Autumn Colours at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month the theme is Autumn Colours.

For me, living on the edge of woodland, I love seeing the colours of the leaves and a leaf wreath was my inspiration using the small stamps from Lavinia in various colours, before  building up the little Autumnal scene inside.

The rest of the Design Team have some gorgeous Autumnal makes to inspire you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Avril xx

 

Going Round in Circles at Try it on Tuesday

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this time it's Going Round in Circles.

I tried the Bokeh technique using Brilliance Moonlight White ink for my circles through a stencil.  

I stamped  Lavinia's Lupin and masked him off before blending Wilted Violet and Broken China DIs, then used the white ink for the circles.

It looks as if Lupin is confused and wondering where these circles have come from.

I will decide on a sentiment later.

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

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx
 

Garden Delights at Stamping Sensations.

 

We're mid way through the September challenge at Stamping Sensations and this months theme is Garden Delights.

I've used an old Tim Holtz stamp and die set - (I'm determined to ink up some neglected stamps) on an Oxide inky background and because I coloured the flowers with Sparkling H20's (another rarely used item) I splashed some gold ink stain to lift the background, along with a watery mix of gold to ground the flower jar.

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

Avril xx

Fantasy at Try it on Tuesday

 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Fantasy, so you can let your imagination run wild this fortnight.

That's just what I've been doing lately - until about a year ago I only had one set of fairy stamps, which had been a magazine freebie, but since the twins, I've now accumulated quite a few Lavinia stamps.  To make sure that they do get used, I decided to make a little journal/story book, this is and will continue to be a work in progress.

My little story is based on 4 little rabbits that discover a cave and journey into fairyland and their adventures.  The pages are all double spread and feature the 4 rabbits somewhere and I've started adding the captions to fit the story.

                          

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.

Thanks for calling in, it's Grandma duties today and a sleepover, so it will be later in the week before I get to catch up with you.

Avril xx

Garden Delights at Stamping Sensations

 It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month the option is Garden Delights.

I've used a neglected  Tim Holtz stamp, stamping different parts of this large stamp into each corner.  It looked quite bland, so I added some subtle stencilling along with one of the TH border stamps.

The rest of the team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge details.     There's also a prize of a £25 voucher from Stamp Addicts for a lucky random winner..

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

Guest Designer at Allsorts

 I was really pleased to be asked to be a Guest Designer at Allsorts challenge blog where the theme this week is Butterflies.

One of my favourite butterfly stamps is this gorgeous Swallowtail from Tim Holtz, and as it hasn't been inked up for a while, was an obvious choice, I've also used a favourite background stamp from Crafty Individuals, and a mix of Abandoned Coral and Spiced Marmalade for the background.

The team at Allsorts have some gorgeous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main challenge, where you will also find all their challenge details.

Thanks for calling in and I hope you have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend, the twins are having a sleepover tonight - I just hope I don't get woken up at 5.30 in the morning with shouts of  'Grandma we've had a lovely sleep'  like last time!

Avril x

Let's Go Outside at Try it on Tuesday

The new challenge this fortnight at Try it on Tuesday is  Let's Go Outside, so it's anything you see, do or hear outside - lots of choice there.

I love being outside and I've mentioned before that I live on the edge of woodland and frequently see rabbits and mice on my walks, we have a hedgehog who calls in for a 'snack' on his/her nightly travels  and one thing I hear most nights is the owl.  A few years ago on a holiday in the Lake District we actually saw an owl in the daytime, I felt very privileged.

I decided to use 'Gus' the owl for my card, I love his expression as he sits on his branch,  I've used Distress inks quite lightly for the background to create an early morning feel.

The rest of the DT have lots of different interpretations for this theme, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge details.

The craft room has been rather quiet this week due to Covid19 making an unwanted appearance, so take care and stay safe.

Avril xx

 

Stamping Sensations Mid Month Inspiration

It's time for some mid month inspiration at Stamping Sensations where this month the challenge option is a Summer Mood board

I've picked the Blue/yellow colour theme along with the dog in the hat and used one of the Crazy dogs, which was fussy cut and given a hat from another stamp set.  I've placed him on a Gelli plate background.  I've added a cut apart quote, I'm not sure who the maker is as it was borrowed and stamped on a play day with my crafty friend - it's like having twice the stash when you have a crafty friend!

The rest of the Design Team have some great samples to share, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find details of the two prizes from Craft Stash.

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

 

 I've actually had some productive play time while the twins were away and took time out to play some more with my Gelli plate, which I've had for a while, but never been that pleased with the results, till recently, again I've used my new Elements inks and must say I like the results, although I've still got a long way to go  with experimenting.  Now I need to use up my little stack of backgrounds.

This was another of my 'first tries' -  my Gelli plate is a 4" sq and I wanted to try and make it more versatile, so I used a die to cut a circle from a 5"x5" square card  and used the negative to mask the edges of the gelli plate  before I inked, removing it before I took my print and I'm quite pleased with the 'circle' result.

I used Lavinia's Glow Flowers, again stamped on a play day with crafty friend and I've used glitter gel pens to colour, so there's quite a bit of sparkle, not something I do a lot of.  Although another CAS card, similar to one a couple of weeks ago where I die cut a circle from the square, this just gives another option.

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

Sing A Song

 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight is Sing a Song, so that's anything music inspired.

I've used a background made with my new Elements inks splashed with water on a Gelli plate.  My main image is an old Flonzcraft stamp along with some music themed freebie stamps.

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

We're having a few days off this week as the twins and family are visiting relations, so we're making the most of it with a few days away.  I'm also hoping to get some blogging time and maybe post something. besides DT stuff.

Have a great day,

Avril xx

Summer Mood Board at Stamping Sensations

 

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month there's a Summer Mood board option and there are two prizes this month from CraftStash for lucky random winners.

I chose the blue/yellow theme from the mood board, and as I'd had a 'little' spend with some birthday money recently and bought some Elements inks, this was my first play with Lime Punch and Blue Attol on the Gelli plate, which was also generously splattered with water.  I then stamped the dandelions, adding some gold stickles to the flower heads.

The rest of the team have some great takes on the Mood Board, so please pop over to the main challenge blog for all the details.

Have a great day, Avril xx

Pretty Papers at Try it on Tuesday

The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Pretty Papers - that's something I don't use very often - if at all, although I do have lots.

A rummage around and I came up with some G45 Couture papers for a very girly card.

The rest of the team have been using papers in various ways, so please pop over to the main blog where you'll also find all the challenge details.

A short post as we've got the twins today and we now have a weekly sleepover on a Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be around later in the week when I recover!

Avril xx

 

Mid month Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations

 We're half way through the current challenge of Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations, which means the DT have more samples to show for your inspiration.

For my piece I've used the Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) stamp from AALL&CREATE, which was fussy cut and used on an inky and embossed background.   For a different effect I used a 'tracing wheel' to make the holes around the base card, albeit a little wonky!  I've used a black card base to co-ordinate with the bold black sentiment.

The rest of the DT have some gorgeous Summer Flower samples to show, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will find all the challenge details along with details of our prizes.

Avril xx

Use 3 Colours at Try it on Tuesday

Use 3 Colours is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight, now that can be any three colours of inks/paints etc which doesn't have to include your base or stamping ink OR just use 3 colours only, the choice is up to you.

I've chosen to use 3 colours  of ink -  Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron and Picked Raspberry.  A mop up background of Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet and I've coloured my flower with Twisted Citron and Picked Raspberry for the flower head.  The backing layer was also coloured with Picked Raspberry.

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

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

Anything Stamped option Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month the challenge option is Summer Flowers.  There are two fabulous prizes - a £25 store voucher from Crafty Individuals and two dies from Highlight Crafts

I always think of roses for summer flowers, so I've used one of the rose sprays from Tim Holtz.  I started with a blended background of Bundled sage and Victorian velvet and then randomly stamped with Victorian velvet, I also added some script stamping in Bundled sage. I stamped the roses using Watering can Archival and stamped again on white card and fussy cut.  I used Victorian velvet to colour the image.

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

I've got a busy day today, a family lunch and then the twins, plus parents, are off on holiday for 2 weeks, I'll  miss them but I'm really looking forward to the 'me' time, especially after the last week of 2 sleepovers and only 2 days off!

It's not often I enter challenges these days, but I am going to enter at We Love Stamping as their challenge theme is Fabulous Florals and also at Allsorts challenge where the theme is Summertime

Avril xx

 

Summer Blooms at Try it on Tuesday

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

I've used the Thinlits Wildflower dies which were cut from watercolour paper and coloured with Distress inks.  The backing is a mop up of rainbow inks.

The rest of the DT have some lovely samples to inspire you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

The craft room and blogging has been very neglected lately - we've had extra Grandma duties along with regular sleepovers for the twins now and of course the lovely weather means we've spent a lot of time in the garden, well you have to make the most of the sunshine as you never know how long it's going to last.  

Thanks for calling in, 

Avril xx

 

Mid month Around the World at Stamping Sensations

We're half way through the month of June and that means there's more inspiration over at Stamping Sensations for the current challenge of Around the World.

I've used an old background stamp from JustRite along with some stamping and masking using A Crafty Individuals sailing ship and Destinations stamp from Papermania.

The rest of the DT have more fabulous inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril x

 

A little Birdie Told Me

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight is Birds and/or Feathers. 

I've used the Crazy Birds, which are such fun and suitable for all ages.  I began with a brick stencilusing various shades of brown DIs and then fussy cut and coloured the birds.  The sentiment is a freebie from a craft magazine,

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

We had an unexpected week off from Grandma duties so we took ourselves off to the Lake District last week for a much needed break in the sunshine, so pleased we did as the North East was cold and grey skies - and we've brought the sunshine back with us, so it will be play time in the garden for the twins this week.

Thanks for calling in, I'll be around to catch up later in the week.

Avril xx

Around the World at Stamping Sensatoins

 

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's Anything Stamped with the Option of  'Around the World'   and there are two great prizes this month.

For my sample I've used an old Sheena Douglass stencil for the background and then stamped my Couture Lady from Dyan Reaveley, stamping another on white card and colouring the outfit with Picked Raspberry before fussy cutting.

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

Avril xx

Masculine at Try it on Tuesday

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

I opted for a card and I've used a faux wood background and some Sheena Douglass stamps, fussy cut and coloured with pencils and an old Anita's sentiment borrowed from my crafty friend.  

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

Thanks for calling in and I'll be around later to catch up.

Avril xx

Mid month at Stamping Sensations - Add a Stencil

It's mid month for the current challenge of Add a Stencil at Stamping Sensations and the Design Team have more samples to inspire you.

For my sample I've used an AALL&Create stamp on white linen card and picking out the mauves of the flowers, I've used Wilted Violet Oxide ink through a French script stencil on the background.

The rest of the team have some lovely samples to show, so please pop over to the main blog for all the challenge details and you'll also find details of two great prizes from Oakwood Direct.

Thanks for calling in today.

Avril xx

Keep it Simple at Try it on Tuesday

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

Well, this card was certainly simple to make.  I've used a mop-up from our Rainbow challenge a couple of weeks ago and an already stamped and fussy cut image, which just needed a little bit of inky colouring and a pre-stamped birthday greeting.  I edged the mop-up with Wilted Violet to match the flower colour and added a small twine bow - how simple is that.

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

There's not been much going on in the craft room the last few weeks as we've been having the twins a couple of extra days while Laura has been working to cover holidays - I just wish I had the energy they have.

Have a great day, Avril xx

Add a Stencil at Stamping Sensations

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's Anything Stamped with the option of Add A Stencil.

I've used a couple of stencils on my card, I started by adding Texture past through a Tim Holtz stencil, when it was dry I sprayed the card with Antique Linen and Tattered Rose stains and added gilding waxes, in Aquamarine and Enchanted Gold.  Next I used Gold pigment ink through an AALL&Create stencil.  My focal images are both from A&C.  All edges of the card are embossed with gold EP.

The rest of the DT have some great samples for your inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog where you will find all the challenge details, along with details of two fabulous prizes from Oakwood Direct.

                                               
 

                                                   

Two prizes, mixed media bundle from Oakwood Direct and two stencils

Thanks for calling in today.

Avril xx

Use a Stencil at Try it on Tuesday

 

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this week the theme is Use a Stencil.

I've used a CB stamp,  on white linen card and used Kitsch Flamingo DI to colour the blooms.  I've used the same ink through my stencil and its definitely more noticeable in real life.

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

Thanks for calling in, I'll be around later in the week to catch up with you.

Avril xx

For the love of Animals GD at Allsorts

 

Hello, I had the honour of being asked to be the Guest Designer over at Allsorts Challenge blog where the theme this week is For the Love of Animals.

I've used another of the Colorado Craft stamps, I love these cute Anita Jeram images.  Stamped on white linen card and  coloured with watercolour pencils and although it's not easy to see, there is an ink blended sky.

The Team over at Allsorts have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the challenge blog for all the details.

Avril xx

CAS mid month at Stamping Sensations

 It's mid month and time for more challenge inspirations from the Design Team at Stamping Sensations. The challenge this month is CAS and my second piece uses a neglected PaperArtsy stamp - in fact the flower was a 'must have' buy that hadn't been inked!

I've stamped onto white card and then again onto water colour paper, fussy cutting the flower head and colouring with Picked Raspberry DI.  I used a circle mask and softly sponged the same ink to create a spotlight.  The verse is another PA stamp.

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

I've 2 schedule posts today, and as it's a Grandma day, I'll be around later in the week to catch up.

Thanks for calling in.

Avril xx

Rainbow Colours at Try it on Tuesday

 Rainbow Colours is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight,  so get those inks and  paints out and create something colourful.

 I stamped my image in black and then heat embossed with clear EP first as I didn't want any stray grains of EP affecting the colours, then sponged the rainbow colours through a circle aperture mask.

The Design Team have some very inspirational projects to show, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

This blog has been a little quiet lately, just trying to catch up with 'things' - but we did have a good Easter and the twins enjoyed decorating their Easter bunny biscuits - all their own work!

We also made Easter pictures, again all their own work from what was on the table,  (after Grandma showed them how to glue and told then to stick it down on the card) think I might have a couple of budding crafters here.

We also decorated Easter bonnets, but I forgot to take a picture - not that they would put them on their heads!

Avril xx

Hello Spring at Try it on Tuesday

 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Hello Spring and it's up to you how you interpret this.

Spring to me is all about emerging colours after a bleak winter and of course, Easter is always in Springtime.

I've made a wreath using lots of little Lavinia stamps, stamping in various colours, before making the scene inside with the little hares.

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

It's Grandma duties again today,  and we're decorating Easter bunny biscuits that I baked at the weekend and tomorrow, we're decorating Easter hats, so hopefully I'll still be sane enough to catch up with you later in the week.

Have a great day.

Avril xx

Anything Stamped with a CAS Option at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month we have a CAS option for you. 

There's also two fabulous prizes from Craft Stash for one lucky random winner.

Clean and Simple is something that used to really scare me  - all that white space! but now I quite enjoy the challenge.  I've used an old Stamps Happen stamp  that has a sentiment on the left, which I masked off and then used one of my 'wine' stamps, simply coloured with Black and Red Promarkers.

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

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx
 

Oh So Sweet at Try it on Tuesday

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight is Oh so Sweet. 

I used an old Penny Black stamp and after Stamping in black, I made a mask to cover the girls before making the background. I made the landscape first using Distress inks and then stamped the trees and flowers using some Lavinia stamps.

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.  Avril xx 

 

Wings and Tails at Stamping SensationsMid Month at Stamping Sensations

 It's  mid month inspiration time at Stamping Sensations where the current

 challenge is Anything Stamped with the Option of Wings and Tails.

I used an Oxide mop up background and stamped a group of Tim Holtz Wildflowers.  The butterflies were coloured and fussy cut and I  curled their wings before attaching. 

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 lovely day, Avril xx

Go Green at Try it on Tuesday

 Go Green is our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and you can interpret this by using mainly the colour green or maybe recycling.

I've chosen the colour option and as I enjoyed getting back into my journal a couple of weeks ago, thought I'd try and continue with this page.  I've used a Studio Light stamped onto a page that was sprayed with Bundled Sage Oxide, I moved the colour around using a dry tissue.  I've coloured the flower heads with Twisted Citron DI and then stamped the wording.

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

I'm join to join in over at Art Journal Journey where Valerie has chosen the theme of Anything Goes.

I'll be around to catch up with you later in the week as it's Grandma duties with the twins today and tomorrow.

Avril xx

Wings and Tails at Stamping Sensations

It's a new month and time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensation and for this month it's Wings and Tails and don't forget, there's two fabulous prizes on offer from AALL & Create.

I've used a selection of  Lavinia stamps to create my country landscape along with the Pheasant and one of the wild hares.  The rest of the DT 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, have a great day.

Avril xx

Let's Get Messy at Try it on Tuesday

 It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this fortnight we're getting messy, so I decided to dust off my journal - I haven't done any journaling for ages and I really enjoyed making this page.

I started with a watery coat of gesso, then some ink sprays.  I stamped my image - Freya from Art Journey stamps and then added some torn napkin.  There's some random music script in the background to tie in with the words.

The rest of the Design Team have some very varied inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details AND some news - we have two new team members Pia and Viv joining us today.

I'm going to join in a Art Journal Journey with this page as it fits Erika's theme of Seeing Red.

I'll be around at the end of the week  - I'm only having one day off Grandma duties this week!  Hope I make it to Friday tea time.

Avril xx

Mid Month At Stamping Sensations - Anything Stamped with Option of Sketch

 

It's mid month inspiration time at Stamping Sensations, where we have a sketch option.

I've used Tumbled Glass for the inner and Chipped Sapphire for the outer shading, I used the mask again  so that my flower appeared to be peeking out of the circle.  I also stamped again onto white card and fussy cut the flowers and one of the leaves.

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

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

All You Need is Love at Try it on Tuesday

 All You Need is Love is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday, it can be any LOVE related project, so I've made an Anniversary card.

I began with a moon mask and I shaded with Tumbled Glass DI.  I then positioned my Lavinia hares so that they appeared to be kissing and stamped with Black Versafine, I added some greenery using Shady Lane Versafine Clair and a little bit of pencil work to 'ground' them.  The top layer was adhered with foam tape for a little dimension.  The Sentiment was stamped and heat set with silver EP.

The rest of the DT have some fabulous projects to show, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Thanks for calling in, I'll be around later in the week as Gandma duties take priority - we're off to soft play this morning, hopefully it will tire them out and we might have a 'quiet' afternoon (I really don't know where they get their energy from).

Avril xx

Anything Stamped with Sketch Option at Stamping Sensations

 It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's Anything Stamped with a sketch option

There's a great prise for one lucky random winner from Oakwood Archer, so please check out all the details on the challenge site.

I decided to create a  Spring themed wreath using stamps from Lavinia and then stamped my fairy in black Versafine.  I stamped her wings again on vellum and heat set with clear EP, fussy cut and added stickles for a translucent effect.

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 today,

Avril xx

Winter Blues at Try it on Tuesday

 

The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Winter Blues 

 

 Joan, one of my fellow teamies at TioT  used a Sweet Poppy frame Stencil a while ago, and I couldn't resist the temptation and had to have one.

I've used Chipped Sapphire DI to colour the frame and stamped the 'girls' with  Versafine Twilight.  I used a Quickie Glue pen to draw around the snowflakes and swirls and added glitter for a lovely sparkly finish, there's also a good helping of white flowersoft  on the umbrella along with shaved ice for the 'ground' snow.

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

Mid Month Add Some Sparkle Highlights at Stamping Sensations

It's mid month inspiration time at Stamping Sensations for the current challenge which is Add Some Sparkle Highlights, and don't forget, there's a fabulous prize from Highlight Crafts for one luchy random winner.

I've made a little fairy scene with various Lavinia stamps with most of the stamping done in black apart from the star clusters which were stamped and heat embossed with Silver Razzle Dazzel EP.  I've added various shades of glitter to her wings and the foliage, so there's lots of sparkle.

 I've decided to start a 'Fairy Journal' - I'll add some text to make little stories and hopefully it will be something Lucy will enjoy in a year or so - this will be the first page of many.

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

More New Stash

We're midway in our first challenge at Try it on Tuesday  and the Design Team are again showing more 'new' inspiration.

I bought new stamps from Lavinia to make Christmas cards, but time ran out on me and they didn't get inked up, so before I put the Christmas stamps etc. away,  I had to have a play.  I stamped the Pinecone branch, then added the small holly and winter berry.  The winter words were stamped and heat embossed using gold EP.  I used a red gel pen to add colour to the holly berries.  There's little dots of gold glitter around the wreath, but of course they don't show.

Don't forget to pop over to the main blog to find out what the DT have been up to.

Thanks for popping in,

Avril xx

 

In With The New at Try it on Tuesday

It's the first challenge of the year at Try it on Tuesday and our theme is In With The New,  but don't worry if you don't have new goodies, it can be a new technique or even just celebrating the New Year.

The twins were 2 last Friday! so matching birthday cards and as I love the Anita Jeram images from Calico Crafts, I had to have a little spend.  There's actually 3 little bunnies together on this image, so I masked the one on the left out,  They're stamped on white linen card and water coloured with Distress crayons.  I added embroidery cotton and stamped balloons from another image and gave them both fluffy tails.  

The rest of the Design Team are showcasing their  'new' so please pop over to the main blog to see what they've come up with.

It's back to normal routine this week which means I'm on Grandma duties, so I'll catch up with you later in the week.

Avril xx