Stamper's Anonymous "We Come To Love" tag

With no agenda, I pulled out stamps that have not seen the light of day for some time and made a tag.  It was a lovely informal play session.

I started with a plain white tag and built up the background colour using Distress Oxide inks.

The next step was stamping the typewriter, the grid and the large letter head, positioned vertically (all Stamper's Anonymous stamps) in three shades of Ranger Archival Inks.

I used a That's Crafty fern mini stencil with a Distress Oxide Ink.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment from another Stamper's Anonymous stamp set in Versafine Clair "Pinecone" brown ink, coating it with clear embossing powder and then heating to set.  I then inked the edges of the tag.

Lavinia Stamps Winter Berries Christmas Card (inspired by Eileen Godwin).

I recently watched a demo by the talented Eileen Godwin where she made a stunning Christmas card, I was so inspired by her card I decided to replicate it.

I started by using a small That's Craft "Fern" Mini Stencil in two shades of Distress Oxide Inks:  Shabby Shutters and Bundled Sage.

Using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Berry Leaves".  

I then used Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Winter Berries".

I coloured the berries using two shades of Distress Oxide Inks:  Fired Brick and Candied Apple.  I then glazed the berries using "Glossy Accents".

Finally I added a sentiment using a Simon Says Stamp "Tiny Words Christmas" sentiment.