Squiggly Christmas Trees

Hiya! I recently bought a new Lavinia stamp, which I think is really designed to be for trailing foliage, but in the Lavinia For You FB group I saw someone use it as a Christmas tree, and it looks beautiful! So I had to have a go... I stamped the 'tree', and then masked off the panel, and used torn paper, ink dusters and inks to create the background. I added some 3D sparkle with Nuvo Glitter Drops, and then added snow by using watered-down gouache, flicked at the card. Yes, it went everywhere! But I love the effect. Thanks very much to Debbie for helping me with the technique! xx

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

HLS CAS:

Rubber Stamp Dance:

Allsorts: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: Anything Goes
Mix It Up: Anything Goes + optional twist



Ingredients:
Lavinia stamp: Small Whimsical Whisps
Adirondack ink: Denim
Nuvo Glitter Drops: White Blizzard
White gouache

Inky Splats & Christmas Trees

Hiya! Here's a card I made with my new splat stamp, which I LOVE! It's a great way of creating a quick inky background by splodging some distress oxides on it, spritzing and then stamping. When it was dry, I stamped the trees and coloured them with inks and gel pens.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Let's Sparkle'
Sisterhood of Crafters: 'Trees!'
My Time to Craft: 'Christmas Scene'
HLS Watercolour Challenge:

Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with Optional Winter'
Sparkles Monthly: 'It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas'
Uniko Challenge:

Ingredients:
JOFY stamp set 57
Inkylicious Splatter Circle XL
Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord, Vintage Photo
Gelly Roll pens: Clear Star, Bronze

Spring Flowers

Hi! Here are a couple of cards I made with one of my favourite stamps. I masked the circle before stamping, then coloured the image with inks. I added some detail with a white posca pen.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

The Paper Players:

Happy Little Stampers:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Sisterhood of Crafters: 'Ladies / Girls'

The Flower Challenge:

Uniko Studio:

Ingredients:
Concord & 9th: Hello Lovely
Adirondack inks: Cranberry, Butterscotch
Artistry Inks: Indian Jamun, Midnight Blue, Amazon Trail, Pampas
White Posca pen

New stamp!

Hi! I bought this stamp a couple of weeks ago, and this is my first attempt at using it. I think I need some more practice! But I love the affect. I used my stamping tool, and inked up the leaves first, stamped the image, and then inked the petals with purple and stamped again. Then I added the blue, and stamped again. I spritzed before stamping each colour.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life:

AAA Cards:

Happy Little Stampers:

Ingredients:
Penny Black: Pure Iris
Adirondack ink: Meadow
Artistry Inks: Midnight Blue, Indian Jamun

Unicorn Obsession...

Hiya! Here's another unicorn card, made for one of my closet friends. I used the same unicorn image as in my last card, but made a more CAS version of the card. I coloured the unicorn by smooshing inks onto acetate and squishing the image into the inks. When dry, I cut the unicorn out and layered him onto the card. I used a Wink of Stella pen and a Gelly Roll clear star pen to colour the mane, wings and tail. The sentiment is a bit silly, but when drunk my friend and I have often referred to each other as 'bestest' friends, so the made-up word 'fabulouser' seemed apt!

 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge

Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lili of the Valley - Jolly Unicorns
Artistry Inks: Indian Jamun, Cotton Candy
Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry
Wink of Stella - Clear
Gelly Roll - Clear Star

Butterflies

Hi! I recently bought a new butterfly die, and this is my first try at using it. I made the background with Distress oxides and Glimmer Mist, and cut a few extra butterflies from it to add to the front of the card. I stamped the sentiment, and added gems to the butterflies. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photos, but the background is very shimmery.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps:

AAA Cards:

HLS Dies:

Ingredients:
Memory Box die; Butterfly Swell
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Distress Oxides: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Candied Apple, Salty Ocean
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

Trying out new dies!

Hiya! Here's a card I made using a couple of dies I bought last month, but hadn't had chance to use. I cut a stitched square and then used the hearts border across the top. I made a background with Distress Oxides and Glimmer Mist, cut a small strip for a border, cut the sentiment, and used the rest behind the die cut hearts. I used red, pink and orange, but I might make another with deep, rich reds instead. I glued the border and sentiment on, and added some of the little hearts from the die cut.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

HLS Die Cuts:

Stamp Ink Paper:

Shopping Our Stash: 'He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not'

CASology:

Ingredients:
Elizabeth Craft Designs 'Stitched Squares'
Hearts Trail Cutting Die
Lawn Fawn 'I love You Border'
Distress Oxides: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Candied Apple
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

New Uniko Stamp

Hi! Here are some cards I made using my new Uniko flower stamp. I wanted to try it with lots of different colours. It's such a cute stamp! I added gems to the flower centres, and then used stitched dies for layers.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color Throwdown:

CAS Colours and Sketches:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Cards In Envy: 'Black & White'
Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes with optional Cute'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color My Heart: 

CAS on Friday: 'Color Me Pretty'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

HLS CAS:

House of Cards:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Uniko:  (Old - stitched dies, New - doodle flower stamp)

Sweet Stampin': 'Valentine / Love'


Ingredients:
Uniko Stamp: 'Doodle Flower'
Promarkers
Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitches Squares dies
Crystal Parade gems