Lavinia Stamps "Celeste" Fairy Card

You may have noticed, I have not shared many cards or makes this past month.  I had totally lost my crafting mojo and couldn't bring myself to even consider crafting.  I find it odd that I should feel like this as crafting is what I do!  Thank goodness I had an urge to dust off my Lavinia Stamps and create this card.

The background was inspired by a technique created by the super talented Eileen Godwin using (Squeezed Lemonade and Abandoned Coral) Distress Oxide Inks.  I then used "Picked Raspberry" Distress Oxide ink through the Lavinia "Laurel" Stencil.

I moved on to the stamping, first stamping the script, which is a Lavinia Stamp called "See a fairy, make a wish", stamped in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp "Celeste" the fairy and the "Mystic Swirls" to each side of the fairy.

Lavinia Stamps Celeste on a Coral and Pebble Stencil Background

I had a rubbish night of sleep last night, so it was a relief to get up.  It did mean that I had a head start on some crafting, which was a bonus.

Today I have used two Lavinia Stamps stencils.  The first thing I did was lay the "Coral" stencil on some kitchen towel, I then lightly spritzed it with a couple of shades of Dylusion Spray Ink, I used Crushed Grape and London Blue.  I then flipped the stencil on to an off cut of white card and smoothed over.  I lifted the card and dabbed any surplus ink away, then gave it a blast on the low setting of the heat gun.  

Unfortunately I didn't take any photos mid way as I really didn't think I would actually be making a card.  But this one just kind of evolved.

I lay the Lavinia Stamps "Pebble" stencil over the background and lightly applied "Peacock Feathers" Distress Oxide Ink with a blending tool through the stencil, making the central area lighter and the edges darker.

I stamped the Lavinia Stamps fairy called "Celeste" in the middle of the card using "Medieval Blue" Versafine Clair ink.  

Next I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Marine Kelp" in first and second generation using "Monarch" a purple Versafine Clair ink.

I then decided I wanted to introduce more mauve shades.  I did say I had nothing in mind when I started making this!  I used "Wilted Violet" Distress Oxide ink with a blending tool, again, I applied a light shade in the middle and darker towards the edges.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Shoal of fish" and "Sea Bubbles" stamp with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Finally, I added some white and silver glitter highlights to a few areas using Signo pens.