Peacock Fairy - Jane's view

Sweet Pea Stamps

Today is my day to showcase an image from Sweet Pea Stamps and I decided to work with the image Peacock Fairy by Meredith Dillman.

I have had this image for ages and have been longing to colour her but wanted to wait until I had some real peacock feathers to work with for the card too :)

To begin with I created the card base.  When I was designing this card I created a very swirly cut out design for the front windows.  That was fun to do but thinking about it I wondered if I would be able to cut it successfully first time.  My die cutter is more than capable but I have learnt over the years a new mat and needle are imperative for something like this along with the type of card being worked with, something with a tight composition, bone dry and preferably white is the best I have found for cutting.  Being a bit pushed for time and not wanting to trash a new mat I wondered if it would work to cut the design using cream vinyl and then applying that to a clear plastic sheet - worth a go.

Here is the cutting done

Next I used some cheap lightweight vinyl to transfer the cut shape and apply it to the clear plastic sheet.  Next I cut around the outside of the shape, scored the fold lines and done.  Yep, this, I think was a great success.

Now, for some reason, I don't seem to have taken any more photos.  Think that is because I am tying to get lots of blog post done before I go on holiday and some things are just slipping from my memory lol.  Anyway, I printed the image with a 60% opacity to prepare it for the no-line colouring technique the proceeded to colour using Promarkers.  As there is nowhere to write inside this card I used a Spellbinder die and the same dp as I used to cover the inside of the card.  To finish off the back I used a few of the longs strands found on peacock feathers and a tiny wee bright blue bow.  The front of the card has the same embellishment and a birthday tag.  To finish off the front, Liquid Pearls were placed on the swirl ends of the cut out design.

Back of card

 Front of card

Ingredients

• Image -  Peacock Fairy by Meredith Dillman available in rubber or as a digi
• Promarkers
• Dies - C Art Decorative Oval Frames, Spellbinders Adorning Squares-7 and Spellbinders Classic Scallop Squares
• Vinyl, Liquid Pearls, plastic sheet, peacock feather, bow etc. from my stash

Thank you for stopping by and hope you have a great crafting day ahead of you :) :)

Multi coloured blocking

I've had so much fun playing with today's card. It's a technique I've never used before I think and I came up with it all on my own (although I had inspiration) I'm proud of it and thought I'd share it with you.

If you're not very happy with your colouring of the sweetpea images  - you don't have to be! There are so many ways to use your stamps and this is one of them.

I started by inking different stamps in different bold coloured inks on white paper and embossing them with clear embossing powder. After the powder has cooled off I inked the whole image with a contrasting colour with a direct-to-paper technique (which means you dab the inkpad directly on the paper) When I was happy with the result I wiped the images to remove any ink that was left on the raised embossed part. This will make the images pop. Finally I cut out different sized blocks and mounted them together. I added the little ribbon and bow to add some more interest to the card.

It's a super easy technique and I hope you'll give it a go. All you need is some embossable inks (I used small versacolor) and some clear embossing powder. Have fun!

Images used:
ching chou kuik: Seahorse plate 79
ching chou kuik: cheshire cat illusion plate 41
ching chou kuik: autumn harvest plate 57
Elaine Cox plate 102
Meredith Dillman: peacock fairy plate 76
Nikki Burnette: Tulsa
Sentiment: plate 30

Peacock Fairy, Bling and Lots of Embossing!

I LOVE these fairies from Meredith Dillman! I especially love this peacock fairy!

 They are so pretty and delicate...(and fun to color)!

I used copics to color this little gal and then I followed a sketch on Split Coast Stampers and she fit it PERFECTLY! I LOVE when that happens! I got out my embossing folders and tried a new technique too! I rubbed versa mark on one side of  my embossing folder and then I put the card stock in and ran it through the cuttlebug. I then used pearl ex to highlight the embossed paper... it shows up more at the top. I sprayed the paper with smooch spritz (white AND brown) and added BLING!!! Here is my super fun card and i thought that the fleur de lis was the perfect touch for Mardi Gras! Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful day!

Connie-Meredith Dillman Peacock Fairy

Today my card is by Sweet Pea Stamps artist Meredith Dillman, plate #76

and you will find her delightful art made into 

deeply etched red rubber by clicking

Sweet Pea Stamps

I made the custom frame by running 2 different

sizes of Spellbinders dies from

their "Labels 9" set through the

Cuttlebug at the same time.  I cut them and then embossed them together.

I popped up the frame for dimension and

sponged some powdered shimmery chalk

by Stamp N Plus "Stardust" around the image after

I colored with Copic markers.

I added a rose by Prima "Fairytale Rose" and

a pearl swirl (unknown).

A small dp strip across the center got a little lost in the 

riot of pattern but it is there.

Please excuse my coloring today.  I couldn't seem

to hold the marker still enough to stay in the lines.....

I've had a death in my family so I am

slightly shaky.

Thanks for looking.

Connie

A Trio of Fairy Muses

Stamps: Meredith Dillman's "Japanese Fairy", "Peacock Fairy", & "Blue Fairy" Plate #76

For today's card I used the beautiful fairy images from one of the new Sweet Pea artists, Meredith Dillman. I love the anime feel to these, so I decided to use some vivid colors combined with the Copic Fluorescents. I then cut them into 1.5 x 3.5 inch panels. They are outlined with my favorite Platinum Stickles. The background paper is the Fairy Flora line from Prima.