Lavinia Stamps "Coven of Curiosities" - Make 7

I am continuing my play with the new Lavinia Stamps release called "Coven of Curiosities" making this card.

I found a Gel Plate background in my folder, so decided to use it for the base of this card as I felt the colours worked well.

I used three colours of Versafine Clair inks:  Nocturne, Morning Mist and Twilight for the assorted stamping.  The Lavinia stamps I used are:  Cloche, Penelope, Bats, Mini Rune and Oak Tree.

I used Van Goch Pastel Pencils for shading areas, a black fine liner pen, a white gel pen and a 2B pencil too.

Lavinia Stamps Collage

I've had an afternoon tidying my craft room. It wasn't especially messy, just a few things were getting on my nerves and needed to be changed.  However, I got distracted making this collage.

When I visited the Lavinia Stamps Shop, aka "The Dreamatorium|, my purchased were packed in beautiful tissue paper with Lavinia designs on it - obviously too good to throw away, so I carefully folded it, knowing it would "come in handy for something".  I'm sure many of you do the exact same thing.

Anyway, I decided to cut out three of the images and make a collage, using off cuts of Lavinia Stamps patterned papers.

I stamped the leaves and the stars in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink and "Rain Forest" a deep green ink.  Finally adding touches of a white gel pen to the leaves and a silver glitter pen to the stars.

Lavinia Stamps Winter Forest Snow Storm Tag

I had a play with my Lavinia Stamps this evening making this forest snow scene tag, it makes me feel cold just looking at it!

I've used various shades of Versafine Clair inks:  Arctic, Bali Blue, Twilight, Morning Mist and Nocturne shades of ink. to stamp the following Lavinia Stamps:  Christmas Tree Group, Small Pine Trees, the large and small Red Pines and the Snowfall Verse.

I've used Dr PH Martin bleed proof white paint for the splatters to replicate the snow storm

Lavinia Stamps Willow Card

 

I used a cream coloured card for the base of this card, stamping the Lavinia Stamps "Willow" stamp in two shades of green Versafine Clair inks.  I used "Avocado" and "Shady Lane" in first and second generation stamping.

I then used the Lavinia Stamps "Leaf Creeper" stamp with Versafine Clair "Lilac Bloom" ink.

I went around the edge of the card using "Bundled Sage" Distress Oxide Ink and then stamped the sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia "Heartfelt Verse" stamp set in Versafine Clair "Avocado" green ink.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 35

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2025:

This is a weekly challenge. I 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 prompt for Week 35 "Berries"

For my Week 35 "Berries" stamp, I started with a white tag, covering the surface with two shades of Distress Oxide Inks, using "Lost Shadow" at the top and "Weathered Wood" at the bottom.

I then used the Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous THMM101 stencil for the dots with "Iced Spruce" Distress Oxide Ink.  Using the same ink to blend around the edges of the tag so that the middle looked lighter.

I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink with the Lavinia Stamps "Wreath Flourish" stamps using both the left and right stamps. I then painted the leaves with two shades of Distress Oxide Ink, using "Peeled Paint" and "Rustic Wilderness" shades of green ink.

Next, I stamped the Lavinia "Berry Wreath" stamp using Versafine Clair "Portobello" brown ink.  I coloured the berries using a red Posca Pen.

I used two shades of Versafine Clair Ink to stamp two of Lavinia "Bird Collection stamps, using "Nocturne" black ink and "Pine Cone" brown ink.

I added some small dots around the wreath using one of the Lavinia Mini stamps called "Mini Dots" stamped in Versafine Clair "Avocado" a mid green shade of ink.

Finally, I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, to stamp the word "Hope" which is part of the Lavinia "Blessings" word set of stamps.

 

Lavinia Stamps Underwater Scene Card

This evening I was in limbo, there was nothing on TV to interest me, so I took my self off to the craft room making this card.

I found a Brusho paint background in my file that I felt had a water feel to it, so that was the direction I took using a selection of Lavinia Stamps, stamped in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink and "Twilight" dark blue ink.  I inked the edges of the card using "Villainous Potion" Distress Oxide ink.  

The Lavinia Stamps I used are: Urchins, Shoal of Fish, Sea Bubbles and Marine Kelp.  I also used a Lavinia word sticker saying "turn the tide" which is part of thier  Sentiment Stickers 6 set.

I used Pastel Pencils to colour and shade areas, a white and a silver glitter gel pen and a 2B pencil.

Lavinia Stamps Nature & Nurture Sticker Stencil Bird Card (Inspired by Eileen Godwin).

I was inspired by something Eileen Godwin made to make something similar.  This is my take on her card.

I have used Ranger Archival Inks (Chrome Yellow, Pink Peony, Orange Blossom and Sky Blue) through the Lavinia Stamps bird "Nature & Nurture Sticker Stencil" and their "Feather Leaf Stencil"

I have stamped the Lavinia Stamps in Versaifne Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  The stamps I have used are:Spiral of Spells, Fairy Dandelions and the Balace Word stamp set.  I have also used a 2B pencil, a silver glitter gel pen and some dots of white Liquid Pearls.

Lavinia Stamps Headress Jingle Bell Forest Tag

I've had a very random play today, making this tag, which I have called "The Jingle Bell Forest".

I used four shades of Distress Oxide Inks for the background, using Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch and Villainous Potion. I sprinkled splatters of water across the surface then blotted the tag to get a mottled/bleached look/

I used the Wow! Clear Embossing Pad with the Lavinia Stamps "Headress" and "Bells" stamps, coated in Wow! Rich Gold embossing powder and heat set.

I then stamped the trees, using four shades of Versafine Clair Inks (Morning Mist, Warm Breeze, Blue Belle and Twilight) with the Lavinia Stamps "Small Fairy Fir Tree" stamp. I used Versafine Clair "Arctic" ink for the shadows.

Finally, I added some splatters of white Posca Pen and dots of "Mermaid" Liquid Pearls to the headress along with some dots of blue glitter gel pen too.

Lavinia Stamps "Marcie" witch Halloween Tag

 

I've had an early morning play session using my Lavinia Stamps today, making this tag.

In my stash I found a tag with a background I had made a while back, using the Lavinia Stamps "Dynamic" stencil with ink on it to loosely print the stencil pattern on to the white tag.  So I decided to use this for the base of the tag.

There was quite a bit of bright white area, so I decided to use Distress Oxide Inks to colour the areas.  The shades of ink I used are: Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover and Prize Ribbon.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp "Marcie" the Lavina witch, I then used Versafine Clair "Blue Belle" ink to stamp the Lavinia "Witching Hour Verse" around the witch. Next I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the "Dill" bushes and to create the landscape.  I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink again to stamp the "Vine Branches on the top right hand side of the tag.  

Finally, using some touches of white gel pen and yellow and mauve coloured Posca Pens.

Lavinia Stamps "Pumpkin Lodge" Halloween Card

 

've been playing with my Lavinia Stamps again this afternoon, making this card featuring the wonderful Lavinia "Pumpkin Lodge".

I created the background using several different shades of Distress Oxide Inks, building up the colour by using the hot air gun to fully dry the surface before the next colour was applied.  The shades of ink I used are: Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn.

I stamped the Lavinia "Pumpkin Lodge" and the "Organic Root" in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink.  I then stamped the pumpkin again on to a piece of white card.  Colouring the pumpkin by painting it with Distress Oxide Inks, fussy cutting the shape and sticking over the pumpkin on the green background. I coloured the "Organic Root" image by using a brown fine liner pen and a metallic gold pen.

I used Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to stamp the Lavinia text called "Forbidden Secrets" around the edge of the card.  I then used "Prize Ribbom" Distress Oxide Ink to sedge the card up to the root area.

Next I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the Lavinia "Vine Branch around the top of the card.

I then used Versafine Clair 'Nocturne" black ink to stamp the cat which is part of the Lavinia "Hocus Pocus" stamp set.  I used the same ink to stamp the "Dill" foliage around the base of the card.

Lavina Stamps abstract "Bramble" Card

For the abstract background of this card, I used four shades of Distress Oxide Inks, using:  Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Cracked Pistachio and Mermaid Lagoon shades of ink, applied randomly with a paint brush between two lines of masking tape.

After removing the masking tape, I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Bramble" stamp and the "Just for you" sentiment, which is part of the Lavinia "Heartfelt Verse" stamp set.

Finally adding some black dots of Posca Pen and some "Opal White" dots of Liquid Pearls around the stamped image.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2025 - Week 32

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2025:

This is a weekly challenge. I 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 prompt for Week 32 "Moonlight"

For the background of this tag, I used Element Inks, using "Lemon Drop" for the moon and then Violet Chalk, Flying Fig and Dark Denim for the surrounding colour, making the edges darker.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturn" black ink to stamp the Lavinia Stamps owls and the branches.  I used a white gel pen for highlights and stars and a Lavinia sentiment sticker saying "Time for bed".

Lavinia Stamps "Vine" Just For You card

 

A quick clean and simple card made using Lavinia Stamps.  I used the Lavinia "Vine" stamp with Versafine Clair "Hawthorne Rose" ink.  I stamped the sentiment in the same ink.  The sentiment is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Heartfelt Verse" sentiment stamp set.

In the background, I have used "Sky Blue " Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia "Waffle" stencil.  I finished the card by adding white dots of Ranger Enamel Accents.

Lavinia Stamps Acorn Abode Card

Today, I decided to dip into some of my Lavinia Stamps, making this card.  I've used a mixture of older and newer stamps. 

I started by stamping the Lavinia "Acorn Abode" stamp in Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink on to a piece of white card.  I then stamped it again on to a post-it note, fussy cut the image to use as a mask and stuck it over the original stamped image.

Using Versafine Clair "Avocado" green ink, I stamped the Lavinia "Forest Leaf" stamp.

Keeping the original mask in place, I then placed the Lavinia"Dynamic" stencil over the stamped area and used Versafine Clair "Sand Dune" light brown ink through the stencil.

Next, using Versafine Clair "Acorn" brown ink and second generation stamping, I stamped the Lavinia  "Winter Spice" verse down the left and right hand sides of the card.  Once dry, I used Versafine Clair "Sand Dune", "Avocado" and then "Acorn brown ink to colour around the image.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Mask" with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink to create a landscape behind the acorn image.  I added shadow depth using a 2B pencil, also drawing some grasses.

Finally, I used a mix of Derwent Inktense pencils and Distress Oxide Inks, both applied with a brush to colour the image, adding highlights of Posca and gold coloured gel pen.

Lavinia Stamps "Vine Candelabra" card

 

I had a further play with my new Lavinia Dreamatorium collection of stamps making this card.

I started by stamping the Lavinia "Vine Candelabra" and "Mushies" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne' black ink.

Once dry, I used the edge of the packaging from a Lavinia Stencil to apply "Chrome Yellow" and "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Ink to create the rays of colour from opposite corners of the card.

I used "Tea Rose" Ranger Archival Ink through the Lavinia "Feather Leaf" stencil just around the edges of the card.

Finally, I added some yellow around the candles and yellow Posca Pen to the base of the "Mushies" to replicate flowers.

Lavinia Stamps "A Spring Swing" Dreamatorium Collection

Just a quick update on my living situation.  We're still in the caravan, we've been here for sixteen weeks now, but I am hoping to be in our new home and reunited with my craft stash in June - fingers crossed for that!

I obviously couldn't resist buying the recent Lavinia Stamps "Dreamatorium" releas of stamps and I managed to used some of them to create this scene.  I've actually entered it into the Dreamatorium monthly challenge too.

I used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks (Chrome Yellow, Sap Green and Morning Glory), through the Lavinia "Feather Leaf" stencil for the background. Edging the card with Chrome Yellow ink.

I then used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the following Lavinia Stamps in first and second generation stamping: Vintage Swirls, Swing, Pris, Fledglings, Silkweed Hops and Wild Foliage.

Lavinia Stamps "Shrooms" and Pipin Card

Another quick play session with the new release stamps from Lavinia Stamps, I'm using the minimal stash I have here in the caravan, so I'm having to be more creative with the backgrounds. 

I masked off the edges of the card, then multi stamped the Lavinia "Rosemary" stamp in first and second generation stamping using "Leaf Green" Ranger Archival Ink. I then went around the top edge and sides with a blending brush with "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Ink.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the large and small "Shrooms" and "Pipin" the hare.  I used black ink remaining on my blending brush to create the landscape using the torn edge of a piece of copy paper.

I then used "Nocturne" again to stamp the "Dill" as bushes, using Posca pens to give the impression of flowers, a black fine line pen to add shadows and chimneys to the "Shrooms", a 2B pencil for the smoke coming from the chimneys and a white gel pen for high lights.

Lavinia Stamps Herbalum Bob Card

Today, I have had another play with some of the new release of stamps by Lavinia Stamps, creating this card, again with minimal stash.

I started by using a blending brush with "Forget-me-knot" Ranger Archival ink to give a blue circle-ish middle.  I then used the torn edge of a piece of paper with Versafine Clair Ink to create the landscape.

I used the same ink to stamp Herbalum Bob,Dill & Sage Pots, Small Shrooms and the Herb Garden Sign.  I used the "Thyme" stamp with "Leaf Green" Ranger Archival Ink to add some height in the background.

To colour the scene, I used a white gel pen, a 2B pencil and assorted colours of Posca Pens,

Lavinia Stamps Bottle Sticker Stencil and Pipin the hare

Well I am still in the caravan.  We've been here for eight weeks and I've not had my crafting stuff for about three months.  I am missing it awfully.  Because of this, I have bought a few bits and bobs to keep me going.

I have a black Versafine ink pad, a stamping block, some white 300gsm card eight mini Ranger Archival Ink pads, some cheap blending brushes and a couple of bottles of Liquid Pearls.

Lavinia Stamps recently had a stamp release including stamps and sticker stencils. so I of course ordered those, so today I decided to have a play.  I'm not especially happy with this make, for several reasons, but it was the best I could do with my limited supplies.

I used the following Lavinia Stamps: Mini Pipin, Mini Stars 1, Dill & Sage Words, Dill and Sage along with a bottle stencil from the Lavinia "Sticker Stencils 11" set finishing with touches of Liquid Peals.

The word sticker is part of a Funky Fossil Designs word sticker set.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2024 - Week 47

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

This is a weekly challenge. I 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 prompt for Week 47 is "Swirls & Flourishes"

For my Week 47 "Swirls & Flourishes" tag, I started with a cream coloured tag for the base.

I inked up a Tim Holtz / Stampers Anonymous "THS032 Flourish Layering Stencil" using three shades of Distress Oxide Ink.  I then spritzed the inky surface and lay the cream tag over the top.  Sadly it moved a little so the pattern can not really be seen.

Using a red rubber decorative crow stamp I have had in my stash for years (sorry no idea who made it), I stamped the bird on to the now dry surface of the tag using Versafine Clair 'Nocturne" black ink.  I then stamped it again on a piece of white card and fussy cut the bird for later use.

I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the flourishes.  These are from a polymer stamp set I have had for many years which I think may have been made by 7gypsies?

I then used wet glue to adhere the bird on the white card into position.  I used a black fine liner pen to accentuate the outline of the bird. I used a Derwent Inktense pencil to draw a branch for the bird to stand on.

I added dots using a gold gel pen and also platinum coloured Liquid Pearls.  Finally, adding the "on my adventure" sentiment from the Lavinia Stamps "Sentiment Stickers 6" set.