Thursday, 15 May 2025

Believe In Magic 🧚


Hi everyone, time seems to be flying by at the moment and I am trying to enjoy the beautiful weather we’re having here in the UK, but I have managed to have a little crafty playtime, and here’s the result.


I cut a piece of stamping card 6.5” x 4.5” and created a background with blended Elements inks. I stamped a variety of Lavinia flowers using Versafine Clair in Nocturne, interspersed with Summertime and Sand Dune to add dimension. I stamped the hovering fairies and coloured their wings with Sakura Stardust pen, then added white Posca and Stardust pen highlights to the whole scene. I added a little more depth by blending some Elements with torn paper to form wispy clouds, then I stamped, cut out and attached my sentiment before matting the finished piece onto a black border and card blank. This is another very sparkly card which unfortunately I just can’t capture on camera!

Stamps: Lavinia Wild Poppies, Garden Poppy, Dandelions, Fairy Foragers, Believe In Magic;
Media: Lavinia Elements inks (Lemon Drop, Sundance, Russet Orange, Paprika, Truffle, Graphite); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Summertime, Sand Dune); Posca pen (white); Sakura Stardust pens (orange, yellow, clear);
Tools: Lavinia acetate circle masks.

Challenges I would like to enter:

613 Avenue Create (May) - Anything Goes with option Floral Delight (2nd entry) - TOP ROCKER
Beautiful Blossoms #29 - Anything Floral Goes
C.R.A.F.T. #755 - Anything Goes - TOP 3
Crafts Galore Encore #135Anything Goes
Do Al(l) Kreatives #101 - Anything Goes with option Flowers (2nd entry)
Dream Valley #336Things With Wings
Ellibelle’s Garden Party #3 - Anything In or From a Garden
Heart’s Quest Fantasy Challenge #5 2025Anything Goes Fantasy (2nd entry)
Inkspirational #341Hot - TOP PICK
Lavinia Creative Challenge (May) - Secret Garden (2nd entry)
Path of Positivity #131 - Anything Goes Positive
Simon Says (Monday) - Things With Wings
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Things With Wings
Word Art Wednesday  #698/699 - Anything Goes (4th entry)

Take care, and thanks for visiting.
Hugs,

22 comments:

Rika said...

beautiful art work.

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful Magical card, love the inky background and all the beautiful silhouette stamps.
Carol x

Darlene said...

OH WOW ... the colors on this are just magical! Beautifully done Pauline!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at the Sisterhood of Crafters challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Sisterhood of Crafters Owner

Alyson Mayo said...

This is gorgeous with the shades orange and yellow with black. Thanks for sharing with us at Beautiful Blossoms :)

Chris said...

Glorious colours and beautiful stamping to create this magical scene- it's gorgeous!
xx

Becca Sadler said...

Gorgeous 'hot' colors!!! Looks like a magical garden close to the setting sun! Everything looks like it's on fire! Wonderful fairies creation! Thanks for creating and sharing with HQFCB! Appreciatively, Becca

Jules said...

Hi Pauline
This is stunning.
You really do create the most amazing scenes and the colour tones on this one are gorgeous too.
Love and hugs
Jules xx

Aquarius said...

A gorgeous vibrant background here which shows off the stamped scene to perfection. Love it

Donna Walls said...

Amazing Scene and a work of art! We're so happy you've joined us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge. Thanks for sharing your creative card with us.
Donna xx
Beautiful Blossoms Challenges
Inspiration Station Challenges
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ScrappyHorses said...

Oooh, such beautiful stamping and color! Loving the different depths in the flowers. So magical! Thanks for sharing with us at Path of Positivity. Katrina

Tee said...

Stunning deep bold colors of your background! Magical it is. Gorgeous card. Thank you for sharing with us @ 613 Avenue Create.

Mrs.B said...

Gorgeous card Pauline and the lovely shades reflect the glorious weather we've been having.
Avril xx

Sheryl said...

Wow, what a work of art.Thank you so much for entering our challenge this week at CRAFT Challenge, looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Hugs Sheryl xx CRAFT DT

anne said...

Such a beautiful card, lovely ink blending that just says summer. Thank you for sharing your creativity with as at Do Al(l) Kreatives.
Anne DAK-DT

Bonnie Lynn said...

Another gorgeous scene. Love the ink blending for your background. Thanks again for joining us this month at HeartsQuest Fantasy. Good luck and hope to see you again. Bonnie Lynn GDT

Sarn said...

Simply gorgeous. LOVE the vibrant colours used. xxx

Ellibelle said...

Not sure how I missed this beautiful card, but so glad to see you sharing it at my Garden party. Such a wonderful scene you created with these magical stamps. And your are so good at adding highlights to bring the scene to life!

Julia Aston said...

Love these hot orange/yellow colors with the silhouette stampings Pauline - I have so many Lavinia stamps that I file away and don't use - you have inspired me to get them out! Thanks for sharing with us at Inkspirational: Hot! Julia xx

Wendy R. said...

Absolutely enchanting, Pauline! 🧚‍♀️✨ The warm blend of orange and yellow hues creates such a magical backdrop for the delicate silhouette stamping. The fairies truly come alive with the added sparkle from the Sakura Stardust and Posca accents—it's like stepping into a twilight dream. 🌅🧡

Thank you for sharing your lovely creation at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge blog—we hope to see more of your inspiring work again soon! 😊🌟

ClaireB said...

Great fantasy card Pauline, very dramatic with the black silhouettes against the yellowy / orange background. Really good instructions on how you achieved it too. Thanks for joining us at the Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge this month, good luck with your entry, Claire DT

Jackie C said...

Love it all!
We're always thrilled to see each entry arrive in our mailbox at 613 Avenue Create.
We do hope you'll return!
Wishing you the very best luck with your entry.
Warm Wishes, Jackie,
DT member at 613 xx


ILEANA ARTUFFO said...

Wonderful creation! Thank-you for joining us at the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge May "ATG".
Ileanaxx