As far as eating mushrooms go, I am not a fan.
Maybe it's the texture, maybe it's the flavor.
Either way, I can do without them.
Unless...
It's a Mushroom Flower Sprite from Aurora Wings!!
Mitzi has done it again and created an adorable new sprite image.
The very second I saw her, I knew she was destined to adorn my
Mother's Day cards this year.
But then I thought, what about foregoing the standard card
and creating a little gift instead?
My family has enough of my handmade cards to last them forever,
but maybe a small mixed media canvas would be a nice change of pace.
I began with a 4"x 5" small canvas, painted it using DecoArt chalk paint in
the Timeless shade, and then used the Tim Holtz Gothic stencil to add some
Finnabair Texture Paste in Platinum Crackle.
I colored this Mushroom Flower Sprite with my Grandma in mind,
using RV Copics. I added some Stickles for sparkle and interest.
I used a Spellbinders oval and Elegant oval to ground my image.
Also decked out in some Stickles magic. Sprites need their sparkle.
Grandma loves flowers, so I broke out my stash of paper
flowers, and even popped a tiny mushroom in for fun.
I added a lovely pearl stick pin and some pearl and gold
dew drops for a bit of fancy decadence. Nothing is too good
for this special lady. I just know she's going to love it.
I didn't want to start a fight over special gifts, so I made another
canvas for my Mother in Law. This one is a little different in that
I used a 4" x 4" canvas, but stayed with the same basic background and
textures as the first one.
I used BG and YG Copics for this color scheme.
I like to mix things up a bit with non-traditional colors.
And so far I have yet to color one of these Aurora Wings Sprites
using flesh tones on the skin. Just one of my quirks when
it comes to little magical creatures.
I used a different embellishment for height,
but still popped a sweet little mushy in there to keep everyone happy.
This adorable little mushy is available today in the
To see more inspiring Mushroom Sprite projects be sure to stop by the
Thanks for dropping by today.
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