Lavinia Stamps "Red Pine" Night Scene

Today the weather over Anglesey, is a total contrast to that of yesterday.  I think the only way to describe today is "bleak", with high winds and rain hurtling on to the windows.  It just makes me feel miserable and I think that mood is reflected in the card I've just made. 

I started off with a small square off-cut of black card, a fraction under four inches.

I used Brilliance ink in two shades, Platinum Planet and Moonlight White to create the moon.

I then multi stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Red Pine" trees, I used both the small and the large size, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then coated the stamping in Wow! Clear Embossing Powder and heat set.

I used the torn edge of a piece of paper with the "Moonlight White" Brilliance ink pad to create the snow scene in the foreground.  I used the same ink very lightly in the sky to create a cloudy look.

Finally, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the owl.  The owl is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Brodwin and Maylin" stamp set then coated in Wow! clear embossing powder and heat set the image.

Design Team Project for "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog" #409 No square or rectangle cards

There is a new challenge prompt on the "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog".  Challenge #409 is "No Square of Rectangle Cards".  If you have a minute to spare, please do pop over and take a look at the fab makes by my Design Team colleagues.

I used a cream card for the base of this card, using "Seedless Grapes" Distress Oxide Ink through a Funky Fossil Designs "Floral Beauty" stencil.

I die cut the image using two dies from the Julie Hickey "Hexagon JHD-CUT-1005" die set.

I then stamped the Spellbinders "shine" sentiment (STP-004, using a Brilliance "Galaxy Gold" ink.

Thinking of you card using a "Leafy Mandala Stencil" from #funkyfossil

This is one of my first Design Team makes for Funky Fossil Designs:https://www.funkyfossil.co.uk/


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For this card, I used a base of Kraft cardstock (kraft feels a little bit like a recycled product).  I used a Brilliance Ink called "Moonlight White" through the Funky Fossil Designs "Leafy Mandala Stencil" to create the background image.

In the bottom right hand corner, I stamped the sentiment, which is from a Hobby Art set called "Greetings For Friends - CS158D), stamped in Versafine "Olympia Green" shade of ink.

Using two shades of green card, I die cut the Creative Expressions foliage pieces and adhered into position.  I used some paper flowers I had in my stash, adhering them into position using a Docrafts Stick It Silicon Glue.

Finally, I added some sticky back pearl gems to various points of the mandala.

Lavinia Stamps "Moon Pod" Card

This is a really pretty card, but unfortunately photographs don't seem to pick up the full shimmery look of the card.  I may try to video it later when the sun comes out.

I made the background for this card using blended pink/purple Distress Inks.  I then splattered water across the surface to give a more mottled look.

I used Lavinia Stamps "Moon Pods" stamped in Versafine.  Using the same ink I stamped the sentiment which is by Sweet Poppy.

I used a white Signo pen for the dots on the "Moon Pods" and a gold Sakura Jellyroll pen for a shimmer to areas of the pods.

I used a Lavinia Stamps "Pound Stamp" for the stars.  To give a more shimmery look I stamped the stars in a Brilliance Ink called "Platinum Planet".  I then added a mauve coloured Stickles to the middle of the stars for extra shimmer, which can be seen in certain lights.

Frostyville Peace Tag

The base of this tag was embossed using a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing file.  I then inked the higher areas around the edges.

I then roughly tore a strip of cardstock in a similar shade to expose the inner white core on the edges.  I then stamped this section with a snowflake design using a Brilliance Ink Pad "Platinum Planet" shade.

Next I die cut a Memorybox Frostyville Border (style 98146) and cut it to size sticking it to the base of the tag.

In my scrap bits box I found a Stampin' up "Swirly Scribbles" wreath which tied in with the colour scheme so I stuck that to the middle area.  Using a Stampin' up "Christmas Greetings" die for the word "Peace" I cut and positioned this over the top of the wreath.

Also in the bottom of my oddments box I found some pre punched snowflakes in white, so I added these to the wreath area.

The tag was finished off with self adhesive gems and ribbon.

Just A Note Card

I needed to make a quick card for an elderly aunt who has been under the weather of late, so used the Stampin' up "Flourish Thinlits" dies to create this card.  

The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up "Flourishing Phrases" stamp set, I used a Brillance ink pad in the "Thyme" shade. 

I added some self adhesive pearl gems for interest.