Firefly Fairy Goes Vintage

It's time for a new challenge at Open Minded Crafting Fun Challenges.  This fortnight, we want to see your Vintage creations. you have two weeks, as usual, to play along and link up your vintage creation.  You could be one of our DT favorites, or even possibly win a prize from one of these generous sponsors:

Fairy Tangles

Lemon Shortbread

The Art of Ronne P. Barton

The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette

Oh, and now, here are the details about my project for this challenge. I must admit, I've never been very good, in my opinion, of achieving the Vintage look.  So, while the image is gorgeous, I admit, I struggled a bit with this creation.  Hopefully. I've managed to achieve the Vintage look as the end result.  I made this pretty card using the image, Firefly Fairy, by Fairy Tangles, colored with markers. All papers used are from my stash.  I used glitter to add sparkle to the fireflies on the image, to the wings and to the band of stars across her forehead. I've used cream colored ribbon across the bottom and added a matching handmade bow.  The upper left corner of the card has been embellished with a metal filigree corner piece.

I am entering this car in the following challenges:


Challenge #224 In The Garden at Hanna and Friends
DTBST #286 Your Heart's Desire at Sassy Studio Designs
Anything Goes at Eclectic Ellapu
Anything Goes at Kraftin Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday
Favorite Product (Sakura Clear Star Jelly Roll Pen) at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #232 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #38 Anything Goes at Inspiration Destination
IIC#214 Summertime at Inky Impressions
Anything Goes at Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge
Challenge #70 Anything Goes at Creative Moments
Summertime Fun at Crafting By Designs
Challenge #121 At The Movies (Fantasia) at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge
Challenge #223 Rain at Try Stampin On Tuesday
TTCRD 6/16 - 6/22 at Through The Craftroom Door
Ohh So Pretty at Papertake Weekly
Anything Goes at Crafty Sentiments Challenge
Challenge #188 Color me Happy at Use Your Stuff
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Crafting From The Heart
Challenge #266 Anything Goes at Craft your Passion
Challenge #128 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
Challenge #106 Summer Colors at Addicted To Stamps
Challenge #226 Pile It On at Corrosive Challenge
Challenge #120 Summer Colors at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Add Ribbon at Left of Center Challenge
Summer Fun (Picking Flowers) at Di's Digi Designs
Challenge #34 Anything Goes at Art By Miran Challenge
Bling It Out (Pearls) at Creative Corner Challenges
Challenge #7 Anything Goes at Simply Papercrafts Challenge
Challenge #111 Anything Goes at Sister Act Card Challenge
Challenge #147 Summer Time (Flowers) at A Gem Of A Challenge
Challenge #285 Try Something New (Vintage Style) at Kraftin Kimmie Stamps
Challenge #297 Fairies at My Time To Craft
Anything Goes at Sugar and Betty's Challenge Blog
Challenge #39 Anything Goes at Paper Creators Crafts
Anything Goes With A Handmade Bow at Craft Dee Bowz
Anything Goes at Mema's Crafts Challenge
Summer Fun at Whoopsi Daisy Challenge
Challenge #45 Anything Goes at Scrapper's Delights Challenge
Challenge #4 Anything Goes at Crafting With An Attitude
Anything Goes at Crafts Galore Encore
June Challenge at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge
Girls, Girls, Girls at Crafty Time Challenges
Challenge #33 Ode To Nature at The East Wind
Challenge #88 Vintage at Simply Create Too Challenge

Have A Fairy Special Valentine's Day

Happy cold wintery Friday! Today is Freebie Friday at Bugaboo Stamps - Which means a new freebie for you! Another reason to say, TGIF!

Bugaboo Stamps is offering this adorable fairy with heart, as your freebie this week! Be sure you head over to the Bugaboo Stamps store, to pick it up as your very own.  Also, check out Catch The Bug to see the awesome creations made by the design team, using this fun image!

My card uses the fairy heart image, from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Promarkers. I used some new Valentine themed papers by Echo Part, My Minds Eye and Recollections.  Don't you just love the mix of patterns?! I used glitter on the wings of the image and red and black glittered pearls from my stash, to embellish. I used white washi tape with black hearts, diagonally across the center of the card. I made the image pop, by using foam mounting tape, to raise the image off the card.

A perfect card for the guy in your life, for Valentine's Day!

This card was made especially for a special male friend who lives in Florida.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #67 Something New (Papers) at Whimsy Inspirations
Challenge #125 Use A Digi at My Sheri Crafts
Spots and Dots at Di's Digi Designs
Anything Goes, For Kids, at Send A Smile For Kids
CCH#163 Fairytale at The Crazy Challenge
One For Men at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #76 Valentines/Love at Victorine Originals Challenge
Challenge #69 For The Girls at Crafting For All Seasons
Challenge #18 Anything Goes at Crafting With Dragonflies
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at 4 Krafty Girlz
Challenge #84 For The Little Girls at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #57 Anything Goes at Craftitude
Challenge #196 Use Newsprint at Marks Finest Papers
Challenge #69 Bling It up at Glitter N Sparkle
Challenge #56 Anything Goes at 613 Avenue Create
TPE235 Love At The Pink Elephant
MIM #176 Anything Goes at Make It Monday
CMC #39 Angels or Fairies at Card Mania
Challenge #74 Anything Goes at Eureka Stamps
One For The Men at Digi Sketch Challenge
Challenge #76 Anything Goes/Animals at Artistic Inspirations
Bling and Sparkle at Whoopsi Daisy
Anything Goes at Part Time Tuesdays
Challenge #70 Fantasy (Fairy) at Deep Ocean Challenges
Challenge #92 Photo Inspiration (Celebration, Red, White) at PINspirational
Jan 27-Feb 4 Anything Goes at Through The Craft Room Door
2TC68 Give Me TAPE (Triangle, Alcohol Markers, Polka Dots, Echo Park) at Twisted Tuesday
Anything Goes at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at The Stamping Chef
PWC 295 Texture at Paper Pretties
Challenge #204 Love Is In The Air at I Love Promarkers
IIC#144 Monochromatic at Inky Impressions
Challenge #162 Spots and Dots at Penny's Paper Crafty
4CCC #179 Anything Goes at 4 Crafty Chicks
Challenge #244 Love/Valentines at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #68 More Than Two Colors at Fairy Tale Challenge
Challenge #189 Hearts at Hanna And Friends
DTBST #214 Make Your Image Pop at Sassy Studio Designs
Valentines/Love at Milk Coffee Challenges
Challenge #306 Something New (Papers) at Cute Card Thursday

Anything Goes for The End of The Term

Iris' Spot has a fun new challenge for you, today! Anything Goes! Whoo Hoo! I know everyone loves this kind of challenge! You can make anything you want! Anything at all! How cool is that?! We can't wait to see what you come up with for this one! The challenge at Iris' Spot is being sponsored by the oh so cool Stef Hughes of Glitterbabe's Digis! Hurry over to Iris' Spot and play along for your chance to win a fabulous digi prize!

Wow! Time has flown by and its already the end of my term for the DT at Iris' Spot. I've had so much fun working with this spunky little lady! I'm sad to be posting my last DT card, but I know she'll be bringing in another fabulous DT for the new term and I wish her all the best with her new DT.

For my card today, I've used this adorable fairy image from Glitterbabe's Digis. This little cutie is cut out using nestabilities, colored with Promarkers, and glitter added for sparkle and shine. She is matted on a gold metallic cardstock printed with gold metallic stars and cut out with nesties. After all, what is a fairy without sparkle and glitter?! Both DP are from my stash. The pink paper has a quilted look, with faux stitching. I used pink mulberry paper flowers I found on clearance at meijer. The sprigs of leaves are punched with a punch by Martha Stewart. I added some pink rhinestone swirls/flourishes that I bought at the Scrapbook Expo last month. The sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punched with the oval and scalloped oval punches by Stampin Up, then mounted with foam mounting tape, for dimension.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #24 Wings at Beary Scrap
Challenge #25 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at My Partner In Crafting Crime
Challenge #43 Shine With Lots of Sparkle at Fresh Brewed Designs
Challenge #80 Clean and Simple at Claudia & Company
Challenge #31 Pink and Sweet at Crafts And Me
PWC#150 Pink, Green and Neutral at Paper Pretties
Challenge #2 Glitter at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #55 Glitter and Glitz at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #26 Anything Goes at Aud Sentiments
Challenge #79 Children's Cards at Crafty Catz
Challenge #58 Show Me A Pink Flowery Lady at Cooking It Up With Katie
Challenge #99 Flowers at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #77 Flowers In Bloom at AI Factory
Challenge #8 Fairies, Pixies and Elves at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #51 April Showers Bring May Flowers at Prairie Fairy
April Showers Bring Forth May Flowers at Crafty Calendar
Challenge #19 Spring Colors at Card Makin Mamas
Challenge #22 Anything Goes at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #77 Bling It On at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #32 Spring Colors at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #107 Pretty Punches at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #46 Colorful at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #52 Let's Get Punchy at Sentimental Sunday
Recipe Challenge (1 Image, 2 printed Papers and 3 embellishments – Flowers, swirls, leaves) at I Did It Creations
Challenge #44 Digi Monday - Friend - at Paper Playtime
Fairies at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #108 Pile It On! (5 layers counting white card base) at Stamptacular Sunday
Challenge #58 Digi Day at Creative Inspirations
Use A Punch At Card Cupids
Challenge #10 Anything Goes at Sparkles Forum
Layers and Stitching (Faux stitching on Pink DP) at House of Gilli
Challenge #4 Bold and Bright at Bows and Berries