Lavinia stamps July challenge

Lavinia stamps July 2020 Challenge.

Good evening. Hope you are all keeping well. The Lavinia stamps challenge for July begins today, the theme for this month is  My favourite stamp.  What a great theme looking forward to seeing everyone’s favourite stamp creations. 

Don’t forget you could be the lucky winner of a £40 gift voucher to spend in the Lavinia stamps shop. 

My favourite stamp before the new launch was Sebastian so I’ve used him on my projects. 

I made this card at the beginning of lockdown, lost my mojo for a while after this card but getting back into daily routine once again. 

I made the background using spectrum noir Harmony inks. 

In the background I have used some sweet poppy stencils and Lavinia stamps. 

I stamped Sebastian  with versafine Clair nocturne ink then embossed with clear embossing powder. I also used Sebastian’s fin for the edge of the card. Highlighted both with a gold pen. In the background I used the Seaweed2 stamp set., and the Shoal of fish Stamp. 

Love the brightness of this card. 

For my next  project the background was made using salty ocean, antique linen and tea dye distress ink. 

Stamped Sebastian with acorn versafine Clair ink then highlighted with clear glitter pen. 

Stamped whimsical whisps in salty ocean distress ink. Seaweed 2 in broken China and mowed lawn distress ink, Sea bubbles in salty ocean Distress ink then highlighted with Silver pearl mica powder. 

Looking forward to seeing everyone’s beautiful creations. 

Take care have fun crafting. 

Lavinia stamps May challenge 2020

Fauna and Flora.

Good morning.
Hope you are all keeping well, safe, and finding things to do during lockdown.
My family are all trying to keep busy. Doing some Keep fit, baking, doodling, cleaning, decorating, sorting cupboards etc and of course a bit of crafting in the evenings.

May has arrived So that means the Lavinia stamps monthly challenge has begun. The theme this month is Flora and Fauna.

For full info please follow the link below.
Lavinia Creative Challenge.

For my first card Sample this month I used the following products:
Aurora
Star blossom
Willow
I used wilted violet, ocean blue, mermaid lagoon and faded jeans distress oxide. Placed colours onto a  glass mat then sprayed with water. Smooched card through ink then dried each layer repeating for each colour. In the background I used Star blossom stencil from sweet poppy stencils designed by Tracey Dutton. I inked through the stencil with faded jeans distress oxide. Stamped images with versafine Clair Nocturne ink. Then highlighted flowers with  blue sparkle pen and other images with clear gel pen.

Products used for this sample:
Fairy orchid set
Single fairy orchid.
Flower flourish.
I also used one of the leaves from the small green man.

I used spiced marmalade, picked raspberry, and warm lipstick distress oxide. Placed colours onto a  glass mat then sprayed with water. Smooched card through ink then dried each layer repeating for each colour. In the background I used  Foilage from sweet poppy stencils designed by Tracey Dutton. I inked through the stencil with spiced marmalade distress oxide. Stamped images with versafine Clair Nocturne ink, coloured flowers with purple sparkle pen mixed with a little water then splashed onto the card. Then highlighted flowers and other images with clear gel pen. Blended black soot  distress ink around edge of card.

Good luck with your entries I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations. 

Take care and stay safe. 

Sweet poppy stencils.

Proud to be a guest designer on sweet poppy stencils. So looking forward to making some samples with these fantastic stencils. I started making this card just before Christmas. Finally got to finish it today.
Here are the links to the stencils I used.
Such a beautiful designs
Stags head
Leaf background 1
Stamp used from the Noel set
The background was made using distress oxide inks, Twisted Citroen, peeled paint, antique linen and walnut stain. I squished the inks onto my craft mat then sprayed with water. Dabbed a sponge into the ink then dabbed sponge onto the card one at a time drying in between. Dapped peeled paint oxide straight from the pad though the background stencil with a piece of dry sponge. Dabbed the walnut stain oxide though the stencil using a stencil brush. Once dry went over stag image with clear sparkle pen. Used vintage photo ink on the edge of the card then stamped words with potting soil archival ink.
Hope you like it. Thanks for visiting.

Lavinia stamps July challenge

While you were sleeping.
Good morning all.
July has arrived, the months just seem to be flying by, but I’m looking forward to the summer.
It’s time once again for the new Lavinia stamps challenge, the theme this month is... While you were sleeping.

For full details visit the creative challenge blog. https://laviniastamps.com/lavinia-stamps-monthly-creative-challenge
You could be the lucky winner picked at random to win a £40 voucher to spend in the Lavinia shop.
For my first card I used the following Lavinia Stamps.
https://laviniastamps.com/product/large-path
https://laviniastamps.com/product/hide-and-seek
https://laviniastamps.com/product/vine-new
https://laviniastamps.com/product/trailing-ivy
https://laviniastamps.com/product/woodland-hares-lav409
https://laviniastamps.com/product/fairy-wish
Stamped all the images for this card with Clair versafine nocturnal ink.
Coloured the stone effect background with frayed burlap and pumice stone distress, used as a wash.
I also used shabby shutters distress ink as a wash for the grassy area, the steps were coloured with black soot distress ink also used as a wash. Tea dye distress ink was used on the door, for the reverse of the door I hand drew some lines and a handle with a thin black pen then also coloured with tea dye distress ink.
For the sky on the background behind the door, I used Broken China distress ink. The flowers were cored with pink sparkle pens.
I cut out part of the door so that it would open, then placed a background behind! I also cut a second door frame and decoupaged this!
For the highlights I used a white pen, a glitter pen and on the vine I also used a green glitter pen.




For my next sample, I used the following Lavinia stamps.
https://laviniastamps.com/product/moon-fairy
https://laviniastamps.com/product/stars-1
https://laviniastamps.com/product/star-cluster
https://laviniastamps.com/product/sacred-spells
I used shaded lilac distress ink all over the card then went round edges with seedless preserves. 

Then stamped words with seedless preserves oxide ink. Stamped lmage in centre with versafine Claire nocturne ink. Stamped sars with versafine then heat embossed with silver sparkle embossing powder. Then mat and layered onto black and silver glitter card.