Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge #1 2024 - Guest DT Spot

Hi everyone, following a recent challenge win I was delighted to be asked to be Guest Designer for January at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge (formerly known as the Fairy & the Unicorn Challenge).

The theme is always 

*** Anything Fantasy Goes ***

with the optional focus of

Abominable Snowman/Yeti/Bigfoot/Sasquatch creature

I don't have any suitable supplies for the optional theme so I decided to stick with what I know and love ... a Lavinia fantasy scene, including some reflective elements.

I cut a 6.5" square of stamping card and created my background by blending Distress inks and using a circle mask for the moon. I created the horizon by blending Morning Mist Versafine Clair using the straight edge of an acetate hill mask, then created  the landscape using a Mini Hill mask and more blended ink. 

I stamped Luna the Tree Goddess in Nocturne VFC as the focus of the card, highlighted her with white gel pen and coloured her wings with Sakura Stardust pens. I then stamped trees in the foreground using Nocturne VFC, and fairy castles in the background using 2nd generation Morning Mist VFC.  I stamped all the reflections in Morning Mist including 3rd generation for the fairy castles ... and have to confess that due the use of masking for the landscape I didn't do true reflections this time as it was all a bit too fiddly - so please don't look too closely!! 

I stamped grass, foliage and lavender in the foreground, and hanging branches above to frame the scene, then highlighted the scene liberally with Sakura Stardust pen, Spectrum Noir sparkle pen and Wink of Stella. I found that colouring the castle windows above ground with Wink of Stella gave them a slightly warmer more "gold" look, whereas colouring the reflected windows with Spectrum Noir sparkle pen gave a cooler icy look.

Finally I matted the scene onto a border of black linen card stock and onto an 8" card blank, then added my stamped sentiment popped up onto foam tape for a bit of dimension. originally this was meant to be a 7" square card, but when I pulled said pack of cards out of the cupboard I discovered they only actually measure 6.5" square so my already matted scene was too big!  

Here's an angled picture to capture some of the sparkle.

 

Stamps: Lavinia Luna Tree Goddess, Spring Trees, Far World Castle, Small Trees, Vine Branch, Silhouette Grass, Silhouette Foliage Set, Lavender; Crafter's Companions Enchanted Dreams (sentiment);

Media: Tim Holtz Distress inks (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Morning Mist, Warm Breeze); Sakura Stardust pens (pink, turquoise, blue, clear); Spectrum Noir sparkle pen (clear); WInk of Stella; gel pen (white);

Tools: Lavinia acetate Hill Masks, Mini Hill Masks, Circle Masks.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Art Impressions #366 - Anything Goes

Art Impressions Guest Designer Challenge (January) - Pastel Colours

Aud Sentiments #309 - Make your Own Background and/or Birthday + a Sentiment

Classic Design Challenge #12 2023 - Anything Goes

Colourful Options (January) - Blue Lagoon - TOP 3

Creative Knockouts #512 - Celebrations

Daisy Chain #81 - No Design Paper

Double D - Anything Birthday/Anniversary

Kraftin’ Kimmie Saturday Challenge #676 - Birthday and/or Sunrise/Sunset Colours

Lavinia Creative Challenge (January) - Magical Woodland

(version of card without sentiment)

Let's Craft and Create #203 - Anything Goes + Penny For Your Thoughts (use a sentiment) - TOP 3

Lost Coast Portal to Creativity #181 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Unicorn Challenge #94 - Birthday

Word Art Wednesday #629/630 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

I hope you will be able to join in with the challenge - please pop over to the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog to see the fab inspiration from the rest of the design team and to link up your entry.  Also a big thanks to Becca for inviting me to be Guest Designer this month.

Hope you'll all have a great weekend whatever you're doing. Take care, and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,