Golden Fairies

This 6x6 card was the result of playing with Flitterglu and gilding flakes. I have layered the main card onto gold mirror card and then black card to make it pop. The text is from a Tim Holtz Stampers' Anonymous set and is one of my favourites. The main panel was made by inking with Distress inks and Inkilicious brushes using green and yellow tones. I have then stamped the dandelions from Lavinia Stamps in plain ink to create the background. Over the top of this I have used the dandelions again, this time stamping with Flitterglu and adding some golden gilding flakes. The fairies are also from Lavina, this time stamped and embossed with detail powder.

Altered Art 'Bay Leaf' Frame

This piece of altered art was made during a craft class with Lisa Baker. There are a few techniques here, perhaps more than you realise when you first look at it! The paper mache frame has been covered all over in white emulsion. The edges have been highlighted with some Distress Ink. Once dry the Imagination Crafts Bay Leaf stencil has been placed over the sides and the bottom, with the image 'coloured' using Distress Inks and a small piece of cut and dry foam for added accuracy. I have tried to 'shade' the flowers and stalks, but this is quite tricky! As the inks are going on top of the emulsion you get a lovely matt effect which is effective when compared to the middle square. The middle panel has been layered onto purple card and the same stencil placed and coloured with the same inks again. This time, on paper, they are more vibrant. Once dry, the petal edges have been highlighted using a tiny sweep of Flitterglu and some silver flake rubbed over them. The sentiment is from Lavina Stamps and has been stamped with the same colours in a graduated way.

More Hunkydory!

 Back to experimenting with 'kits' again; this card was made with the free kit from the first Hunkydory Compendium (I think?) and used for a 'thank you card'. Simple, but sweet.

Below and to the right; made from the same kit as above I think, but this time I have added some die-cut butterflies from my Spellbinders dies. Again simple and quick to make when that is what's needed!

The last 2 cards are made using some fab 'Flutterbye Garden' stamps from Hunkydory again, and based on some designs from the compendium (with a few changes). I really liked the etherial feel to the stamps and they seem to work well with lots of different colouring mediums (the bottom card was stamped using Flitterglue and silver glitter placed over it!).
Thanks for looking!