52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge
Lavinia Stamps has a monthly challenge, where entrants have a chance to win £40 of vouchers to spend on lovely Lavinia goodies on their site. The challenge theme for the Month of April 2019 is "Buds and Blossoms".
I've made this card as part of the Design Team, to inspire crafters to enter to competition and to promote the Lavinia Stamps brand.
The background of this coloured with Distress Oxide Sprays in the colours of "Picked Raspberry" and "Spiced Marmalade". I then used a Distress Ink, in the shade of "Festive Berries" through an Andy Skinner stencil called "Tornado".
I then stamped the "Sacred Spells" verse in Versafine Clair "Glamorous" shade of ink in the central area of the card. Using Verafine "Vintage Sepia" ink I stamped the "Star Gazing" couple" and the "Cherry Blossom". I then coloured the blossom flowers with a Promarker.
Finally, I masked areas off to create the landscape the couple are sat on and coloured the stones with a Promarker. I added touches of gold sparkle using a Sakura Jelly Roll pen.
I fancied making a bright card, suitable for a young lady who will be celebrating her birthday today.
I decided to stamp flowers from the Hobby Arts Ltd, stamp set called "Abstract Flowers", stamped in a raspberry shade of Adirondack Ink. I then coloured the flowers with a yellow Promarker.
I stamped the Apple Blossom Banner sentiment in the same Raspberry coloured ink and die cut it using the Apple Blossom die.
The prompt for Week 43 is "Sunsets".
For my tag, I started off by stamping the bird which was part of a set by AALL & Create #49. I added a little bit of green to the bird with Promarkers. Using Distress Inks I then inked the rocks that the bird is standing on.
I then masked the bird and shaded the background in yellows, orange and pink shades of Distress Inks. Using a Penny Black cling stamp called "Skyward", I stamped the trees in the background using Versafine ink. I also inked some of the edges of the tag.
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If you would like to know more about the 52 Week Challenge, then click here for full details including a list of the previous weekly prompts.
There is also a Facebook page for this challenge, which is a friendly relaxed place where you can share your challenge images and talk to others taking part in the challenge. Sam x
Today, I made a tag for no reason other than I pulled out a page of tags and decided to use what was in front of me. I have no idea who made the face or the heart border stamp, but the ferns and flowers came from a Crafty Individuals set.
I added colour to the lips using a Promarker, colour to the cheeks using Distress Inks and colour to the eyes using a Signo pen
I played around with some stamps that I've not used before and made this little birthday card.
The central starburst is from the Stampin' Up set called "Amazing You". The guitar is also from a Stampin' Up set, which is called "Epic Celebrations" which I coloured using Promarkers. The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink set called "Stylish Sentiments". I finished it with a few silver sequin stars.
I've been putting off making Valentine cards, but today I submitted and made one.
I've used a dry embossed background using a Sizzix embossing folder. The hearts are Papermania wooden hearts which I have coloured using a Promarker pen in "Poppy Red" and stuck in a circle. I then die cut the word "love" using a Stampin' Up die from their "Sunshine Wishes" set. Finally, I added a tiny pearl to cover the drilled hole in the heart.
The prompt for Week 46 is "Dance".
In previous years, I have never really been into "Strictly Come Dancing", but this year I have become almost addicted! So it seems only right that this should be the theme of the tag for this week.
My tag started out with a Tim Holtz Distress Ink background of shades of oranges and yellows with a touch of raspberry flecking across the surface. I had purchased a little set of stamps from ebay, which I believe may be a replica of a Stampin' Up set. However, these are quite small and ideal for decorating a tag. I used these for the dance figure and the sentiment. Colouring in the hat and dress using a red Promarker pen.
Using a Memorybox die "Honeycomb Background", I cut a section of yellow card and then cut it into sections, sticking it to areas of the tag. I then inked the edges in different shades and mounted the tag onto black card to make the colours pop more. Finally, I added random dots across the surface of the tag and some self adhesive gem stones.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog. Have a great week. Sam x
P.S. I forgot to mention that as always, the up to date list of prompts are available at the top of the page, next to the home button.
I'm still playing with the Wiodware Teasel stamp (JGS329), making this stamped and inked tag. I've used a Promarker and a Sakura gelly pen for the teasel itself.
