Use a Stencil or Two at Try it on Tuesday

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is to Use A Stencil or Two, or more if you want, we wouldn't want to spoil your fun!

My page started with a very rough covering of Gesso before spraying Speckled Egg Oxide and rubbing in places with a tissue. On the lighter side I used Speckled Egg DI to stencil through the TH Gothic stencil. I applied Texture paste through a circle stencil then sprinkled with white EP, which was heated before drying to give a bubbly texture. (really I didn't have time to wait!)

As I planned to colour my flower and add the quote using Aged Mahogany DI, I decided to incorporate this colour into the background using a script stencil. My quote was heat set for more definition.

I hope you will get your stencils out and join us in this fun theme and for more inspiration, the Design Team have some fabulous projects to show on the main blog, so please pop over.

As there's a single flower on my page, I'm joining in the fun over at Art Journey Journal where Orange Esmeralda has chosen this months theme A Single Flower.

Well, things are definitely neglected here in the craft room and I'm sorry I don't get to visit very often, but babies take priority! They had their first injections last week and were a bit fretful from the Rotavirus vaccine, so Grandma felt like she was doing an aerobic exercise class with weights and noise!

I keep telling my daughter she needs to grow an extra pair of hands - they usually want feeding and winding at the same time, twins are lovely, but too much for one.

Today is a day off - yay! so I hope to do some catching up and hopefully some visiting.

Thanks for calling in and have a great day,

Avril xx

 

Monochromatic at Stamping Sensations

 

The new challenge at Stamping Sensations is Monochromatic,  colour wise you can use any colour you like - as long as you stick to one colour shade.  We are sponsored for this challenge by Stamp Addicts who are offering one lucky winner a £25 voucher.

I've gone very basic with this one only using black on white card.  My elegant ladies are an old Flonzcraft stamp and to fit with the quote, I drawn a wine glass!

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous and colourful inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day,

Avril xx

Say it With Flowers at Try it on Tuesday

 

Say It With Flowers is our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and we would love to see how you interpret this.

I need some birthday cards and what better way to say Happy Birthday than with flowers.

A mop up oxide background to start and then this AALL & Create stamp, I also stamped the flower heads again, coloured and fussy cut,  the bottles were stamped on acetate, fussy cut and attached with Glosssy Accents.

The rest of the DT have some fabulous inspirations so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

Thanks for calling in, I know I haven't been around this week, we've had two poorly babies and they ended up in hospital on Thursday, but I'm pleased to say they're home and are so much better, although very clingy, so I've been helping out with lots of nursing and cuddles while Mummy and Daddy catch up on some much needed sleep.

Have a great day,

Avril xx

Colour my world - Mid month at Stamping Sensations

We're at the half way point of the month and that means more inspiration from the DT at Stamping Sensations where the challenge is Colour My world,  so that's anything nice and coclourful.

I've used a mono print background using Oxide sprays and a bit of mop up and stamped my Couture Lady from Dyan Reaveley in black and heat embossed with clear EP.  I stamped again on white card, fussy cut and coloured with Wilted Violet. The sentiments were again heat embossed with clear EP.

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

Avril xx

Oh So Cute!

The new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Oh So Cute!  and what could be more cute than bunnies, Peter Rabbit and Friends to be precise.

I've made a batch of Thank You cards for DD and she wanted to continue with the Twins nursery theme, so these little stamps are getting well used.

I've used white linen card and cut Sizzix Stitched Rectangles to stamp the focal images which were watercoloured.  The sentiment was a magazine freebie.

The rest of the Design Team have some wonderful makes to inspsire you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

Things have been a little quiet around here, as now that SIL is back to work, I'm helping out with the Grandma duties.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day,

Avril xx

Colour My World at Stamping Sensations

Colour My World is the new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month we have  Bee Crafty as our Sponsor for this month

Ive use CI Fly and Be Free rubber stamp on an inky background.  I've also stamped the butterfly on mauve card, same as the mat layer as I wanted a block colour for the wings, I stamped again on acetate with Stazon and attached just with the body to give some movement.

The rest of the DT have some inspirations for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge rules.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day,

Avril xx

Falling in Love at Try it on Tuesday

 

 Falling in Love is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and we would love to see your Love themed projects which could be Valentine, Wedding, Engagement or even Anniversary.

I've opted for an Anniversary card and used some old Papermania papers and a lace edge heart die cut, along with a stamped sentiment using two different magazine freebie stamps.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

A quick post as I'm on Granny duty again today and will catch up with you soon.

Avril xx