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Tuesday May 4, 2021

 Springtime Fairies


I didn't post anything last week. My cat died, so I needed to take some time off. I'm ready to make 
some cards now and hopefully help you do the same.
To continue with the spring theme, I made this cheerful card for my great niece's birthday.
 I love the fairyland that lives hidden in the garden! I inkblended the background and used three Lawn Fawn stamp sets to complete this card. I used Frosty Fairy Friends, Dandy Day, and Fairy Friends. Of course, what 6 year-old's card wouldn't
be complete without lots of sparkle!


To make this card, you'll need Distress Oxides or other ink, blending brushes or other ink blending tool, a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 80lb cardstock or other similar cut down to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2", a landscape folded piece of 110 lb cardstock card base, Lawn Fawn Cilantro cardstock, Lawn Fawn Slimline Grassy Hillside Borders, the above stamp sets, Copics or other coloring medium, and Versafine and Memento inks or other black ink, a glue pen, and glitter.


I stamped the stamps from my chosen Lawn Fawn sets in Memento Tuxedo Black ink because it is Copic friendly. I colored with copic markers, but you can use colored pencils, watercolors, or any other coloring medium you wish.


I ink blended the background in Distress Oxides, using Kitsch Flamingo, Abandoned Coral, and Squeezed Lemonade. I used Picket Fences's Life Changing Blending Brushes. I know there's some debate over using foam versus brushes with oxides. I've never had a problem. I wash my brushes every month with a small amount of baby shampoo and temped water. You must always dry your brushes bristle side down. If you lay them the other way, all the water and ink will settle and the bottom of your bristles.


The final results! I glued down the diecut grassy hills first. I left the tops of the blades so I could tuck in the images. I placed everything around, some in front of the hills and some behind them, this gives the card a sense of dimension, I then used my Quicky Glue Pen and Lawn Fawn Prisma Glitter on the house, rose, fairy wings, wands, fairy dust, and the dandelion. If you have any questions, please leave theme in the comments and I will reply.

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