Mid reminder for Winter at Stamping Sensations

 It's time for more inspiration over at Stamping Sensations where the theme is A/G with the option of Winter.

For my piece I've used a Marianne stamp along with a snowy cabin stamp that came free with a magazine and some branches from Inkylicious. The sky was coloured with distress inks after masking off the lower card for my snowy hillside.

The rest of the team have some great samples to show, so please pop over to the main challenge page where you will also find details of the prize on offer from AALL& Create. Just remember to be in with a chance to win, you must have at least one stamped element on the front of your entry.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx 

Santa Clause is Coming to Town at Try it on Tuesday

 It's the last challenge of the year at Try it on Tuesday so of course it had to be all about Santa  well he will be on his way in 2 weeks time.

I've used stamps from magazines for my little scene. I blended Chipped Sapphire Di for the sky before stamping the trees, deer and Santa, who was colored with Inktence pencils.  I used a posca pen to add a snowy effect to the trees and then used a fine liner pen to define the stamping. A silver sparkle embossed greeting and. A sprinkling of. Chunky white embossing enamel to finish a long with lots of glitter.

The rest of the team have some great samples to show so pleased pop over to TioTs main page.

I've been a rubbish blogger lately, but I had to use what crafting time I had to actually craft and get Christmas cards made, although I still do need to buy some. They're all written out and in piles to be delivered and others are posted off, phew!  Hopefully I'll be able to catch up now.

I'm planning on making Christmas cards with Teddy and Lucy now,  Lucy's favourite thing is to 'play crafty'  -  Teddy not so much, if it's not quick he gets bored, but loves the end result.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx 

Winter at Stamping Sensations

 It's time for our last challenge of the year at Stamping Sensations and the theme is A/G with the option of Winter.

For me it was another chance to make a Christmas card.  It was a fairly quick and easy card to make with torn paper mask while inking the sky and then again to create my hillside as I stamped the little trees, using first and second generation inks and adding some inky shading. All the stamps I used were a variety of magazine freebies.

There's a good sprinkling of Chunky white embossing powder and lots of glitter which of course doesn't show.

The rest of the DT have some lovely samples to show, so please visit the main challenge page, where you will also find details of the fabulous prize on offer from  AAll&Create. Just remember to be in with a chance to win, you must have at least one stamped element on the front of your entry.

Avril x