Hope everyone has had a wonderful week with signs of Spring beginning to appear. Snowing here, but bright blue sky is becoming visible as the clouds lift. I've been up to lots of behind-the-scenes crafting...time to catch up with a post or two.
Today, a card for The Library Challenge #2~The Hobbit,
featuring fairies, from another of my favourite Hero Arts sets...well, technically a kit...based on A Midsummer Night's Dream. The background is a blend of Spun Sugar, Picked Pistachio, Milled Lavender and Dusty Concord (much brighter in real life); the fairies are copic-coloured. Yes, their wings and dresses are liberally coated with sparkle!
I did some research about the appearance of fairies in the novel and discovered that, while technically, they don't appear, Tolkien does make several references to them, leading us to the understanding that "...fairies was a Hobbit name for Elves. Some lived in the land of the Faerie." So, that's what I'm going with: a card with fairies or, if you prefer, elves (with wings *grin*). Of course, I also drew inspiration from the colours on the cover and the content; The Hobbit is, indeed, a "true" fairy story (based on his essay “On Fairy-Stories” - which is quite interesting, I might add).
Okay, enough with the teacher-y stuff! Let's just say revisiting my memories of the novel, conducting a snippet of research and, above all, creating my card, were delightful!
Since these 'elves' and their woodland surroundings are HA have a special place in my collection, it's also heading to A Blog Named Hero Challenge~Use Your Favourite Hero Arts Products
That's it from me!
Thank you for dropping by!
Oh I love your card, Carol! The Hobbit is one book, I could not read beyond two pages. I feel terrible confessing it! Someone gave it to me knowing my love for reading but it just didn't take me to this fantasy land I was expecting. But your card certainly did.. I love fairies more than elves :P
ReplyDeleteLove your fairy card and the ink blending background! So soft and pretty and the fairies are beautiful! Thanks for playing along with us at A Blog Named Hero!
ReplyDeletec... I once sent a special little granddaughter a 'fairy' wing telling her that they shed them, to grow bigger ones. She still has it... it was a perfectly beautiful dragonfly wing in all honesty... but I do believe, I do believe...I DO believe in fairies!
ReplyDeleteThis mid-summer's night dreamy card is so precious!
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This is Karen Bull, a design team member from A Blog Named Hero. Love the card design and the fairies are the perfect colors - great job. Thank you so much for playing along this month. Find me on instagram @karenzbull
ReplyDeleteShimmery, sparkly and wonderfully magical, Carol! LOVE The Hobbit ... it's been a favourite since I first read it (aged 7) ... and it's been read a million or so times since then! Your card is a delicious take on it! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteLook at that gorgeous inked background. So soft and pretty. I adore your beautiful fairies, too. Looks like a magical portal into the fairy realm. I know I've read the Hobbit, but it's been a pretty long time, so I don't remember much. But I always remember how wonderful your cards are! :) Hugs!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Carol - such a pretty colour combo and I do like how you've arranged them around the aperture. In the book I believe there was a rumour that Bilbo's grandmother was a fairy... Thanks for joining The Library.
ReplyDeleteYou've created a wonderful fairy land, Carol.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to play in this challenge since I love Tolkien but just didn't make it! Your card is so magical and delightful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tricky challenge! Your fairies are super cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card! Love, love, love the colors! Thank you so much for playing along at the A Blog Named Hero Challenge, hope to see you again next month!
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