Lavinia Stamps "Starr" and the foxes Birthday Card

Willow, our Grand-daughter will be ten next week, so I needed to make a birthday card for her.  I was up early as Hubby was driving our friends to Manchester airport, so it meant was I was able to craft without interuption.

I started by stamping the main features on to a white piece of card.  I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Moon" in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

I stamped the Lavinia fairy called "Starr", the "Tree Branch" the "Wands & Spells" set of books and the "Mini Chinese Lanterns" in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.

I then stamped the two Lavinia foxes called "Ash" and "Rufus" in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink.

I used Pebeo Drawing Gum / Masking Fluid with a paint brush to cover the moon, the fairy hat and wings, the books and the Chinese Lanterns.  I used just a thin layer and set aside for a few minutes to dry.

Using a blending brush and the torn edge of a piece of copy paper, I coloured in the sky, using "Blueprint Sketch" Distress Oxide Ink.  Around the edges of the sky I used a darker shade "Chipped Sapphire" distress Oxide Ink.  I blended over the top of the areas where I had used the masking fluid.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Mask" to create the snowy landscape using two shades of Distress Oxide Inks:  Tumbled Glass and Lost Shadow.  I then used Van Goch Pastel Pencils to add extra depth of colour and grounding to the foxes and the books.

I used the Fisk "Maskaway" eraser to remove the masking fluid.

I used a paint brush to colour in the moon using "Lost Shadow" Distress Oxide Inks.

I used the Lavinia "Small Branch" stamp with first and second generation stamping using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink. I added red dots of Posa Pen to the end of some of the branches to replicate berries.

I stamped the Lavinia "Pixie Houses" using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, adding dots of yellow Posca Pens to the windows.

Using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink I stamped little branches popping out of the snow using the Lavinia Stamps "Foliage Set".

To colour the foxes, I used a white gel pen and orange Derwent Inktense pencils to add dimension and detail to the animals.

I coloured the books with various shades of Derwent Inktense Pencils, applied with a paint brush.

I used several shades of gel pens, glitter pens, Posca Pens and "A Wink of Stella" to colour the fairy "Starr".

Finally, I added two outlines to the branches.  First with a blue glitter gel pen and then with a white Posca Pen. I then mounted the card on to a piece of dark blue card and then added it to an 8x8 inch card blank.

Lavinia Stamps "Starr" & "Wild Pine" card

While tidying my card and papers, I came across a Lavinia Stamps "Live the dream" Scenescapes paper.  As it was starting to look a bit tatty - it's been hanging around a while, I decided to put it to use.

I started by stamping the Lavinia Stamps "Small Pine Trees" using Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink.

I then stamped the Lavinia "Wild Pine" tree in Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink

Next I stamped the Lavinia "Starr" fairy using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink.

I used one of the Lavinia "Hill Masks" to create more landscapes using Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple Ink, "Warm Breeze" turquoise ink and inking the edges of the card using "Monarch" purple ink and Chianti" dark red ink.

I then started filling in areas with colour.  I used a selection of gel pens and Posca Pens until I was happy with the finished scene.

Lavinia Stamps "Winter Whispers" "Starr and the Wild Pine Card

I'm still playing with my new Lavinia Stamps, this time I used three of the stamps I've not already used.

Starting with a background from my stash, I had fortunately written down on the back of it what I had used.  In this case, it was a selection of Elements Inks on a gel plate.  These are the colours I used:  Confetti, Violet Chalk, Bermuda, Della Blue and Blue Lagoon.

I started the by stamping "Starr" and the "Wild Pine" in Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink.

Next, I used a Lavinia "Moon Mask" and edged it with Versafine Clair "Monarch" purple ink.

I used "Monarch" again with a Lavinia "Hill Mask" to create the landscape.

Next, I positioned the new Lavinia Stamp called 'Leaf Bouquet" horizontally and stamped it along the left hand bottom of the card using Versafine Clair "Monarch" ink.  I repeated the process on the right hand side, but this time with the stamp in a vertical position.

I inked the edges of the card using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink, then mounted the card on to a dark blue mount.

I then started to add the finishing touches.  I used an assortment of gel pens, Posca Pens and Pastel Pencils to add colour to the scene.  Then mounted the card on to a white card blank.