My Time to Craft DT #297 Fairies

Good morning, all! I hope you're having a great weekend! My daughter and her Young Man are staying with us this weekend. Sacha's birthday is on the 23rd of June - Midsummer's Eve. We named her 'Helena' when she was born, partly after my Mum, whose name was Helen, and partly after one of the characters in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream.' Then, when she began learning Russian at Secondary School she had to choose a Russian name, and went for 'Sacha.' She preferred that to 'Helena' and changed her name - it took me several years to get used to it!

But enough of this, you want to know what the new challenge is at My Time to Craft. Our theme is Fairies which is very appropriate, since there are a lot of fairies in 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream'!

I used an adorable image from Lili of the Valley, this is one of their cute fairies, but sadly she is no longer available. However, there are loads of other similar and totally adorable stamps on the site!


The papers are 'Floral Pavilion' by First Edition: the roses paper has a lovely shine, which I wanted to be shown, so I didn't add any embellishments apart from the bow. The sentiment is from the Lotv Dreamy Days circular sentiments set.

Please flutter over to see the fabulous fairy creations that my teamies have made, they are magical!

Thanks for looking!

love Mags B x

Comments

KraftyKoolKat said…
So pretty and cute Mags. Hope you have a super weekend with your family.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Jo said…
Love this Mags! Colours are lovely :)
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Sheila said…
Stunning card. Enjoy your weekend with your daughter and her chap! X
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Doreen said…
This is gorgeous,love the image....a fab design.xxx
Saturday, June 20, 2015
coldwaters2 said…
Oh Mags this is a beautiful, magical card love, love the wee image and those lush papers.
hugs
lorraine x
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Pat said…
Beautiful card Mags, I love the LOTV fairies, have quite a few myself and they always look so good. Enjoy your weekend with your daughter and happy birthday to her for the 23rd (my granddaughter Jude will be 14 on the 23rd)- great day.

Pat xx
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Beverley said…
This is so cute and pretty :) A wonderful combination of stamps and papers. Hugs Bev x
Saturday, June 20, 2015
coops said…
so gorgeous mags.your fairy is so sweet and i love your beautiful soft colours ;D

xx coops xx
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Sharon said…
This is a beautiful card Mags. The image is so sweet and I love the gorgeous papers. So soft and pretty.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Hugs Sharon. X
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Annie said…
Hi just fluttered over to say how gorgeous this card is. Such a cute image and gorgeous colours. Annie xxx
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Lynne in NI said…
Awww, how cute is your little fairy and beautiful DPs too! Hope you've had a fun weekend with your daughter. (Great story too about her name!)
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Shell Shearer Swinscoe said…
Love this card hun, she is one cute fairy!
I love both names but I think Helena sneaks a win with me
Hugs Shell xx
Monday, June 22, 2015
Danielle Vincent said…
Hi Mags, this is just way too sweet! LOVE the soft pink and the darling little fairy image!
Kids are so funny about names sometimes. I used to want to change mine to Marie - ha ha. Thankfully I outgrew that and embrace my name. Hope you enjoyed your time with Sacha (or Helena).
Hugs D
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
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