Lavinia Stamps Frosty "Street Lamp" Tag

On Saturday, I received my order of the new Lavinia Stamps release called "Starlight Whispers".  Sadly I wasn't home when the stamps arrived, so as I was up early this morning, decided to have a quick play.

I started with a plain white tag, using three shades of Distress Oxide Inks to create the background.  The names of the inks I used were Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass and Blueprint Sketch.

Using Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink, I stamped the Lavinia "Street Light", the figure "Annie" and "Mini Rune".

To the left hand side, I used the Lavinia "Gip" stamp with Versafine Clair "Morning Mist", stamping a bird from the Lavinia "Bird Collection" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

In the bottom left corner, I used the Lavinia "Small Branch" stamp with Versafine Clair "Pinecone" brown ink, adding red berries to the branches using a Posca Pen.

I added shadows to the stamping using a 2B pencil and added a more frosty look to the branches by ading touches of of silver glitter using a Uniball Signo pen.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2024 - Week 44

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2024:

This is a weekly challenge. I provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in.

The prompt for Week 44 is "Knitting and Stitching"

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For my Week 44 "Knitting & Stitching", I used a cream coloured tag for the base.  Using "Chrome Yellow" Ranger Archival ink through the "Knitted Background Stencil" by Funky Fossil Designs.

I used Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink to stamp the thread and sentiment, sorry I don't recall who makes the stamp, I've had it for some years.

I used a "Red Wine" coloured Posca Pen to add the stitchec detail around the edge of the tag.

Clarity Stamps "Retirement Card"

My friend retires from her TA job in the local primary school tomorrow after many years of service, so I made her this card.

For the central area of the card, I used two stencils from the Clarity Crafts "Seedheads & Tiles" stencil set.  For the square background I used "Vivid Chartreuse" Ranger Archival Ink .  I then lay the decorative leaf stencil from the same set over the top and applied "Fern Green" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil.

I dusted the surface of the card with an anti static bag of chalk, then stamped the words "On your retirement", part of the Clarity "Entwined Sentiment" stamp set, using Wow! Clear Embossing pad, coated the words with Wow! Rich Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

I mounted the card on to a piece of dark green card then on to a white card blank.  I used a Signo Uniball gold coloured pen to add littel dots around the central tile and around the extremities of the inner leaf.

Lavinia Stamps "Sticker Stencil" Anniversary Card

Those who regularly visit my blog, will have noticed that there is a huge drop in crafting productivity in the last couple of months.  This is because we are in the process of selling our house.  We have a purchaser and the sale is going through.  However, we have not found our "Forever Home" yet, so everything is being packed up into boxes and put in a container.

Even though my paper crafting stash is still in situ at home, I just have not felt the urge to craft, but I needed to make an anniversary card, so this morning I quickly made this so that it can catch the post later today.

For this card, I used one of the Lavinia Stamps "Sticker Stencils" for the heart shapes.  For the darker heart, I used "Vibrant Fuchsia" Ranger Archival Ink for the base colour, stamping the cogs, part of the Lavinia Stamps "Cog Set 3" in Versafine Clair "Charming Pink" ink.

For the lighter heart, I used "Pink Peony" Ranger Archival Ink for the base colour, using the same ink to stamp the stars, which is one of the Lavinia "Mini Stamps".

I used Versafine Clair "Twilight" dark blue ink to stamp the Lavinia "Large Key" and the "Love" sentiment which is part of the Lavinia Stamps "Live the life" stamp set.

Finally, I added touches of a gold sparkle gel pen to highlight areas of the design.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2024 - Week 43

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2024:

This is a weekly challenge. I provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in.

The prompt for Week 43 is "Leaves"

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For my Week 43 "Leaves' tag, I used a cream coloured tag for the base.  I then used Ranger Archival "Peat Moss" ink through the Lavinia Stamps "Leaf Trail stencil", blending the colour darker at the base and getting lighter towards the top of the tag.

I used one of the Lavinia Stamps "Moon Masks" with Ranger "Tea Rose" Archival Ink to make the spot light/moon area.  I then stamped the Lavinia Stamps fairy called "Rue" in Versafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.

For the leaves around the base I used the Lavinia "Vine" Stamp with Versafine Clair "Portobello" ink and then used the large and mini Lavinia "Maple Leaf" stamps with Versafine Clair "Chianti" dark red ink.  Finally, adding touches of "Clear Star" Gelly Roll pen to add a little sparkle and highlight areas of the leaves.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2024 - Week 42

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2024:

This is a weekly challenge. I provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in.

The prompt for Week 42 is "Wax Relief"

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For my Week 42 "Wax Relief' tag, I started by using a cream coloured tag as the base.  I then used a Brusho "Wax Relief Crayon" through the Funky Fossil Designs "Stylish Stencil".

Lifting off the stencil and brushing the small fragments of wax off the surface using a decorators paint brush.

On my glass mat, I added two shades of blue of Ranger Distress Oxide Ink, using "Mermaid Lagoon" and "Prize Ribbon".  I spritzed both inks and the surface of the tag, before swooshing the tag through the colour.  I used a heat gun to dry the surface.

Once dry, I used a 2B pencil to add the shape of the face and eyes as it had got a little lost in the making process.  I used black and white Posca Pens to add dots and dashes over the background.

52 Week Mini Art Card / Tag Challenge 2024 - Week 41

The Crafting Niche 52 Week Mini Art Card/Tag Challenge 2024:

This is a weekly challenge. I provide you with a prompt/theme each Sunday morning through out the year.  The challenge is very relaxed.  You can do as much or as little as you like.  You can create cards, tags, Artist Trading Cards (ATC's) or index cards, the choice is yours. You just go with what ever is in your head at the time.  You can stamp, get inky, use patterned papers, texture, embellish it is all down to you.

There is a dedicated private Facebook Group, with a lovely bunch of people who are already sharing their makes from previous challenges.  You can find the group by clicking this link.  I'd love you to join in.

The prompt for Week 41 is "Numbers"

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For my Week 41 "Numbers' tag, I started by using a gel plate/Brusho background I had in my stash, which I cut into tag shape.

Next I used Ranger Archival "Violet" ink through two stencils from Funky Fossil Designs, using the "Number Scrabble Stencil" and the "Large Polka Dots Stencil".

I then used the Funky Fossil "Musings Stamp Set" to add the darker numbers on the top left, using Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink.  I used the same ink to ink the edge of the tag and also to stamp the Lavinia Stamps "Witches Cat" at the bottom right hand corner.

I used the Funky Fossil Designs "Blooming Numbers 2" stamp and die set with Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" to create the number seven, which I layered using foam pads for added dimension.

I used a white Posca Pen to add dashes of white vertically and horizontally.

Finally, I added a sentiment of "I feel so lucky" from the Tim Holtz "Idea-ology TH93193 Small Talk" sticker set.

Stampscapes Windmill Christmas Card

 

I received a very large order of new Stampscapes polymer stamps licenced to Sweet Poppy Stencils, so I of course had to make this quick card.

I used "Sky Blue" Ranger Archival Ink through the Sweet Poppy "Triangle Stencil".  I then lay the "Harmony Backplate Stencil" over the top and applied the same coloured ink through the stencil to create the two tones patterned diesign/Christmas Tree.

I used the Stampscapes new polymer "Large Windmill" stamp to stamp the windmill image, using Versafine Clair "Warm Breeze" ink. I then used the same ink to stamp the sentiment, which is part of the Sweet Poppy Stencil "Festive Phrases" stamp set.

Finally, I used a gold shimmer pen to draw around the stamped areas and also the pattern on the Christmas Tree.  This provided a beautiful subtle shimmer, which sadly doesn't look as good in the photograph as it does in real life.