This is for the VSN favorite childhood book challenge. My favorite book was (and still is...) Peter and Anneli's Journey to the Moon by Gerd von Bassewitz.
I enclose the Amazon editor's review because I suppose that the book is less popular in the U.S. than in Germany:
"This classic German children's tale of imaginative fantasy and adventure tells the story of how Peter and Anneli help Mr. Zoomzeman, a June bug, bring his leg back from the Moon. Long ago, a thief, stealing wood in the forest, had accidentally cut off Mr. Zoomzeman's great-great grandfather's leg and was banished to the Moon. Unfortunately, he took the leg with him and, since then, the family of the Zoomzemans have all had only five legs. Only two good children can get the leg back, so Mr. Zoomzeman, in search of goodness, finds Peter and Anneli.
The three then set off together on an astonishing journey, filled with marvelous encounters, fantastic beings, and exciting events. Finally, reaching the Moon, they must challenge the ferocious Moon Man and, with the help of the Nature Forces, restore the missing leg to Mr. Zoomzeman."
I took the book cover as an inspiration for the colors I used and the chapter where the children meet the moon fairy as the topic of my card. Link to the book cover: http://www.buy.com/prod/peter-and-an...206684284.html
Now some technical details: The images are stamped with Black StazOn onto white glossy cardstock. Then I brushed over the black lines with Teykol resist medium and also dotted the stars with Teykol. Then I sponged the background, the Moon (masked with a circle punch) and the fairy with different shades of Adirondack inks. I added some gold highlights to the fairy, edged the image with a gold Krylon pen and added some ribbon, corner peel-offs (okay, that's the tribute to the 45 minutes rule...LOL) and the sentiment (gold embossed and attached with dimensionals).
I hope this card can transfer the mystical spirit of this wonderful tale to you!
Date: Saturday, August 23, 2008 GMT Views: 491
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Registered: October 21, 2007 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 6707
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 @ 11:31 AM
Wow - fantastic card! I don't know the book but will have to check it out - TFS
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Registered: October 19, 2004 Location: SE North Carolina Posts: 11591
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 @ 12:04 PM
OMG - this is so beautiful! You did a wonderful job with this and it is a perfect representation of the story. Love all the extra details you put into this. Thanks for playing in my challenge.
Registered: September 18, 2006 Location: SingStampShine, Florida Posts: 53481
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 @ 7:50 PM
I'm not familiar with this book, but your card is absolutely stunning and has a beautiful, ethereal dream-like feel to it that definitely goes along with your description!