Floral

This is my submission for this months Clarity Stamp Blog Challenge 24 which is all things floral.  For the card I have used the freesias stamp which is one of my favourite flowers, I love their beautiful perfume and how delicate they are. 

Good luck in the challenge everyone. 

You've got to be in it to win it. 

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 2 - 'Bright and Beautiful'

Well here we are again with the second Lavinia Stamp challenge of 2015 and it seems that old habits die hard as I'm posting at the last minute again. Not to self 'Must try harder'

I have made this card for a good friend and colleagues 60th birthday. She said that she didn't mind what type of card I made for her just so long as it didn't have a big number on the front. 

The centre piece of the card has been made using the Lavinia Celtic Dream Die 'Melody' which was cut out in black and incorporated into a white linen base card and mount with a Lavinia Scene Scape. I also added some matching ribbon and Stickles to the wings.

This has then been matted and layered onto a white 8 x 8 scalloped base card and beautiful backing paper. Then, Finally I added some Sweet Lilac flowers and metal embellishment leaves to finish it off.

I hope you like it, why not visit Lavinia Stamps website and have a go at this fabulous challenge yourself, you never know you may be a winner. For more details follow the link:

http://laviniastamps.com/blog/lavinia-stamps-challenge-2-bright-and-beautiful-2/

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 1 - 'Anything Goes'

Well here we are with the first Lavinia Stamp challenge of 2015 and I'm a bit ahead of schedule this month, normally I'm posting at the last minute. 

I started this card with a Brusho background made by sprinkling sea salt on the Brusho paint whilst still wet, I love the patterns that the salt leave.

Next I embossed the Lavinia Stamp 'Fairy Pod' in white, highlighted it with a gold pen and embossed some hills in gold. Finally, I distressed the edge with Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks and matted and layered onto white card and a pearlescent aqua base card. 

I hope you like it, why not visit Lavinia Stamps website and have a go at this fabulous challenge yourself, you never know you may be a winner. For more details follow the link:

http://laviniastamps.com/blog/lavinia-stamps-challenge-1-anything-goes/

Contemporary Commission

I was asked by a colleague if I could do a birthday card for his friend, the brief was that it should be contemporary and bright. He'd seen an image on Pinterest that he liked so I knew the type of thing he was looking for.

Stage 1

First I started by by stamping up my card using a Versafine ink pad because I was going to use Brusho's for the filling in.

Stage 2

Now for the fun part, colouring in. I love how vibrant Brusho's are.

Stage 3

Matted and layered onto a scalloped base card with a bit of highlighting using white and gold.

Stage 4

Finally, personalising the card by adding small lettered tags and joining them together with black ribbon. 

Trees

Well true to form it is the last day for submitting entries to the Claritystamp Blog Challenge and I'm late as usual, next year I really must try to be a bit more organised.

This months entry is all about trees and I have to say that I really enjoyed making it. 

Ingredients

Piece of Clarity coated card stock

Claritystamps- Winter Trees clear stamp set and Church clear stamp.

Versafine Onyx Black

Versafine Olympia Green

Archival Potting Soil

Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon, Stormy Skies and Black Soot.

Picture frame form Ikea

I started off by stamping the trees and church using a combination of the Versafine and Archival permanent ink pads. 

Once this was dry I started work on the sunset with the Distress Inks, first a bit of Squeezed Lemonade.

Next, for a bit of Mustard Seed.

Then, some Wild Honey and Spiced Marmalade.

And to finish off some Ripe Persimmon, Stormy Skies and Black Soot. Finally, once it was dry I mounted and framed it in a frame from Ikea. 

Thanks for taking the time to look, I hope you like it and any feedback is always appreciated. 

Hope to see you again soon. 

Crafty hugs xx

Take It, Make It Challenge: December 'White Stamping!'

I always look forward to getting my Craft Stamper every month and checking out what's new in the crafting world, reading reviews and finding great inspiration in the projects that are published. 

I have never really thought about sending in an entry until I saw this one for 'Stamping in White'.  

The card I have made is using a rubber stamp from the Impression Obsession, Cover-a-card range and is called 'Tree Line'. The trees are stamped on the reverse side of Centura Pearl card using a VersaMark Dazzle watermark stamp pad and then embossed using white detail powder. The background is spritzed over the top using Cosmic Shimmer Chalk Mist in pastel blue, pastel pink and pastel purple which is very subtle and has a slight shimmery effect to it. The edge has then been distressed slightly with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink and it has been matted and layered onto white and black and put onto a white base card.

I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Crafty hugs xx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 12 - 'Add A Flower'

I can't believe that this is the last challenge of 2014. 

Well I've had a wonderful week, Christmas Day and Boxing Day spent with family and friends, but saddened as it was the first year without Mum by our sides, although she was with us in spirit.

I've had a lovely rest, not as much crafting as I'd have liked but Dave and I have had some quality time together so that more than makes up for it. What a difference from last year when I was suffering from shingles.

I started this card, liked the brusho background but then got to a point where I wasn't really feeling it, if you know what I mean. It was nearly filed under 'B' for bin.

I had a break, cup of tea and a mince pie came back to it half hour later thinking that's not so bad after all. I'm glad I persevered, once some highlights and flowers were added I matted and layered it onto black and purple and voilà. 

Why not visit Lavinia Stamps website and have a go at this fabulous challenge yourself, you never know you may be a winner. For more details follow the link:

http://laviniastamps.com/blog/lavinia-stamps-challenge-12-add-a-flower/