Love is in the air

Hello,
Valentine's Day this month so love is definitely in the air.

Here's my card for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge for February where the theme is a bit of loving. This month we're very kindly sponsored by the fabulous Ike's Art, and my card is made using the Athena image. As you may know Athena is the Greek goddess of Wisdom, Handicrafts and War  - so unfortunately not of love!

I've tried something I've not done before and made it 2 tone using cream and red - the colour of love - and just spot coloured the image using red.

What I've used

8x8 cream card blank
Lime Tree Berry Red card,
Lime Tree Ivory Cream card
Promarker's Poppy Red for the spot colour
Sizzix hearts die for the small hearts and border
Tonic Will's Hand Love die

I hope you like the card, please leave a comment if you've time.

Also please do join us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, and thanks again to Ike's Art for sponsoring us this month.

Snow gazing

Hello,
Happy New year to you - on the basis you might have come here in the New Year!

This is the card I've made for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, the theme this month in anything goes with the option of all things frosty. This month we're sponsored by the amazing Morgan's Artworld, and I've used the Winter 10 image.

What I've used

8x8 card blank
Holly patterned paper which was free with a magazine
Teal green card from my stash which matched the patterned paper
Silver mirror card
Ivory glimmer card for the snowflakes with silver gems in the centres
Promarkers: Ivory, Satin, Blush, Sunkissed Pink (skin); Antique Pink (lips); Azure (eye) Black
Spectrum Noirs: TN1, TN2, TN3, TN5 (hair); IB1, IB3 (jacket)
Papermania Silver Metallic pen (stars, buttons and bell)
Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels Diamond Sprinkles and Iced Snow (fur)
Tonic dies: Holly Wreath, Festive Flurry snowflakes and Let it snow sentiment.

I nearly messed up the image when adding the Glitter Jewels but fortunately managed to save it!

I hope you like the card I've made with the Morgans Artworld image, who are sponsoring us this month at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge - please come and join us if you can.

Christmas holly fairy

Hello,
another card made for the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, this one's for December where the theme - unsurprisingly - is It's Christmas! We're sponsored this month by Ike's Art and I've chosen the lovely Holly Fairy stamp.

What I've used

8x8 white card blank
Limetree Crafts' Evergreen and Berry red card stock, and a Bazzill mid-green card stock
Holly patterned paper which came free with a magazine
Tonic's Harrop die for the mats and layers, and Tim Holtz/Sizziz dies for the foliage
Crafter's Companion sentiment stamped in Versa Color Evergreen
Promarkers Ivory, Satin, Almond, Blush (skin); Antique Pink (lips); Pastel Yellow, Canary (hair); Gold (hair and wand); Holly (skirt); Poppy and Cardinal Red (bodice, gloves and shoes); Black
Red pearls from my stash to finish it off

Thanks for stopping by, please leave a comment if you've time.

Please join us at the Fairy and Unicorn Challenge sponsored this month by Ike's Art.