Autumn Colours for FSC

Hello, time to tell you about the new challenge at Fashionable Stamping which this month is Autumn Colours.  We have  Flonzcraft as our Sponsor and they are offering one lucky random winner a $20 spend in their online store.
I've used that sassy lady from the Dylusions Couture stamps as my focal image and paper pieced her clothing.  The background was coloured with Distress Inks before stamping a leafy canopy with Versamark and heat embossing with Bronze EP , I've also added some leafy branches using DIs. through a stencil.
The rest of the team have some wonderful inspiration for you, so why not pop over here and you will also find all  the challenge details.
It would be lovely if you could join us, but don't forget, we are a stamping challenge and do need to see real stamping on your project.

I am entering this at Rubber Dance for their 2 yr Anniversary challenge and picking the colours from October.
Also at Addicted to Stamps - Trees/Branches and or Leaves
           Fantasy Stampers - In the Fall

Thanks for visiting, enjoy the rest of your day,
Avril xx

Hot and Wild for TioT

Hello and thanks for visiting today, there's a new challenge over at Try it on Tuesday and our theme this fortnight is 'Hot and Wild'   -  there's lots of scope - your can go for Hot Countries, Wild Animals or for Hot Colours, for all the details and some fabulous inspiration, please pop over to the main blog.
I decided on the 'hot' colours and paper pieced the Dylusions Couture lady, the stencilled background was inked with Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Worn Lipstick DIs, I used the Tim Holtz  Mixed Media Die with a piece of matching cardstock, the flowers were made with the Tattered Florals from the same paper I used for the dress. The sentiment is Inkylicious.
I am entering this at:
  Penny Black and More - Add a Sentiment
  That's Crafty - Stamps and Stencil

That's all for now, enjoy the rest of your week.
Avril xx

Recipe time at Fashionable Stamping Challenge

Hello, and thanks for your visit today.  It's time for another challenge at Fashionable Stamping and this time it's a Colour challenge - Black and White with a hint of Red.
We have Flonzcraft who are offering one lucky random winner a $20 spend in their online store, so as long as there is real stamping and your colour combo is Black/White with some red, then why not join us.  You can find all the details as well as some great inspiration on the main blog.
I've stamped the  Dylusions 'Couture' with black and clear heat embossed.  I masked the 'body' and then stamped the french script with black Archival for my background.  and of course my pop of red it had to be a bow!

Birthday card for Someone Special at FSC

Time for another challenge at Fashionable Stamping and this time it's 'A Birthday card for Someone Special'
and as long as we can see that the stamping is the main feature and that this follows the theme, then we would love you to join us.  We are sponsored by Flonzcraft who are offering on lucky random winner a $20 spend in their online store.
This is the Birthday card I made for DD earlier in the month.  I used a Prima 'Texture Flourish stencil for the background  and various Distress inks, the stencil itself isn't big enough for what I wanted, but the pattern joins up perfectly for the size I wanted.  The Dylusions Couture stamp was stamped in black and heat embossed and then again on some MME embossed papers, before fussy cutting. The sentiment is Tim Holtz.
The flowers, not as white as they look in the photo,( infact everything is brighter, but those flowers just wouldn't show)  are a Joy crafts die and inked with Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick.
The rest of the team have made some 'special' cards, so please pop over here, you won't be disappointed.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of the Bank Holiday weekend,  and the weather's not to chilly - feels like Autumn has arrived here in the NorthEast!  
I'm off to do some catching up in Blogland after having lost internet and phone connection for 3 days this week due to an external line fault - thought I might not even get this post up at one stage.

I am entering this at:
   Allsorts - Bright Summery colours  (I do promise it is brighter)
  Artistic Stamper - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, it really appreciate it.
Avril xx

Zesty Colours at Alphabet Challenge

Please do not adjust your screen - it is me!  After all the recent vintage makes,  you might think there had been a malfunction, but no - its  'Z' for Zesty Colours - our new  theme at Alphabet Challenge this fortnight.

Bright colours - well it had to be this sassy Couture stamp from Dylusions.
For my base tag,  I used a Creative Expressions mask with Spiced Marmalade. My image, was stamped and then paper pieced with some lime green scraps, and she was given a 'face' which was scanned from a Graphic 45 paper ( I didn't want any colour).  The flowers, a Joycraft die, were coloured with Squeezed Lemonade, so lots of zesty colours. The sentiment, which is from Peerlees Designs, was 'slightly' rearranged!

I hope you will join us for this challenge, and if you need any inspiration for your zesty colours, please pop over to the main blog for lots of inspiration.
I am entering this at:
  Make it Monday - Anything Goes
  Rogue Redhead - Paper Piecing
  Rhedd and Rosie challenge - Anything Goes
  Stamping for the weekend - Anything Goes

That's it for now, hope you all have a great weekend.

Avril xx