Lavinia Stamps "Blackthorn Chapel" Card

For this card, I used a background I made a few weeks back using a selection of spritzed Element Inks. Using white Pan Pastel and a Lavinia "Moon Mask" I created the moon.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia Stamps "Blackthorn. Chapel".  I then greated the landscape using the Lavinia Stamps "Hill Masks" using "Mermaid" and "Dark Denim" Element Inks.

I then used two Lavinia Stamps stencils:  "Baroque Flower Stencil" and "Distressed Chequerboard Stencil" with "Flying Fig" and "Mulberry" Element Inks. I masked off the edge of the hills and stamped the Lavinia "Ancient Chapels" using Versafine Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink.

Then using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black Ink, I stamped "Pipin" the hare and the branches from the Lavinia "Tree of Courage" stamp set and some branches from the Lavinia "Foliage Set". Finally, I coloured areas using Van Goch Pastel Pencils, white gel pen, a fine liner and Posca Pens.

Funky Fossil Designs "Winter Wonderland" Misty Artist Trading Card

Rummaging through my prepared background file, I came across a small section of a gel plate background, made some years ago using Pan Pastels through a couple of stencils by Funky Fossil Designs, if memory serves me correctly I used "Lovely Leaves" and "Peony Panel" stencils.

Using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink, I stamped the trees, birds and "calm" sentiment, which are all part of the Funky Fossil Designs "Winter Wonderland" stamp set.  I created the ground, using the same ink and the torn edge of paper.

To create the mist, I used a finger dabber with Hero Arts "Unicorn" white pigment ink,  I had to apply several layers of dabbing to get the strength of "mist" I was looking for. I finished adding touches of white gel pen to the trees and the birds.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Take Flight TE9" Moth Trio Card

For the base colour of this card, I used three shades of Ranger Archival Inks, masking off sections as I coloured them with a blending brush. The shades of ink I used are Paradise Teal at the base, Garden Patina in the middle, Aquamarine next and then a band of white card at the top.

I then stamped the background, using Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the central image, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Take Flight TE9" stamp set.  Using second generation stamping and the same ink, I stamped the script text, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Magnolia TE43" stamp set.  I then stamped the magnolias in the two opposite corners using "Twilight" again.  The magnolia is part of the same stamp set too.

On a plain white piece of card, I stamped the moth, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Flower Power TE37".  I used three shades of Versafine Clair inks for the moth.  The colours I used are: Charming Pink for the top moth, Dahlia Purple for the middle moth and Purple Delight for the lower moth.  Finally, I added a few touches of black fine liner pen and some black Posca Pen splatters.

Fungi Treasure Artist Trading Card

On my way to the exit of my local Tesco store, there is a charity book table, where you can take a book for a donation of 50p.  This little book "A Field Guide To The Mushrooms & Toadstools of Britain & Europe".  It's a fab little book, with lots of great images, which I thought I could use for collage and my Artist Trading Cards (ATC).

I cut a picture of fungi from the book and glued it into position on a Brusho background, cut to ATC size. I used the Lavinia Stamps "Pibbles" stencil with Versafine Clair "Green Oasis" ink.  I then drew round some of the pebble shapes with a black fine liner.  while the pen was out, I also added line detail to the fungi.

I then added some white dots of Posca Pen in between the pebbles, circling them in a red fine liner pen.  I then added some small red dots to the background too, along with a line of scratch marks round the top left edge of the ATC.

I added a small snail to the bottoms of the ATC, stamped in Versafine Clair "Fallen Leaves" brown ink, with touches of a gold gel pen. The snail is part of a Tracy Evasns stamp set called "Love Grows Here - TE65".  Finally, I added a Tim Holtz "Idea-ology" word sticker saying "treasure".

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Beauty Surrounds Us TE56" Clean and Simple Card

After the busy background of my previous make, here's a very clean and simple card.  I used Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink to stamp the flower, which is part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs  "TE56 Beauty Surrounds Us" stamp set.

After mounting the central area on to black and then white card, I stamped the bird and the sentiment, both are part of the "TE61 Amongst The Flowers" stamp set, stamped in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Lightbulb SS8" Lightbulb and Hares Card

A late evening play session, making this card.  I used a background I made a couple of days ago using Paperartsy  Fresco Finish Chalk Acrylic Paints for the background, using "Peach Nectar" and "Candy Floss" shades of paint.

I used the Tracy Evans "Lightbulb SS8 Stencil" with "Abandoned Coral" and "Spun Sugar"  Distress Oxide Inks to colour the lgihtbulb.  I added shadow using "Weathered Wood" Distress Oxide Ink, with areas of white Posca Pen and black fine liner pen.

In the background, I used the Tracy Evans "Distressed Diamonds Background SS31" stencil with Versaifne Clair "Morning MIst" grey ink. within the lightbulb, I created a ground using the torn edge of a piece of paper and more "Morning Mist" ink.  I used a white pencil to create a moon circle, filling it in with white and a touch of 2B pencil.  

Next I stamped the hares using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, the hares are part of the Tracy Evans "Berries TE55" stamp set.  Using the same ink and text from the same stamp set, I stamped the text down the right hand side of the card.  

I then stamped the tree branches in "Nocturne" black ink.  They are part of the Tracy Evans "Silhouettes TE38" stamp set.  Using the same ink, I stamped the bird, which is part of the Tracy Evans "Amongst The Flowers TE61" stamp set.

Finally, I added blossom to the tree branches using a white and pale pink Posca Pen.  Added extre details with 2B Pencil and a black fine liner and added a splatter of white Posca Pen dots too.

Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66 stamp set" Bird on the tiles Artist Trading Card

This is my Artist Trading Card (ATC) for the day.  I have used a Brusho paint background from my stash. I then inked the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Tiles SS37 stencil" with Versafine Clair "Twilight" ink and stamped the pattern on to the ATC.  After cleaning the stencil, I then applied the same colour ink through the stencil in the top right and bottom left corners.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the bird and the wild flowers.  These are part of the Tracy Evans Boutique Designs "Create A Garden TE66" stamp set.  using the same ink, I stamped the branches in the top right corner, which are part of the Tracy Evans "Silhouettes TE38" stamp set.

I used a white and a yellow Posca Pen for the flowers and tree blossom.  I used a dark blue and a white pastel pencil on the bird, adding highlights using a white gel pen.  Finally, I added a word sticker saying "Don't forget to fly".