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Tuesday 19 March 2024

Use a Stencil at TIoT






 Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is Use a Stencil - a great way of adding interest to your cards..

I've used a mop up background and then used  White Gloss Embossing paste through a Wendy Vecchi stencil before stamping my Freesia image which was coloured with Distress inks and pencils.

The rest of the team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details. 

Well, I was already for a catch up and then bang - Sciatica - can't put my foot down, can't sit, so my apologies for lack of visiting - again.

Avril xx 


Tuesday 5 March 2024

Spring at TioT


 Spring is the new challenge at Try it on Tuesday and we would love to see your Spring themed projects.

I have used a gelli plate background with fresh spring colours and as there's quite a few daisies showing in the lawn, I decided that's what my TH wildflower die cuts would be, just colouring the centres and leaves.

The rest of the team have some gorgeous inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Things have been very quiet in the craft room, in fact this is my first actual make of the year and I've not done any visiting, but hopefully I'm on the mend and will be catching up with you (and real life) soon.

Take care and have a great day.
Avril xx 

Sunday 3 March 2024

Spring/Anything Goes at Stamping Sensations


 Time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations and we're all getting ready for Spring.

I love Freesia and they always remind me of Spring, I've used a CB stamp on linen card and coloured the flowers with pencils in shades of yellow and stencilled a background using Twisted Citron DI.
The Design have some wonderful samples to show, so please pop over to the main blog where you will also find all the challenge details.

Avril xx

Sunday 18 February 2024

Animals/Birds/Creatures Mid month at Stamping Sensations


 
Mid February and it's challenge reminder time at Stamping Sensations.
I've used  Lavinia stamps creating a little scene for Lupin along with a couple of freebie sentiments.
The rest of the DT have some great samples to share, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details

Thanks for calling in, Avril xx




Sunday 4 February 2024

Animals/Birds/Creatures/AG at Stamping Sensations





Good morning, it's the first Sunday of the month and that means it's time for a new challenge at Stamping Sensations - lots of scope this month with a theme of Animals/Birds/Creatures as well as the Anything Goes option.
I didn't get to 'play' with my Lavinia Pheasant before Christmas so time to remedy that, and put one in the box for next Christmas!  I inked the sky with Distress Oxides and then using Black Versafine, built up the scene using various Lavinia Stamps trees and finally added the pheasant and lots of glitter.
The rest of the Design Team have some great samples for you, so please pop over to the main challenge page for all the details, plus there's some fabulous prizes on offer.

Have a great day, Avril x
 

Tuesday 23 January 2024

Add Some Text at Try it on Tuesday




Our new challenge at Try it on Tuesday is  Add Some Text - stamped, printed or hand written, it's up to you.

I wasn't prepared with this challenge and after not crafting for a couple of weeks, I decided to just do 'something' - no pressure if it didn't turn out right  - something for fun!  I've had this image, cut out from a magazine,  for ages and the quote, which |I heard somewhere, always stuck with me, so  I printed the quote out and cut apart.  The background was an experiment I did a while ago with inks and an acrylic block and I thought the colours perfectly suited this girl.  Some hand doodling around the edges and  done!

The rest of the team have some great inspiration for you, so please pop over to the main blog for all the details.

Thanks for calling in,

Avril xx

Thursday 18 January 2024

January Mid Month at Stamping Sensations

 



It's mid month inspiration time for the January Mood board at Stamping Sensations where you can choose your inspiration from the pictures.
This time I've chosen the RED flowers as my inspiration.
I've used an old A&C  border stamp (233).   I haven't stamped the whole image as I wanted to add a Happy Birthday sentiment.  My flowers were stamped again, coloured and fussy cut before adding.   The background was an inky mop up which was stencilled with Tumbled glass.  



There are some fabulous prizes on offer, so why don't you head over the the main page for all the details.

I've not been around much this year due to an ear infection from h***   but hopefully 2nd lot of antibiotics will clear it.
Catch up with you soon,
Avril xx