Stamping Sensations mid month Our Furry friends

 

It's mid month inspiration time over at Stamping Sensations where the theme is Our Furry Friends, or if you prefer you can always go with the A/G option.

I'm showing another page from my little Fairy Journal which has little rabbits and a playful fox.

All the stamps I've used are from Lavinia and I've coloured the little scene using Distress inks and Inktense pencils.

The rest of the DT have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main challenge page where you'll also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx

Cheers!

Hello, this is something unusual, me posting when it's not a DT piece!

There's a fairly new challenge called Tag-Along (and ATC's) and although I did intend to join in last month....well it didn't happen.  This month the theme is 'Drinks' and as I have a few 'drinks' related stamps, I couldn't miss joining in.

My image is an old favourite from Stamps Happen, called "If only Men Could Read" (the words on the left hand side which I've masked off).  She was stamped, then masked off while I inked a stencil with Picked Raspberry DI, spritzed with water and randomly 'stamped' the background.  I've added the sentiment, which I've had for years and has lost it's packaging, using black ink and matted the tag onto black cardstock, and all it needed was a bottle of wine!

We've a week off while the twins are away on holiday, so we're making the most of it and having a few days away  next week - a much needed rest I can tell you.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx

 

In the Garden at TioT

 

 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is In the Garden, a nice easy one.

I've used a Crafty Individuals stamp on a soft inky background and coloured the flowers and leaves with Inktense pencils. It's quite a large stamp and easily makes a 5"x7" card when you add a border.

The rest of the team have some lovely garden inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main challenge page for all the details.

Life has been a bit hectic lately, I've been doing extra Grandma duties as Laura has picked up extra work covering for holidays.  I don't mind - making the most of it really as they will be off to school in September. They're growing up fast, and had their Nursery Graduation photos taken last week!

As always, thanks for calling in, Avril xx 

Our Furry Friends at Stamping Sensations

 

The new challenge at Stamping Sensations is Our Furry Friends or there's always the Anything Goes option if you prefer.  We have a fabulous prize of 2 Penny Black stamps from Buddly Crafts for one lucky random winner and of course there's always our Top 3 Picks.

I've stamped up this sweet girl  and her dog from the Andy Skinner set of stamps that I bought earlier in the year, giving her an inky background scene by adding some grass stamps.  She's layered up on an inky mop up piece.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderful inspirations for you, so please pop over to the main challenge page where you will find all the details.  Just don't forget, you must include some 'real' stamping on the from of your entry to be eligible.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx

Things With Wings at TioT

Things with Wings is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight and I chose to ink up, for the first time, this' Rockin Robin' who's called  Geoff, that I got last Christmas from Crafty Individuals.

He was stamped onto white card, coloured and fussy cut before placing him on a brick stencilled background.  The photo isn't very good - and I've taken about a dozen, he's much brighter in real life.

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

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx

Mid Month Inspiration at Stamping Sensations.

It's Mid Month Inspiration time over at Stamping Sensations for our current challenge where the optional theme is Feminine.

For my make  I stamped the lady image onto white linen card, then stamped again onto an inky mop up scrap and fussy cut just the dress, which was added after colouring the original.  I've used an old favourite wooden stamp from Hero Arts for the sentiment and the flowers were fussy cut from a Crafty Individuals stamp CI599 and coloured with Intense pencils.  To make it extra Feminine, I added some small sequins to her dress.  Matted and layered up onto an 8" x 8" card base.

Please pop over to the main challenge page to see the gorgeous array of sample from the DT and also you'll find details of the prize from Grafton Crafts.

Avril xx

Keep it Simple at TioT

 The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight is Keep it Simple.  

When I bought these Andy Skinner stamps I knew I wanted to use this pair to make pictures for the twins bedroom.  

I stamped onto watercolor paper and colored the image using Intense pencils and then both pictures were then given a watery background wash.  They look lovely framed sis by side.

The rest of the DT have some lovely samples to show, so please pop over to the main challenge page for all the details.

The craft room's been neglected this last week, we've been making the most of this gorgeous weather getting the garden ready for summer and lovely days out with the twins.  I keep wondering how long it will last.

Thanks for calling in. Avril xx