Friday, March 23, 2018

Double "D" Challenge - Just "Wing" It

Hello friends.  The Double "D" Challenge has a fabulous mood board to inspire us this time around with anything related to "WINGS".


I was inspired by the colors in the 3rd photo and the fairy in the 4th photo and came up with this card:


I recently had picked up one of the card making magazines made in the UK, and a lot of them have a freebie gift attached these days.  In this particular one there was a die for a fairy, and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to use it for this challenge.  My background was made using Lindy's Magical Powders - Tibetan Poppy Teal & Witch's Potion Purple.  If you've never seen or used these before, they're like Perfect Pearls on steroids...the shimmer and shine is unbelievable and almost impossible to photograph!  Here's a closer up where I tried really hard to capture it for you:


I kept the card very simple so as not to detract from the background or the silhouette of the fairy, and just mounted it to a white card base and added a embossed sentiment strip at the bottom (PTI's Keep It Simple: Birthday).  A little bit of black baker's twine finished off the card.

Lot's of time left to play along with this challenge, and you can find lots of inspiration from the DT right HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today ... I love it when you do!


12 comments:

Birgit said...

What a stunning card Marcia! I love the magic background, it's just perfect for this sweet fairy die! The little stars look like they're floating from her wand. Such a sweet, sweet card my friend!

Darlene said...

Oh Marcia this is FABULOUS! LOVE your background and that beautiful fairy silhouette is just perfect! Great job! Glad you liked our mood board! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘Just Wing It’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
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Barbara said...

Really a nice job by using the inspiration photos. You made a stunning magical birthday card. Nice to see you here too. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Double D Challenge - Wing it.
Barbara Design Team

Vicki said...

Lovely card! The water color background looks fab with the silhouette image. Thanks for joining the Double D, "Wing It" Challenge.

Mac Mable said...

So pretty, great background and stunning silhouette x

Linda said...

Wow, Marcia, this is so beautiful. Love your background and that sweet fairy die.

Donna Phelan said...

Oooh your card is soooooo magical! You have captured that photo perfectly! Your background looks AHmazing! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D Challenge Blog, Just ‘Wing’ It, Donna DT Member.

JanetB said...

Very pretty card, I love the fairy silhouette against the beautiful background.

Bonnie said...

What a beautiful background, Marcia! The shimmers are perfect for the fairy die! Looks like she's scattering fairy dust!

Ros Crawford said...

This is so lovely! Gorgeous BG for that sweet fairy!

Sharron said...

What a beautiful background! I love the look of silhouettes and yours is so sweet, sprinkling magical fairy dust as she flies by!

Loll said...

Gorgeous mix of colours Marcia. That background is amazing and perfect with just a black silhouette figure. xx