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Monday 8 February 2016

Craft Barn "Alpha/Dictionary" Challenge and Country View Challenges

The 3rd letter for the Craft Barn challenge is "F" and for a twist a heart should be included. 
I had a couple of words, but went for "Fairy" at the end.

For the background I drew a grid of squares and rectangles with a pencil. I used 5 different Distress Inks to colour the section by masking them with Post-its. Then I used the same inks to stamp some textures into the sections. I found a very old fairy stamp, which I stamped with blue VersaFine and embossed it with Cosmic Shimmer embossing powder. Cut the fairy out, coloured the background of the fairy with DI and mounted it on a blue piece of fabric. Glued everything on the background and added the flowers and the heart. I also added a border at the top and bottom of the background with Distress Stickles. Finally I added the dictionary definition in the lower left corner.


I would also like to enter this one in the February challenge over on 
Country View Challenges
Their theme this month is "Make your own background"

Thanks for looking :)


20 comments:

  1. I love the colour combination you have used and the texture stamps on the rectangles.

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  2. Very pretty page, I love your colour palette. Lou x

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  3. Hi - at first sight, this looked like a collage of papers, but I see that it isn't! What a range of different backgrounds and textures - so pretty. Anne O

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  4. A very pretty background! Great color combination! Sweet fairy image. Love your idea of adding your heart with a button or charm. I'm not quite sure which it is. It looks 3-D.

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  5. That's a beautiful creation, love the color scheme. I've had a wrong letter in my mind and created a page for the letter "K" ... :D .... Will do another page during the next days.

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  6. Very pretty background colours, and cute fairy! xx

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  7. I always like to create my own backgrounds, but they never look as good or as complicated as yours. This is a wonderful grid with a great color scheme. Nicely done with the fairy, too!

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  8. Love the colour palette you have used and the geometric background. Fab page!

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  9. Great how you've made your own background - love the colours and textures.

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  10. Your background is impressive and the faerie is great too!

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  11. Very interesting background and a sweet fairy.

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  12. Great background it must have taken ages to mask off each bit xx

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  13. Love your gorgeous project,thanks for sharing with us at Country View Challenges.xxx

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  14. Love the grid effect with the texture stamps, a very effective background for your fairy

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  15. I love this. The background is fabulous.
    xxx Hazel.

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  16. I love the colours of your background. Fantastic!

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  17. I absolutely love the square backgrounds, thought it was a collage of paper but you made it yourself, wow.

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  18. Lovely colours used, perfect for The Craft Barn Alpha/Dictionary Challenge, thank you for joining in!
    Jane x

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  19. Lovely background and sets the fairy off beautifully.

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