Finding A Safe Place?
Wishing you all the very best as we experience an unusual Life Event globally.
My heart is with each one of you.
In the meantime...
Wishing you all the very best as we experience an unusual Life Event globally.
My heart is with each one of you.
In the meantime...
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Today's story
Three Woodland Mice are scared and worried about getting home - to their Safe Place. Eden Fairy explains that Home is not a specific place but wherever they are, no matter what the circumstances, no matter what the hardships, as long as Love is in their hearts. If they will cherish their own dear lives and cherish the lives of their families and friends, they can find themselves SAFELY home.
And so, the mice carefully cross over the River of Misfortune, facing their fear head-on, learning that they are INDEED resilient in the face of adversity.
My cards today depict a night-time excursion, so they are darker than user. The Lavender Water Mist Paper was inked up and altered. I felt like experimenting, and learned a lot in the process.
Then another stencil was placed on the blue stencil, and swiped with Nuvo Mousse:
I learned that the Mousse is impervious to any ink, and acts as a resist.
Maybe I should have tried VersaMark and embossing powder when stamping the fairy? As it happened, I had to restamp the fairy, and heat set her wings with glittery black embossing powder, and FUSSY CUT her! giggle
The periwinkle colored scene uses the Vine image inked with French Blue chalk ink. It was stamped randomly all over the background, and then coated with a white pearlescent mica powder:
These were full of product lessons (for me) and I look forward to playing a little more knowledgeably next time!
Come join the challenge for a chance to win the $15 store credit!
hugs,
Three Woodland Mice are scared and worried about getting home - to their Safe Place. Eden Fairy explains that Home is not a specific place but wherever they are, no matter what the circumstances, no matter what the hardships, as long as Love is in their hearts. If they will cherish their own dear lives and cherish the lives of their families and friends, they can find themselves SAFELY home.
And so, the mice carefully cross over the River of Misfortune, facing their fear head-on, learning that they are INDEED resilient in the face of adversity.
My cards today depict a night-time excursion, so they are darker than user. The Lavender Water Mist Paper was inked up and altered. I felt like experimenting, and learned a lot in the process.
The first card has a stenciled backdrop, using Distress Inks and Versafine Clair ink:
Then another stencil was placed on the blue stencil, and swiped with Nuvo Mousse:
I learned that the Mousse is impervious to any ink, and acts as a resist.
Maybe I should have tried VersaMark and embossing powder when stamping the fairy? As it happened, I had to restamp the fairy, and heat set her wings with glittery black embossing powder, and FUSSY CUT her! giggle
The periwinkle colored scene uses the Vine image inked with French Blue chalk ink. It was stamped randomly all over the background, and then coated with a white pearlescent mica powder:
These were full of product lessons (for me) and I look forward to playing a little more knowledgeably next time!
Come join the challenge for a chance to win the $15 store credit!
Products:
- Stamps: Lavinia World Vine LAV165, Sparkle LAV446, Lavender Water Mist Paper, Three Woodland Mice LAV402, Eden Fairy LAV422, Toadstool Mini LAV216, Slender Mushrooms Mini LAV151, Stars mini LAV152, Fairy Bugs LAV471
- Inks: Versafine Clair in Monarch Purple, Chianti Red, Blue Belle, Nocturne. Distress inks in Broken China and Shaded Lilac
- Embossing Powders: Black with Glitter, Detail Clear
- Misc: Gelly Roll Pen Trio in White
- Papers: Black, Pale Blue, Lavender, Periwinkle Blue
Challenges I would like to play in pretty-please:
hugs,
40 comments:
these are gorgeous and fab colours Donna love how you did the heart
Gr Karin
I loved this card ! Its magical and the words give hope !
Wow, these are fabulous, Donna. I'd be so proud of these. I love them. [Bunny]
Donna your stunning cards always mesmerize me they are so gorgeous, so much to look at, so much detail, your animals and fairy's come to life, just beautiful, hugs, Lori m
Stunning cards, I want to be in this lovely world you created.
Beautiful cards Donna, and such a lovely story behind them.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
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Hi Donna your cards are gorgeous. I love them both. The stamps are amazing. That story is fantastic. Take care. Hugs Jackie
Your card are stunning Donna, I love the scenes and your backgrounds are amazing.
What a lovely little story and very true, keep safe, Kate x
Wow, Donna.. you should start writing books too. I love your story and your cards are so fabulous! Love them!!
Donna I think you were meant to be a writer! Your stories behind each of your cards are delightful! The first card with the stenciled heart is wonderful! I love everything about it and I can't believe you used two stencils on it! I would never think to use two stencils on one card! Both cards are so gorgeous! I love them both!
Two wonderful cards that are so magical looking as always. Beautiful!
Lynn
The cards are gorgeous Donna, fabulous stamps of course, lovely techniques employed here too. It's always fun to experiment with new products to learn what works and what doesn't...and to think of ways to get around the 'mistakes'! Keep the fairy tales coming...and I don't think you will ever let life dull your sparkle my friend.
Will email soon, take care and keep safe.
xx
Two awesome creations sweetie.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx
Hi Donna, Loving these cards. With all that is going on right now, we all need to keep our sparkle.
Hope you are having a nice week. Sue
These are stunning my friend, love the beautiful scenes you have created. Stay safe.
Hugs
Linda xxx
The colors on these creations really are stunning and magical my dear and have really caught my attention! Your little meece story is perfect with your design here and I love how the magical sparkles bring out the enchantment of it all! :) The Nuvo mousse worked nicely for your heart too! Brilliant way to incorporate your media on this scene my friend! Beautifully done! HUGS
So beautiful Donna, wonderful colours, xxx
Two gorgeous cards Donna, love your colours and beautiful scenes.
Stay safe
Hugs Pam x
These are amazing cards Donna, love your backgrounds especially the heart. Hope you and hubby are doing well. Hugs, Donna
You work is always so amazingly lovely and delightful. I love the wonderful design elements you keep adding that make it so fantastic. And, the colors are glorious as well. Thanks for sharing your talents with us again.
Well, they both look like you knew what you were doing!! LOL! Gorgeous creations - loving the nighttime colors. The fairies really pop - I think it is the way you highlighted them.The heart stenciling is so pretty. Love all the fairy dust additions! Take care!
Magical Creations with your special touch of Fairy dust! Very inspiring and uplifting! Thanks for sharing!
Hugs,
Jan
Donna, you have amazing fussy cutting skills, my friend! Beautiful card and great techniques! I love that I always learn something on your blog 😁 Hope you are staying safe in all this craziness!
These are gorgeous, Donna! I love the one with the stenciled hearts, how beautiful! Be safe...Be well!
Beautiful.
How clever of you to add a story to the art work! Love your experiments with products and techniques. Both are lovely.
The most beautiful cards and the scenes are fabulous x. Great work with the stencilling and I always learn something when I pop in....Thank you x. Stunning cards, both of them. Keep well and safe dear friend x.
Both so fantastic, love the sparkle, cool stenciling, love the highlighting and that sentiment is great and uplifting!
Wishing you all the best at this time too, take care!!
Oh so beautiful. What fun experimentation you have done here Donna, with the ever gorgeous results. Your fairy cards are stunning.
Hugs Monica
Such beautiful cards and story - you did a wonderful job as always thanks for sharing and have w great weekend and stay safe my friend!
Wow, these look amazing - but then again they always do! You are so very creative and trying different things and I love seeing what you combine. Your end results never disappoints :-).
So pretty, Donna! Love your amazing backgrounds! Beautiful cards!
How, beautiful, Donna! Your story is wonderful and the cards are moments of sweetness and magic. The sentiment is something to always keep in mind. I truly hope you will continue to be well and safe. Everything feels turned upside down right now, but we're happy and doing well. My "schedule" is off, so even getting around to blog visits is difficult. Just remember... love you bunches! Hugs!
Both fabulous cards Donna love the beautiful stamps and the techniques you use for the backgrounds.Perfect story for today too-stay safe and well
Carol x
Donna- you never fail to amaze me with the details you add to all of your creations. Beautiful work and so inspiring.
Wowwwww, wowww and wooowwww! Yor projects are absolutely stunning! Love the way you layered the stencils and the whole combination! It looks all so real! excellent work, as always!
Similar designs, yet they end up looking very different with just small amendments. They both look magical. Well done, Donna.
Absolutely gorgeous card, love that delightful sweet image, as always coloured to perfection... xx
Beautiful set of cards, Donna. Love your stenciled background. I love the way you used the mice to complete your scene and tell a story. Eden's fairy dust will surely guide them home safely!
Stay safe and healthy!
Hugs,
Lena
Wonderful story, Donna. Wonderful cards, too. I'm finally no longer a Lavinia Virgin. Made my first card (will post about it next up) using the pink equinox A6 coated paper. I was like, will the versafine clair dry on it, can I heat-emboss or heat-set this paper, etc. I learned that where I stamped on top of stamping, it had a hard time drying and heat-gunning it on low did not help! So you are not alone and in fact a million miles ahead of me. I see lots of stampers using the distress oxides which I don't have any of, oh well! XOX
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