A few of the new releases....

After talking with one of my fairy princesses today she brought to my attention that it really isn't obvious on the site that I have some new releases so I am going to post them here a few at a time so that they can easily be found.

These images are from my new Japanese collection. All files are $3 each.

Japanese Lanterns

Cherry Blossoms

Japanese Fan

The Geisha

Green Tea

I will post some more images soon. Happy hump day tomorrow!

xoxoxox

the fairy

Happy Birthday Trisha!

Happy Monday everyone! Yeah I know, whatever. hehehehe.

Today is a special day because it is one of my fairies birthdays! Happy birthday Trish! I actually made this card to post for the hop but didn't have time to finish it till just today. WHEW!

I used one of my new releases from the Japanese collection called Japanese Lanterns. I colored them with prisma pencils and baby oil with blending stumps. I cut out the image with a nestie and the "hangover" technique (my name for it)  that I did a mini tut for here. I used a corner punch, tab punch, tag punch and a leaf punch! I followed the sketch at Friday Sketchers and made a secret message pocket.

I am entering these challenges with my card:

Cupcake Crafts Go Digital

Friday Sketchers sketch

Cupcake inspirations photo/color inspiration

Gingersnaps 3D

Bee crafty Anything goes

Charisma HOT HOT HOT! ( I think my lanterns are hot! hahahah and the warm colors of the DP)

Color Throwdown Color recipe

Crafty Creations recipe

Papercutz metal charm

xoxoxox

the fairy

Drumroll please......

WINNERS

of the Prairie Fairy blog hop are:

Japanese Theme Pack=YOGI!

Kids Theme Pack=KRISTA!

Nautical Theme Pack=PINESTICKMAMA!

Something splendid stamp set=JULIA D!

SU paper/Wild Orchid flowers=MARJO!

CONGRATS to all the winners and thank you everyone for joining the HOP!

Don't forget....if you would like updates from the Prairie Fairy, gift certificates, freebies etc. make sure you subscribe to the Fairy!

xoxox

the fairy

TIME FOR THE HOP!

WELCOME,

to the PRAIRIE FAIRY BLOG HOP and

DIGITAL RELEASE PARTY!

Welcome to the Prairie Fairy Blog hop and Digital Release Party!

I have been toiling away the last few weeks coming up with tons of new images for you!

The prizes are SICK and you don't want to miss this.

How do you do the hop you ask, it is easy!

Starting here, you leave a comment at every stop on the hop. The hop list is below in case you get lost. MAKE SURE you double check that you have commented at every stop, including here and the end of the hop, the Fairy Fun Fridays challenge blog! If you don't that entry won't count.

Of course I would love it if you would like to follow Prairie Fairy but it is not a requirement to win!

If, you SUBSCRIBE to PRAIRIE FAIRY, you will receive a free digital image AND you will also get regular notifications when I post new images and receive specials and discounts that WON'T  be available to NON-MEMBERS. Please give me some time to get your free image out once you sign up.

WANT MORE ENTRIES?????

When you get to the challenge blog you will see the latest posted challenge. Enter the challenge before SUNDAY 10:00pm central standard time (prairie fairy time on the blog) and you will get another entry for the Sunday draws.

WANT ANOTHER ENTRY?

IF you use a PRAIRIE FAIRY IMAGE on your entry card you will get another entry for the Sunday draws.

Did ya notice I said DRAWSSSSSSSS?

That is right! I am drawing for SEVERAL prizes and they are:

Draw 1. The Japanese Collection from the new releases. Value of $15 CND

Draw 2. The Nautical Collection from the new releases. Value of $15 CND

Draw 3. The Kids collection for all you Gillian lovers, also from the new releases! Value of $15 CND

These collections are in  the store now at the discounted price of $12.50! This will only last this WEEKEND! When the hop is over these packs are gone! DON'T FORGET, these orders will also qualify for the Fairy Special Rewards program sooooooooo the more you purchase the deeper the discount. YOU could get up to 25% off your entire order!

That is not it for prizes EITHER!!!!!!!

I am also drawing two separate draws for:

Draw 4. Brand new CTMH D size stamp set Something Splendid. Value of aprox. $34.50 CND

and...

Draw 5. Wild Orchid  flower pack and asst. rhinestones and pearls and SU paper pack. Value of aprox. 25$

Yep, I split it all up. I like lots of winners.

If you get lost along the way, here is the hop list:
Carla

Corry

Hege
Kelly
Linda
Lori
Margreet
Sue
Suzi
Terry
Tonya
Trisha
Viv
Deonna (guest designer Aug)
Debs R (guest designer this week)

The girls also have candy posted at their blogs too so make sure you visit them all!

Be sure to leave your comments!

Winners of the above prizes will be announced Monday August 30th HERE!

Now off you go to the next stop on the HOP and tell Carla I said HI! If you run into troubles on the way, one of the girls posts is not coming up yet, just go on to the next stop and you can go back to the one you missed. Sorry for any confusion!

xoxoxo

the fairy!

Prairie Fairy is having a BLOG HOP!

When you ask? The fun starts this Friday, August 27th!

You don't want to miss this event. The Fairy has been a little quiet for a while but is back and  breaking loose with some major blog candy, prizes, and a digital release that will blow you away! The DT have also created some extra special projects for your viewing pleasures.

The fun doesn't end there because all the DT is having their own candy giveaways at their blogs too!

You heard right! There is just too much candy to miss here!

The fun all starts at 10:00am when the Fairy Fun Fridays challenge goes live.

soooooo,

COME JOIN THE FUN!

It all starts at the Prairie Fairy Blog on Friday Aug. 27th 10:00am prairie fairy time!

Grab the Code!

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Fairy Fun Fridays!

Well, I actually got a card done for the challenge this week! Yeah me. I even have a tut to go with it!

Here is my card

The image I used is of course my brand new one called WATERING CAN.

My little mini tut is on how to use your nesties and cut around the image in areas like I did here. It has fast become my favorite technique. I really love to use my images large on my card for big impact. Often, however, if there is a full border around it, it just takes up the whole cardfront. So, here is how you get around that.

You will want to choose a die and lay it over your image to see if it is a good fit for what you want to leave hanging over the edge.

You will then want to cut straight into the spots where it is going to hang over the edge. Try to stay close to the image. You will have to over cut slightly to account for the inside edge of the nestie. I lay it over the image and mark it with a pencil. The cut out sections that you don't want cut by the nestie have to lay on top of it as shown (nestie cutting side face down) , so they don't get cut. This can be tricky, take your time.

Once cut you can use a tan mat like I did plus 2 B plates on your cuttlebug to emboss the edges.

Cut around the overhanging parts and voila! If you like you can even sponge around the edge with the die still on to get a white border around the image. You can see that I did that on my finished card.

Hope you liked the tutorial and I hope you head over to Fairy Fun Fridays to get in on the Punch it theme!

Watering can

You know when you have those days that just make you wanna go back to bed and hide under the covers??? Today was one of those days. I think I am over it now cause I have been telling myself that there are much worse things that could happen and I am a fortunate person, truly blessed.

We had our shed broken into last night and all of our bikes were stolen but my son's. Guess his was too small to ride off on. They were just bikes BUT, mine was so special to me. I had had a TERRIBLE bike for years. My DH kept saying, "go buy yourself a decent bike!" I am a tight wad and what I wanted was gonna be hard to find! I hate bikes that make you hunch over and strain your neck, I hate tiny bike seats that disappear into the worst places! So two christmases ago he bought the most beautiful bike, shocks on the handlebars and seats, nice n big, but not geeky big, cushioned seat, a women's upright mountain bike. I mean he really listened to what I wanted. He tricked me too and put a book under our tree on how to be a better catholic too, and let me believe that was all I was getting (I tried very hard to be happy with my gift HA HA!) He is like that. When I saw that bike when he finally gave it to me, I screamed, I loved it so much. Now, it is gone.

What are you gonna do. I just have to tell myself that the person who stole it is obviously not as blessed as me.

On a high note, I have a new release for you and MANY more to come. I have finally got my mojo back and I have been on a roll, I even have some collections coming out. We are also planning a huge blog hop and all the girls on the DT are offering up some candy and I am gonna have some wicked sick candy too. I mean BIG!

Here is my release for today.

You can purchase WATERING CAN for $3.

Don't forget about the Fairy Special Rewards program. The more you purchase the bigger the discount.

Have a safe and happy weekend everyone!

xoxox

the fairy!

The Doctors!

Well, I haven't been around much at all this summer. My mom and I had a rough patch there for a bit, hers rougher than mine but I had my fair share. Sick in the summer is just not fair! I have done a couple images here and one has a story behind it.

So, I had started this image quite a while ago. A special image that I wanted to use to create a custom gift for my mom's doctor who got her through her bowel obstruction. It is kind of a funny story about this stamp as it is created in "his" image, at least to the best of my ability. Really it personifies him. My first impression was not flattering I suppose. We were waiting to see the doctor the night they admitted my mom. Down the hallway saunters this very young guy, all dressed up in his trendy American Eagle gear complete with the Baggar Vance hat tilted to the side AND a very fashionable man bag! I though who is this punk? Some flirty young nurse coming to check in on my mom before he leaves (everyone loves my mom, the four foot gramma that looks like Thumblelina would when she became a gramma).

When he said he was the surgeon and told us his plans, I freaked! I immediately thought, "yeah right, I am gonna let Jonas brother here cut open my mom!" Several serious conversations with my brother later and a surprise consent form signed by my dad later and mom had surgery. All turned out well (besides the C-Diff infection!) and here we are and I would like to make him a cheeky little plaque for his office. I haven't made it yet and I will post it when I do BUT I have posted him in the store for you to use if ya think he is cute. Oh I wonder what he would think if he saw this post! LOL!

You can purchase DR. KINSLEY for $3.

I also of course made a Dr Lewis too!

You can purchase DR. LEWIS for $3.

I am still taking my time getting back to normal. I just took my last antibiotic today.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!