Mid month Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations

 We're half way through the current challenge of Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations, which means the DT have more samples to show for your inspiration.

For my piece I've used the Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) stamp from AALL&CREATE, which was fussy cut and used on an inky and embossed background.   For a different effect I used a 'tracing wheel' to make the holes around the base card, albeit a little wonky!  I've used a black card base to co-ordinate with the bold black sentiment.

The rest of the DT have some gorgeous Summer Flower samples to show, so please pop over to the main blog, where you will find all the challenge details along with details of our prizes.

Avril xx

Use 3 Colours at Try it on Tuesday

Use 3 Colours is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight, now that can be any three colours of inks/paints etc which doesn't have to include your base or stamping ink OR just use 3 colours only, the choice is up to you.

I've chosen to use 3 colours  of ink -  Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron and Picked Raspberry.  A mop up background of Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet and I've coloured my flower with Twisted Citron and Picked Raspberry for the flower head.  The backing layer was also coloured with Picked Raspberry.

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

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

Anything Stamped option Summer Flowers at Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month the challenge option is Summer Flowers.  There are two fabulous prizes - a £25 store voucher from Crafty Individuals and two dies from Highlight Crafts

I always think of roses for summer flowers, so I've used one of the rose sprays from Tim Holtz.  I started with a blended background of Bundled sage and Victorian velvet and then randomly stamped with Victorian velvet, I also added some script stamping in Bundled sage. I stamped the roses using Watering can Archival and stamped again on white card and fussy cut.  I used Victorian velvet to colour the image.

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

I've got a busy day today, a family lunch and then the twins, plus parents, are off on holiday for 2 weeks, I'll  miss them but I'm really looking forward to the 'me' time, especially after the last week of 2 sleepovers and only 2 days off!

It's not often I enter challenges these days, but I am going to enter at We Love Stamping as their challenge theme is Fabulous Florals and also at Allsorts challenge where the theme is Summertime

Avril xx

 

Summer Blooms at Try it on Tuesday

It's time for a new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and this fortnight it's Summer Blooms.

I've used the Thinlits Wildflower dies which were cut from watercolour paper and coloured with Distress inks.  The backing is a mop up of rainbow inks.

The rest of the DT have some lovely samples to inspire you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

The craft room and blogging has been very neglected lately - we've had extra Grandma duties along with regular sleepovers for the twins now and of course the lovely weather means we've spent a lot of time in the garden, well you have to make the most of the sunshine as you never know how long it's going to last.  

Thanks for calling in, 

Avril xx

 

Mid month Around the World at Stamping Sensations

We're half way through the month of June and that means there's more inspiration over at Stamping Sensations for the current challenge of Around the World.

I've used an old background stamp from JustRite along with some stamping and masking using A Crafty Individuals sailing ship and Destinations stamp from Papermania.

The rest of the DT have more fabulous inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril x

 

A little Birdie Told Me

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight is Birds and/or Feathers. 

I've used the Crazy Birds, which are such fun and suitable for all ages.  I began with a brick stencilusing various shades of brown DIs and then fussy cut and coloured the birds.  The sentiment is a freebie from a craft magazine,

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

We had an unexpected week off from Grandma duties so we took ourselves off to the Lake District last week for a much needed break in the sunshine, so pleased we did as the North East was cold and grey skies - and we've brought the sunshine back with us, so it will be play time in the garden for the twins this week.

Thanks for calling in, I'll be around to catch up later in the week.

Avril xx

Around the World at Stamping Sensatoins

 

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and this month it's Anything Stamped with the Option of  'Around the World'   and there are two great prizes this month.

For my sample I've used an old Sheena Douglass stencil for the background and then stamped my Couture Lady from Dyan Reaveley, stamping another on white card and colouring the outfit with Picked Raspberry before fussy cutting.

The rest of the Design Team have some great 'World' inspiration, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Avril xx