Silly for Sprites!

Today begins the new challenge at 

Aurora Wings Challenge blog.

The new theme is 

Sprites. 

I instantly fell in love with Mitzi's flower Sprites the minute I saw them.

I honestly can't remember the very first Sprite I added to my ever growing

collection, but I can say that I love them all! 

Especially the "Corpse Flower Sprite". He's wickedly awesome!
So, to say it was difficult to choose which Sprite to use in this project,

is an understatement. 

So I narrowed it down to eight of them,

and I made an accordion book to keep them all cozy.

Morning Glory

Lotus

Tiger Lily

Hydrangea

Bamboo Shoot

Snapdragon

Wild Rose

Bearded Iris

I just wanted to show how glittery this little guy is in real life.

Everyone got an adequate dusting of glitter. All sprites sparkle, don't they?   

Front cover.

Painted with black gesso and Silks acrylic glaze in Black Ice.

Back cover.

After the black Silks paint dried, I added some of the same

paint in Iridescent Copper for some highlights and distressing.

I really like the copper Silks. Nice coverage and shine.  

I used some Sizzix dies to cut out various shapes and embellies for the book.

I cut everything out in back card stock, and glittered accordingly. 

For the covers, I painted the die cuts with TH distress crackle paints in 

antiqued bronze.

I really love the crackle effect.

I'll probably make a belly band or a sleeve for the book to slide into,

so it stays safe and protected when not being adored by everyone.

But, that's for another day.

Please be sure to drop by the challenge blog and check out all

of the Sprite projects that the talented DT have created for this challenge.

So much eye candy, you can't help but be inspired.