Lavinia stamp challenge

Not quite sure what happened to my link, but anyway, Here is the sample I'm adding for the Lavinia stamp challenge.  Distress ink background, Sweet Poppy Stencil and a couple of Lavinia fairies.

Fingers crossed, would love to win some more of their beautiful stamps.

 

 

 

http://blog.laviniastamps.com/

New card for 1st birthday

I've been asked for a card for a little boys first birthday, so here is draft no1.

Will be back to the drawing board tomorrow to see if I can come up with any more ideas.  Hmmmm thinking cap is on.

Experimenting

I've only been playing today, so no results to show but I have a top tip to share ........ some of you will probably had done this anyway, but today I thought I had a brainwave ..... so let me pat myself on the back for a minute even if you have done it. Put an empty laminating folder thru your laminating machine then put it thru a die cutting machine with different size circles (or any other shape you want) you then have different size masks for suns, moons, you also have the positive and negative ...... came in very handy and the inks, pastels just wipe off.
Saves keep cutting bits of paper and throwing them away after one use ........ see ....... skinflint or what, also the ink isn't wasted as it acts similar to one of these inky mats, obviously not as good but every little helps ;) x
A couple of pics of Archie with his chew, while he was waiting for me to finish playing before going out for his evening walk.

A quick play after work with my new stamps

Background is distress inks, stamped and embossed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet poppy stencil with white embossing paste and gold glamour dust on a distress ink background.

Sweet poppy Stencil with white embossing paste and my favourite micro beads on a background of distress inks.

Another sweet poppy stencil with white embossing paste and crystal glamour dust on distress ink background.

All ribbons inked  up to match and will be added when these have dried tomorrow.

On a roll

I've spent most of the afternoon playing ....... some of the results I'm pleased with ....... all are based on Eileen's workshop techniques.

 

Tag using distress inks, a wet mask applied ........ didn't leave the impression I expected but actually turned out better this way, I used versa mark ink on my stamp and a clear embossing powder.  Coloured the ribbon to match the ink.  I'm really quite pleased with this.

 

 

Well I couldn't resist stamping on it .......... first fairy slid just a tad but 2nd fairy was a very good fairy........ I'm leaving it alone now ......... I just know not to chance my luck any further.  Fairy's are Lavinia Stamps.

 

Ahhh now to my masterpiece ........ I can hear you all gulping ........ this is a piece of pearlescent card ....... I put my distress inks on the sheet, blitzed with water then pulled the card thru, dried and repeated.  I can see things in it ...... probably most will only see a mess but it will come in useful at sometime ....... I hope.

More Sweet Poppy

Another one of Eileen's inspirations.  I love this technique.  I used distress inks for the background, some white dreamweaver embossing paste and then threw some Crystal Glamour Dust on.  Waiting for it to dry now.  I'm in two minds whether to stamp on it or leave it as is.  I've done quite a bit of stamping yesterday and today and for some reason it's not going well ......... hmmm I might just quite while I'm ahead on this one.

Sweet Poppy Stencil

This was my only success of yesterday.  The light was going late last night but I was determined to have a play on my new stencil.  I used distress inks, translucent paste and my favourite micro beads.
Didn't have a chance to see what it was like until this morning.

Not too bad. First time using a stencil brush as the detail on the stencil is quite small.