank you for visiting me today, let’s hope the snow stops and it gets above freezing soon xx

I would like to enter this Fairy card into the following challenges.

Craft Stamper 

Dies R Us use  Pastel Colours

A Bit More Time To Craft Anything Goes

Meeting Under The Mistletoe

If you remember my story from 12th December about the hare waiting under the mistletoe, this is the next installment.

For the next 11 days he continued to wash and fluff himself, and travelled to the three pines, to stand hopefully under the mistletoe.. but nobody ever came.

On the 12th day which also happened to be Christmas Eve, he decided this would be his very last visit. He hopped along with hope forever in his heart. As soon as he turned the corner into the three pines he saw the most beautiful and dazzling lady hare waiting patiently under the mistletoe.

She was waiting just for him....

Under The Mistletoe

The spritely young hare had heard that there was some mistletoe growing on the edge of the forest just by the three pines. So he jumped into the lake and washed himself all over including behind his long ears. He used a teasel to brush and fluff his fur, and then ran to the three pines and stood waiting hopefully under the mistletoe.....

All of the stamps I used to create this magical scene are by Lavinia Stamps.

Thank you for hopping by, I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

Craft Stamper Take It Make It Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations Winter Trees and Flowers

That’s Crafty Tis the Season

Great,Great, Great Grandfather Blitzen

Great, Great, Great Grandfather Blitzen watched proudly as the young Blitzen took flight on his inaugural Christmas Eve Flight to bring joy and happiness all over the world.

Thank you for flying by ! 

I would like to enter Blitzen into the following challenges.

Craft Stamper  Take it Make It Challenge

CountryView Challenges Christmas

Noors Design Anything Goes

Artistic Stamper Christmas

Ally Pally Craft Show

I decided to brave a visit to the Ally Pally Craft Show today. It was very, very busy So we didn't stay long, as I am not too well.

Sadly Indigoblu were not there this time : (

I discovered two new (to me) companies with lovely products 

I always like to use natural elements in my projects so I was delighted to discover Anna Marie Designs. They have the most gorgeous natural products and stunning creations! 

As I am an Alice fan it was nice to find some original and different Alice designs at Dolly Dimple Crafts

Clarity Stampswere very busy and I tried to watch Barbara Gray give a demo, I couldn't see much but the finished result was wonderful!

Jenny Maye was there with Hobbyart too, with lovely projects by the Design Team. 

 

Lovely Cards by Lavinia Stamps

I am finally seeing the surgeon next week.I hope he will say that something will  be done to unblock my artery.I am trying to do a little crafting each day.

Dandelion Fairies

These two lovely Fairies are overlooking their field of dandelions. At midnight thousands of fairies emerge from the dandelions and twinkle and sparkle as they flitter  around. Some of them fly away and grant wishes for special,people, while others stay in the field and play and create magic. 

A sideways view of the card, the wings fold inwards so it fits in the envelope!

I watercoloured the background and stamped and heat embossed the dandelions and the lovely sentiment.

Thank you Fairy much for visiting us today.

I would like to share this with the following challenges.

Artistic Stamper Black and White

Country View Challenges Things with Wings  - oh dear I hadn't better call the fairies things!

 

Craft Stamper Anything Goes 

Lavender Fields

This Majestic Deer stands proudly in his field of Lavender. He also loves to sleep in the Lavender field too as it soothes him to sleep.

I created  the background with water colours, and stamped the Lavender with two colours of Adirondack inks. I have heard a lot of good things about the new Distress Oxides so I am thinking about trying them out! I fussy cut some of the Lavender flowers and adhered them with foam pads to give some depth to the picture.

I hope you are all enjoying the summertime and all of the glorious flowers in bloom at this lovely time of year.

Thank you for stopping by xx

I would like to share this with the following challenges.

Stamping Sensations Anything with Flowers

Happy Little Stampers Watercolours/ Twist Blue

Craft Stamper Anything Goes

More Mixed Media Option Pastel

My Time To Craft In The Garden

Magical Fairy Book

 

Inside the magical Fairy world!

 

I used a Tando Creative Mini Printer Tray for my Magical Fairy book. As I was going to use Watercolours,I put a coating of gesso onto the pieces first.

 

I stamped Lavinia Stamps onto shrink plastic and shrunk them down, so they would be just the right size to sit happily in the printer tray.

 

The front cover, the fairies are happily sitting in the Enchanted Forest.They are wondering where all the other fairies are.....

 

The inside front cover.

 

Here are the fairies!

 

And the deers, and horses, and don't forget the hare..

 

Or the unicorn,

 

 

I added glass beads on the sides of the book and painted over them with Indigoblu  Iced Gem Paint

Thank you Fairy much for visiting me today xx

I would like to share this into the following challenges.

Artistic Stamper Winged Things

Penny Black Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Anything Goes

Fairy Bubbles

 

I was wheeling through the forest yesterday and I saw some little bubbles sparkling in the distance.I wonder where they were coming from.....

 

I added lots of glitter, and glossy accents on the bubbles, not sure if they show up very well in the photo.

 

I used Lavinia Stamps and Die cuts to create this card and lots of watercolours!

Thank you for visiting today, Fairy Hugs xx

I would like to share this into the following challenges.

Artistic Stamper Winged Things

Penny Black Anything Goes

Mod Squad Spark It Up

Stampotique Flowers

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Anything Goes

A Peep Into A Magical Land

 

Tread quietly... today we are peeping into a magical land... can you see the lovely horse and foal.Did you know that at midnight every night the fully grown horses start to magically grow a beautiful horn and turn into magnificent unicorns for the night. In this picture the mother is whispering to her child telling her all about the enchantment  she will enjoy when she is older !

If you would like to make an exploding  canvas you can find many and varied  videos on you tube to give you the basics. I used Lavinia Stamps and Die cuts to make this magical land.I watercoloured the images and canvas, and I used pearl stickles on the enchanted toadstool, and a signo white pen on the pink flowers.I also slotted  in some skeleton leaves to add more layers and depth.

 

Thank you so much for visitng today and taking a peep into this magical world!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

Penny Black Colour Challenge 

Artistic Stamper Floral Fantasy

Crafting When We Can Bright and Colourful

We Love to Create Anything Mixed Media

Creative Artiste Anything Mixed Media

 

Playing Not Fighting

 

This is my dream of a world where everyone is kind and considerate, law abiding, and there is no illness, disease or disability.

Dream on....

 

A closer look, the Hares are playing not fighting! Sometimes you have to fight back though...

I watercoloured the background,and stamp embossed some ivy in enchanted gold. I bought the Hares to life with watercolours, and used more watercolours to make the flowers bloom and the little butterfly fly!

 

This is the card folded down, I just need to buy an envelope to fit it now!

Thank you for visiting today.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges.

Emerald Creek Dare Dream a little Dream

Lavinia Stamps challenge 

Artistic Stamper Floral Fantasy 

Countryview crafts Flower Power

Addicted to Stamps Flowers and Butterflies

Inky  Chicks Butterflies

Work it Wednesday April Showers bring May flowers

Yesterday at Ally Pally

 

I almost did not go to Ally Pally as I wasn't very well in the night, but I was determined! It was a wonderful  day and turned out to be a lovely sunny day here in London too!

 

I had a lovely time watching Tracey of Lavinia Stamps  demonstrating her gorgeous stamps. It was so nice chatting to her about all things fairy and magic! It's nice to escape into a magical world far away from reality sometimes : ) I treated myself to a few more stamps!

 

Look at the gorgeous work of the Design Team!!

 

 

I also met Barbara Gray from Clarity Stamps who was so lovely.

 

She even gave me this picture she had just made in her demo! Thank you!

 

I eventually found the wonderful Indigoblu! I am annoyed with myself as I did not take a photo of Kay's wonderful face canvases. I was too busy admiring them ! Be sure to stop by the Indigoblu's Facebook page as there are very, very generous competitions happening !