More New Stash

We're midway in our first challenge at Try it on Tuesday  and the Design Team are again showing more 'new' inspiration.

I bought new stamps from Lavinia to make Christmas cards, but time ran out on me and they didn't get inked up, so before I put the Christmas stamps etc. away,  I had to have a play.  I stamped the Pinecone branch, then added the small holly and winter berry.  The winter words were stamped and heat embossed using gold EP.  I used a red gel pen to add colour to the holly berries.  There's little dots of gold glitter around the wreath, but of course they don't show.

Don't forget to pop over to the main blog to find out what the DT have been up to.

Thanks for popping in,

Avril xx

 

In With The New at Try it on Tuesday

It's the first challenge of the year at Try it on Tuesday and our theme is In With The New,  but don't worry if you don't have new goodies, it can be a new technique or even just celebrating the New Year.

The twins were 2 last Friday! so matching birthday cards and as I love the Anita Jeram images from Calico Crafts, I had to have a little spend.  There's actually 3 little bunnies together on this image, so I masked the one on the left out,  They're stamped on white linen card and water coloured with Distress crayons.  I added embroidery cotton and stamped balloons from another image and gave them both fluffy tails.  

The rest of the Design Team are showcasing their  'new' so please pop over to the main blog to see what they've come up with.

It's back to normal routine this week which means I'm on Grandma duties, so I'll catch up with you later in the week.

Avril xx

Add Some Sparkle at Stamping Sensations

 

Happy New Year!  and what better way to start a New Year than with a new craft challenge.

The theme of  our first challenge at Stamping Sensations is  Add some Sparkle and there's two fabulous prizes from Highlight Crafts for one lucky random winner.

I need a card for a January birthday and as I've promised myself not to neglect my older stamps, decided to use this elegant lady from Hampton Art Stamps and give her a more modern feel with this fun quote.   She actually sits in a frame which I was careful not to ink and after colouring her I added lots of glitter.

It's a two part sentiment, so I stamped the rest inside the card, I know my friend (and her husband) will appreciate the joke! 

The rest of the Design Team have some great sparkly creations to show, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will find all the challenge and prize details.

I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and I wish you a Happy, Healthy and Crafty 2023.

Avril xx

A Clean and Simple Merry Christmas

Good morning, I have the pleasure of being the Guest Designer at Allsorts this week and the theme is CAS - Clean and Simple.

I've used one of my Anita Jeram images from Colorado Craft Co, perfect for a quick and fun card.  I've used a freebie sentiment embossed in Silver Razzel Dazzel embossing powder and glammed up the little scarf and mitts with some red glitter.

The team over at Allsorts have some fabulous CAS inspiration for you, so please pop over and you'll also find details of some fabulous prizes to be won.

I'd like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Good Healthy New Year and to thank you for all your visits throughout the year - I know I have been rubbish at blogging, but it's one of the New Year Resolutions to improve.

 

Merry Christmas Everyone

Winter Wonderland at Stamping Sensations

It's time for some mid month inspiration for the last challenge of the year at Stamping Sensations where the challenge is Winter Wonderland.

I created my winter scene with stamps from Crafty Individuals, Inkylicious and Lavinia and lots of masking of images.  There's a good sprinkling of glitter, which of course doesn't show in the photo.

The rest of the Design Team have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please visit the challenge blog where you will also find all the challenge info and also details of a fabulous prize from Craft  Stash.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day,

Avril xx

 

It's All About Santa at Try it on Tuesday

It's the last challenge of the year at TioT and the theme is All About Santa.

I love this image by Artisitic Outpost and although he has made an appearance most years, I did want to do something different with it,  so I masked out the top half of the image and added my own little scene with stamps from Lavinia and Inkylicious, making it a one layer card.  As usual, you can't see the sparkle on the snow, it is there.

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

I'm back on Grandma duties again today, so I'll be round to catch up with you later in the week.

Have a great day, Avril xx

 

Winter Wonderland at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's Winter Wonderland.

I used Crafty Individuals, Lavinia and some freebie magazine stamps to create my little scene with a lot of masking of images.

The rest the DT have some fabulous inspiration for you, so please visit the main blog where you will find all the challenge details, see the lovely prize on offer from Craft Stash and see the Wonderland creations from the team.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx