52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge
My friend celebrates her birthday later this week. Some months ago, when she was looking at the cards that I had made, she commented on how she liked the Lavinia Stamps "Rory & Darcy" and that if I made a birthday card for her, could I include them on it. Fast forward six months and i've created what she asked for. Hope she likes it.
For this card, I used a gel plate background that I had created some time ago, with a blue and mauve colours.
I started stamping the bottom green area, using the "Ivy Border Stamp" stamped one row on top of the other using Versafine Clair "Verdant" green ink.
I then stamped the "Sacred Spells" verse in the background using Versafine "Smokey Gray" ink, I stamped it three times across the card. At this stage, I masked off a spot light/moon area using Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" shade of ink.
Using Versafine Clair "Fantasia" purple ink, I stamped "Raven" on her branch the extra branches using the"Tree Branch" and the "Birds".
I used the "Fairy Barnacle" stamp, stamped at the base of the card using Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink. I then stamped the "Fern Heads" in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink.
I stamped the "Rory and Darcy (the set)" characters, standing on the Fern Heads. I stamped Rory and Darcy in Versafine Clair "Fantasia" purple ink. Using the same ink, I stamped the "Climbing Ivy" in the bottom right hand corner.
Using Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" shade of ink (which is more pink than purple), I stamped the "Star Burst" pods. I used the same ink to edge the card with.
Finally, I used a white and a silver glitter Signo pen to add highlight areas. I also used Lavinia Stamps "Holographic Moon Dust" to areas of the fairy wings and the Star Burst Pods to add sparkle to the card.
On the 22nd August, Lavinia Stamps will be releasing ten new stamp sets. Some will be on the Hochanda TV show, airing at 11am and 3pm, but all will also be available from the Lavinia Stamps web site.
As part of the Lavinia Stamps Design Team, I was fortunate to have a play with lovely new designs that stamp perfectly.
I created the background colour using Dylusion Spray Inks in the following colours: Lemon Zest, Pure Sunshine, Squeezed Orange and Postbox Red. Once the background was totally dry I commenced creating the image.
I masked off the moon and shaded the edges then gave the middle a lighter look by using a light covering of a Distress Oxide Ink called "Antique Linen".
I stamped the figure on the left, she is new and is called "Zemira" and the dragon called "Mideela". I then moved to the right of the page and stamped "The Oracle" (she is an existing stamp in the Lavinia Stamp collection).All were stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.
Using a Versafine Clair ink in the shade of "Morning Mist" I stamped the "Star Burst" flowers and then multiply stamped the "Dragon Verse" across the page.
I created the landscape that the figures stand on by using the torn edge of a piece of card and Distress Oxide Inks.
I decided the far left edge looked a little bare, so I used the "Vine" for that area and the "Mini Slender Mushrooms" for the base of the card, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne.
Finally, I added touches of gold shimmer using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. I added highlight areas using a white Posca Pen and coloured the Star Burst flowers using a selection of glaze pens.
Another month and another challenge prompt from Lavinia Stamps, where you have a chance of winning £40 of vouchers to spend on their site.
For May 2019 the prompt is "Make It Bright" - so I did!
I used a selection of Distress Oxides for the background: Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, Carved Pumpkin, Picked Raspberry and Mermaid Lagoon.
Everything was stamped in various shades of Versafine Clair Ink: Nocturne, Morning Mist, Tulip Red and Glamorous.
I stamped by stamping the crow "Drake" then added the "Star Burst" for Drake to stand on. I added the trailing "Willow" and "Wild Vines". To finish, I added touches of white highlight areas with a Signo Pen and some colour to the Star Burst using Sakura Gelly Roll pens.
I am absolutely blown away with the detail on the hair of "The Oracle" one of the new released stamps from Lavinia Stamps, so I wanted to make her the star of this card.
For this card, I started off with a background of two shades of Brusho paints: Gamboge and Moss Green.
I started by stamping "The Oracle" in Versafine "Black Onyx" ink. I then stamped "Valko" the standing wolf, stamped in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" ink.
Next I stamped the "Star Burst" flowers, three in Versafine "Black Onyx" ink and two in Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink.
I stamped the sentiment "Once Upon A Dream" in Versafine "Black Onyx" ink.
Finally, I highlighted areas using a white Signo Pen. I gave areas a gold shimmer using a Sakura Gelly Roll Pen and a touch of colour to the flowers using glitter Signo Pens.
