Lavinia Stamps "Willow the Witch" Halloween Card

 

I was up at a silly hour again this morning, so did some crafting making this Halloween card.

For the base, I used a gel plate, brayering on "Sundance Elements Inks" across the surface.  With a smoothie, I then added "Olive Elements Inks" around three quarters of the circle, leaving the top right hand corner free of green ink.  I popped a few splatters of water on to the gel plate, concentrating on the areas where I had added the green ink.  I then popped a piece of 7x7" card over the top to take the impression, smoothing my hand over the surface to ensure that the ink transferred to the card fully.

I used a heat gun to dry the surface and decided I wanted more green, so used a blending brush with the olive ink, using sweeping movements to get the look I was after.

In the top right area where there was less ink, I stamped the Lavinia "Moon" using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Willow the Witch", her couldron, the "Tree of Hope" and the toadstools from the "Lamps" stamp set.  I then used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink, with a blending brush and one of the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Masks" to create the landscape that the images sit on.

I coloured the tree trunk using Derwent inktense pencils, applied with a paint brush, using the following colours:  Apple Green, Red Oxide and Natural Brown.  I added a few leaves to the bare branches of the tree too.  While the brown pencil was out, I added some grounding to the witch, couldron and tree too.

I then stamped the bubbles, using part of the Lavinia Stamps "Sea Bubbles" stamp with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink.

I used the Lavinia Stamps "Fairy Web" with Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp in the top left and bottom right corner.  I felt this allowed the eyes to settle diagonally across the card.

Finally, I added touches of yellow and orange Posca Pens to create the impression of flowers growing in the grass.  I used a white gel pen for highlights and a silver glitter pen and "A Wink Of Stella" to add some shimmer and sparkle .

Lavinia Stamps "Willow the witch" card

After being away for a few days, I felt the need to craft, so made a quick Halloween card this evening.

I used a Brusho background from my stash, that I had made some months ago. I stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, using the following Lavinia Stamps:

• Willow the witch
• Bats
• Foliage Set 2

I added touches of glitter pen, white Signo Pen and darkened the edges of the card using more Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink.

Lavinia Stamps "Halloween 2021" Card

With the extra hour I gained this morning, I made this Halloween card. 

For the base, I used a brayer to apply four Lavinia Element inks (Lime Punch, Olive, Sahara and Russet Orange).

For all stamping, I have used Versafine Clair Inks with Lavinia Stamps.  These are the stamps I have used for this card:  Tree of Courage, Tree of Hope, Willow the Witch, Bats, Forest Spruce and one of the star pound stamps.

I have also used a black Posca Pen, a gold shimmer Gelly Roll pen and some colouring pencils.

Lavinia Stamps October 2019 monthly challenge make - "All Hallows Eve"

On the first of each month Lavinia Stamps announce the new monthly challenge prompt.  The theme for October 2019 is "All Hallows Eve".

You can enter five pieces into the monthly challenge.  The challenge closes on the 25th of the month and the winner is randomly picked so the challenge is not ability based.  The winner will receive £40 of vouchers to spend on lovely Lavinia goodies.  Good luck if you enter.

This is a card that I have made as part of the Lavinia Stamps Design Team to help promote the challenge.  I started by using Twisted Citron Distress Oxide Inks through a Creative Expressions stencil  called "Fade Away" to create the patterned background.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the "Witches Cat", "Bats", "Bat Colony" and the cauldron from the "Willow The Witch" set.

I then gave the background a light colouring of "Wilted Violet" Distress Oxide Ink using a blending tool.

Using the torn edge of a sheet of paper, I created the landscape by dragging a black ink blender.

I then stamped the "Spring Trees" and part of the "Let Your Spirit Take Flight" sentiment in Versafine Clair purple "Monacrch" ink.

Finally, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black Ink, I stamped the "Mini Slender Mushrooms".  I used a white Signo Pen to high-light the mushrooms and a gold shimmer Sakura Gelly Roll pen to add gold high-lights to other areas of the card.

Lavinia Stamps August 2019 New Release Sneak Peeks (Bat Colony)

On the 22nd August Lavinia Stamps will be featured on Hochanda TV, some of the stamps available on the show will be brand new releases.  All ten new release designs will be available to purchase from the Lavinia Stamps web site on that day too.

For this card, all stamping was in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, with the exception of the background Skeleton Trees which were stamped in Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" shade of ink.

I have used a background of Brusho paints in shades of greens and blues.  I stamped the "Willow the Witch' and the cauldron, the the "Colony of Bats".

I then stamped the "Skeleton Trees" in the background using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" ink.

I created the background landscape by using a torn sheet of card and Distress Oxide Ink.

I added the "Mini Slender Mushrooms" and the leaves on the top right using the "Mini Leaf 5".

I added highlighted areas using a white Posca Pen and a gold shimmer Sakura Gelly Roll pen.

Willow The Witch through the willow arch Halloween Card (Lavinia Stamps)

Today I have continued to play with Lavinia Stamps, with another entry for the Lavinia October Monthly Creative Challenge.

For this card, I started with a Distress Ink background.  All stamp used are Lavinia Stamps stamped in various shades of Versafine Ink.  

I started with the path (LAV246), then Willow the Witch and her cauldron (LAV194).  I then stamped the Willow Arch (LAV513) and then the Twisted Willow arch supports ((LAV514) which I coloured with a Promarker.

Inside the arch I used Spanish Moss Foliage (LAV505) trailing from the arch.  I then stamped the bats (LAV167). I used a couple of the pound stamps for the stars and the toadstools.

I added some stars to the sky using a white Signo Pen and finally added some shimmer to areas using a Sakura Jellyroll pen.

Hocus Pocus Tag with Lavinia Stamps

With Halloween round the corner, I thought I would make a tag for the Lavinia Stamps monthly challenge with a title of "Hocus Pocus".

I started the tag by masking off a circle for the moon and shaded with Distress Inks.  I then added a mask on top while I coloured the rest of the background in various shades of Distress Inks.

Using Versafine Fine Ink "Black Onyx", I stamped the bats over the moon area.  Then using Versafine Ink "Smokey Grey" I stamped the verse areas using the Lavinia "Sacred Spells" stamp.  I then added the trees using the Lavinia "Sacred Tree" stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx" ink.

I used the Lavinia "Willow The Witch" set for the cauldron and the witch image, stamped in Versafine "Black Onyx".

I will enter this into the October Lavinia Stamps Creative Challenge with a theme of Hocus Pocus.