This March I had a lot of birthday projects and cards to make and for whatever reason fairies seemed to take center stage. The card in the top photo I did in teals and blues that came from the fabulous dragonfly paper gifted to me by Bev (YT: NewCrafterBev). I colored her up with my Copic markers (hair: Y R20, 24 and 31; skin: E000, 00, and 11 with R20 for cheeks; hat and jacket: B02 and 24; wings and tights: C3 and B02; socks: C5; boots: C3, 5, 7 and 9) and just started drssing up the card with doily trims, flower appliques, turquise bling, and sat her on a turquise die cut bench. Add a little Glossy Accents for the eyes and boots and a little bit of cotton candy Stickles and voila!
The next card I did in purples and greens using a fairy die cut in those colors. By adding layers of cardstock, a paper doily base, little crocheted flowers, pale green bling butterflies, and homemade enamel dots (to add some magical sparkle), the card looked rich and interesting. I used a Martha Stewart corner doily punch to add interest to the green cardstock layer and inside I used the whole punch around the page set to  make a white base for writing my birthday wishes.
The last project I did was a fairy layout. I am not usually a 12 x 12 layout person (unless it is for a special album for an event like a milestone birthday present for my dad’s 70th or my wedding), but this large fairy and the super large paper doily seemed to demand a big format. Can crafty items do that? LOL Â Anyway, I used some beautiful Heidi Grace papers, did a lot of distressing and fussy cutting of “wheels” and embossed papers, and splattered some watered down paints (which I mixed to match the papers) to come up with the layout in the photo at right. Because sometimes it is hard to know when to stop, I added a couple flowers, lots of enamel dots and some Tim Holtz washi tape to add more interest. Very shabby chic and a bit vintage I think.
The following are the videos in which I share the cards (along with one other that I made with a kitty digi I drew specifically for my friend Dee (YT: BlackCatCrafts13)) and the layout:
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CommentI love the image with the heart key, the colors in the card are beautiful and your coloring came out perfect. Thanks Kristina, looking forward to seeing your digis!!! xo
Candace Scarborough
Thank you so much Candace! I still need a lot of coloring practice, but I do it in bits and pieces and really enjoy it. Hope you like the digis–they are accessible from the menu at the top of the blog and can be downloaded at full resolution for any blog subscribers. 🙂 Thanks for coming over and joining me here! xoxo, Kristina
Gorgeous card and layouts. .
Thank you Carmen. They were all different but so much fun. tf stopping by! hugs, Kristina
Hi Kristina,
So tickled to have found your Awesome blog. Now I’m a follower of yours here too. Take Care Sweetie…
Big Hugs,
Sue Ann 🙂
Thank you so much Sue Ann for coming over here too. I really appreciate it! Hope you enjoy xoxo, Kristina
I love your cards Kristina and your coloring is beautiful. How did you learn to color so nice?! Nice blog, is so neat! Thanks for sharing with us your creations! =D
Aww you are too sweet! Coming from a master colorer like YOU! WOW Thanks for coming to join me here on the blog. Hope you’ll enjoy the digis too. xoxo, Kristina
Love fairies and your cards! Hugs Judy
Aww thank you so much Judy! Love fairies too! Thank you so much for coming over to join me here! Big hugs, Kristina
Adorable! and I found you. It always takes me a time or two to get in to a new place. LOL
Oh I’m so glad! You are so sweet to come join me here. I hope you’ll enjoy. 🙂 xoxo, Kristina
Gorgeous cards! Love love love the colors! TFS Toodles,,,^..^,,,Melissa
Thanks so much Melissa! xoxo, Kristina
Hey Girl!! I found you! LOL Awesome blog site. And of course I love your cards
Cheryl
Thanks so much for coming over to the blog and joining me. I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoy it! xoxo, Kristina
I love your new blog it is fab and your cards and digis are just cute as can be x Best of luck with your new blog hunni, Lots of love and hugs Karen xx
Thank you so much Karen! I really appreciate all the love and support! It means the world to me! xoxo, Kristina
Beautiful cards and LO!
Thank you Debbie for stopping by and leaving such a kind comment! Hugs, Kristina
Wow, Kristina your coloring has gotten so good , I love fairies and your cards are so sweet. I really can’t pick a favorite there all so equally beautiful 🙂 Hugs !!!!
Oh thank you so much Tina! I’ve been practicing! I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for you (hard to craft this way though LOL). xoxo, Kristina
Love all your cards, Kristina. Tfs, hugs, Kathy
Thank you so much Kathy, for joining me over here on the blog! I really appreciate it! xoxo, Kristina
Hi Kristina, Love your card. You did a fabulous job. Happy Birthday. Hugs & Blessings Lisa
Thank you so much! Your dominos of B and B are my main picture of that post. I just LOVE those so much! They are hung front and center in my crafty space. 🙂 Big huge hugs and thanks for joining me on the blog! xoxo, Kristina
Hi Kristina, love your projects you posted and your blog!! Hope all your B-day wishes came true. Hugs, Cynthia 🙂
Thank you so much! Yes, this has been the best birthday of my life I think! LOL xoxo, Kristina
Kristina congrats on your blog, you know I love everything you make. your cards are all wonderful. Hugs Bev
Oh you are so sweet, Bev! Thank you for coming over here and joining me on the blog adventure! xoxo, Kristina