Lavinia Stamps Challenge - Summer Colours

Hi Everyone

Hope you are all enjoying the summer.  July is here so we are set for another fantastic month of all your wonderful creations for the Lavinia Stamps Challenge.  Last month Sarah won the great prize of £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps for her fantastic entry, pop over and have a look.

Here is my sample for this month's challenge which is Summer Colours:

For the background I used the following Distress Inks, ripe persimmon, barn door and mustard seed which I swiped on a craft mat and sprayed with water then swiped over the card.  I used picked raspberry and shaded lilac in the same way.  I then used some of the great Zen stamps - there are some fantastic stamps in this range. 

Hope you like it - I think you will agree they are definitely summer colours!

Enjoy the rest of the week and good luck with the challenge.  Kx

A New Baby Girl

Hi Everyone

I hope you all had a good weekend and enjoyed the really hot weather.

Today I am posting a New Baby Card I have made for a colleague.  It's a Girl and she is called Annie, such a sweet name. 

Hope you like it.

Have a good week. Kx

Handbag & Shoes!

Hi Everyone

Here is a card for one of my colleagues.  She just loves shoes and handbags so when I saw this digital image I just had to have it!  I coloured it to closely resemble the colours of a leopard and was really pleased with the results.  I have to say Tracey was delighted with it, I am sure she was pleased with the Prosecco that accompanied it too!

Have a good weekend. Kx

Wedding Card

Hi Everyone

Hope you have had a good weekend and enjoyed the wonderful sunshine.

Today I am sharing a wedding card I made using a Lili of the Valley image which I coloured using copics.  I have used an embossing folder and several memory box and Marianne Creatable dies for this one.

I hope you like it. Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 6 - Add some Beads or Gems

Hi Everyone

Another month over and another lucky winner in the Lavinia Stamps Challenge.  Well done Jannine, a very worthy winner. 

This month the Challenge is to Add some Beads or Gems and remember the lucky winner will receive £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps - a fantastic prize.  Pop along to the Lavinia Stamps Challenge Blog where you will see the Design Team inspiration and we will look forward to seeing your entries in the Challenge.

Here is my sample for this month:

 

I started by painting the mdf pen pot with acrylic paints, I used Americana Décor Chalky Finish as they have some really lovely colours.  After drying I stamped using Distress Inks the lovely fairy "Giselle" as she is so detailed and looks really beautiful (on two sides) and Zen grass on the remaining two sides.  I coloured these in using acrylic paints and then added the gemstones to the bubbles Giselle is blowing and at the base of the pot.  I stamped mini leaves up both sides of Giselle and stamped Zen flowers 1, 2 and 3 onto some patterned paper and cut out to add to the pencils.  A gemstone into each centre and hey presto a pen pot complete with pencils. 

 

Hope you like my sample and you get lots of inspiration and join in the Challenge.  Good luck. Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 5 - Birthday Girl

Hi Everyone

Apologies for not posting since last month as I have been so busy. Each month seems to go by quicker than the last!

This month we have a lovely Challenge from Lavinia Stamps - Birthday Girl.  This challenge is perfect for all those lovely stamps.  So get yours out and start creating today.  Remember there is a great prize of £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.  Pop over to the blog for some great inspiration here.

This is my example:

I used some Linen card for a change to get a different type of texture and look.  Here I have used the stamp Hop Skip and Jump as my focal image and used Distress Inks, Worn Lipstick and peeled paint for the card.  I then stamped using the really gorgeous trailing vine, it is so versatile especially with the different flowers - a must have - and finally the Fairy Happy Birthday greeting.  Hope you like it!

Have a great month and good luck.  Kx

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 4 - Spring Colours

Hi Everyone

Welcome to my new followers and thank you so much to everyone who takes the time to comment on my work - I very much appreciate your support.

Ok so what happened to March?  I think someone stole it as I cannot believe it is April already, is it just me or is it the same for you?

Another challenge over at Lavinia Stamps Challenge Blog.  First of all congratulations to Sarah Dixon who has won the fabulous prize of £40 worth of Lavinia Stamps.  So come on everyone, join in this month's challenge which is Spring Colours.  If you do not have a blog it is fine as you can send an e-mail entry.

Here is my sample:

For this one I used Distress inks for the background shabby shutters, tumbled glass and spun sugar and used the lovely Gaggle of Geese for the main image and also used birds (a very versatile stamp), grass and lavender to create the scene. 

Hope you like it.  Do pop over to the blog and have a look at the wonderful work of the rest of the Design Team, there are some fantastic samples to give you inspiration.

Have fun! Kx