She took a leap and built her wings on the way down

Hi friends! Ashley here today sharing a card I made with the Fairies stamp set. This little fairy is adorable and could be colored so many ways! I heat embossed her with gold and then used mostly pink Copics to color her. Then I fussy cut her and adhered her to my card base with foam adhesive.

My card base was made using the packaging technique and misting. I added some flicks of gold and pink shimmer mist too.

My sentiment is from the Brave Girls stamp set. I heat embossed it with the same fine gold detail embossing powder that I used my on fairy girl. Fairies seem like they need gold in their life - am I right?

Themed Thursday - Easy Iridescent Watercolor Fairies

Carrie here with you today with some quick and easy iridescent watercolor fairy cards and tag.  It looks like we are actually having themed week here at the Aviary with the fairies.  Norma posted an excellent tutorial on Tuesday using more of our fantastic fairy stamps.  Click here to check out her post.  

Hello and Happy Thursday!

All of my projects were made with this watercolor set that we have available in our online store. 

It is so reasonably priced and easy to use.  It adds such a nice sparkle of color to the stamped image.  You can order one by clicking HERE.  The colors are dry watercolor cakes.  I use them with a small paint brush and a little water.  The more water you use, the more subtle the color will be.  You can even layer color if you feel like it's not dark enough.  Remember, most of the sparkle doesn't show up until it's completely dry so I recommend using it sparingly until you get the hang of it.

My first project is a window card.  I stamped the fairy and colored with only the watercolors.  I stamped and embossed the front panel with one of the stamps from the Sacred Geometry set and added a little more watercolor to the flowers.

On the inside, I stamped and embossed the Tile Pattern stamp and mounted the fairy on top of it.

Next, I made a simple card.  This one has some colored pencil along with the watercolors.

I also added a little bit of the lilac Pearl Pen to the flowers.  I used the same Tile Pattern stamp as the first card, this time without embossing it and a little bit of lace.

I have a little boy, so boy fairies are an important addition to our fairy line.  I made this super simple Happy Birthday tag by stamping the 5 in the background from the Perfect Numbers set.  The green layer features the Sunburst stamp.  The wording also came off of the Perfect Numbers set.  The fairy image was colored only with the watercolors.

I hope you enjoyed our fairy themed week!

Enjoy the flight!

Carrie

Pearlescent Watercolor Dragonfly Fairy Clear Stamp Set Butterfly kisses Fairies Tile Pattern Clear Stamp Sunburst Pattern Clear Stamp Sacred Geometry Clear Stamp Set Perfect Numbers Clear Stamp Set

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I'm on top of the world - art journaling

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Happy Mixed Media Monday!!  Norma here with you today to share my art journaling featuring lots of great PWP stamps and all different types mediums.   Mixed media art journaling is a really fun way of learning through play.  So if you're afraid of dabbling in mixed media, don't be.  There are no rules, you can mix any type of medium and element that you'd like.  You could use paint, ink, crayons, pens, markers, recycled materials, ephemera and of course stamps.

 

I used a wide variety of materials on this page such as acrylic paint, oil pastels, india ink, clip art, stamps, pens, chipboard and twine.

I began with this page.  It already had the acrylic painted background with India ink splatters, oil pastel circles and paint splatters.

So I used the Art Textures stamps to highlight the circles.  I stamped them in black and then again with white.  I also added the smaller grouped circles and the Paris postcard stamp from the Royal Melange stamp set.

I wanted to add some clip art but I still wanted the background to show through so I decided to add it using a transfer technique.  Now there are lots of great transfer techniques out there but I like using Gel Medium.  For this technique, you want to apply a generous layer of gel medium to your image then place it face down where you want to transfer the image.  Next, give it a good rub with a bone folder or whatever else you have on hand.  The idea is to burnish the image to ensure contact.

Let it sit for a couple of minutes then begin to peel off the paper.  The image I had was on heavy paper so I had to gently rub it off.  When it became too dry, I spritzed it with water to help dissolve the paper.

Here is a closer look at the transferred image.

I decided to use the fairy from the Vintage Creative New Year clip art sheet.  To ground her, I added a twine tight rope.  She has wonderful balance don't you think, lol.

All fairies need sparkle so I added Stickles to her wings and headdress.  The sentiment I used can be found on the World cling stamp set.

I used the Royal Melange stamp set to add depth to the background.  I also added painted and stamped chipboard chains to finish of my page.  I hope I've inspired you to use your stamps in a mixed media project.  If you're interested in picking up the Royal Melange stamp set that I used, this month is the perfect time to do it because it's on sale!  That's right, it's this month's Pick of the Month so you can pick it up for just $10.80 and that my friends is a GREAT deal!!  While you're there, check out this month's stamp release Big Textures:

But wait, there's more!!!  We've already kicked off the March challenge!  This month's theme is CELEBRATE in honor of our two year anniversary.   CLICK HERE to join in on the fun, I hope you'll celebrate with us :D

Last but not least, join us this Friday for our March hop!!  It's gonna be a ton of fun, we even have guest designers joining us to CELEBRATE!!  Thanks so much for joining me, have a wonderful day!!!

Art Textures Cling Stamp Set Distress Circles Cling Stamp Set Royal Melange Cling Stamp Set Earth & Sky Melange Cling Stamp Set April in Paris Clip Art Sheet Uniball Pen - Black Chipboard Page Chains

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Christmas Ornaments

Hello. Hello and Merry Christmas to you all!  Norma here with you today for:

Before I get started, I'd like to invite you to check out Cathi's wonderful Tutorial Tue post: Stamped & Image Transferred Soaps.

Okay so my theme today is ornaments and I've made two to share with you.

The holidays are a fun time to make new ornaments.  You could give them away as gifts or get together each year and create new ones with your family.  So with that in mind, here are a couple of ideas to get you started.  One is very simple and the other is very layered.  I tried to use the same stamp sets for both ornaments to show you how versatile they are.

This was the first ornament I made and I used a TON of stamps to add texture to my background.

I started out with a sheet from a shaped chipboard mini album and applied a layer of gesso.  (tidbit: I buy a lot of mini albums but never use them for their intended use.  I like creating ornaments, wall hangings and altered art with them instead.)

I created the first layer of the background using the following stamps: Damask Cling Stamp, Lace With Border Clear Stamp & Tile Pattern Clear Stamp.  I stamped each one in a patchwork pattern and then used the lace boarder to define each section.  After that, I added another layer using these stamps: castle from the Prince Clear Stamp set, flying fairy from Fairy Friends Stamp set and the Text Cling Stamp set.

Next I stamped a strip of cardstock with the Postcard Cling Stamp and then ran it through my Cuttlebug to cut the mini snowflake rosettes.

Finally I stamped Psalms 46:10 from the Scriptures stamp set and cut into strips.  I layered all of the embellishments, inked the edges and added a second hole to create the ribbon hanger.

Now for a much simpler ornament that is just as beautiful.

I started out with a paper mache ornament and gesso'd it just like before.  Then I applied a coat of paint and used the Postcard stamp all over the background.

After that, I used the same lace ribbon border on the perimeter of the ornament.  I simply curved the clear stamp to fit my ornament and stamped it all the way around.  Next I stamped the prince onto cardstock, colored, fussy cut and glued him on.  I stamped Proverbs 15:13 from the Scriptures stamp set and added ribbon around the edges meeting at the top to create a bow.

When using stamps, the possibilities are endless!  Thanks so much for joining me today and don't forget to pick up the Dec Nesting Components kit!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Scriptures Clear Stamp Set Prince Clear Stamp Set Fairy Friends Tile Pattern Clear Stamp Lace with Border Clear Stamp Damask Cling Stamp Backgrounds Cling Stamp Set Postcard Cling Stamp Text Cling Stamp Set Writing Backgrounds Cling Stamp Set Text Melange Cling Stamp Set

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