Lavinia Stamps "Candle light LAV1088" Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day, inspired by a wonderful make by Mona.  For the background I used three shades of Element Inks, using: Lemon Drop, Pixie Green and Bermuda colours.

I stamped two of the new Lavinia release stamps using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  The stamps I used are "Candle light LAV1088" and "Holly Tree LAV1090".  I coloured the holly and candle using Derwent Inktense Pencils and Posca Pens.  I used a white gel pen for highlights, finally adding a Lavinia word sticker (from their sticker 6 set) saying "give light".

Lavinia Stamps "Thistlewhisk - LAV1019" Umbrella Weather Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day, reflecting the weather ouside my craft room window with the wind and rain battering the glass.

I used Versafine Clair "Pine Cone" a dark brown ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Thistlewhisk - LAV1019.  I painted the scene using Distress Oxide Inks, using the following colours: for the sky I used Speckled Egg, Weathered Wood and Hickory Smoke.  For the ground I used: Pumice Stone and Old Paper.  For Thistlewhisk, I used Spun Sugar, Tea Dye and Lumberjack Plaid.

In the bottom left corner, I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink to stamp the Lavinia "Creeping Vine" and Versafine Clair "Pine Cone" to stamp the branch from the Lavinia "Flower Collection" stamp set, adding some red Posca Pen for the berries.

Finally, I added some raint and grounding using a 2B pencil and a paper stub for blending the shadow. I added white Posca Pen to the umbrella for the toadstool spots. Then added the sentiment which I printed from the computer saying ""it's definitely umbrella weather".

Lavinia Stamps Ashfoot and Elderskip in the moonlight card

I seem to be on a roll with my Lavinia Stamps makes, I have even managed to order the new Lavinia release this morning, which has been far more of a task than it should be!  Here's the details of how I made this card.

I started by using a 4x4 inch square of linen card, using the flat side for stamping on.  I started by using Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" ink to stamp "Ashfoot - LAV1037" and "Elderskip - LAV1040".  I stamped them again on a Post-it note, fussy cut them and placed over the stamped images, using them like a mask..  

Then using one of the Lavinia acetate circle masks, I edged the circle to create a large moon, using "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide Ink and Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink. Keeoing the masks in place, I used "Morning Mist" grey ink again to stamp the Lavinia "Tree Scene - LAV219" stamp. I then used the Lavinia Stamps "Acetate Hill Mask" with "Tea Dye" Distress Oxide Ink to create the landscapes.

Removing the masks, I then painted the hares/rabbits using three shades of Distress Oxide Inks. The colours I used are:  Spun Sugar, Brushed Corduroy and Vintage Photo.

I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink again to stamp the Lavinia "Meadow Grass - LAV387", then highlighted the edges using a black fine liner pen.  I used the same ink to add a little bit of depth to the moon surface too, finally adding some touches of 2B pencil for grounding and shadows and a white pastel pencil in areas too.

I will likely add an anniversary sentiment at a later date, when the card is needed.

Lavinia Stamps "Pipspell LAV1016" Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used a piece of kraft card for the background, stamping the Lavinia Stamps "Pipspell the mouse - LSV1016" in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves", a brown ink and stamping the Lavinia "Sacred Spells - LAV465" in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

I used Derwent Inktense Pencils to colour the image, along with a white gel pen and a black fine liner pen.  Round the top edge and sides of the ATC, I used "Prize Ribbon" Distress Oxide Ink to pull the eye in to the stamped image.

Lavinia Stamps "Swing LAV976" Artist Trading Card

 

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  While looking at my Lavinis Stamps, I realised I had never used their "swing" stamp, so decided to address that by making this ATC.

On a Brusho paint gel plate print background, I wanted to create the look of movement, so stamped the Lavinia Stamps "swing" at an angle, using Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" a light brown coloured ink.

Then on the ropes of the swing, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Small Whimsical Whisps LAV493" using Versafine Clair "Spruce" ink. I built up the foliage at the top of the ATC by using "Green Oasis" and "Rain Forest" Versafine Clair inks to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Vine Set LAV804" leaves.  I added highlights to the leaves using a white coloured gel pen.

At the base of the ATC, I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" a mid green coloured ink to stamp the Lavinia "Orchard Grass LAV672".  I added colour to the swing using Van Goch Pastel Pencils and a black fine liner pen.

Finally, I printed out the words "The Lone Swing" cut it down to size and used double sided tape to stick it in position, i then dabbed the sentiment with a green blending pen so that the colour matched the ATC better.

Lavinia Stamps "Silence LAV576" Winter Scene Card

Today the wind is hurtling rain against the windows, so it feels great to be out of the weather in my craft room. Likely the weather has contributed to this wintery scene I have just made.

The background is a gel plate print I have had in my stash for a whilte, but the note I made with it tells me that I used Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paint in the shade of Tangerine Twist, with Distress Paints in Kitsch Flamingo and Lumberjack Plaid.

The print had naturally faded out towards the bottom of the card, which leant itself to a snowscene.  I used the torn edge of a piece of paper to create the landscape, stamping the Lavinia Stamps "Small Pine Trees LAV835" in first and second generation stamping using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I used the same ink to stamp the Lavinia "Small Pixy Houses LAV734"

I stamped the Lavinia "Silence" LAV576, in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink then used a white gel pen and a white Posca pen to add snow to the scene and to make the foreground a more solid colour.

Lavinia Stamps "Penelope LAV1003" and the "Pumpkin Lodge LAV818" Trick or treating

 

Looking at this finished card, I like to think that Penelope is going "Trick or treating" to Pumpkin Lodge!

I used a grey piece of card then used a sponge to apply a circle of "Hansa Yellow" Pan Pastel. I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Pumpklin Lodge - LAV818" in Versafine Cliar "Shady Lane: mid green ink.  I coloured the pumpkin using Van Goch Pastel Pencils a gold and pink coloured gel pen and a black fine liner pen/

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Penelope - LAV1003" figure giving her highlights with a white gel pen and grounding her with a dark coloured Van Goch Pastel Pencil.