Recycled Satsuma Net Fairy

I stamped brightly coloured ink on photo paper and die cut a dress form and stamped a Stampers Anonymous Butterfly (for my wings) I added bling with Stickles and recycled the plastic netting that held a bag of Satsuma's to make her skirt. I dyed some beads with alcohol ink to make her belt. I will wait to add a sentiment until I need to use it.

Rainbow Fairy Party Dress

I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp and Show Show a Kaleidoscope of Colour Challenge Here

Just Playing! Ranger U Inspiration

I cut out  an image of a beautiful girl from a old magazine, added doodles and stamped images (the butterfly neckline) and put it on a beautiful piece of Graphic 45 paper.

I love how blogging constantly gives me the inspiration to extend my boundaries.

Inspired by seeing Dyan Reaveley's photo's from Ranger U on Suze Weinburg's gorgeous blog.

Fly my Pretties Fly!

My very first altered tin!

Do you like the title of this post? I do! I couldn't think what to call it, so I asked my daughter, who was watching me take photo's through the French doors and quick as a flash (and in her best Wicked Witch of the West voice) she suggested the title I used! Her sense of humour makes me giggle. Luckily, my butterflies resisted the urge to 'leg it' (or should that be 'wing it?') and I managed to get my piccies!

This started off as a tin of Marks and Spencers Peppermints which was painted in ordinary (well rather posh Farrow and Ball) emulsion paint and then sanded down and lined with Graphic 45 papers. The background was made with triple embossed stamping (thanks to learning this during the 12 Tags of Christmas) using a floral stamp from Stampington.

The butterflies were created as a batch and I was so happy with them. Ages ago I was trying out bright inks on photo paper (just pressing the ink pad randomly all over the page) and I created a masterboard of sorts, I was just playing and hadn't thought of a use for it until today, when it got recycled into butterflies. I stamped my butterflies all over this page, using a Stampers Anonymous Butterfly, cut then out and gave them pen nib middles.

Fly my Pretties Fly!

 The pink and white flowers were stamped in Fuchsia Pink StazOn and then cut out using my precious new Grunge Flower Tim Holtz Die, which has made an appearance on virtually everything I have crafted since getting the die last week! The buttons were recycled from my stash - I collect buttons and always reuse where possible.

I liked the photo against my bluebells in the garden, the butterflies look quite real, even though the stamp gives a 'newspaper' effect.

I was very happy with the end result, even though I was losing the light in the garden, I was pleased with the photographs - I am improving :)

I am entering this into the following challenges
Simon Says Stamp and Show Show a Word
Frilly  and Funkie - Recycling Challenge
Our Creative Corner - Butterflies
Sunday Stamper - Summer in the City
Do Less With More - Recycling with Sonia Challenge
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Embossing

Be Lucky!

A greetings card inspired by Anita Houston's challenge over at Our Creative Corner, created using a stamped and embossed Tim Holtz Bingo card, a Stampers Anonymous Butterfly and beautiful Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante paper. I stained the pen nib with Lettuce alcohol ink.

I am entering this for the following challenges:
Our Creative Corner: Luck of the Irish
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Anything Goes
Scrappers Delight Papercraft Challenge, Luck of the Irish
Daring cardmakers Challenge, luck and green

Apologies - I do not know which company made this paper - I got it in a mixed batch from Ebay

Stamped and embossed butterfly, nib coloured with lettuce alcohol  ink