Good morning coupled with apologies for being a tardy blogger this week, this post was started last weekend but before I finished it my iMac which was on borrowed time did a final nose dive. Whilst I have a tablet and phone my dodgy eyes and dexterity can do little on either when it comes to typing.
It's been a nightmare week! Apply stopped making the 27" desktop, so ordered a new Cube and 27" monitor, but setting up the peripherals has been another matter, the magic keyboard and mouse are much too small for me so always use Logitech and they just wouldn't pair. So a trip yesterday to the Genius Bar in Cambridge and sorted or so I thought, I can use it OK now, but the Mac mail system which is identical to old machine just doesn't want to play ball as yet.
Explanations made I'll move onto craft and my projects for Hearts Quests Fantasy challenge where I was thrilled to be invited by Becca to be their Guest Designer for February and the Snippets Playground.
Lavinia stamps were my obvious choice and above a triptych card with the Fairies and Bunnies enjoying some early Spring weather. On the left Everlee sitting on the Secret Garden Sign and on the right Pris on her Swing, in the middle Pipin and one the the Wild Hares. The scene around the focal images was built up with Rosemary for the grass along with Bluebells and Fairy Bells.
I'm continuing to try and stretch myself with dies and the aim of this one was to see if stamping and dies would combined into a scene. Starting place was a watercolour background, literally just 'sloshed' water and colour across first adding a sun mask, next stamped some grass and flowers, then the Hummingbird coloured in, all stamps Lavinia and finally arranged the die cut flowers and leaves. Below my snippets.
We only have a very small The Works in our area and they don't sell any craft products, mainly books, a few paints and chipboard pieces including Fairy Doors which Hubby picked up certain I would want them, so to appease bought two.
I gave one a couple of coats of white acrylic pain, stamped some little flowers and leaves, then decorated with TRR flowers and Ivy, some 'grass' across the bottom and a Lavinia Bunny, Fairy signpost and Butterfly.
Inside we find Zemira releasing a kaleidoscope of Flutterbies in her sunny garden.
The Fantasy challenge is open right through to the 28th so we hope you will join in with your Fantasy creations.
2 comments:
Oh good grief! Not only have you coped with all that technology, but then you share the most delightful stunning projects with us! The triptych is adorable, the die cuts on the stamped background utterly awesome (I don’t use that word often, only for very special people 😉), and the fairy gate is fantastic. I am just in awe of your stamina and creativity! Xxx
Wholeheartedly concur with everything Lesley G said above! Love each project shown, but your fairy door tops the lot IMHO. It’s a stunner.
The floral meadow scene you created with floral dies and skipped along to the Snippets Playground with is absolutely beautiful. See you in the Treehouse for hot chocolate with an extra sprinkling of mini marshmallows for all the hassle you’ve had with computing this week. See me round the back of the bike sheds for something a little stronger! LOL! xxx
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