Lavinia Stamps "Lupin" the hare card

A quick play from me this morning using a Lavinia Stamp and stencil.

I stamped "Lupin" the hare using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink, stamping it very lightly as I didn't want hard/solid lines. I used a mask to cover Lupin, while I applied green ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Feather Leaf" stencil.  I don't know which colour Archival Ink it was as I just used what was still on the brush, but I suspect it was "Peat Moss".

Removing the mask, I then coloured "Lupin" using a selection of Derwent Inktense pencils, applied with a brush.  The colours I used are:  Pink Flamingo, Amber, Mustard, Natural Brown and Dark Mink.  I then used a touch of white gel pen in a couple of areas too.

To ground Lupin, I used "Pumice Stone" Distress Oxide Ink, applied with a paint brush.  Then right under the feet, I used a pencil to create more depth of shadow.

Finally, I used a birthday greeting using the Clarity Stamps "Entwined Sentiments" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink.

Funky Fossil Designs "Pine Cones" Christmas Card

Here's a card I made this evening using a selection of Funky Fossil Designs goodies. 

We're back home after a couple of days away at the caravan, really just checking it out after the awful wind and rain of earlier this week.  Fortunately all was well! 

I received a package while I was away of a rolling drawer unit I'd ordered from Hobbycraft.  I've organised my inks into it, as the selection I used seems to be growing rapidly. I had been using a three tier trolley, but it just wasn't working for me any longer.

Anyway, back to how I made this card I started off with a square piece of white card.  I used the Funky Fossil "Pine Cones" stencil with two shades of Archival Inks "Fern Green" and "Potting Soil". Using a paint brush, I added colour between the cones using "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide Ink.

In the background, I used "Antique Linen" Distress Oxide Ink with a blending brush to lightly cover the card, using "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide Ink closer to the edges.

Using "Morning Mist" Versafine Clair grey ink I stamped the Funky Fossil A7 Vintage Script in second generation stamping.

I splattered white paint by tapping a Posca Pen over the surface and left to dry for a couple of minutes.

Finally, I stamped a sentiment from the Funky Fossil "Christmas Small Print" stamp set using Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink. I inked the edges of the card using the same coloured ink using a finger dabber.