Thursday, October 11, 2012

Bookmarks XXXVIII: Join the Dance

Look, I know we've seen this fairy a lot lately. She showed up in a Saturday State of the Stash post, and then again on my worktable.

Well, now she gets a post (and a bookmark) of her very own.

Now, one of the great things about this stamp is that she isn't at all seasonal. She'll look great among snowflakes, falling leaves, flowers, fruit, whatever you like. In this case, she's a autumnal fairy, joining the dance of the swirling fall leaves. (They are leaves, but not to scale, and stamped all over each other -- I was going more for the impression of a lot of leaves than a crisp image.)

She was stamped in Eggplant, which of course is quite purple, but on the orange background it seems to have lost most of the purple and become a sort of dark rust -- and it's not just the photo, it looks like that for real. I wonder if it actually changed color or it's just one of those optical illusions where your perception of color is affected by colors around it?

This bookmark is made of 100% scraps! The scrap on which I originally stamped the fairy is a remnant of Popsicles in the Park, the scrap of copper cardstock is left over from Copper & Chartreuse, and the shimmery red backing piece is the other half of the backing from To Sail Beyond the Sunset.

For the life of me I can't figure out what earlier project created the brown scraps, but you can see it on my desk yesterday: it definitely wasn't a full sheet of mat. Maybe I cut some off for a project and then decided it didn't work? So somewhere there should be another scrap, the other part of the paper...

I'm entering this bookmark into the following challenges:

Even though I haven't used any stamps from the companies kindly sponsoring all of these challenges -- well, if I've entered but not used your stamps, it means I haven't got any and would like to win some!

I'm also linking this up to DL.ART's October Linky Party.

Supplies: (the little strips of brown leafy paper are from DCWV's Autumn Melody matstack, which doesn't seem to be for sale anywhere linkable)

24 comments:

  1. Such a great creation, wonderful tag

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  2. Gorgeous rich colours. Lovely bookmark. Thankyou for joining us this month at Crafty Bloggers Network.

    Geraldine M
    CBN DT

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  3. Lovely card ,beautiful colours. Thanks you so much for entering Visible Image challenge tx

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  4. Great bookmark and festive for fall.
    You left a comment on my blog about not having a Silhouette machine for the files FLourishes offers. We do have them in SVG files now where you can print the pattern out and cut it out that way. Didn't know how else to reply to you, other than through here. :0)

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  5. This is a great bookmark and I love your rich, rusty colour scheme! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge!

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  6. Lovely bookmark! The colors are great! Thanks for joining us at Visible Image!

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  7. I love the beautiful stamping you've done and the colours you've chosen! I'm glad you got to use up some scraps too. Thanks for joining us at Use It Tuesday!

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  8. This is so beautiful I love it and the image
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART BCA/ANYTHING GOES Linky Party
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  9. oh that's beautiful! love the image!!! thanks for taking part in the challenge of Visible Image!!

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  10. Hi there, what a gorgeous bookmark - love the image and your colours.

    Thanks for joining in with us this week at Divas by Design.

    Sarah

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  11. Great tag! Fabulous rich colours and stamping! Thanks so much for entering our 'Inspired By Autumn' challenge over at Visible Image where we have lots of clear stamps to win!!

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  12. Such a pretty fairy! I love this silhouette image on your pretty background paper. Thanks for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday for our Things with Wings challenge.

    Remember you can enter up to 3 projects and 3 tips. Good Luck!

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  13. She is stunning! Love the 'eggplant-ish' colour too!

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  14. Gorgeous creation and a wonderful use of stamps!

    Thanks for playing with us at Party Time Tuesdays.

    ~Melissa, PTT DT
    kelseymel.blogspot.com

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  15. Hi, thank you for stopping by my blog and becoming a follower. I've now found your blog in return and become a follower of yours. You have a fabulous blog and I look forward to seeing your future creations.
    Good luck in my candy draw.
    Hugs
    Caz x

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  16. A very beautiful card, love the gorgeous image and design. :o)

    Donna x

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  17. Lovely bookmark; thanks so much for joining us for the House of Gilli Challenge. :)

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  18. Wow! Striking!! Thanks for playing with us at Use It Tuesday!!

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  19. GREAT bookmark! Love the fairy!
    Thanks so much for sharing your creation with us at Diva's By Design,
    DT member~~ Rina

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  20. Very pretty bookmark, love that fairy thanks for joining us over at the CBN Challenge this month
    Hugs
    Ang
    Crafty Bloggers Network DT
    My Blog: A Crafty Blether

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  21. This is adorable. Love the design with the silhouette design, swirls and lovely colour combo too. Thanks for playing at Top Tip Tuesday and good luck. Hope to see you back tuesday for another challenge. Bettina xx

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  22. What a great way to use up those scraps! Lovely fall colors too! So glad you shared with us at Great Impressions Stamps!

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  23. Silhouettes are just so fun to work with. I love the colors you used. Thanks for playing over at Great Impressions.

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  24. Beautiful beautiful tag and such great colors of Autumn! Thank you for linking up and playing along with us at Visible Image.

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