Back To Nature.

It's time for a new challenge at Southern Girls and this time the theme is

 Nature.

For my dt card I have used the rather gorgeous digi 

Beautiful Birdhouse 3

by Polka doodles, one of the sponsors this time, please check out the challenge blog for full details of the sponsors this time and to read the challenge rules. 

I coloured the image using copics, stamped and inked my background and used a selection of die cuts and punches to decorate my card.

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-

SRC363, Dies,

W2BC38, Celebrations,

CCCB 350, Stitches,

Ikes World 82, twist, nature,

UCB18, Butterflies or hearts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Fancy A Jaffa Cake? (Other cakes are available)

The new challenge starts at     

  Lavinia Stamps, the theme this time is

"Full Moon"

 hence the reason for the title of this post, I'm sure that many people can remember the advert where the lady teaches the children about the the phases of the moon with the aid of the fore mentioned sweet treat, saying with each bite:- "Full moon, half moon, total eclipse" as she polishes it off! If you've never seen it I apologise, it just tickles me.

For my first card I used the following images:-

The oh so lovely Mooch, 
The Moon, was masked as I added a little ink to the sky I adapted its size by stamping through an aperture. I stamped the slender mushrooms beneath the tree..

For my second card I used one of the new cutting files, Bliss, cutting it on my ScanNcut, the cutting files are something new to Lavinia, there are so many to choose from. I love being able to size them perfectly for my needs, I also used the ScanNcut to cut my octagonal card blank and the frame which I inked and stamped using my favourite Background script stamp
I used foam pads to lift the cut image from the stamped background.

I'm using these cards for the following challenges:-
Kitty Bee 87, something new, (cutting file),
Purple Haze 117, Fantasy.
If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning a £40 voucher to spend at Lavinia, ink up you Lavinia stamps and join us in the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x