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