A Clean and Simple Merry Christmas

Good morning, I have the pleasure of being the Guest Designer at Allsorts this week and the theme is CAS - Clean and Simple.

I've used one of my Anita Jeram images from Colorado Craft Co, perfect for a quick and fun card.  I've used a freebie sentiment embossed in Silver Razzel Dazzel embossing powder and glammed up the little scarf and mitts with some red glitter.

The team over at Allsorts have some fabulous CAS inspiration for you, so please pop over and you'll also find details of some fabulous prizes to be won.

I'd like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Good Healthy New Year and to thank you for all your visits throughout the year - I know I have been rubbish at blogging, but it's one of the New Year Resolutions to improve.

 

Merry Christmas Everyone

Winter Wonderland at Stamping Sensations

It's time for some mid month inspiration for the last challenge of the year at Stamping Sensations where the challenge is Winter Wonderland.

I created my winter scene with stamps from Crafty Individuals, Inkylicious and Lavinia and lots of masking of images.  There's a good sprinkling of glitter, which of course doesn't show in the photo.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please visit the challenge blog where you will also find all the challenge info and also details of a fabulous prize from Craft  Stash.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day,

Avril xx

 

It's All About Santa at Try it on Tuesday

It's the last challenge of the year at TioT and the theme is All About Santa.

I love this image by Artisitic Outpost and although he has made an appearance most years, I did want to do something different with it,  so I masked out the top half of the image and added my own little scene with stamps from Lavinia and Inkylicious, making it a one layer card.  As usual, you can't see the sparkle on the snow, it is there.

The rest of the DT have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge details.

I'm back on Grandma duties again today, so I'll be round to catch up with you later in the week.

Have a great day, Avril xx

 

Winter Wonderland at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's Winter Wonderland.

I used Crafty Individuals, Lavinia and some freebie magazine stamps to create my little scene with a lot of masking of images.

The rest the DT have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog where you will find all the challenge details, see the lovely prize on offer from Craft Stash and see the Wonderland creations from the team.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

Winter Wonderland at TioT

 Winter Wonderland is our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday.

Winter Wonderland for me means gorgeous crisp snowy scenes, so I've used a Tim Holtz stamp for the main image and built up the scene with a couple of magazine freebie stamps. Some shading with inks and a generous sprinkling of Polar White flowersoft for the snow.

The rest of the DT have created some fabulous inspiration, so please visit the main blog, where you will also find the challenge details.

We're enjoying a relaxing break away while the twins are away visiting their other grandma - it's peaceful!

Have a great day and Ill be around to catch up later.

Avril xx 

Traditional Christmas

 A post that isn't a DT post - now that's a rarity these days - although it does fit in nicely with our current challenge at Try it on Tuesday - Traditional Christmas.

I have been trying to make some Christmas cards - I mean it's such a waste if I get new crafty items and don't use them, which was almost the case with these Crafty Individuals stamps which I bought last year and only made one card with them.  In my defense, I had stamped some of the images on water colour paper and fussy cut them  - now to use them.

I splattered some watercolour card with watered down Tarnished brass stain before stamping the image with Shady Lane Versafine Clair and then added my previously fussy cut and coloured image, raising the pinecone on foam pads and gluing the leaves flat.  A touch of Liquid Pearls on the berries and a gold embossed greeting and verse.  Well that's another  few in the box and I feel better for having used bits up.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril x

 

Christmas at Stamping Sensations

 The current challenge at Stamping Sensations is Christmas Celebrations and as we're half way through the month, the Design Team are showing more inspiration over on the main blog, and don't forget, there's a fabulous prize of two stamps kindly donated by one of our regular entrants.

I've used an old Stampendous image on white linen cardstock, stamping in Brown Archival and colouring with pencils and Distress inks, with Liquid Pearls for the holly berries, and of course being Christmas, there has to be Frantage falling snow.

Avril x

Traditional Christmas at TioT

 

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and for this fortnight the theme is Traditional Christmas.  I've used on of my favorite Santas.  The background was coloured with Antique Linen and overstamped with holly and a music script, with a gold embossed stamped sentiment.  Matting and layers using a Sizzix dies.

The rest of the Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog where you will find all the challenge details.

Well, it's another Grandma day for me - last week,  as we live on the edge of woods and there's lots of leaves down, we took our two intrepid explorers, armed with their first sticks, to play in the leaves - they certainly had fun!

It's hard to believe they'll be two in just over a month's time.

Thanks for calling in and I'll be around later in the week.

Avril xx

Christmas at Stamping Sensations

It's the first Sunday of the month which means a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month the theme is Christmas, and we have a fabulous prize this month of two stamps which have been kindly donated by a regular entrant.

I've used a mix of stamps from Inkylicious and Lavinia for this little winter scene and added lots of glittery sparkle and some Frantage Chunky White embossing enamel for my 'falling snow'.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous Christmas inspiration, so please visit the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in and have a great day, 

Avril x

 

Sparkle & Shine at TioT

 

Sparkle & Shine is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight.

I took the opportunity to make a Christmas card.  I love these Anita Jeram images, perfect for a quick card for families where there are children, and I kept this one quite simple.  Stamped on white linen card and coloured with pencils.  I added glitter to the Snowmen's scarves and hat band as well as that cute dog's collar.  I also used Stampendous Shaved Ice over the snowy mounds.  The sentiment was heat embossed using Silver Razzle Dazzle embossing powder .

The rest of the Design Team have some very varied Sparkly samples for your inspirations, so please visit the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in,  it's Grandma duties again today, so I'll be round to catch up later in the week.

Have a great day, Avril xx

Halloween at Try it on Tuesday

 It's that time of the year again when Try it on Tuesday challenges you to get all spooky and show us your Halloween creations.

I've used my TH  Haunted House die and some Lavinia stamps to create my spooky scene, I certainly wouldn't want to be out in those woods on a dark night!

The rest of the DT have some fabulous inspiration for you so please pop over to the challenge blog for all the details.

Thanks for calling in and have a great day,  I'm on Grandma duties, wonder what the little rascals will get up to today!

Avril x

Autumn Days

     

                                    

It's mid month inspiration time at Stamping Sensations where the current challenge is Autumn.

This time I decided on a little country scene, I've long admired the Pheasant stamp from Lavinia, and making this card was a good excuse to have a little spend and add him to my order.  I've used various masks and inks to create the background scene before stamping the pheasant in black and then using various brown inks,  stamping the branches, trees and mushrooms.

The rest of the DT have some wonderful samples for you, so please pop over to the main blog and you will also find details of a great prize for one lucky random winner from Highlight Crafts

Thanks for calling in, and most unusual for me, there's another post on the way!

Avril xx

Monochromatic

 

Hello and Good morning, I was privileged  to be asked  to join in at Allsorts challenge this week as their Guest Designer and their theme is Monochromatic (or use only one colour to me and you)

I've used an old Hero Arts poppy stamp for my card.  I coloured the background  by sprinkling lightly with Violet Brushos and I also painted the flowers with the Violet mixed with a little Brusho thickener.  I didn't have a good match for the backing layer, so I  painted a border on a backing sheet with a watery Brusho mix, again using the Violet.

The brilliant team at Allsorts have some fabulous samples for you, so please pop over to the home page, where you will find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great weekend.

Avril xx

Autumn at Try it on Tuesday

 

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this time we are celebrating Autumn.  I love Autumn colours and the leaves are starting to change colour, so that was the  choice for my card.  Yesterday when I took the twins for a walk,  the leaves were falling from the trees and the twins came home with a gorgeous selection of coloured leaves (can't wait until there are lots down and we can go jumping  in them)

I recently followed a  video from Tracy Dutton (Lavinia).

I've used an assortment of little stamps to build up my Autumn Wreath, and stamping  the sentiment, which was a magazine freebie.  A little light stenciling just to add some extra shading.

The rest of the DT have some great samples to share with you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, I'm on Grandma duties again, the twins are now 21 months, so another busy day ahead, but there will be a large glass of red at the end of it - I'll need it!

Have a great day,

Avril xx

Autumn at Stamping Sensations

We're celebrating Autumn at Stamping Sensations this month with our new challenge and we have two fabulous prizes from Highlight Crafts for one lucky random winner.

For my Autumn sample I've used Lavinia Chinese Lantern (it's so nice to have play days with a crafty friend and use each other's stamps - as I did here, thank you).  Simply stamped with black Versafine, coloured with inks and pencils, then added a few white highlights.  For the background I lightly sprinkled  Dark Brown Bushos  and spritzed very lightly dabbing with a tissue as I didn't want too much colour.  The sentiment is a Tim Holtz and I outlined the BEAUTY with an orange pencil.

The rest of the DT have some fabulous inspiration for you,. so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details and prize information.

It's not often I enter challenges these days, but I am linking this card to We Love Stamping - Autumn Colours and

Make My Monday - Autumn Flora and/or Fauna.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

 

Emboss it at Try it on Tuesday

 

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Emboss It, so get out your pastes, inks and powders and Embossing folders and join in.

I 've used a 3D Embossing folder on a piece of mop up watercoloured card.  I've tinted with Distress inks and some gilding waxes on the leaves and petals, but unfortunately you can't see the shine they give, with a stamped and gold embossed sentiment to complete.

The rest of the team have some great samples to show, so please visit the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details.

My first Christmas card for the box, it feels good to have made a start, so let's hope I won't be making a last minute dash this year.

Have a great day and thanks for your visit.

Avril xx

 It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this fortnight it's Animals (Real or Imaginary).

Meet 'Noof'  he was stamped up during a crafty play date with my friend Diane (thank you) along with those forlorn looking mice - well how would you feel if your best friend was about to be eaten by a giant cat!

He's quite a big stamp (Lavinia) and after adding some colour with a grey pencil (it is grey although it looks a bit green in the photo) I felt it didn't need much, so decided on some Weathered Wood through a circle stencil for the background.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous samples for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find the challenge details

Have a great day,

Avril xx

'Feminine' at Stamping Sensations

Good morning, we're starting our September challenge a few days early at Stamping Sensations and we would love to see your 'Feminine' creations.

We have a fabulous prize donated by Stamp Addicts for one lucky random winner and two prizes kindly donated by one of our regular entrants, so in all this month there will be three random winners.

I have quite a few older feminine stamps that just don't seem to get inked up these days, so this was a great opportunity to give this G45 Couture stamp an inking.  I've kept it monochromatic and teamed it with one of the papers from the co-ordinating paper pad and one of the sentiments in the set.  Although it doesn't show, I've added, black glitter to her bracelet and trimmings on her dress  and of course I had to add a real feather.

The rest of the Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge details along with information of some fabulous prizes.

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx
 

Keep it Simple at Try it on Tuesday

We're keeping it Simple at for our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday  

I've used a very old Hero Arts stamp, stamping and clear heat embossing onto white watercolour card.  I've used Kitsch Flamingo to colour and for a little extra interest, splattered some watery ink. A couple of die cut frames and done!  Simple

The rest of the Design Team have some varied inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, we're off to the park today - after a rainy day yesterday, two little people will probably need to use up some pent up energy.

Avril xx

Make a Wish for Stamping Sensations

It's time for some mid month inspiration at Stamping Sensations where the theme this month is Make it  Magical.  

I've used Olivia one of the new release of stamps from Lavina, I've used some of their foliage stamps along with an Inkylicious sentiment and Dandelions.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderful samples to show, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge info, along  with details of a lovely set of 3 stamps from Fairy Hugs,  for one random winner.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day whatever you're doing,

Avril xx

Summer Blooms at TioT

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

I made this card a few weeks ago,  my first play with this stamp and fortunately, it fits the challenge with the Honeysuckle blooms by Lavinia.  I say fortunately, as unfortunately I fell foul of the dreaded Covid 3 weeks ago.  Having had 3 jabs, I'm surprised at how poorly I felt - and as for Mr Mojo, well, he did a runner and hasn't been seen since!  Hopefully he'll be back when he realises I need to catch up again with DT challenge cards.

The rest of the Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will find all the details.

Thanks for calling in and I hope to catch up with you all soon.

Have a great day, Avril xx

Make it Magical for Stamping Sensations

 

Anything Stamped with the option of Make it Magical is the new challenge at Stamping Sensations and we have a lovely prize of 3 stamps from Fairy Hugs for one lucky random winner.

I made a little magical scene for my fairy using mainly Lavinia stamps.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderful inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog, where you will find all the challenge details.

Hope you have a great day.

Avril xx

Make it Feminine at TioT

 

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Make it Feminine.  I decided to use an old Stampendous image - Rose Corset which hasn't seen ink for a long time.

I've used White linen cardstock and after stamping and colouring the image, I used a Lavinia flower stencil.  The sentiment is a magazine freebie.

The rest of the DT have some wonderful inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

Mid month Inspiration at Stamping Sensations

 

It's time for mid month inspiration over at Stamping Sensations where the current challenge is Anything Goes with the Option of Summer Flowers.  There's also the chance for one lucky entrant to win a £25 store voucher from Crafty Individuals.

I've used an AALL&Create stamp and sentiment on a background made with pansy petals (placing between two sheets of card and then running through the Cuttlebug)  I stamped the image onto the pansy panel and then re-stamped coloured with DIs and fussy cut the flower heads for a more defined flower.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous inspiration to share, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, Avril x

Make it Magical at Try it on Tuesday

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Make it Magical, so a great opportunity to use my little fairy Bella from Lavinia Stamps.  

I've created a little scene with lots of foliage  stamps from Lavinia and the clouds from a TH Christmas set.  The sentiment was free with a magazine.  All colouring was done with Distress inks.

The rest of the DT have created lots of magic for your inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the details.

Thanks for calling in, this is going to be a busy week with 'extra' babysitting duties as Laura is off to a Wedding on Friday,  but hopefully I'll be able to do some catching up at the weekend.

Have a great day whatever you're doing, we'll be playing with water and trying to keep two active little people in the shade.

Avril xx

Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations

 It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month the theme is Anything Goes with the Option of Summer Flowers.

I've followed a video tutorial by Jo Rice to create my Poppy Meadow using mainly Lavinia stamps on an Oxide background.

The rest of the Design Team have some gorgeous inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.  There's also a prize for one lucky random winner of a £25 store voucher for Crafty Individuals.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

Here Comes Summer at Try it on Tuesday

 At Try it on Tuesday this fortnight we're welcoming Summer with our new challenge so basically it's what summer means to you.

I've always enjoyed reading and what could be better than reading in the garden on a Summer day, although I don't think I'll be doing much of that this summer with two little terrors to look after, but we can always live in hope.  So I've made myself a summer bookmark.

I've used Crafty Individuals  CI-278,  and coloured with Distress inks.

The rest of the team have some great inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

Make it Masculine Mid month at Stamping Sensations

 

We're mid way through our current challenge at Stamping Sensations  -  Make it Masculine  and the Design Team have some great inspiration for you.  Also, don't forget there is a fabulous prize for a lucky random winner, courtesy of  Craft Stash, so please visit the main blog for all the details.

A very clean make for me this time, a Tim Holtz image to which I added a stamped and fussy cut balloon, and a little stencil work.

Thanks for calling in, and I hope you have a great weekend.

Avril xx

Recycle at Try it on Tuesday

 Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Recycle. 

I've got lots of boxes and containers just waiting to be recycled, so with this challenge at least I've made a start.  I used the top half of this chocolate box, which I covered with a textured napkin, then sprayed Tumbled Glass and Bundled sage oxide inks.  I've used various Lavinia flower stamps and if you look closely, you will see the wild hares hiding in the grass.

The Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, I do appreciate it.

Avril xx

Make it Masculine at Stamping Sensations

 Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and for this month we would like you to Make it Masculine.

I borrowed this Sheena Douglas stamp set from my crafty friend (it's always nice to play with someone else's goodies).  I started with an Oxide inky background and  stamped and fussy cut the basket and tools and used a piece of embossed woodgrain paper for the shelf.  The sentiments are also included with this set.

The Design Team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog, and you will also find details of a prize donated by Helping Hands Craft.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril x

Sun, Sea and Sand GD at Allsorts

 Good morning, I've been asked to Guest Design this week on the Allsorts Challenge blog where the theme is  Sea, Sun and/or Sand.

I've used some free stamps from a magazine to make up my relaxing seaside scene, all colouring was done with Distress inks.

The Design Team over at Allsorts have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please visit the main page where you will find all the details, along with information of the prize you could win.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

For the Man in Your Life at Try it on Tuesday

 Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is For the Man in Your Life.

I've gone for a fun option and used the Crazy Dogs along with a stamped sentiment from Art Impressions.

My background is ink splattered and my dog was stamped, coloured and fussy cut and I attached threads to his tail before gluing to the background.  The balloons are attached with 3D foam for dimension.

I thought I would give him goggle eyes and tried 2 different sizes to see what looked best, anyhow I decided one of each gave him a real fun look.

The rest of the DT have some great inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog for all the details.

I'll be around later in the week for a catch up.

Have a great day, Avril xx

 

Flora and Fauna Mid month inspiration at Stamping Sensations

 It's mid month inspiration time at Stamping Sensations where the current challenge is Flora and Fauna.

I've made another floral card, this time the image was stamped onto a background of Oxide inks on glossy cardstock, and there's some Distress ink stencilling thrown in for good measure.  The image was coloured with DI's.  The card isn't quite as pale as in the photo - must have something to do with the glossy cardstock.

The rest of the DT have some lovely inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details and there's also news of a wonderful prize from Oakwood Archer

Two posts in two days - shame I only seem to be completing DT work at the moment, but at least I'm still able to send out handmade cards to friends.

Have a great day,

Avril xx

Butterflies at Try it on Tuesday

 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Butterflies and the Design Team have come up with some wonderful inspiration for you.

I have used this Crafty Individuals stamp on an Oxide inky background, I re-stamped the butterfly, fussy cut and coloured with Distress inks so it would pop more against the muted background.

A short post from me today as I'm on Grandma duties and I'll catch up with you on Thursday.

Thanks for calling in, 

Avril x

Use a Stencil at Try it on Tuesday

Use a Stencil is the new challenge this fortnight at TioT and as there are lots of ways of using stencils in your work, it would be lovely to see you playing along.

I've used a mono print background from my box that was done with various  ink sprays.  I had intended using this background with a different flower image,  but then decided it didn't look quite right and the background was put in the box waiting for inspiration.  This time I've used just the bloom from Chocolate Baroque's Movie Strip Collage, coloured with watercolours and a magazine sentiment to complete, quite happy now.

The rest of the Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

 

Anything Goes with the Option of Flora and Fauna at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and for this month the theme is Anything Goes with the option of Flora and Fauna.

I've use the Strelitzia from AALL&Create on a mop up inky background and coloured with Distress crayons with little white highlights.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will also find details of the prise of a trio from Oakwood Archer's Doodles in Bloom collection, dies, stamps and stencil for one lucky random winner.

Thanks for calling in, have a great weekend.

Avril x
 

I can Hear Music at Try it on Tuesday

Two posts in two days - very unusual - but it's time to tell you about the new challenge theme at Try it on Tuesday and this fortnight it's I Can Hear Music, which could be your favourite song or just inspired by music.

When I was thinking about this challenge I heard  Dancing in the Moonlight on the radio and as I'd just had a crafty afternoon with my friend and stamped her  Lavinia mice, well they just had to dance in the moonlight.

The rest of the Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

 I'm back on Grandma duties  today - that sounds as if I've had the weekend off - no! but I'm not complaining - especially as I now have this special photo to show - how the photographer managed to get them to sit still - wish I knew!  At 15 months they're walking all over and faster than me!

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

Mid Month Inspiration Time at Stamping Sensations

 Happy Easter and I hope you've been enjoying the Easter break and having some good weather.

As it's the middle of the month it's time for our mid challenge inspiration at Stamping Sensations where the theme this month is I Love...

I don't get  much time for crafting these days, but I did have a little spend recently and bought a couple of stamps from Lavinia, and I'm loving this little 'Bella' fairy.  I also (I don't know why it has taken me so long) bought a Gelli plate which I love.  This background was done with Distress inks, I also stamped my foliage onto the Gelli plate with Versafine  Clare.  My fairy was stamped onto the print.

The rest of the Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

Have a lovely day,

Avril x

Spring Colours at Try it on Tuesday

 

The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Spring Colours.

For my card I've used Lavinia flower stamps in various spring mauves and pinks and the lovely Pipin and Wild Hares set to complete the little scene.

We'd love to see your projects and if you need any inspiration the Design Team have some great inspiration for you.

I am going to enter this at Allsorts -Any 'real' animal.

Thanks for calling in, life's a bit busy at the moment, I'm doing extra Grandma duties as DD is covering holiday and sickness, I love every minute of being with the twins but it sure is exhausting!

Avril xx

I Love.......at Stamping Sensations

I Love......... is the new challenge at Stamping Sensations, so really it's whatever you love as long as we can see stamping as a focal point on your project.  There are some fabulous prizes to be won from Penny Black, so please visit the main blog to see all the challenge details

I Love ....... well it's no secret that I love floral stamps and  this one from Tim Holtz Dearly Departed set is one of my favourites.

I've stamped my image on a linen base, masked the flower and stamped the script through a mask with a circle cut out and then lightly inked over the script and added a few inky splatters.

The rest of the Design Team are showcasing their 'Loves' to please pop over the the main blog to see.

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx
 

Say it with Flowers at Try it on Tuesday

Say it with Flowers is our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight, so it's a  first inking for this AALL&Create stamp that I bought  a while ago.  I really must try to find more time for crafting!

Stamped onto white linen card and watercoloured,  some stencilling in the background with Bundled Sage and add a sentiment.  Simple, but the white linen card adds a nice texture.

The rest of the Design Team have some great makes to inspire you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

 

Mid Month at Stamping Sensations.

 Spring is in the Air is the theme for this months challenge at Stamping Sensations and the Design Team have some great mid month inspirations for you over on the main blog.

I've used an old Elusive Images stamp of Snowdrops,  and for me, as soon as I see the first snowdrop poking through the soil that signifies Spring is on it's way.

I've used an inky background of Twisted Citron and Speckled Egg., stamped the image in Black Versafine, then bleached out the colour on the snowdrop heads, before colouring with Picket Fence Distress crayon.  The image looked a little lost, so I used an acrylic block and drew a black line.

I added the Just a Note from the same set of stamps as this is now a pretty cover on an otherwise plain notebook.

Do check out the inspiration from the rest of the team, you won't be disappointed 

Thanks for calling in, especially as I'm such bad blogger at present, but 3 days Grandma duties doesn't leave much 'free' time.

Have a great day, I'm on 'extra' duties as Laura is on a Training Day, hope to catch up over the weekend.

Avril xx

Black and White + 1 at TioT

Black and White PLUS 1 is our new challenge this fortnight at Try it on Tuesday/

I've used my new Lavinia fairy Bella along with the English Bluebell.  I added colour around the moon mask before adding shading to the moon.  I used the same blue ink to stencil lightly over the  background for some added interest. The sentiment was a magazine freebie.

The Design Team have some great inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in,

Have a great day, Avril xx