Fairy’s Love Notes: Orange Poppy “Cherish”

I am ridiculously excited to be receiving this beauty in the mail soon! I just purchased it from Tammy Tutterow’s etsy shop (AKA Fairy Davis).

Isn’t her ribbon work exquisite?

Love Love Love it!

Make sure you check out her Etsy Shop and her Flickr Set for more crafty goodness.

Florida Avenue

Well the Kenner Road Creative Team is giving away a bunch of Vintage Goodies and, well, you know I can’t resist the vintage!

Because the name of the Kit Club is based on the road where Kerry Lynn grew up, they’re asking us to tell a story about the street where we grew up.

I moved around a lot as a kid, so there are a bunch of streets to choose from… and I’m choosing Florida Avenue in Appleton, Wisconsin. We moved to Appleton when I was in second grade… November I think. We lived across the street from the church where my dad was a pastor and the school we went to. The neighborhood had lots of kids our age so we were never without playmates.

In the winter, we’d go sledding, make forts, have snowball fights and just have fun in the snow.

In the warmer months, you’d see kids outside ALL the time. This was 15+ years ago, and was a time when parents would let the kids go outside in the morning and wouldn’t see us again til lunch or even dinner. The moms all knew each other and would call around if they really needed us home, but for the most part, we’d play all day long. The church bells rang at noon, and that was usually the sign to get home for some nourishment before hitting the streets with our bikes, roller blades and skateboards.

I remember one day we had a neighborhood-wide water fight. Armed with super soakers and water balloons, we’d bike all over the area, attacking each other with our water guns and balloons. It’s memories like this that will stay with me forever.

Wow, so there’s my little story about Florida Avenue. Now, head over to Kenner Road (it opens tomorrow) and sign up for your kit! I got in on the first month and can’t WAIT to get my vintage goodies. I have a feeling I’ll be scrapping stuff along with things from Fairy Davis. Oooo, fabulous combo. Don’t forget to check out the CT blogs here and here and here and here and here.

More digi creations

Papers & embellishments: Weeds and Wildflowers, www.weedsandwildflowers.com
Mask: Holly McCaig, www.pinkinkstudios.net
Image: Amy Kant, www.fairydavis.com
Fonts: cursif, 2peas scrapbook, adler

Scalloped Frame: Amy Kant, www.fairydavis.com
Paper, beaded embellishment, ric rac, swirly: Holly McCaig, www.inspiration-lane.com
Alphas: Andie Smith, www.inspiration-lane.com
Actions: www.atomiccupcake.com

All papers & embellishments from www.inspiration-lane.com.
Font: 2peas scrapbook

Meet Edith

Meet my new friend, Edith. You can see her and all her friends at Fairy Davis. As I mentioned yesterday

Fairy Davis and Friends is a site created and ran by the talented Tammy Tutterow. She has been gracious enough to let me contribute some images, and I’m excited to be a part of this new site!

I made a home for Edith in a cute, altered 4.5 inch square frame I bought at Michaels. Her photo is 2.5×2.5 inches, printed on a tan cardstock base and sprayed with a crystal clear glaze (Krylon).

After attaching the image to a piece of cardboard for mor durability/thickness, I set it aside.

Next, I used the Therm-o-Web mounting adhesive to attach the Pink Paislee Paper to the frame. I trimmed edges with my craft knife.

Using a variety of my vintage-inspired stamps, I stamped the frame with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain. Then, I inked the edges using one of my colorbox inks.

I attached some Basic Grey fibers around the inner frame and then cut a one-inch thick peice of a striped Pink Paislee Paper. I attached it to the frame in the upper corner, after inking the edges with the Distress Ink.

I topped it off with a couple gold leaves and a K & Co embelishment. Finally, I put the photo of Edith in the frame. And, viola! a cool, inexpensive wall decoration! I plan to make a group of three frames with photos of some of Edith’s friends, and hang them in a vertical row on the wall. In the meantime, you can purchase this frame (including the image of Edith) on Etsy. Click here to check out my Etsy store.

Well, what are you waiting for? Head on over to Fairy Davis and get started living the fabulous vintage style!

Supplies:

Frame: Michael’s
Paper: Pink Paislee (Office Lingo )
Ink: Colorbox, Distress Ink
Stamps: Hampton Art, Rubber Stampede, PSX
Leaves: Decorative Accents
Fibers: Basic Grey
Adhesives: Thermoweb Mounting Adhesive, Zip Dry Paper Glue
Embelishment: K & Co.
Image: www.fairydavis.com

Fairy Davis – Check it out!

Do you like using vintage ephemera in your craft projects? If you do, there’s a great site for you to check out – whether you do digital scrapbooking, regular paper crafts or just want to have some fun!

Fairy Davis and Friends is a site created and ran by the talented Tammy Tutterow. She has been gracious enough to let me contribute some images, and I’m excited to be a part of this new site!

Some of my “finds” are now available for download. And, they’re just a dollar each! Plus, you can use the images however you want! Include in your digiscrap projects! Use them for home decor! You can re-size, re-edit and print the images/graphics as many times as you want as long as it is for your own personal use.

Click here to check out Fairy Davis. Tonight I’m going to post information on a project I made using one of these images. In the meantime, here’s a sneak-peek: