FairyLand PopUp Card by Dori Mendiola

 Happy Thursday AI Friends!

Today I'm sharing a card that was inspired by the current challenge - Magical Creatures.  I decided to make a popup tunnel card using the new 5915 - Woodland Fairies and 5916 - Woodland Castles.  This type of card provides several layers so that you can display many of the little fairies.  From of this set, I was able to place five, out of the eight, nicely on this card.

I started with the background by inking up three panels of 6 x 6 Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock with Ranger Distress Oxide Spray.  I used tumbled glass and prize ribbon for the top portion of the panels and shabby shutters and mowed lawn for the bottom portion.  Once dry, I brushed on a layer of Ranger Distress Glaze over each panel and wiped off the excess.  I placed some Dr. Ph Martin's bleed proof white paint on my glass mat and diluted with some water.  I then dipped a No. 5 paint brush into this mixture and spattered onto each panel by tapping the brush over my finger onto the cardstock.  This will create a magical background.  I determined which panel I wanted for each layer of the tunnel and used the 5065 - Double Stitched Oval dies to cut the top two layers using the largest ovals.  Cut the forefront panel first with the largest die and then place the middle panel under the forefront and place the second largest oval die to cut the middle panel.

To make the popup feature, I used 80 lb. cardstock and cut two pieces of 2 1/2" x 6 ".  Score each piece every 1/2" lengthwise to form the side popups.  You should have four score lines on each piece.  Fold and score each (mountain, valley, mountain, valley).  Refer to picture below for adhering each background panel.  You may need to trim the middle layer down slightly so that it lays flat when popup is pushed down.

I stamped all of the images onto copic friendly paper with Memento black ink and colored with my copic markers listed below.  Using the coordinating dies, cut each of the images.  I used green polka dot paper and die cut with a grass die I had in my stash.  I inked the grass tines with mowed lawn oxide ink so it matched nicely to the background.  I stamped the sentiment, included in the 5915 - Woodland Fairies stamp set, onto a cloud die cut.  Lastly, I used stickles on the fairy wings to give them some sparkle.

This popup card will lay flat in an envelope and pop up when you take it out.

I hope you enjoyed my "magical" card.  Have a wonderful crafty day!  

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Copics used:  B0000, B00, B12, B14

C1, C3, C5, C7

E000, E00, E11, E21, E23, E50, E51, E53

R11, R12, R14, R20

V12, V15

Y21, Y23

BG000

YG41, YG45

Hope your day is magical by Sharon Caudle

 Hello AI Fans!

I hope you're having a great start to your week. I have a card to show you today that fits right in with the Magical Creatures challenge that is going on right now. I used the new #5915 Woodland Fairies Set for those adorable fairies. There are so many adorable fairies in this set! I also used #5788 Whimsical Mushroom Set, #5346 Birdhouse Cubbies, and #5125 WC Elves Set for the big mushroom. I stamped them onto Copic friendly paper and then colored them with the markers which are listed below. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and until next time - stay crafty!

Copics used:

E000, 00, 07, 09, 11, 17, 21, 23, 40, 41, 42, 43, 71, 74, 97, and 99

Y00 and 02

YG61, 63, 67, 91, 93, and 95

B000, 00, 01, and 02

G00 and 12

R01, 11, 12, 22, 24, and 27

Woodland Fairies by Karen Day

 

Hello Ai Watercolour fans!

I have two cards today, both featuring the recently released 5915 - Woodland Fairies Set.

I really love this sweet little sitting fairy, so I stamped her onto my Bristol Smooth Cardstock using Tombow #N57, then covered her with a mask and stamped the stump from 4871 - WC Rustic Container Set in #979/565, to have her perched upon it.  I added several of the rocks from 5055 - WC Sitting Places Set on either side of the stump, again using #N57, and added one of the squirrels from 5599 - Mini Mice & Squirrel Set in front of them.  Using my stamp positioner, I added the berries from 5795 - Berries Set in #603/565/177 tucked on either side, as well as the poppies and leaves from 5824 - Poppy Set in #743/177/126.  I touched them with a damp brush, and painted in the corresponding colours to darken them up.  The squirrel was painted with a mix of #947/969 and shaded with #565.  To add depth to the rocks, I added shaded areas using #N57/565/969.  The grass was hand drawn in, and the two shades of green were used as a wash to suggest a grassy floor.  

For the fairy, her skin tone is #850, her hair is shades of #993/969, and her dress is done with layers of #743.  #493 was painted into her wings, and as the sky.  On the tree stump are layers of #969/947/992, keeping the darkest areas in the crevices, and the lighter areas are where the sun would hit.  As a final touch - look closely, and you'll see that I painted some sparkles around her using the Bleed-proof white paint to suggest a little magic!  I die cut the image with 5065 - Oval Double Stitched Dies, and mounted it onto some dotted paper from 5873 - Mini Birthday PP.  The sentiment is from the Woodland Fairies Set.

My second card is featuring two sleepy fairies!  

I began by stamping the sitting fairy onto my Bristol Smooth Cardstock using #N57, and then stamped her on scrap paper which I cut out to create a mask.  With the mask in place, I used my stamp positioner to add the chair from 5360 - WC Rocking Chair Set in #N57, then added the fairy on the floor beside it.  I wanted to add a little extra colour to my scene, so stamped a pot from 4869 - WC Small Container Set using #N57, and painted it in with tones of #947.  Using the tall flowers and circle flowers from 4868 - WC Flower Set 2, I added them to the pot in #743/603/565/177 and the small green was done with #126.

The fairies' skin tones were painted with #850, hair is #879 and #993/947.  Their outfits are #743/603/565.  A pale shade of #493 was added to their wings, and a darker shade was used to paint in the chair.  #565 was added to the chair to create all the shadowy areas, and as the background.  A wash of #N57 was sporadically painted on the floor around and under the images.  The image was cut out using 5061 - Square Double Stitched Dies, and mounted on some dotted paper from 5873 - Mini Birthday PP.  I added a few irridescent blue gems for some sparkle.

Happy painting everyone!