butterfly masquerade redux by lauren bergold

of course i was VERY proud and excited when pixie-in-chief kirsty vittetoe gave me the honor of putting together october's BLUE MOON kit; all the more so because this month commemorates pixie dust paperie's one year anniversary! i decided it would be fun to look back at all of my projects from this year and pick a few to "re-make" in honor of this milestone!

one of my favorite events this year was july's pixie group project, using theMIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM kit, for which we decorated some inexpensive butterfly masks i found at michaels. luckily, i saved a template from that project, so i was able to re-create the shape:

i used the soft damask pattern of melissa frances' flora paper as my base, and added a hand-cut swirl of vintage sheet music, which i made by tracing a chipboard flourish from my stash. i made the eyes of the mask a little more dramatic by tracing a "cat's eye" ink pad and using my exacto knife to cut them out.

i softly inked all of the edges, and carefully machine stitched around the eyes and the perimeter of the mask. not being a seamstress, i need a few "cheats" to pull off something like this: for one thing, it's vital to hand-crank the sewing machine on something this delicate; the foot pedal just goes TOO FAST! also, it's *MUCH* easier if you trace a very light pencil line about 1/8" in from the edge and use that to guide your needle.

then came the fun part: EMBELLISHING!!! i fussy-cut a few fairies and flowers fromgraphic 45 tags in the kit; (you get an entire 12x12" sheet, so there's plenty of choice!) i cut apart the last little bit of my prima crystal flourish and supplemented it with a bit of american crafts' pearl flourish leftover from the SUMMER OF LOVE kit. i cut apart the swirls and re-assembled them to fit the shape of the mask. finally i used a couple of elderly eyelets from my stash to line the holes at each side, through which i tied streamers of signature pixie dust seam binding.

et voila! there is no disguising my pride at the way this turned out. i hope you will be inspired to create something fanciful... once in a BLUE MOON! ♥♥♥

Kirsty's Note -

Ahhh..... magical and whimsical, what a GORGEOUS project, thanks Pixie Lauren!!!

At The Pixie Shop

Our anniversary kit "Blue Moon" is now available at The Pixie Shop

Get yours HERE!!!

*Anniversary Alert*

Pixie Dust Paperie is celebrating our 1st birthday, we appreciate your support over the past year and hope that you've had as much fun with the Pixie Kits as we had!

Besides our monthly GIVEAWAY (scroll down), we are having lots of special this month, do look out for it! Today's SPECIAL DEAL is

Buy any Pixie main kit and get a $40 gift certificate

$40, yes, that is like getting another kit totally FREE!!!

so what are you waiting for, shop now!!!

Note - last day for this offer, hurry!

Pixie October GIVEAWAY

We are giving away this

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Beauty card by Cheryl Nelson

This Blue Moon kit is truly a thing of beauty! It is chock full of details to make you swoon:

I just LOVE the addition of the tulle and the ribbon:

I know YOU ALL will create works of beauty with this Blue Moon kit!

Kirsty's Note -

Absolutely beautiful, so soft and pretty, thanks Cheryl!!!

At The Pixie Shop

Our anniversary kit "Blue Moon" is now available at The Pixie Shop

Get yours HERE!!!

*Anniversary Alert*

Pixie Dust Paperie is celebrating our 1st birthday, we appreciate your support over the past year and hope that you've had as much fun with the Pixie Kits as we had!

Besides our monthly GIVEAWAY (scroll down), we are having lots of special this month, do look out for it! Today SPECIAL DEAL is

Buy any Pixie main kit and get a $40 gift certificate

$40,  yes, that is like getting another kit totally FREE!!!!

so what are you waiting for, shop now!!!

(please note that this offer is good for 2 more days only)

Pixie October GIVEAWAY

We are giving away this

Click HERE to enter the GIVEAWAY!!!

ANNOUNCEMENT

The winner for the mini GIVEAWAY is

Прозрачная said...

This is really preety, soft and tender...

Dear winner, please send an email with your mailing info to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com. And we will get your prize out to you soon, you have till 10/14 to do that. 

Nature's Song card by Cheryl Nelson

It is really hard to convey the loveliness of this Blue Moon kit in words. The elements included are all just so unique and beautiful! I absolutely LOVED working with EVERY single item included...and there were a LOT of items included!
Don't these pretty tags:

and tulle just work together PERFECTLY:

I hope you ALL enjoy working with this kit as much as I have!

Kirsty's Note -

This is so dreamy and beautiful, I love it, thanks Cheryl!!!!

At The Pixie Shop

Pixie October Kit "Blue Moon" is now available at the Pixie Shop

get yours now!!!

*Anniversary Alert*

Pixie Dust Paperie is celebrating our 1st birthday, we appreciate your support over the past year and hope that you've had as much fun with the Pixie Kits as we had!

Today's anniversary alert is a mini GIVEAWAY

Simply leave a comment on today or tomorrow's post, and ONE random Pixie Follower will receive a pack of American Crafts Dear Lizzy collection fabric brads. 

You still have time to join us for our October GIVEAWAY

This is what you could win

Click HERE to enter the OctoberGIVEAWAY

It will be blinding layout by Cheryl Nelson

Hi all! I have one word to say about this October Blue Moon kit G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S!!!
Not only are the papers GORGEOUS, but so are all the FABBY details! Take for instance...this GORGEOUS quote:

Now throw in these Prima flowers and the Pixie signature crinkly ribbon:

Are we done yet?! I think not! We also need some scrumptious bling AND really cool tape (made into the ruffle under the photo AND fantabulous sheet music:

Yep, I think that G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S sums it up nicely don't you?! You are definitely going to want to grab up some of this gorgeousness for yourself.

Kirsty's Note -

This is simply breathtaking, I love all the pretty details, thanks Cheryl!

At The Pixie Shop

Our anniversary kit "Blue Moon" is now available at The Pixie Shop

get yours now!!!

*Anniversary Alert*

Pixie Dust Paperie is celebrating our 1st birthday, we appreciate your support over the past year and hope that you've had as much fun with the Pixie Kits as we had!

Besides our monthly GIVEAWAY (scroll down), we are having lots of special this month, do look out for it! Today SPECIAL DEAL IS

Buy any Pixie main kit and get a paper pad for FREE

Echo Park Victoria Gardens 6x6 paper pad, market value $5.99 is yours TOTALLY FREE when you purchase any Pixie main kit.

This special is good for ONE DAY or while stock last, so hurry, act fast before they are gone!!!

Instruction: Add a main kit of your choice into the shopping cart, and then any 6x6 paper pad into the cart, type in coupon code AA5-paper-pad during check out, and the amount of the paper pad will be taken off your total

(please note that this special is based on 10/6 from 12 AM to 11.59 PM eastern time)

SHOP NOW!!!

Announcement

"Pixie September Challenge Winner"

Thanks to all who played along with Pixie September Sketch Challenge. We enjoyed every single entry, they are all beautiful in its own way, thanks ladies!!!! Look out for our October Challenge on the 20th!!!!

Here's the winning project

Congratulations Helen!!! Please send an email to kirsty@pixiedustpaperie.com to claim your prize, you have till October 12th to do that.

Pixie is having a GIVEAWAY

Wanna win Pixie November Kit "Snow Shoe"?

Click HERE to enter the GIVEAWAY!!!

Designer Day Two ~ Happy Birthday card by Cheryl Nelson

I'm pretty excited to share this card with you all today! You see, it is Pixie Dust Paperie's 1st BIRTHDAY this month!! Hooray and Happy Birthday to Pixie Dust Paperie! It is also, in fact, the easiest card I've ever made thanks to this October Pixie Dust Blue Moon kit. First I cut out the gorgeous paper included in the kit and mounted it to the yummy kraft cardstock included in the kit. Next I just punched out these circles from the cardstock included in the kit and some packaging included in the Kit and added this fabby chipboard bird included in the kit:

Do you catch a theme going on here? EVERYTHING you need is INCLUDED IN THE KIT!!! Gotta LOVE it!

Kirsty's Note -

That is fabulous, gorgeous and beautiful, thanks Pixie Cheryl!!!

At The Pixie Shop

Pixie October Kit "Blue Moon" will be on sale at The Pixie Shop on 10/5, look out for this fun and fabulous kit!

*Anniversary Alert*

Pixie Dust Paperie is celebrating our 1st birthday, we appreciate your support over the past year and hope that you've had as much fun with the Pixie Kits as we had!

Besides our monthly GIVEAWAY (see HERE), we are having lots of specials this month, do look out for it!!! Today we are having not just one but TWO special deals....

1. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

Get 15% of our newest kit "BLUE MOON" by using the code happy-pixie-birthday during check out

2. BUY 1 GET 1 FREE

Yes, purchase BLUE MOON and pick another main kit of your choice totally FREE, it's like paying less than $19.97 for each kit, that is a great deal for a kit with goodies add up to more than $40 market value. There is no code to use on this one, simply purchase BLUE MOON and indicate (there is a special instruction box for you to type in your choice) which main kit you want to be included with your order, Pixie November Kit "Snow Shoe" (or while stock last) will be included with your purchase if you did not indicate your choice. This special is not eligible if you purchase BLUE MOON with the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL.

The above specials only run for ONE DAY, so hurry, act fast before they are gone!!!!

SHOP NOW!!!

Pixie September Challenge

You still have time to link up with our September Challenge (ends Oct 5)

Here's the sketch

Click HERE for details or to link your entry

Pixie October GIVEAWAY

Do you want to win this?

Click HERE to enter the GIVEAWAY!