52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge
It's time to remind you that the April Lavinia Stamps monthly challenge with a theme of "Buds and Blossoms" ends on the 25th of the month, so you just have time to create up to five entries and maybe win £40 of vouchers to spend on the Lavinia Site. This is a Design Team sample I made to help promote the challenge.
I created a background using Colorbox Inks on a Gelli Plate and then sprinkled Brusho paint on top. I then positioned my card on top of the gell plate and applied a little pressure across the surface and this mottled look was the result, which I rather like.
I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" shade of ink to stamp the following images: Fuchsia, Faith the Fairy, Single Skeleton Tree, and Star Blossom. Using the same ink, I masked off the moon area and created an edge to define where the moon is.
Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink, I stamped the Wild Flower.
I coloured the Star Blossom flowers with a gold metallic pen. I used a white Signo Pen to add high-lights. I also used a Sakura Gelly Roll Pen to areas to give a subtle gold shimmer.
The prompt for Week 16 is "Whimsical".
For my tag, I started by using a brayer to apply two shades of Colorbox ink: Kiwi and Ocean. Using a fan shaped brush, I splattered water droplets across the tag, then blotted them with some paper towel.
All the stamps I have used on this tag are by Lavinia Stamps. I stamped the "Fairy House" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" ink. I then stamped the "Skeleton Tree", the fairy from the "Fairy Foragers", the hare from the "Whimsical Hare" set, the "Fairy Wishes" sentiment and the "Mini Slender Mushrooms" in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" ink.
I coloured various areas using Sakura Gelly Roll pens and a white Signo Pen.
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Click here if you would like more information about this challenge.
There is also a friendly and informal Facebook Group for this challenge. It's a really relaxed group where members can upload their challenge makes to the weekly prompt albums and chat to others taking part.
The prompt for Week 15 is "Spring Colours".
For this tag, I started with a background of Distress Oxide Inks in the following shades: Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade and Twisted Citron.
I stamped the tree trunk in Versafine "Vintage Sepia" ink. The blossom is stamped in Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" and "Verdant" . Both sections of the tree are from a Stampin' Up set called "Sheltering Tree".
The Spring sentiment at the top of the tag is a "Sweet Poppy" stamp, stamped in Versafine Clair "Verdant". I created both the landscape and inked the edges using Distress Inks.
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Click here for more information about this challenge.
There is also a friendly Facebook Group for this relaxed challenge, where members can upload their creations to the weekly prompt albums and chat to others taking part. It would be great if you pop along and join in. Sam x
It's time for another prompt on the "My Time To Craft Challenge Blog". The theme for challenge #394 is Easter/Hedghogs. This is the Design Team tag I made for this prompt.
Rather than a card, I thought I would make a tag instead. I like making tags as I find them more informal than a card.
I started with a background of Distress Oxides in greens, mauves and pale pinks.
All the pink stamping is done in Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink. I don't recall where the stamps came from as i've had them for some years, but the quality of them is not good so it makes me think they may have come with a magazine. (Please note: the sentiment is from a Penny Black set called "Garden Friends").
The hedgehogs are made by Lavinia Stamps and are called "The Wallace Family" which I have stamped in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" ink.
Finally, I inked the edges of the tag in Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink and added spots of Liquid Pearls in a shade called "Blackberry".
I have made this as part of the Design Team for the "Love To Craft Challenge Blog" #33 (April 2019), which is an "anything goes" challenge. Please do pop over and take a look at the fabulous makes by my fellow Design Team colleagues.
I started this picture by creating the background with Distress Oxides in the following shades: Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar and Salty Ocean.
I stamped the Lavinia Stamps verse called "Sacred Spells" in Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink and the the "Foxgloves" in Colorbox and Memento inks. I stamped "Field Grass" in Distress Ink in the "Crushed Olive" shade.
I then turned my attention to the fairy, which is a Lavinia Stamp called "Rue". I needed to stamp a mirror image of her, I chose to use Versafine Clair "Purple Delight" shade of ink, so I did that first, by stamping onto the back of a large rubber backed stamp and then pressing my created background down onto the stamped image. I was then able to align the same fairy stamp and create a look as if the fairies are having a tug of war.
I then made the landscape that the fairies are standing on by using a landscape mask of torn paper and Distress Ink in a "Crushed Olive" colour.
I then used some Lavinia "Pound Stamps" for the leaves at the top and sides of the picture, for the stars around the fairies and also the flowers and snail at the base of the foxgloves. Finally, I added some touches of silver and gold glitter using a Signo pen to areas of the fairies and also to the middle of the stars.
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.
Every month, Lavinia Stamps holds a monthly challenge, where the winner wins a £40 voucher to spend on the lovely Lavinia goodies on their site. As part of the Design Team, we are asked to produce three samples to help inspire crafters to take place. The challenge theme for the month of April 2019 is "Buds and Blossoms".
For this card, I started off by creating a background using the Lavinia Stamps "Skeleton Tree" multiple stamping only the main tree canopy rather than the trunk. I stamped in two Versafine Clair shades of ink " Verdant" and "Cheerful". I then stamped sections of the "Sacred Spells" in Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink.
Using Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" I stamped the fairy called "Rue" and the "Spanish Moss Foliage" hanging from the top of the card. Using Versafine "Black Onyx" ink, I stamped the "Creeping Vine" at the top of the card.
I then turned my attention to the area below the fairy, by stamping the "Lilly" in Versafine Clair "Verdant" shade of ink.
I then stamped the "Fern Heads" in Versafine "Shady Lane" ink.
Next I stamped the "Fairy Barnacles" in Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink. I coloured both the Lilly flowers and the Fairy Barnacles with two different shades of Promarker pens.
Finally, I stamped the "Climbing Ivy" at the base of the card using Versafine "Black Onyx" ink. Using a Versafine "Stormy Grey" ink I stamped the butterfly from the "Fairy Bugs" set of stamps. to finish the card, I added areas of silver and purple sparkle to the fairy, flowers and butterfly by using Signo Glitter pens.
