Lavinia Stamps "Blackthorn Chapel" circles card

Today, I have made a card in the style of a dear friend, Eileen Godwin.  She has inspired so many people over the years and I love her work.

Starting with a white piece of card, I used a circle mask to create the background coloured circels using Range Arcival Inks.  The colours I used are:  Prickly Pear, Tiger Lily and Sky Blue.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Blackthorn Chapel", "Pixie Lanterns", one of the rats from the Lavinia "Ragwort & Strawson" and one of the birds from the Lavinia "Poe & Noctis" stamp set.

I then used two of the recently released Lavinia stencils, with the same Ranger Archival Inks (colours as above) and Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  The Stencils used are:  Baroque Flower Stencil and Distressed Chequerboard Stencil.

Using a black fine liner pen, I drew circles.  I then stamped text round the large circle using the Lavinia Stamps verse called "Forbidden Secrets", using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I then stamped the word "Silence" which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Nightfall" stamp set.

I gorunded the tree and the rat using a 2B pencil and a paper stub.  I coloured areas with Van Goch Pastel Pencils and a white gel pen,  Finally adding some whie and black splatter dots with Posca Pens,

Lavinia Stamps "Starmoth" Card

For this card, I started by masking off a circle within the square card to work within, to ensure no ink went on to the edges. I used two shades of Distress Oxide Inks for the background colour, using Saltwater Taffy on the edges and Shaded Lilac in the middle.

I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Starmoth" using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I actually stamped it twice as I wanted more depth of colour, but not as strong as black.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the crow, part of the Lavinia Stamps "Poe & Noctis" stamp set.  Using the same ink, I stamped the rat, part of the Lavinia Stamps duo stamp set called "Ragword & Strawson".

Retaining the mask/stencil position, I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Raventhorn" bramble round the edge of the circle using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.  I used the same ink with a small blending brush to darken the edges of the circle.  I then used "Morning Mist" again with one of the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Masks" to create the ground scape area.

Using some lilac/purple ink remaining on my blending brush from a previous project I applied the colour through the Lavinia Stamps "Baroque Flower Stencil, either side of Starmoth. Finally, I moved on to adding colour and detail to the scene using a selection of Van Goch Pastel Pencils, assorted normal and glitter gel pens.