There's Fairies in the Air

I was taking a walk in the forest last week when the winter weather suddenly farted out a beautiful spring day.  Can you imagine 60 degrees at the end of January---in Chicago??? 

Neither could I, which is why I wasn't surprised when I glanced down on the forest path to spy this little fairy taking a break from her busy schedule.  (What surprises you more, that we had a spring day in February, or that Chicago has forests?)

When my little sprite saw my big clodhopper boots near her private sanctum, she rushed off in a cloud of fairy dust, but not before inspiring me to make this card with Queen Kat Design's Mushroom Fairy stamp by Miss Megs.

I tried to catch the shimmer that surrounded her, but we mere mortals can't quite see the fairy folk as they really are.  Still, I think I did a decent job of capturing my magical moment with her, don't you?

Speaking of fairy folk and magic, have you read Beauty by Sherri S. Tepper?  It's an old read, but a good one, with a twist to the old sleeping beauty theme set in modern days. 

I think I still have my copy, and I'm in the mood for a little fantasy reading tonight!  You can probably snag your own copy on Amazon or at your local library.  You can also be inspired by all the lovely stamps over at QKD.  Lots of nerw February releases, like Mushroom Fairy!  Tell them Pat sent you!
Challenges entered:
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/   - Bling It On!
http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/copicchallenge - Anything Goes!