This month’s swap host is Nancy (Gothic Arches) Maxwell James and she has chosen Garden Fairies as our theme… I don’t like fairies in the traditional sense. I don’t believe they are pretty, ethereal beings, flitting from flower to leaf, oh no! I lean towards the mischief-maker, likely to pull your hair when you’re reading a book laying on the lawn, making you jump in the dusk as you let the dog out last thing… yeah – the Dark Fairies.
But, as the lovely Chrissy is hosting the swap and I aim to please, I have tailored my garden fairy ATCs to the greater good… with a bit of a twist!
The bases are all craft Vilene, or pelmet vilene…
… painted with gesso and sprayed with green ink.
Then I dropped some alcohol ink on the paler areas – 2 shades of green –
I drew ‘birds’ in the gesso and highlighted them with black ink. I then stamped fairy trees and toadstools from HOME IMPRESSIONS (Toadstools 2 & Fairy Houses), onto clear plastic strips and stitched them to the ATCs…
The final steps were adding small images (Ten Two Studios), stitching them in place; adding a little ricrac ribbon with staples and then inking the edges. The german scrap wings were added last! I hope the recipients like them. My fave is the little baby hatchling!
Altered Art & Stuff... 
Kitty
/ March 18, 2010These are lovely 🙂
Martina
/ March 18, 2010Hi Rosie, I`m happy that you`re there too! Your fairies are adorable. Beautifully created!
Artyjen
/ March 18, 2010Wow! Such a lot of different layers….great effect! 🙂 I’m not doing good with the fairy theme myself at the mo LOL
xoxo
Lisa WrightStuff
/ March 18, 2010Fairies and naughty girlies… watch this wonderful clip from the Antique’s Roadshow
Crafty Dawn
/ March 19, 2010I can’t see one of your photos thay sound wonderfuk though. I watched the fairy roadshow on TV it was good wasn’t it.
hope the weather is good for OH and he gets out more this year doing what he obviously loves
Love Dawn xx
Jan
/ March 20, 2010Love your fairy atc’s!
Beautiful layers and stitching!!
Jan x
Stacy Roberds
/ March 24, 2010Rosie, I love, love, love your garden fairy ATCs! The saturated green is such a promising color! The stitching is really wonderful! Hope I get one of these!
Crafty Dawn
/ March 24, 2010I can see them and they are stunning I am getting excited for this swap!
Love Dawn xx
Chris
/ March 27, 2010Oh your fairy atc’s are just delightful. They look like you’ve done a lot of work and it has definately paid off cos they are stunning 😀
hugs
Chris xx
MissyK
/ March 28, 2010Hi
I love your twisted fairies….. so full of wonderful details
Karen
Jo
/ March 28, 2010These are lovely! Gorgeous work, lovely colours, great backgrounds.
Jo
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