Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Blossoms Of Hope TE62" flower pot card

I escaped to the craft room to have a play, but even in there is it warm, so I've made this card in two stages.  Hope you're coping ok with the heat.

I started off with a piece of white card measuring 4x4".  Using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I stamped the large flower pot, the seed tag and the pot plant.  All of these are part of the same Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp set called Blossoms Of Hope TE62".

I coloured the image using the following Distress Oxide Inks, applied with a paint brush. Antique Linen, Dried Marigold, Shabby Shutters, Tea Dye and Walnut Stain, I then used Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink, very lightly through the Tracy Evans "Distressed Background SS31 stencil". I then moved on to adding more details.  I used the same ink to stamp the months on the seed tag and the word grow.  They are part of the Tracy Evans "Special Delivery TE64" stamp set.

I then stamped the snail using Versafine Clair "Acorn" and the feather, using Versafine Clair "Portobello" brown ink.  Both these are part of the same stamp set, the Tracy Evans "Love Grows Here TE65" set.

Finally, using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stmapsed the "Inspired by nature" sentiment, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Blossoms of Hope TE62" stamp set.  I used Pastel Pencils to colour the flower and to add shading along with a gold and a white coloured gel pen.

Artist Trading Card - "Adventure Awaits You"

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I used a piece of sage green coloured card for the base of thisn ATC.  I then fussy cut and glued into position a face on a piece of Dina Wakley Collage Paper, using an Aqua coloured Posca Pen to draw vertical stripes.

I then used a lid to draw part of a circle and drew horizontal lines in a white pen and a black fine liner pen.  I then used a Funky Fossil Designs stecil called "Ever decreasing circles" with Versafien Clair "Nocturne" black ink. I used the same ink to stamp the birds, which are part of two Funky Fossil stamp sets called "Woodland Minis" and "Winter Wonderland".

Next, I used an aqua coloured Posca pen to draw dots and circled them with a black fine liner pen.  I then added a word sticker saying "adventure awaits you".

Lavinia Stamps "Toad Lodge" and "Honeysuckle Cottage" in monochrome card

This afternoon, I've had a play with a couple of the Lavinia Stamps buildings, creating this little scene.  All stamping is done in two shades of Versafine Clair inks.  Nocturne (black) and Morning MIst (grrey).  All shading is done using a 2B pencil and a paper stub.  the stamps that I have used are:

LAV657 Tree Of Courage

LAV686 Toad Lodge

LAV687 Honeysuckle Cottage

LAV1021 Twilight Passage

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Crocus TE31" Artist Trading Card

Here's my daily Artist Trading Card (ATC).  I've used a gel press background from my stash for the background.

I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the crocus, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Crocus TE31" stamp set.  I then used the Tracy Evans "Tiles SS37 Stencil" with "Pink Peony" Ranger Archival Ink. I grounded the crocus using the torn edge of copy paper and Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink.  I then used a circle maskto add a spotlight area and edged the circle in "Vibrant Fuschia" Ranger Archival Ink.

I edged the ATC in "Cactus Flower" Ranger Archival ink.  used touches of a white gel pen to the stencil and a white pastel pencil to lighten the spotlight and some of the grounding.  Finally, I added some dots of black Posca Pen

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs Special Delivery TE64" Frog Postcard Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day. For the background, I've used a piece of card I used for mopping up Distress Oxide Ink from a previous project.

After rounding the corners on the card, I stamped the postcard (part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp set called "Special Delivery TE64), in Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink. I used a fern from the same stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stampted the ferns on the right hand side, using one of the stamps from the Tracy Evans "Ferns TE3" stamp set,  I then used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the bird and the frog, both are part of the Tracy Evans "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set.

I used a Simon Says Stamp set called "Tiny Words" for the words "hello" and "Just For You" stamped in Versaifne Clair "Nocturne" black ink.  I then added a drawn speach bubble round the word "Hello".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Garden Elements TE30" Snail Artist Trading Card

I started this Artist Trading Card (ATC) this morning, drawing and painting the pink pebble background, painting it with "Victorian Velvet" Distress Oxide Inks. Then set it aside to dry.

Now, nearly tea time I have had an opportunity to finish the ATC.  I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" a dark blue ink to stamp the petals in the corner of the card, using the flower from the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Garden Elements TE30" stamp set, adding a little colour to the leaves using a Derwent Inktense pencil and a silver gel pen.

I then used the "twilight" ink again to stamp the snail, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Love Grows Here TE65" stamp set, adding a little bit of a swirl using a white gel pen.  I used "Twilight again, to stamp the grass/wild flowers, which are part of the Tracy Evans "On The Wild Side TE50" stamp set and the word "Grow" which is part of the Tracy Evans "Special Delivery TE64" stamp set.  Finally, I added some white to the grass/wild flower heads.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Blossoms of Hope TE62" monochrome card

Here I am again, creating another card with a sketch style.  I used a grey card for the base of this one.

I've used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink and Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" for the stamping of the flowers and fllower pots, which are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs stamp set called "Blossoms Of Hope TE62.  I used "Morning Mist" to stamp the bird, which is part of the Tracy Evans "A Promise Of Tomorrow TE63" stamp set and the partial text in the background, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Magnolia TE43" stamp set.

I have used a selection of tools to colour and shade,  Van Goch Pastel Pencil, Derwent Inktense Pencils, a black fine liner pen, a white gel pen, a 2B pencil, a paper stub and a black and white Posca pen for a few splatters too.