Brusho Poppies

While playing with the Brushos last week and looking for suitable stamps I found these neglected  Hero Art Poppies.   I STamped and heat embossed, and then after spritzing the Brushos, sprinkled a tiny amount onto my craft sheet and used a water brush to colour.

Similar colours, but this time I sprinkled the Brushos directly onto the stamped flower heads and then moved the colour around with a water brush - I do like the backgrounds, but need more practice - and another rummage through my stamps.
I am entering this at :
  Make My Monday - Flowers

Avril xx

Favourites at Fashionable Stamping

Hi, time to tell you about that latest challenge at Fashionable Stamping and for this time we would love you to use your favourite 'Go To' stamp, you can make whatever you want as long as the stamping is the focal point. We have Flonzcraft as our sponsor who are offering one lucky random winner a $20 spend in their online store
For me it had to be 'EllaBella' from IndigoBlu,  she can look soft and feminine, bright and vibrant, vintage or modern, and when I'm lacking inspiration - she doesn't need much to make her look good - wish I could say that!
Stamped and heat embossed with Black EP and then out came the Brushos.  My first few plays with these hadn't been very successful, too much water and too heavy handed with the 'sprinkles' equals 'mud' and so the Brushos were put in a drawer awaiting the' play day'. After a lovely messy and productive day last week, I'm quite pleased with the results.  On this card I used Sea Green, love the blue and yellow shades.
Of course, I didn't stop at one

This time I used Violet and Purple and softened the edges with Dusty Concord DI.  Simple cards, but perfect for posting!
I hope you will join us for this challenge and don't forget to pop over to the main blog for all the details and to see what my fellow teamies favourites are.
  I am entering this at:
  Crafty Catz - No Designer papers

Happy Crafting,
Avril xx

Something New!

Hello, it's time to tell you about our first challenge of 2015 at Fashionable Stamping and it's a nice easy one to get you started - Something New - now that can be new stash,  a new technique or even a new resolution.
We have Flonzcraft as our Sponsor and they are offering one lucky random winner a $20 spend in their online store.
I have used a new image from Flonzcraft, which you can find here, isn't she fab - and such a party girl!
My image was stamped with Archival and then masked before using Brilliant Red Brushos for the background,  I also used Brushos to paint her dress.  My sentiment was computer generated.
The rest of the DT have some wonderful inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.
I am entering this at:
  Vintage Stamping - New Year, New Stash
  Country View Crafts - Something New
  Stampinback Challenge - Let's Party
  Natalie and Amys - All things New

That's it for today, I'm off to a local craft fayre this morning and meeting up with a couple of friends made through blogging.  Whatever you're up to, enjoy.

Avril xx

Animals at Fashionable Stamping Challenge

Hi, it's time to tell you about the new challenge at Fashionable Stamping and this time it's Animals - Wild or Domestic - it's up to you, and if you pop over to the main blog you will find all the details as well as some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the DT.  We have Flonzcraft as our sponsor and they are offering one lucky random winner a $20 spend in their online store.
For my card I decided to use some of the bits from my Brusho play a while ago.  These bits, I think, were done with Sandstone, and maybe one of the reds, I thought they had that Autumnal look.  My silhouette  lady walking her dog is from Flonzcraft, was stamped with Versamark, then heat embossed with Black EP.
It would be great if you could join us for this challenge, but remember we are a stamping challenge and you must use real stamps and  that your stamping is the main focal point of your project.

Hope you are all having a good Sunday, can't believe it's November - where did October go to.  I need to get the Christmas card head on and make a start there, otherwise, I'll be buying this year and what a waste that will be.
Thank you for visiting,
Avril xx