Lavinia Stamps Birch and Elm River Walk Card

 

This evening I had a play with some of the Lavinia Stamps trees making this card.

I started by stamping the Lavinia Stamps "Birch",  "Elm" and one of the "Small Trees", stamped in "Acorn Brown" Versafine Clair ink. I used a white gel pen on part of the tree trunks and a black fine liner on the other side of the tree trunks.

I used three Q-tips (one for each colour) to create the leave canopy using Versafine Clair "Verdant", "Shady Lane" and "Green Oasis".

Once the ink was dry, I gave the card a wash of Distress Oxides, using Tumbled Glass, Weathered Wood and Bundled Sage.  I then built up the colours using Peeled Paint, Rustic Wilderness, Mowed Lawn and Faded Jeans Distress Oxide inks.

I drew on the fence mid way on the card then coloured it with a brown Derwent Inktense Pencil,

I used the Lavinia "Foliage Set" of stamps with three shades of Versafine Clair inks (Verdant, Shady Lane and Green Oasis).  I added dots of different colours of Posca Pen to give the impression of flowers

I added depth to areas colouring in using a 2B pencil.

52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2024 - Week 2

The challenge for 2024 is weekly.  I will provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in.

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2024:

The prompt for Week 2 is "Winter"

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This is the tag that I have made for the Week 2 - Winter prompt.

I used a piece of white card, cut into a tag shape. I masked off the lower (snow/land) area with a piece of copy paper.

For the area above the masked area, I used "Blueprint Sketch", applied with a blending brush.  I then added "Chipped Sapphire" and then "Villainous Potion" Distress Oxide inks.  I used a fan shaped paint brush with water, tapping the brush over the inked area so that it became covered in tiny droplets, then blotted and left to fully dry.

Removing the mask, I used "Tumbled Glass" and "Lost Shadow" Distress Oxide Inks with the Lavinia "Hill Mask" to create the impression of snow drifts.

I used Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Birch Tree" and "Small Trees".  I then used "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink painted below the trees to create shadow and grounding.

I used a white Signo Unibal gel pen to outline some of the branches of the trees.  I added splatters of white bleed proof paint to the sky area to replicate snow.

I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Pippin" the small hare in Versafine Clair "Pine Cone" brown ink, adding a few touches of white gel pen to him.

I then stamped the hanging heart, which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Fairy Charms" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Tulip Red" and "Nocturne".  

Finally, I mounted the tag on to dark blue card and added touches of silver glitter gel pen to areas of the hanging heart.

Lavinia Stamps "Hare" Tag

I've been playing with my Lavinia Stamps again today, creating this gift tag.  I've used a gel plate background,using bubble wrap to create the pattern in the background.

I've stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink using the following three Lavinia Stamps:  Birch Tree, Fairy Hive Set and Wild Hare Set.

I've used a black Van Goch Pastel Pencil for the shading and Posca Pens to create the look of flowers.

Lavinia Stamps "Fip" and "Brodwyn" Card

I was awake stupidly early this morning, so decided to get up and craft, making this card using Lavinia Stamps.

I used Distress Oxide Inks through the Lavinia Stamps "Tall Leaf Mask/Stenci" in the background.  I stamped "Fip" and "Brodwyn" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and the "Birch Tree" in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.