Lavinia Stamps "Red Leaves Fall" Card

I've had a play with my Lavinia Stamps today, creating this autumnal card. 

I started by stamping the "Red Leaves" sentiment, using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, so that I had the placement for the branches in the top left corner.

Using the same ink, I stamped the "Gip" in second generation stamping, as I didn't want it to be prominent.

Next, I stamped the "Oak Leaf Branch" using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink, again in second generation stamping. This allowed me go in with "Golden Meadow" and then "Tulip Red" Versafine Clair inks for the leaves.  I used the same process for the floating leaves, which are part of the "Foliage Set 2" stamp set.

I then used two shades of Distress Oxide Ink:  Peeled Paint and Aged Mahogany very lightly across the surface of the card, to give a little colour, to remove the starkness of the white card.  I then sprinkled water droplets from a fan shaped paint brush to add a little texture, by dabbing off the surplas water from the surface of the card to create a bleached look where the droplets had been.

I wasn't totally happy as the area still looked a little empty, so I used the same inks through the Lavinia Stamps "Splendour Stencil", only using the ink that remained on the blending brushes, which provided a very subtle background.

Lavinia Moon Pods Fairy Wishes Tag

I was up early this morning, so made a tag using some lovely Lavinia Stamps. I decided to make a tag using the Moon Pods stamp, which I have not used for some time.

I started the tag by blending two Distress Oxide inks:  Iced Spruce for the lower area and Weathered wood for the top.  I then used the "Iced Spruce" through the Lavinia "Feather Leaf" stencil.

I stamped the "Moon Pods" one of the "Fairy Foragers" and the "Fairy Wishes" sentiment in Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink. I painted the "Moon Pods" with "Seedless Preserve" Distress Oxide ink and added white Posca Pen for the dots.

I stamped the "Fairy Barnacles" in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" and painted them with two shades of Distress Oxide inks:  Broken China and Salty Ocean.

Finally, using a silver glitter Signo Pen, I added some sparkle to the fairy wings and to the middle of the "Fairy Barnacles".

Funky Fossil "Full Of Love Stencil" & Visible Image "Have I Told You Lately" Card

Today my Hubby and I celebrate 35 years of marriage.  I have absolutely no idea where the years have gone.  But they definitely have when I think of our two sons and now our grand children too.

Like many, life hasn't always been easy, but equally we have been more fortunate than some.  When our family was young, my Hubby worked hard to keep things together, taking a second job as a retained fire fighter, which worked alongside his shift work and then went to college on day release to get his HND in engineering while holding down two jobs.

You here people say that others are "their rock" and he is mine.  Over the years our life has changed but the constant is that we are still together and love each other.

This is the card I have made for Hubby.  I used a Stampin' Up woodgrain stamp for the background with Distress Oxide Inks.  I used Distress Oxides through the Funky Fossil "Full of Love" stencil.

The "Soulmates" sentiment and the "Have I told you lately" sentiment are both by Visible Image and are part of their "Have I Told You" stamp set.

Funky Fossil Designs New Stamp Preview Samples for Hochanda TV May 2020 - Scandi Garden

Funky Fossil Designs will be on Hochanda TV on Sunday 10th May with a selection of lovely goodies, including some new stamp sets.

This is a sample I have made using the new "Scandi Garden" clear stamp set that is a sister set to "Scandi Home".

I used the Funky Fossil "Scandi Quilt" stencil with "Shabby Shutters" Distress Oxide inks for the background pattern and stamped the decorative corners and sentiment in Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" shade of ink.

#thedailymarker30day Colouring Challenge - Day 30

It is the last day of #thedailymarker30day colouring challenge for March.

I have used a stamp that came with issue 168 of Papercraft Essentials Magazine.

I stamped the heart and the Lawn Fawn sentiment (from their Simply Sentiment set) in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I coloured the heart using Distress Oxide Inks.