Pretty In Pink Or Feeling Blue?

Oh my, where did April go? I'm finding it hard to believe how quickly the weeks are racing by! 

Can you believe that it's time for a new challenge

 theme at Lavinia already.

May's theme is 

"Pink or Blue",

 or if you really can't choose between them, just go mad and use both! 

I'm only going to share two of my projects here for the moment but if you check back later you will see that I've a busy day planned!

Oh my goodness, I have some gorgeous new Lavinia stamps, if you look carefully at the background of my box you might just notice some text. This I have to say is my new favourite stamp, text is so versatile, and if you're considering treating yourself I'd say that this is a must have! It can be used for any occasion. Here I stamped it onto textured paper so although you can clearly see the text, I've made the hearts that are also on the stamp disappear into the background. I wanted the focal stamps to be the big feature if you know what I mean.

I've not done this sort of thing for for ages but I have to say that I really enjoyed covering this little sweet box, I've had it in the drawer for a while now, knowing that one day I'd work out what to do with it. I ended up filling it with some lovely glass beads that I'd bought for a gift.

(and forgotten to send, sorry Susan) 

It's obviously an "out of the ordinary" month for me, did you ever think that you'd see me using texture paste!

This was actually my practice offcut of card that I tried out my texture paste on, if you call back at 2pm you will see what I actually used it for, it also features some of

 Lavinia's finest stamps too!

I just love this honeysuckle too, simply stamped and a little colour added using my copics.

I'm entering the following challenges:-

SS219, Anything but a card,

MMM, Vintage,
Sister Act 104, Anything goes,
Allsorts 309, April Showers bring May flowers.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x