Pages

▼

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Glue Glue and More glue

This small card features an illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (c 1916) of' ' Mrs Doasyouwouldbedoneby', one of the fairies in Reverend Charles Kingsleys' 'The Water Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby'.  This is my favourite fairy tale and has been since I was 7 years old, a long long time ago.
 
If you have never read the story of this little chimney sweep, give yourself and your children a treat. 

I have altered the illustration to black and white so that I could colour it with watercolours, I have added some watercoloured sea creatures, some real shells  (nearly out of shells, have to take a walk along the beach again next week), even a pearl or two.  The matrerial is white cheese cloth with some cream ribbon and blue twine.


This card is entered into the following challenges

Polkadoodles and Studio 12 - Fantasy/Fairy Tale
Robyns Fetish Challenge Blog - Ribbon and Twine
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes - Optional theme - Pile it on



at

6 comments:

  1. ShellFebruary 27, 2013 at 2:02 AM

    Just gorjuss, thanks for joining us at Polkadoodles this week.
    Shell xx

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnneFebruary 27, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    Gorgeous card, thanks for playing along with Polka Doodles
    Anne x

    ReplyDelete
  3. Joyce AnnFebruary 27, 2013 at 10:49 AM

    Wow! Very create, loving the colour. Thank you for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create.

    ReplyDelete
  4. ClareFebruary 28, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Lovely card Cass. Thank you for joining us over at Polka Doodles this week. Hugs Clare xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  5. LiliyaMarch 3, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    Adorable card!! Thank you for joining Robyn's Fetish Challenge! Lilia DT

    ReplyDelete
  6. JayBeMarch 4, 2013 at 12:07 AM

    A great fantasy themed card, Cass - I love all the added little sea creatures. Thanx for joining us at Polkadoodles for the Fairy/Fantasy challenge.
    Hugz, Jan (DT) xx

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for your kind comments