Blue's and Purple

A new month and a new challenge theme for Lavinia!

This month the theme is

Blues and Purple.

My purples are slightly subdued but they're there honest, just blended well with my blues.

 Have you noticed the moon? isn't it wonderful, you can find it here with all of the gorgeous new stamps from the latest release.

The stamps I've used here are my all time favourite

Background Script, Fairytale,

 Fairy Dandelions and Lavender.

The additional stamps that I used in my second card are Meadow Grass, Willow and Spring Trees, and Mooch. 

I'm using these cards for the following challenges:-

Fantasy Crafters 3, Anything goes,

Just Add Ink 331, Wings.

If you fancy winning £40 worth of Lavinia stamps, come and join us in this months challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Pretty In Pastel With The Southern Girls.

It's time for a new theme with Lou's team over at Southern Girls today and the theme this time is

"Pretty In Pastel"

My lovely image is Fairy Freya and she is by 

the sponsor this time is 

Art by Miran, 

I coloured her using Copics adding definition to my colouring using Polychromos. I finished off my card with hand cut bunting, not done this for a while

 but it does make me happy!

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

Create and make 4, Anything goes, die,

Unicorn 13, Birthday,

Incy Wincy, Things that fly.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

A New Stamp Release At Lavinia

It's an exciting day at Lavinia, the talented Tracey is definitely spoiling us all with a whole new range of amazing stamps!

For my first card I used Spellbound, mini snail and Sebastians House and Jasmines house stamp set.

I used distress inks to add colour and added some doodling.

For my second card I used the House stamp set again, Eden , Flutterby and the Sacred Tree from the new stamp range. My favourite ever Background Script stamp.

I teamed up my new stamps with Midnight Meandering  for my final card as I think that Eden needed a furry friend to stroke.

I'm using these cards for the following challenges:-

CGC89, Freestyle,

FBD September, Animals,

Stampavie 269, Fairy,

Ikesworld 72, Things that fly,

Inky Chicks 72, Fairy.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Autumn Colours At Lavinia

It's time for a new Lavinia challenge and this month the theme is 

Autumn Colours

For my first card I used Hill border thin lines for my fence, and stamped a selection of Trees onto my inked background.I then balanced the cats Mimsy and Mooch onto my wall to watch the ducks flying overhead.

For my second card I masked the oval and used my favourite and oh so useful Background Script, I used trees and Mooch as with my first card and hung Willow to frame the scene.

We hope that you will join us for the challenge this time,it's really worth inking up your Lavinia stamps to be in with a chance of winning a £40 voucher to spend in the shop. No blog is necessary! 

I'm using this card for the following challenges:-
CBD, Anything goes,
LRW357, Get inky,
MM&M, Natures beauty.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Anything Goes With The Southern Girls!

It's time for a new challenge at, Southern Girl's and the 

theme this time is

"Anything goes"

As usual there are some great sponsors this month, check 

out the challenge blog for full details.

If anyone fancies sharing some tips on photographing a 

layout, I'd be very pleased, 

it's something I always struggle with!

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

CGC87, Anything goes,

IDCB101, Anything goes,

TT309, CAS.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Oops

Bad DT  alert, I only went and forgot to post my project for this fortnight's challenge at Southern Girls.

The theme for this time is 

The Kids Are Alright!

As usual there are some great sponsors this time, please check out the DT blog for full details.

Unfortunately I was short for time and had no computer ink so I made a card without an image using my ScanNcut.

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

CUYL43, Frame it.

MAW12, Happy Birthday,

TTPH103, Die or punch.

Thanks for stopping by,

Julie.x

Anything Goes!

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

Anything goes!

I fancied a change this time and decided on making a layout so although I didn't use an image, we still have some great sponsors this time so don't forget to check out the challenge blog for full details.

This isn't quite what I had planned but whilst checking through my supplies for suitable papers I found some corrugated card that I had saved from ages ago, I have seen some great work on Pinterest using it and had great fun distressing it, peeling back the paper layer to reveal the wavy lines beneath. I added some texture paste and distress inks to my card base too, quite liberating for a CAS girlie, I even sprinkled on some Brushos for good measure.

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

Sisterhood of Crafters, No DP,
Use Your Stuff 222, texture or modelling paste,
Unstampabelles57, Creative Upcycling,
We love to Create, Mixed Media.

Thanks for stopping by,
Julie.x