Black & Dramatic

Hi Everyone

OMG it's November!  So much to do and so little time!

This month the Challenge is Black & Dramatic.  Pop over to the Lavinia Stamps facebook page here and you could win the prize of £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.

I have used the Fairy stamp - Trinity who gathers woodland spirits.

Have a good month and don't forget to enter the Challenge - you may win - there are lots of new stamps to spend the prize on!  Kx

Lavinia Stamps - September Challenge

Hi and I hope you all enjoyed the fabulous weather we had over the Bank Holiday weekend.  Let's hope we will still enjoy some lovely weather for a few months more!

Another month and another Challenge, and this month it is "Autumn Equinox".  Pop over to the Lavinia Stamps facebook page here and you could win the prize of £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.

For this one I used the new Scenescapes.  These are really useful if you want to make a quick card and come in some glorious rich colours.  They are also on really high quality card.  If you have not tried them yet, have a look here.  I also used one of the new stamps Oak Leaf Branch and an old favourite - the fairy is Autumn fall.

Have a good month and don't forget to enter the challenge.  Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge - August

Hi Everyone

Here we are again, the beginning of another month.

This month at Lavinia Stamps the challenge is to use orange and blue hues - what a great challenge!  Pop over to the Lavinia Stamps Facebook page here and join in.  You could win a huge £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.

I have used Brushos for the background - I just love the effect they create with just a spray of water.  I have added the lovely fairy - Moments Like These which can be bought here.

Hope you have a great month and don't forget to enter the Challenge!

Kx

Lavinia Stamps - June Challenge

Lavinia Stamps - June Challenge

Hi Everyone and welcome to the Lavinia Stamps Challenge for June.

The Challenge is now LIVE on Facebook.  The theme  is Hidden Fairy.  Whether you hide your fairy behind a tree or somewhere much more ingenious, join in, just remember to use Lavinia Stamps.   Pop over  to their Facebook Page and join in.  You could win a Lavinia Stamps Voucher for £40! 

I really enjoyed making this card, using the fantastic badgers (I think they might be giving the game away).  I have also used the wonderful Distress Oxides which are really great to use.  You can get all these from the Lavinia Store - here

Have a good month. Kx

Lavinia Stamps - May Challenge

Hi Everyone and welcome to the Lavinia Stamps Challenge for May.

The Challenge is now LIVE on Facebook.  The theme  is 'Make Your Own Vision' 

This means you can do as you want  as long as you use Lavinia Stamps.   Pop over  to their Facebook Page and join in.  You could win a Lavinia Stamps Voucher for £40! 

I really enjoyed making this card, using one of my favourite fairies and some of the newer stamps.  I have also used the wonderful Distress Oxides which are really great to use.  You can get all these from the Lavinia Store - here

Have a good month. Kx

Starry Night Sky

Hi there and Happy New Year to you all.

I hope 2017 is kind to you and your family.

The first of the month and a new Lavinia Stamps Challenge.  This one is Starry Night Sky so get out all your new Christmas crafting goodies and have a go.  You could win a huge £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.

Here is my sample:

For this one I used the lovely rabbits "Midnight Meandering" and some small star stamps.  You can get some lovely small stamps here.  Useful for so many projects.  I also used the Fairy Buttercups.

Have fun. Kx

Lavinia Stamps - December Challenge

Hi Everyone

This month's challenge over at Lavinia Stamps is Something Magical.  Remember you could win
£40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.  You can join in the Monthly Challenge here.

This month I have made a magical Christmas scene.  The "window" is made using a piece of acetate which has been slightly curved to make it 3D.  I have used Christmas Night and Fairy Shops 1 and 2.

Have a good month. Kx

Lavinia Stamps - November Challenge!

This month's challenge over at Lavinia Stamps is Let It Snow.  Remember you could win
£40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.  You can join in the Monthly Challenge here.

My sample this month uses Gesso as the base for the snow with Stickles for added sparkle and Distress inks for the night sky.  The stamp I have used is one of my favourites - Christmas Nights. Hope you like it.  Have fun. Kx

October Lavinia Stamps Challenge

Hi Everone

It is officially autumn and a new month means a new Challenge at Lavinia Stamps.  Remember if you enter, you have a chance to win £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.  If you win you could choose some of the stamps from the new release over at Lavinia Stamps. 

You can join in the Monthly Challenge here

The new challenge is "Blues & Purples".  Here is my first sample:

For this one, I have used some of the new stamps.  I have used Guinevere, Shoal of Fish, Sea Bubbles and Deeper than the Ocean. 

I will be posting again mid-month, have fun and get crafting. Kx

Lavinia Stamps - New Release

Hi Everone

Have you heard the exciting news?  There is a new release over at Lavinia Stamps.  You will see some of the most beautifully detailed stamps and they are just gorgeous.

If you love them like all the Design Team do then join in the Monthly Challenge here

To celebrate the new release there are some fabulous samples by the Design Team which can be seen on the Lavinia Stamps Facebook page.  Here is my sample:

Isn't that badger just beautiful?  He can be found along with the snail, tree and words, here.

Enjoy the rest of September and I will be back in October! Kx

Lavinia Stamps - September Challenge

Hi Everyone - can you believe it is September already before you know it we will be using the "C" word!!

This month the theme is Autumn Hues, the winner will receive £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps, so get crafting, you could be lucky. To enter, click here.

Here is my first sample for the month.

For this one I used Brushos and the lovely stamp Zen Maple Leaf which can be seen here.

Enjoy what's left of the summer and I will be back with another sample mid-September.

Thanks for looking.

Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge - Add a Fairy

Hi Everyone

Today the new challenge opens for Lavinia Stamps.  Remember you could win £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps and this month's theme is Add a Fairy.  Pop over to the Facebook page here and join in for a chance to win.

Here are my two samples:

For the first one I have used the fairy "Fairytale" and used "Stone Texture" and the set of words "Never Let go of your Dreams".

For the second, I have used one of my favourite fairies "Make a Wish"

Pop over to the Lavinia Stamps web shop and take a look:

http://laviniastamps.com/shop/

Have a good month. Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge

The BRAND NEW Lavinia Stamps Challenge is now LIVE on Facebook ... pop over  to their Facebook Page and join in. You could win a Lavinia Stamps Voucher for £40 ! 

Our Theme this month is ''Make Something For A Friend'' 

This is my sample for the month using a wooden frame, Distress Inks and some of my favourite Lavinia Stamps, Midnight Meandering (the gorgeous rabbits), the lovely fairy piper, Sky and the other fairy, Seeing Is Believing.  I have also used the creeping vine.  Hope you like it!

Pop over to the Lavinia Stamps web shop and take a look:

http://laviniastamps.com/shop/

Have a good month. Kx

Masterboard and Crazy Birds

Hi Everyone and I hope 2016 has started well for you.

I haven't posted for quite a while so thought I would start with a Birthday card I made for our friend Ken.  His Wife, Eileen Godwin will be known by a lot of you and she is the one who showed me the technique of the Masterboard which I used as the base for this card.  Eileen's blog can be seen here where you can see a list of her workshops.

I used distress inks, stencils, heavy gesso, stamps and a white gel pen for this along with one of Tim Holtz Crazy bird stamps.

Hope January is good for you all.  Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge #12 - Let It Snow

Hi Everyone

Oh my goodness, can anyone tell me where November went?  It is frightening!

This month the Challenge over at Lavinia Stamps is Let It Snow which you can see here .  Why not  come over and join us and you could win a huge £40 worth of stamps just by entering.

REMEMBER - you do not need a blog to enter- you can e-mail your entry here.

These are my samples for the challenge.

For the tag I first of all stamped the white Zen Snowflakes, which can be found here with Versamark then I used Distress Inks Wilted violet, blueprint sketch and mermaid lagoon.  I stamped more Zen Snowflakes using black ink and then stamped the lovely Fairy Thistles on the tag and then again on a piece of white card which I cut out and put over the first impression, having first splashed with a little watered down white gesso.  I finished with some gems and white Tulle.

For the card I created a scene with stormy sky and weathered wood distress inks having first masked off for the moon.  I stamped the image Victorian Christmas and flicked some more white gesso over the image to create the illusion of snow and then put on white gesso at the bottom.  I followed this with some matting and layering and a snowflake corner die cut.

Hope you like my samples.  Thanks for looking.  Kx

Glitter & Gems - Lavinia Stamps Challenge

Hi Everyone

A very big welcome to my new members, I am so pleased you have taken the trouble to join my blog.

Don't you just love Autumn? The beautiful colours of the trees and the nice weather we are having so far but shhhh don't speak too soon.

This month the Challenge over at Lavinia Stamps is Glitter and Gems which you can see here .  I hope you have all seen the new stamps which can be seen here.  Maybe you have already bought some?  If so come over and join us and you could win a huge £40 worth of stamps just by entering.

REMEMBER - you do not need a blog to enter - you can e-mail your entry here

Again this month I have used the lovely Mushroom Dwelling and fairy buttercups and also used the very popular Fairy Couple.  I created the background using Distress Inks, a stencil and water.

My second sample has a background made using Brushos and the picture is  Make A Wish.

I hope you can see that I added glitter to her wings and gems on her hair.

Have a good month and good luck to everyone entering the Challenge.  Kx

Have you Seen ...?

... the new release from Lavinia Stamps?  There are some great new stamps which can be seen here.  There are also some fantastic sentiments in a lovely font.  Today is the start of the new Challenge which you can see here over at Lavinia Stamps.  Remember you have a chance to win a huge £40 worth of stamps just by entering.

IMPORTANT - you do not need a blog to enter - you can e-mail your entry here

Here are my samples for this month - HOT, BRIGHT COLOURS - Simple!

For this tag I used Brushos for the background and used two of the new stamps Make A Wish and Fairy Buttercups.

For this card I used the Bleeding Tissue technique which you can see behind the die and the rabbits.  I love these rabbits - I wanted to give the impression of peeking in at them with this card.  The rabbits are called Midnight Meandering and I used the Fairy Buttercups again and also Willow.  The words Best Wishes are part of the new release.

I hope you can join us.

Thanks for looking.  Kx

Retirement Card

Hi

Hope you are having a great August.

We have a colleague who is retiring this week and I have made this card for him.

I have used a JOFY stamp - this is a mini stamp, about the size of a credit card but just perfect for this retirement card and coloured with Copics.  I have used an embossing folder which I thought looked a bit like waves.

Hope you like it. Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge - Anything but a Card

Hi Everyone

First of all, congratulations to Barbara Cleggett who won the July Challenge - a very worthy winner. Remember the prize is £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps and you can enter here.

For anyone who has not entered yet - why are you waiting?  This month you do not have to be a card maker - in fact you need to make anything but a card - an exciting challenge.

Here is my sample this month - a canvas.

I used acrylic paints for the background and modelling paste through a couple of stencils to add some interest to the corners.  For the main image I have used the beautiful Mushroom Dwelling.  This stamp is new to me and I have to say it is a dream to use and colour - I love, love, love it!  I also used the very versatile stamps - willow and zen leaves.

Hope you join the challenge and good luck! Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge - Flowers

Hi Everyone

I hope it is a lovely day wherever you are.  Welcome to another new month and a new Challenge over at Lavinia Stamps.  Remember by entering the Challenge you stand a chance of winning a huge £40 worth of gorgeous Lavinia Stamps and this month's challenge is Flowers.

For this card I used Brushos as the base and stenciled with Distress Inks dusty inks and added some black soot.  I used the lovely Fairy pods and used a white pen to bring out some definition.

For this card I stamped and embossed the new Background script stamp for the back ground and used different colour Brushos to make the backgrounds for the dandelions.  Simple but very effective.

Hope you have a good month and thanks for looking. Kx