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Sunday 10 February 2013

love gives us a fairytale..

well it seems such a long time since I have played along with simonsaysstampandshow and was determined to remedy this. So the theme this time is ever after, to be fairytale inspired . So I set too and here is my make, hopefully full of a mystical, magical, fairy tale style feel:

 
I started with a canvas that I painted with mermaid fresco and then swiped with nougat. Once dry, I added some texture paste through a Dylusions leaf stencil and left to dry.
when all was dry, I swiped across the canvas and also the raised leaves with treasure gold in aquamarine and white fire ( a firm favourite of mine!).
 


I then cut out the frame using my new cabinet and min cabinet dies, this was cut from grungeboard that had been coloured with copper verday paint and sprayed and left to do its thing! Then is wiped this with white fire treasure gold and paint .


I stamped the beautiful LaBlanche fairy,  onto crackly tissue paper and then painted the dress on the back.I added loose rock candy glitter to her flowers and made a second set of wings using clearly for art, clear, which can be heated and shaped.
 

I stamped out the beautiful sentiment ( stampers anonymous classics #8)
"Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale."

Once all the elements had been glued on ,( I used multi medium matte to attach the tissue and then added some colour around to blend in,) I set to decorating with wire and leaves.
the leaves were cut using autumn gatherings die from silver DIY tape, dabbed with paint and then swiped with treasure gold .


I also added flowers made from tattered floral die and painted with copper verday paint.


well hope you like my unusual for me make, I really enjoyed making it!

I am entering this for the following competitions:
fairytale inspired @ http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.co.uk/


33 comments :

  1. Oh WOW Trace this fair jumped out at me! Absolutely fabulous! Judy x

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  2. beautiful...love the colours..just totally inspiring...Christine in Darcy..x

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  3. Stunning! I am lost for words which doesn't happen often.

    Love Chrissie xx

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  4. Very ethereal and definitely for ever after. Love the flower and leaves.
    Hugs Brenda xox

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  5. Ooooh, love this, it has such a beautiful fairytale feel to it! I absolutely adore the flowers and leaves you added, simply stunning! Funnily enough I used the same fairy stamp for my piece, but mine is a graphics 45 one and you say yours is a La Blanche..... So now I am really curious, have La Blanche used the same image? Must go and check that out. I guess if images are in the public domain anyone can make a stamp out of them....

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  6. A perfect creation for the challenge.

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  7. absolutely fab Trace - I love the copper paint - brilliant and the metal spirals xx

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  8. Hi Trace,this is beautiful,love all your step by step images ,there is so much to look a, absolutely stunning.Love it!!Jacqueline.S

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  9. This is SO beautiful!!!! Every detail is perfectly gorgeous.

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  10. Just gorgeous!! Love the colours. It is different for your, but I can see you loved making it.

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  11. Gorgeous! love the ethereal colours and the beautiful scattering of leaves.

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  12. A magnificent work of art, dear Trace! Unique and beautiful!

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  13. This is amazing Trace, it has such a fairy tale quality to it, that quote is brilliant and I love that you put some twisted wire on it too. Gorgeous. Hugs, Anne x

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  14. When I saw this, I wasn't sitting behind the PC in my craftroom anymore...it took me straight in to a few of my most beloved fairytail stories in a land with the beautiful colors and dusted with gold like on your canvas... Think this is a great canvas and you made it perfectly to fit in a fairyland!
    See that you already bought the wonderful fairystamp that's on my wishlist.
    Have a good Sunday, I'll be taking pics of the Carnaval with all the great colors and strange figurs that are in the parade today....(See were the 'mood' is coming from..) Hugs, Gerrina

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  15. A great canvas Trace, with so many gorgeous details...

    Nice Sunday, Alie :-)

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  16. Fabulous Canvas Trace, the Fresco Paints give such a lovely colour to the background and I love the texture from the paste. I haven't used my Verday yet but the results are stunning. Lovely magical feel to this. Love her wing too and the Treasure Gold adds a lovely opulent touch. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x

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  17. oh wow Hun this is one brilliant canvas the detail is just amazing,love it hugs Cherylxxxxx

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  18. Trace...your canvas is gorgeous. I totally am in LOVE with your tattered rose! It is so elegant and so beautifully done! WOW! I also love your design using the cabinet card frame and the sweet LaBlanche fairy with the Clearly For Art wings. Beautiful! And what a sweet sentiment! Thanks so much for sharing your canvas with us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. <3 Candy

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  19. Gorgeous, Trace. You've certainly captured that romantic fairy tale feel with this - beautiful, subtle work x

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  20. This is so beautiful Trace. I love the colours and image you have used they are so soft and feminine. Gorgeous use of the wire and leaves. Good Luck

    Annie x

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  21. This is a real beauty, Trace! I love all the copper verdigris and White Fire, fabulous metallic accents giving the whole thing a real sense of antiquity... and the fairy is simply lovely, shaped wings and all. The texture of the canvas coming through the paint and White Fire, and those fab leaves... Gorgeous, gorgeous!
    Alison xx

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  22. This is one of the prettiest things I have ever seen it is so beautiful from the colour to the layers and the texture. Stunning
    Ria

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  23. A breathtaking canvas with fantastic details - just gorgeous.

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  24. This really is beautiful Trace, fabulous use of the VerDay paints and the treasure gold. This really is a fairytale x

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  25. Soft and sweet and just plain beautiful here! Love the roses...yum! The texture is amazing too! What a beautiful fairy image! Thanks for showing us your magic at Simon Says Stamp & Show this week!

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  26. This is so gorgeous Trace, it's really beautiful, love the frame and the colours you've used on it, I don't have any of the Verday paint, in fact I know nothing about it, So I'm going to have to check that one out for sure! It looks amazing on your canvas. It really does have such a wonderful fairytale feel to it. You've made the tattered floral's and leaves look amazing. The wire and the clearly for art just finish it off perfectly. Michelle x

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  27. Wow, this is amazing! Love all the textures and the flowers, leaves and wings are so pretty. Wonderful interpretation of the challenge. Thank you so much for sharing with us!

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  28. I truly do not see how you could make anything more beautiful Trace - everything is just extraordinary. Big sigh as I drool all over your gorgeous creation!!!!!
    Sandy

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  29. AmAzing canvas Trace... Beautiful detail & soft colours... Love those flowers & wonderful fairy image... Perfect! Hugs May x x x

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  30. This is such a delicate and beautiful canvas Trace. Love the fairy wings and the way the leaves gently float across the piece as though blown by the wind. A real triumph. Hugs, Jenny x

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  31. This is such a delicate and beautiful canvas Trace. Love the fairy wings and the way the leaves gently float across the piece as though blown by the wind. A real triumph. Hugs, Jenny x

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  32. I am keeping this on my computer forever because it is so very beautiful
    Sandy

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Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and leave me a comment..it means a lot..hope you like what you see. Trace x