Lavinia Stamps "Sugar Pine Cones" Christmas Card

 

Another night where I can't sleep, so decided to get up and craft, making this card.

I started with a white piece of card, adding several spritzed Distress Oxide Inks to the surface of the card, using a heat gun to dry each colour before adding another.  The colours I used are: Saltwater Taffy, Fozilized Amber, Tea Dye, Old Paper Vintage Photo and Rusty Hinge.

I then moved on to the stamping.  I have used Lavinia Stamps through out, stamping in Versafine Clair Inks.  The colours of inks I have used are: Pinecone, Acorn and Shady Lane.  The stamps I have used are:  Starpine, Sugar Pine Cones, Fir Cone Branch, Cedar and a sentiment from the "Seasonal Words" stamp set.

In the background area around the word "Peace", I have used the Lavinia Stamps Honeycomb stencil with "Sunflower" Ranger Archival Ink.  I have edged the card using "Rain Forest" Versafine Clair Ink and added highlights to the stamped areas using a gold gel pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Simmi" Card

I've been playing with the Lavinia Samps "Simmi" stamp to create this card.  I started with a 4x4" piece of white card and Stamped "Simmi" on to the card using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

I used three shade of Ranger Archival Inks (Sky Blue, Prickly Pear and Tea Rose) through two Lavinia Stamps stencils (Splendour and Honeycomb).

I then stamped the text in the top left and bottom right corner.  I stamped the Lavinia "Forbidden Secrets" stamp in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Next, I coloured Simmi.  I used "Salvaged Patina" for the eye itself, covering the surface with Glossy Accents to give a more 3D look.

I added "Cornflower Blue" Ranger Archival Ink to the brow area and a gold gel pen to decorate around the eye and brow.  Finishing with a few dots of "Opal White" Liquid Pearls

A Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 44

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2025:

This is a weekly challenge. I provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in.

The prompt for Week 44 "A circle / circles"

A very simple tag from me this week using kraft card for the background.  I used a washi tape roll to draw round with a white pastel pencil to create the circle. Then added some Lavinia "Snowflake Stickers" to create a wreath, using pale blue sticky gems for the middle of the snowflakes.

I used one of the Lavinia Stamps "Christmas Greetings" stamps with Wow! clear embossing ink, coated in Wow! Bright White super fine embossing powder and heat set.  I then used a white Posca Pen to create snowfloakes drifting over the tag.

Lavinia Stamps Witch and Cat Stamp and Spin card

A Sizzix Stamp & Spin session, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, with a couple of Lavinia witches (Anwen & Faba) and their cats (Mini Rune & Mini Jinx).

I've also used the Lavinia "Bramble" stamp on the corners and the Lavinia "Ambiance" stencil with Ranger Archival inks in the background.

I've added touches of Posca Pens, white gel pen and a gold shimmer pen along with a 2B pencil and a black fine liner pen.

***The more I look at this, the more I think it could be made into some kind of spinning game if the witches and cats were numbered... food for thought!

Lavinia Stamps Pipspell Christmas Tag on kraft

When you can't sleep.... craft!

This is a middle of the night make, using kraft card as the base for this tag, stamping Lavinia Stamps in Versafine Clair. Portobello brown for Pipspell the mouse and the Everdusk Tree. Nocturne for the black bird, which is part of the :"Birds" stamp set and Morning Mist for the Tiptoe Prints verse.

I've coloured using Van Coch Pastel Pencils and white and Ultramarine Blue Pan Pastels, with splatters of white Posca Pen.

Lavinia Stamps Glimmer Orbs Christmas Card

I've had a play with two of the new Lavinia "Faelight Chronicles" collection to make this card.

For the background I used three shades of blue ink, using the lighter in the middle and getting darker towards the edges. The colours of Ranger Archival Inks I used are: Sky Blue, Bluebird and Cobalt

I have used Versafine Clair "Twilight" to stamp the "Witch Hazel" branches from an earlier release and one of the "Winter Foliage" stamps from the Faelight release along with the sentiment from the Lavinia "Christmas Blessings" stamp set.

I've used Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" to stamp the baubles from the Lavinia "Glimmer Orbs" adding touches of gold gel pen too.

Finally, adding snow to the branches and splattering white paint from a paint brush to replicate snowfall.

Lavinia Stamps "Thistlewhisk" Get Well Card

I've fashioned a "Get Well Card" using one of the new stamps from the Lavinia Stamps "Faelight Chronicles" release.

I stamped the Lavinia "Thistlewhisk" mouse using Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" ink.  Then I used "Sky Blue" Archival Ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Waffle Stencil", applying very light pressure to the blending brush as I only wanted a suggestion of the pattern.

Using a 2B pencil I drew the clouds, raindrops and the landscape, adding shading and a touch of colour using colouring pencils and a white gel pen.

I coloured the mouse using Derwent Inktense pencils, applie with a paint brush.  I added some flower detail to the grass area using dots of red and yellow Posca Pens.

Finally, using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I stamped the Papertrey Ink sentiment saying "So sorry you're under the weather".