Day 17 of Karen Tefer's "24 Days of Tags 2023" Challenge.

This is my Day 17 tag of Karen Telfer's "24 Days of Tags 2023" challenge.

I've used similar, but different stamps than those used by Karen, but overall if you don't look to closely it looks the same!

I swooshed a white tag through "Peacock Feathers" Distress ink, drying with a heat gun and then swooshing again to get a build up of colour. 

Once dry, I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" to stamp the music notes which is part of the Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "Butterfly Menage" stamp set.

Using the same stamp set, I stamped the butterfly/moths down the middle of the tag, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I used the same ink to stamp the "25th December" but I don't recall who made that stamp!

Next, I used "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink to go around the edges of the tag.

Finally, adding a drift of white dots, using a Signo Pen, before mounting on to dark blue card.

Lavinia Stamps "Wild Summer Flowers" card

Sometimes you need to send cards for difficult situations.  This is one of them.

I have used the Lavinia Stamps "Elegance" stencil with "Shabby Shutters" Distress ink for the background.

I used the new Lavinia Stamps "Wild Summer Flowers" stamp set and a sentiment from their "Blessings" set, both stamped in Versfine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Finally, adding some white splatters using a Posca Pen.

Penny Black "Farm Fresh 40-834" Card

Today I have played with a new cling stamp from Penny Black Inc .  The stamp is part of a set called "Farm Fresh 40-834" and comes with two other stamps.

I used a selection of products to create this card including stamping in "Seedless Preserve" and "Antique Linen" Distress Inks, colouring with Derwent Inktense water colour pencils and Distress Oxide Inks. For the background colour, I used "Bundled Sage" Distress Oxide ink applied with a brush.

Lavinia Stamps April Monthly Challenge - Buds and Blossoms #2

Lavinia Stamps has a monthly challenge, where entrants have a chance to win £40 of vouchers to spend on lovely Lavinia goodies on their site.  The challenge theme for the Month of April 2019 is "Buds and Blossoms".

I've made this card as part of the Design Team, to inspire crafters to enter to competition and to promote the Lavinia Stamps brand.

The background of this coloured with Distress Oxide Sprays in the colours of "Picked Raspberry" and "Spiced Marmalade".  I then used a Distress Ink, in the shade of "Festive Berries" through an Andy Skinner stencil called "Tornado".

I then stamped the "Sacred Spells" verse in Versafine Clair "Glamorous" shade of ink in the central area of the card.  Using Verafine "Vintage Sepia" ink I stamped the "Star Gazing" couple" and the "Cherry Blossom".  I then coloured the blossom flowers with a Promarker.

Finally, I masked areas off to create the landscape the couple are sat on and coloured the stones with a Promarker.  I added touches of gold sparkle using a Sakura Jelly Roll pen.

Free Falling Card - Funky Fossil Stencil

Today I made something a bit different.  I hope it hasn't made your eyes go too funny!

Last week I ordered some stencils from "Funky Fossil Designs".  The one I have used on this card is called "3D Sphere".

I used Distress Inks through the stencil and then used the same shade to ink the edges.  I didn't want to interupt the dots too much, so decided to stamp the falling man image in a corner.  The stamp is part of a Visible Image stamp set called "Ahead of our time", which I stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" shade of ink.

The sentiment, I typed and printed on the computer, then die cut it to a rectangle shape.

Hobby Arts Puffin Island Birthday Card

I made this card for a male relative.  I stamped the image in Versafine "Smokey Grey" shade of ink, using the Hobby Arts stamp called "Puffin Island".  I coloured the image using a paint brush and Distress Inks.  The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink and is part of their "Stylish Sentiments" stamp set, stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx" ink.

Chloe Stem (Memory Box) Birthday Card

The sun is shining and it is reflected in the sunny background of the card I have made this morning.

I used Distress Inks "Carved Pumpkin" colour through a stencil to create the background pattern on yellow cardstock.

I put a Memory Box die called "Chloe Stem" through the Big Shot to cut the black flowers.  I then used a Papertrey Ink sentiment from their "Movers and Shakers" stamp set, stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx".

Gelli Plate and Lavinia Stamps - Thinking of You Card

I recently watched an on-line tutorial by Tracey Dutton of Lavinia Stamps, where she was making backgrounds using a Gelli Plate, Colorbox Inks and Brusho paints.  I had to have a go, it was messy, but I loved each unexpected result. It's definitely something I will be doing again.

I decided which background I would use and without any real agenda, looked at my Lavinia Stamps to see which I thought would suit.  I decided on the "Seasonal Tree" and "Midnight Meandering Rabbits"

I stamped the tree in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" and the rabbits in Versafin "Olympia Green".  I used a touch of Distress Ink with a moist paintbrush to colour the land at the base of the rabbits and tree.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment, which is by Hobby Arts Ltd.