Time for a little spell!

Our theme this fortnight at Try it on Tuesday is Halloween and of course I need 2 cards so, here's my second.  I've used Willow the Witch from Lavinia on a Gelli plate background, I'm not sure whether it looks like a moon or the entrance to some mysterious time portal?  I've used the Witching hour verse embossed in white, which is clear on the card, but looks a bit blurred in the photo.  

We went 'pumpkin picking' on Saturday afternoon, good job mammy was in charge of the trolley or we would have ended up with about 20 pumpkins!  The twins have a pumpkin competition at school, so they've come up with some wondrous ideas for their pumpkins, at times I'm glad I don't live too close, although apparently I have to help with the eyes as "Grandma is crafty" .

Entering at:

     Crafty Calendar - Autumn Halloween

     Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Witch

Avril x

Mid month Autumn at WLS

It's mid month reminder time at We Love Stamping, where our theme this time around is Shades of Autumn.

I started with an inky background and used the smallest in a set of stamps from Stampendous called Jumbo Rosehip,  adding a little colour to the small flowers, which are all almost covered by the larger image.  The large floral image was stamped with Vintage Sepia ink and coloured with Wild honey, Forest moss and Seedless preserve DI.  I added shading around the image with Wild honey Di.

The rest of the Design Team have some lovely samples to share, so please pop over to the main page for all the challenge details.

Avril x 

 

Halloween Time at Try it on Tuesday.

It's time for a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday and this fortnight it's Halloween.

I started by stamping the moon, which is from Rare Earth, then made a mask to cover it before colouring the sky with Distress inks. The tree was a freebie from a craft magazine,  the pumpkins and hat, which were fussy cut and coloured, are Lavinia.  I also added gold glitter to the folds of the hat.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderfully spooky inspiration for you, so please pop over to TioTs, where you will find all the challenge details.

Avril x 

 

Shades of Autumn at We Love Stamping

A new month and a new challenge at We Love Stamping and this month it's Shades of Autumn or if you prefer you can always follow the A/G option.  This month we have two prizes of stamps and stencils from Sweet Poppy

                            

For my card, I've used stamps from Lavinia - Pheasant and Oak Leaves, stamping onto some white linen card, most of the colouring is done with Distress inks.

The rest of the Design Team have some lovely Autumnal inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main challenge page where you will find all the details.  Just remember to be eligible to win a prize, you must include some real stamping on your project.

Avril x
 

Autumn's Beauty at Try it on Tuesday

 

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this fortnight the theme is Autumn's Beauty.

I love the changing colours of the leaves before they fall and I've tried  to create the swirling leaves on a windy day walk on my journal page.  My main image is an old Flonzcraft stamp and the two quotes and fussy cut leaves are all freebies from a craft magazine a few years ago.

The rest of the Design Team have created some great inspirational projects for you, so please pop over to TioT's, where you will also find all the challenge details.

Things have been a bit quiet around here, I had very little crafting during the school holidays  and then a nasty chest infection when they went back to school, so playtime was definitely put on hold, hopefully we're back to normal now and I can do some catching up.

I am going to join in over at Art Journey Journal where this months theme is 'Hello Autumn', I've not joined in the last few months due to lack of time, but hopefully...

Avril 

Mid Month Reminder at We Love Stamping

 It's mid September and that means it's time for some mid month challenge inspiration at We Love Stamping, where the theme is Trees and Leaves or if you prefer there's always A/G.

I thought I would try and get ahead with a Christmas card.  I started with a circle aperture, masking off the bottom half with torn paper before inking my sky  and then stamping the fence from Cardio's Breezy Day set.   The green tree is from Penny Black's Wonder collection and the sentiment, which was heat embossed with silver is from Inkylicious.

The rest of the team have some great inspirations for you, so please pop over to the main challenge page where you will find all the challenge details and also details of the wonderful prizes on offer.

Avril x

Pretty Papers at TioT

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Pretty Papers - a good excuse to go rummaging through the paper box - I think this challenge should run all year round and then I might make a dint in the mountain!  Why did I buy so many when I never seem to use them?

I've got lots of Christmas papers and as Christmas cards seem to be appearing, a good opportunity to use some.  My image is an old Tim Holtz favourite which doesn't need much colouring, and a touch of red glitter for the holly berries and some Flowersoft for the fur on his hood.

The rest of the Design Team have been using their papers too, so please pop over to TioT's, where you will also find full details of the  challenge. 

Avril x