Snowflakes at Try it on Tuesday

 

Snowflakes is our last challenge of the year at Try it on Tuesday - where has this year gone!

Another Christmas card for me, I used texture paste through a TH stencil, sprinkled with white EP and left it to dry before heating with a heat gun.  I used Speckled egg distress spray for the background, I like to dab with kitchen towel to move the ink, but it still retains that sprayed/mottled look.  I heat set white EP as an edging for my panel and then sprayed Shimmer spray for a gorgeous sheen, which of course doesn't show in the photo!

 I cut two snowflakes - one glitter card, the other from silver Angel fibres that I'd stuck onto pearl card and slightly off set them to add some depth and added a large crystal.  'Believe' was originally cut in white glitter card, but didn't show well, so I rubbed it with glue and added blue glitter, the little snowflake was cut with off cuts from the large snowflake.  This card has 

The rest of the DT have some fabulous inspirations, so please pop over to the main blog to find out what they've been up to.  Details of the challenge and some dates for your diaries are also included.

Thanks for visiting, I do appreciate it,

Have a great day, Avril xx

Choose a Theme and Stamp It at Stamping Sensations

 

Morning folks, it's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and it's the last on of the year - so a nice easy one  Choose a Theme and Stamp It -  and it can be for any occasion.  

There's also a fabulous prize from Stix2 containing lots of practical goodies that we all use in our day to day crafting.

I've made another Christmas card using my jolly snowman and I've given him a lovely snowy scene as a backdrop, and as I've still got a few cards to make, this was a  great challenge theme for me.                         

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

I am going to enter this at We Love Stamping - Anything Goes with the option of CAS - mine's more AG!

Thanks for calling in, have a great day. 

Avril x

Snowy Bauble

 

Well, this post was supposed to be for yesterday but........... anyhow, it still fits in with our challenge of Winter Wonderland at Try it on Tuesday and there's still almost another week to join in, we'd love to see you there.

Anyhow, after seeing lots of inspiration last year using the Sweet Poppy Snowflake Bauble, I bought it this year as I knew I would be able to make some quick cards with it.  The stencil is so detailed it doesn't need a lot, so there have been a few makes with just a greeting stamped inside the bauble.  

However on Saturday, I decided to have a play with different scenes inside the bauble.  This little scene (stamp has lost it's packaging and I'm not sure of the maker) was stamped with Versa Fine Clair Twilight and there's lots of snowy glitter on there too, but it doesn't show in the picture.

I really do like this stencil and it so versatile and I did a few with Artistic Outposts Snowy cabin.

I am entering this at Allsorts - Hand Stamped or Digital image

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

Winter Wonderland at Try it on Tuesday

 Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Winter Wonderland.  I 've used these sweet girls from Crafty Individuals and created a Winter Wonderland scene around them.  Some masking for the hills along with white Fun Flock for the snow on the pine trees and a good sprinkling of Chunky White embossing.

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

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

Christmas Magic

It's Mid Month inspiration time at Stamping Sensations and the DT have come up with some fabulous projects to inspire you, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will also find all the challenge details, plus,  there's a chance to win a £25 online spend from  'be Creative'
 

Also, there's an extra prize of these dies and stamps

I built up a little snowy scene for my jolly snowman using Distress inks and torn paper masks for the hills, he has a sparkly scarf and hat and I used fun flock and chunky white embossing for the snow, well that's another for the Christmas box - but I think I might be buying some this year!

Avril xx

Make it Magical at Try it on Tuesday

 Make it Magical is our new challenge this fortnight at Try it on Tuesday and we would love to see your interpretation of this - be it the Magic of Christmas, a Magical Scene or a Magical Moment or whatever 'Magical' means to you.

Believe in the Magic of Christmas was my inspiration for this challenge, there's nothing more magical that believing in Santa in his sleigh, journeying around the world on Christmas Eve sliding down the chimney and leaving all the good boys and girls presents to open on Christmas Day.

The design team all have different interpretations of 'Magical' so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

I am going to enter this at We Love Stamping - Christmas

Two posts in two days!!!  I really must try harder and not neglect this blog as much, but when DD says - "What are you doing today, can we pop over? /Do you want to meet up and go for a walk" 

 

well I can't say no to those two little munchkins,  so all those good intentions go .....

Thanks for calling in, Avril x

Just Christmas at Stamping Sensations

The first Sunday of the month means that there's a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's all about Christmas.  We have  be Creative!  sponsoring our 'Just Christmas' challenge with a £25 store voucher

I've used  Crafty Individuals CI 556 as my main image on a stencilled background. I heat embossed the image and after colouring I added glossy accents to the pinecone. I masked the image and then stamped

 some music script and embossed with gold EP in gold

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

I am going to enter this at the newly renamed  We Love Stamping  - Christmas

Have a great day,

Avril x