Keep it Simple at TioT

 

Keep It Simple is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday this fortnight.  I don't know about you, but I often think does it need something else, so restrain this time

I've used Lupin from Lavinia, coloured with pencils and masked him before adding a flourish stencil.  I added some grass, but wondered afterwards if it was necessary, see what I mean about restraint.

The rest of the DT are showing some great samples, so pleased pop over to TioT's main page, where you will also find all the challenge details.

It's Grandma duties today and tomorrow with a sleepover tonight.  I've promised we can make biscuits, the hard part of that is getting them NOT to eat them as soon as the come out of the oven!

Thanks for calling in, Avril x

Summer in the Garden at Stamping Sensations

The new challenge at Stamping Sensations this month is Anything Goes with the option of Summer in the Garden which the DT are following.

For me, what could be nicer than blue skies and pretty flowers in the garden,  I've used A&C 's Blooming Field stamped onto watercolor paper and coloured with of watercolor pencils and Inktense. The background was made by wetting the card and using a big brush to drag an inky mix across the paper.

There are some fabulous prizes from Lisa Horton Crafts so please check out the challenge post for all the details and remember, there must be at least one stamped element on your project.

Thanks for calling in, Avril x

In the Garden at TioT

 In the Garden is our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and we would love to see what's in your garden.

Lots of flowers and pretty colours was my inspiration and of course having new stamps to play with helped.

Another gelli plate background and I've stamped the flowers from the Devine Set, coloured with watercolour pencils and then a Wink of Stella Clear and lots of pink and green glitter.

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

Thanks for calling in.

Avril xx

New stamps

A post from me that's not a DT post - makes a change.  I had lovely play afternoon -  we had showers,  so the perfect place to be is in the craft room playing with flower stamps from the new release at Lavinia,  a couple of fairly quick makes too, using  some Gelli plate backgrounds that were in a box.

I've used  Twilight Lily and one of the flowers from the Flower Devine set, coloured with watercolour pencils and although it's difficult to see, there's dots of gold glitter above the flower heads and green glitter amongst the stamped grasses.  There's nothing like new stamps to get the mojo going!

Our weather forecast isn't looking too good for the next week, I just hope this week wasn't our summer.

Thanks for calling in, have a great day.

Avril xx

 

Christmas in July Mid month for Stamping Sensations

 We're mid way through this months challenge at Stamping Sensations where the theme is Anything Goes with an option of Christmas in July, which is the option the DT are following.  Just remember there must be at least one stamped image on your project.

I love these Anita Jeram images and have a few now and when I saw these at a Craft fair recently, I couldn't resist buying a couple - my excuse is the twins might like to use them for cards in a couple of years, Lucy already asks can we play 'crafty'.

For this card I stamped the image and added a little scene by just using the tops of some small fir trees, lots of glitter and some chunky white embossing enamel.

The rest of the team have some fabulous Christmas samples to get you in the mood for Christmas stamping, so please pop over to the main challenge page for all the details.

Well that's two in the box, let's see if I can keep it up.

Avril xx

Things With Wings at TioT

Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Things With Wings, lots of choice there.

I've used a Lavinia fairy on a Gelli print background and as her wings overlapped the print, I stamped extra wings, lightly coloured with Cracked pistachio  and lots of Diamond Dust stickles.

The rest of the team have lots of varied inspiration for you, so please pop over to the challenge page where you will also find all the challenge details.

Busy day ahead, picking the twins up from nursery for their weekly sleepover and then the fun begins!

Have a great day, Avril xx

 

Christmas in July for Stamping Sensations

It's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and the theme this month is Anything Goes,  but for those who like a challenge there is an optional twist of Christmas in July which is the route the Design Team have followed.   However,  the simple rule remains that there must be at least one stamped element on your entry to be eligible.  There's also some fabulous prizes on offer from AALL & Create, so please pop over to the main challenge page for all the details.

I've used some of my favourite stamps to create my winter scene - the girls are from Crafty Individuals and the rest of the scene are a mix of Tim Holtz stamps, along with some chunky white embossing enamel  and lots of glitter, which of course doesn't show.

The rest of the DT have some fabulous inspiration, so please pay them a visit.

I don't usually start my Christmas cards till a lot later in the year, but the thought of no last minute panic batch making for quickness is very tempting and I think I might just set myself a target - maybe 1 a week.

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx