Summer at TioT

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this time it's Summer - anything to do with Summer, so the choice is endless.

I've opted for Summer flowers and Roses always means Summer to me.  I've used Tim Holtz Lady Rose stamps, I don't think I've actually used the 'Lady' but I do love the rose sprays.  

I stamped the roses and a script stamp with Aged Mahogany DI as a background and then stamped the roses with  Morning Mist VF Clair and coloured with Inktense pencils adding some white highlights with a gel pen.  The sentiment was free with a magazine.

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

I am entering the challenge at We Love Stamping as their new theme is Flowers

and also at Beautiful Blossoms challenge Anything Floral.

I've not managed much crafting or blogging time these last couple of weeks - extra Grandma duties and a couple of 'separation days' so that the twins can enjoy one to one time with Mammy and Grandma.  Lucy loves to craft and we enjoyed 'crafty room' time where she got to use  Grandma's 'crafty things'

She was so absorbed in colouring that she didn't even realise that I'd taken a photo.

She's very good at colouring and stays within the lines, you can see the concentration on her face.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx

 

Birds, Bees and Butterflies at Stamping Sensations

It's the first Sunday of the month and that means a new challenge at Stamping Sensations, and the optional theme this month is Birds, Bees and Butterflies and we have some fabulous prizes from Lavinia Stamps.  As always there's a A/G option too.

I've used Lavinia's Glow Flowers and Bumble and Hum stamped onto a Gel plate background, I've also added some Orchard Grass, which was stamped with Twisted Citron DI for a subtle effect  to the background.

I coloured the Glow flowers with various sparkly gel pens and Bumble & Hum were coloured with Inktense pencils.

The rest of the DT have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details - just remember, you must include some real stamping on the front of your project to be eligible.

Avril x