Lavinia Stamps "Seed Head" Thinking of You Card

I am feeling the "clean and simple" style today, so made this "Thinking of You" card, using Lavinia Stamps "Seed heads" stamp, stamped in two shades of Versafine Clair inks, Verdant and Shady Lane.

The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called "Sheltering Tree".  I added a few touches of gold shimmer to the darker green seed heads by using a Sakura Gelly Roll pen.

Skeleton Tree (Thinking Of You Card) Lavinia Stamps

To make this card, I used Distress Inks for the background and Versafine "Black Onyx" ink for the trees and the sentiment.  

I started by making the mountain/hill area.  For the skyline, I used a stencil in two different colours and two different directions.

I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Single Skeleton Tree" and the Stampin' Up "Sheltering Tree" Sentiment.  Finally, I added a little sparkle by using a silver Signo pen, which unfortunately, doesn't really show up in this photo).

Gelli Plate and Lavinia Stamps - Thinking of You Card

I recently watched an on-line tutorial by Tracey Dutton of Lavinia Stamps, where she was making backgrounds using a Gelli Plate, Colorbox Inks and Brusho paints.  I had to have a go, it was messy, but I loved each unexpected result. It's definitely something I will be doing again.

I decided which background I would use and without any real agenda, looked at my Lavinia Stamps to see which I thought would suit.  I decided on the "Seasonal Tree" and "Midnight Meandering Rabbits"

I stamped the tree in Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" and the rabbits in Versafin "Olympia Green".  I used a touch of Distress Ink with a moist paintbrush to colour the land at the base of the rabbits and tree.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment, which is by Hobby Arts Ltd.

IndigoBlu Dinkie Poppy - Just Wanted To Say...Card

Today I have played with an IndigoBlu Dinkie poppy stamp.

I stamped two images of the poppy and then coated them in Versamark and then clear embossing powder, then heated to give a lovely raised look.  I then painted both with layers of Brusho.

For the base layer, I stamped another flower and made a mask, then splattered green and mauve dots of Distress Ink using a paint brush.  I then left to dry.

I returned to the other poppy and cut out some of the petals.  In the middle I used a metallic pen to add a little gold/green shimmer.  I curled some of the petals and used foam pads to keep some of them lifted. The remainder I stuck flat on top of the main poppy image.

I stamped the sentiment using Hobby Art Stamps "General Greetings CS016D) in Versafine "Black Onyx".  Finally, I added some dew drops to the poppy using droplets of Glossy Accents.

I decided that the Poppy looked odd just kind of floating in the middle of the card, so I added a couple of leaves

New Lavinia Stamps "Flower Flourish" Thinking of you card

Lavinia Stamps have recently released some fab new stamps.  As soon as I returned from my holiday, I ordered some.  They arrived today, so I thought I would have a play.

For this card, I made a coloured background using Brusho.  I then stamped the Lavinia "Flower Flourish" in Versamark then heat embossed the images using Wow, Super Fine Metallic Silver embossing powder.

I mounted the image onto black card and cut to size and positioned and glued onto my card blank.  I then stamped the "Thinking of you" sentiment (Stampin' Up, Sheltering Tree set), in Versafine "black onyx" ink.

IndigoBlu Colour Me Daisy Card

I have loved this stamp since the first time I saw it.  The image is fabulous and it is stunning as a stand along square of stamping, but I wanted to do something a bit different with it.

I stamped multiple images of the IndigoBlu "Colour Me Daisy" stamp in Versafine Clair "Fantasia" shade.  I mounted the clearest stamped image onto black card.  (I added a slight bit of shading to the central area by painting diluted Distress Inks).  The others I die cut in various sizes of circles.  I stuck them to the background and then layered the main image on top.

The sentiment is typed and then die cut using a Spellbinders die.

Thinking Of You (Sympathy) Card

So another sympathy card, but this time a quick one which I think has a quietly classy feel to it.

I used an off-cut of patterned paper for the background. I cut two shapes using Spellbinders "Renaissance Tags Two" in white cardstock.  I stuck the first one flat in the middle of the card.  The second one, I elevated with foam pads.  

Using a Stampin' Up "Moon Lake" sentiment stamp, I stamped the image and then die cut the rectangle.  Again, I used foam pads to elevate and give a more 3D look to the card.

I finished the card, but adding three self adhesive peals to the scrolls.

Apple Blossom Thinking Of You Embossed Card

I fancied doing a white on white card today, ending up creating this "Thinking Of You" Card.

I started off using the Big Shot and the Apple Blossom "That Folder" to emboss the background. Using the Apple Blossom "Banners & Blooms" die set, I cut the banner. Using the co-ordinating Apple Blossom "Wavy Sentiment" stamp set, I stamped the "Thinking Of You" greeting and stuck the banner in to position.

Using Stampin' Up "Botanical Builder Framelits" dies I cut assorted flowers and foliage.  Using another Stampin' Up set, "Pretty Pine Thinlits" I cut some fir tree foliage.  I then assembled and glued the flowers and foliage into position.  Finally, I added some self adhesive pearl gem stones to finish the card.

Spellbinder Thinking Of You Card

For this card, I used a Spellbinder die called "Foliage Lattice" which also provides an embossed pattern for the background.  The butterflies are also die cut using Memorybox "Pippi & Isabella" dies.

Thinking Of You Today Card (Stampin' Up By The Tide)

For this card I used a prepared Panpastel background in shades of lemon, greens and mauves.

First I stamped the weeds at the base of the card.  I used a Unity Stamp Co stamp from the set called "Fishy Philosophy".  Both the seahorse and the fish are stamps from the Stampin' Up set called "By The Tide".  The sentiment is a Papertrey Ink stamp from their set called "Every Day Classics" which I die cut using a Spellbinder die.  I finished the card off by adding some clear crystal gems to provide the impression of air bubbles.

Thinking Of You - Sitting Cat Card

Our pets are a big part of our lives and we miss them when they're no longer with us.

This quick card uses a Memorybox "Large Sitting Cat" die cut and a sentiment from the Stampin' Up set called "Sheltering Tree".