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Monday, 26 January 2015

Butterflies and Fairies

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

I hope you had a good weekend and that the start of the week has been kind to you. At the weekend we visited our niece and her fiance to talk about wedding stationery. We have come up with a plan and I will be making most of the stationery for their wedding starting with some Save the Date cards. I am  excited about this but it is a big undertaking.

I was having a play with some stamps, that came free with Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine issue 138 featuring butterflies and fairies, and this is the result.

I would like to enter  the current challenge on the Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #28- Fairy Nice! I would also like to enter it for the Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 161.


This card started with a 7" x 7" black card blank, I cut an aperture in the top coconut white mat,  I embossed this mat before inking it. 


I stamped the fairy with black archival and  heat embossed it with a clear powder that has a touch of sparkle. The image was cut with the same die I used to cut the aperture and then I inked it with the same inks I had used on the mat.

 

I made the flower by die cutting felt, the first type of felt I used wouldn't work with the thin dies I was using. The layers of the flower were held together with Pinflair Gel glue. For good measure I put a small dazzler in the centre of the flower. I didn't have the green I wanted for the ivy leaves so I cut them in white and inked them to be the shade I wanted them to be.

 

The butterfly was cut with a Sue Wilson die, I cut the mat for the butterfly to help the butterfly to stand out. 


I haven't added a sentiment yet I will do that when I decide who this card will be for.

Have a great week.

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie
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26 comments:

  1. jane stillman26 January 2015 at 16:58

    Absolutely stunning Jackie. Love it!

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  2. Craftyvamp26 January 2015 at 17:09

    lovely work as usual Jackie! xx

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  3. Linda Simpson26 January 2015 at 17:16

    Gorgeous creation Jackie, I do love this very much, beautiful fairy!
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  4. Cheremane26 January 2015 at 17:41

    This is really beautiful Jackie xx

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  5. KarinsArtScrap26 January 2015 at 17:43

    stunning card Jackie love it.
    Gr Karin

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  6. Nataliascraft26 January 2015 at 19:22

    So beautiful Jackie, love the design and pretty flower. I have the same fairy stamp but didn't play yet. X

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  7. Brawny x26 January 2015 at 19:29

    Gorgeous card Jackie. Love it! X

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  8. Laine26 January 2015 at 19:34

    Such a cutie Jackie. Wonderful design and detail and I love the colour palette.
    Laine
    xx

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  9. Jan 26 January 2015 at 19:59

    Stunning card xx Jan

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  10. pam26 January 2015 at 20:06

    Gorgeous card design Jackie, lovely stamp and colours..
    Hugs Pam x

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  11. Unknown26 January 2015 at 22:23

    stunning card and design.x

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  12. The Tag Lady26 January 2015 at 22:33

    Gorgeous card,love the colours............Mags x

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  13. Andree27 January 2015 at 01:36

    A fantastic card Jackie, The stamps, dies and colours are wonderful x

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  14. Crafty Diva27 January 2015 at 02:29

    It's gorgeous jackie x

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  15. Unknown27 January 2015 at 05:56

    Stunning Jackie, love the design it's so magical looking. Hugs Jennifer xx

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  16. Holley (Tondre) Barnhart27 January 2015 at 06:09

    Wow, gorgeous colors and gorgeous die cuts!

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  17. Jackie27 January 2015 at 07:39

    Oh wow, what a gorgeous card :o)
    Jackie xx

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  18. Di27 January 2015 at 10:08

    Absolutely beautiful card Jackie! It truly does look magical!

    Good luck with the Wedding stationery, it's hard work but no worth it in the end!

    Hugs

    Di xx

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  19. Alison5927 January 2015 at 15:20

    Stunning card :-)

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  20. Ewelina Nowak27 January 2015 at 18:14

    so stunning and beautiful work :)

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  21. Carole Z28 January 2015 at 07:33

    Stunning card Jackie...love the colours...my favourite! All the best with the wedding stationery. I have made some invites in the past and always found it a struggle as it was so repetitive, but worth it for the end result and the pleasure given to the happy couple! Hugs Carole Z X

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  22. Diane Green28 January 2015 at 12:14

    Hi Jackie this card is really pretty, love the colours you have used and the stamps too. Not bad for a freebie ! Love the clear sparkling embossing powder, it just gives it a little bit of bling without being overpowering. Take care. Love Diane xxx

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  23. My name is Cindy28 January 2015 at 22:54

    Beautiful card, lots of lovely details too. Thank you for joining us at Fantasy Stampers, Cindy (DT)

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  24. JayBe30 January 2015 at 12:59

    Absolutely beautiful, the background is gorgeous and sets off the stamped image so well. Thanx for sharing with us at Fantasy Stampers.
    Hugz, Jan (DT) xx
    http://jaybescraftybitz.blogspot.co.uk

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  25. Hels Sheridan30 January 2015 at 17:23

    Pretty card Jackie, love that ivy muchly! Thanks for joining in with the Sunday Stamper x

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  26. Sarn2 February 2015 at 16:13

    What a gorgeous card. I have those stamps and haven't inked them up yet. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Hugs, Sarn xxx

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