Lavinia Stamps "Tree of Dreams"

As I had the Lavinia Stamps "Tree of Dreams" stamp out, I decided to make another card using it. 

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Tree of Dreams" in the middle of the white card.  I then stamped "Pipin" and one of the hares from the "Wild Hare" stamp set.

Using a black fine line pen, I extended the roots of the tree and drew a landscake.

I then used Archival Inks through the Lavinia "Elegance" stencil fading the pattern out towards the edges

I coloured the tree and the landscape using Derwent Inktense pencils.

I then used two shades of Versafine Clair Inks:  Purple Delight and Monarch with a blending brush to blend the edges of the cards fading towards the middle of the card.  I then edged the card in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

I used Versafine Clair 'Purple Delight" ink to stamp the "Sacred Spells" verse around the edge of the tree.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" and "Morning Mist" I stamped the "Fairy Hives" hanging from the tree, adding dots of yellow Posca Pen to the windows.

I used an orange glitter and white gel pen to colour the climbers and to highlight the roots.  I then used the orange glitter pen to add dots around the tree, to give the impression of leaves.

Using Gold Stickles, applied with my finger tip, I added sparkle to the tree canopy.  In real life it looks really pretty, sadly the sparkle isn't picked up in this photograph.

Lavinia Stamps "Tree of Dreams" on a Brusho background

Today, in total contrast to the black and white card I made yesterday, I have used a background from my stash with a whole rainbow of colours courtesy of Brushos. 

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Tree of dreams" stamp as the main focal point, stamped in Versafine Clair 'Nocturne" black ink.  While the ink was out, I stamped the sentiment "Once upon a dream" in the same ink.

I added a landscape and then foliage using "Purple Delight" and "Monarch" Versafine Clair Inks.  I used the following Lavinia Stamps fro the foliage area:  

• Berry Leaves
• Spanish Moss
• Foliage Set
• Silhouette Grass

I added highlights of colour using Posca Pens, Gel Pens, Pastel Pencils and Liquid Pearls

Day 5 - 24 Days of Christmas Tags with Karen Telfer

Here's my tag for Day 5 of the 24 Tags for Christmas Challenge with Karen Telfer.  I really love this soft colours of this tag.

I've used three shades of Distress Oxide Inks for the background (Cracked Pistachio, Faded Jeans and Tumbled Glass).

I've heat embossed two Lavinia Stamps stamped images (one of the hares from the "Whimisical Hares"set and the "Tree of dreams"), stamped in Wow! clear embossing ink with Wow! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder.

I added snowflakes stamped in "Stormy Sky" Distress Oxide Ink.  Splattered white dots for snow by tapping a Posca Pen and then I added some sparkle by adding tiny dots of "Crystal" stickles.

Lavinia Stamps January 2020 Monthly Challenge - Moonlight Magic

On the first of the month, so time for a new Lavinia Stamps monthly challenge theme.  The theme for January is "Moonlight Magic".  You can enter the challenge up to five times each month.  If your name is randomly drawn, you will win a £40 voucher to spend on lovely Lavinia goodies.

I started by masking of a circle and colouring the area with with "Antique Linen" Distress Oxide Inks, to create a moon.  I then covered the area and coloured the sky with various shades of blue Distress Oxide Inks (Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire and Blueprint Sketch).

I used a Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue"Ink to stamp the "Tree of Dreams" image.  I then used a Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue coloured ink to stamp the "Dancing Till Dawn" fairies.  

I multiple stamped the "Sacred Spells" in Versafine "Smokey Gray" shade of ink.  Using the same ink, I created the landscape using the edge of a torn edge of paper.  It then coloured some of the landscape area in "Spun Sugar" Distress Oxide Ink.

I used a white Signo Pen to add highlights to the tree branches and to the edges of the fairies.  I used a silver glitter Signo Pen for the fairy wings and a turquoise glitter pen for the climber up the tree.

Finally, I printed the title "Dancing in the Moonlight", cut it to size and coloured it to match the background.

Lavinia Stamps New Stamp Preview - "Tree of Dreams"

Tracey Dutton of Lavinia Stamps has been busy creating some fabulous designs, which in turn have been made into clear stamps.  The tree on this card is called "The Tree Of Dreams".  It is a stunning piece and will compliment the existing Lavinia range perfectly.

The launch of the new collection of stamps will be at the NEC  in Birmingham (stand A19) on Thursday 31st October.

I used a blotchy coloured background using the follwoign Distress Oxide Inks:  Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin and Salty ocean.

I used the "Carved Pumpkin" Distress Oxide ink through a Visible Image stencil called "Time Tunnel" to created the curved twirl look.

All the stamping was done in Versafine Clair "Monarch" ink, first the new stamp "Tree of Dreams", next I stamped "Darcy" from the "Small Rory & Darcy Set" (the little girl figure), then the fairy, which is part of the "Three Dancing Fairies" set of stamps.  The sentiment "Every Dream" is also one of the new release stamps.

I created the landscape using "Seedless Preserve" Distress Oxide ink and the torn edge of a piece of copy paper.

I added white highlights to the tree and figures using a Signo Pen.  For the creeper on the tree, I used a Sakura Gelly Roll pen and for the green dots, I used a shade of Liquid Pearls called "Mermaid"