Find joy in the ordinary

 Hi all

I have put another tag together using the following ingredients

 Watercolour tag made using Lavinia hot pressed watercolour card

Versafine clair Nocturne

Elements Della Blue and Midnight blue

Distress oxides - Lost shadow and chipped sapphire (the background)

Lavinia stamps - Bumblehums, Zemira and Bell flower vine

Lavinia hill mask for the grounding

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils green, dark and light blue, yellow. orange, purple, white

Lavinia Honeycomb stencil

Sticker sentiments 

Silver and white gel pens

wink of stella

glossy accents

Black leather look twine from long lost forgotten stash

I punched 2 holes at the top as the first was off centre so solved that with punching another

So here is the outcome

Thank you for joining me

Elaine xx

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Buzzy day at work 6

Hello every one and Happy Thursday

I made this card using the following 

 8x8inch square card in Ivory with Yellow and brown mat/layering

Low tack tape

 

Elements ink Truffles

Versafine Clair - Fallen Leaves

Lavinia stamps - Twilight lily, Shadowbloom, Bumble and Hum, Orchard Grass. Flower Divine set and Bumble words

Gold uniball gel pen

Platinum stickles

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils - 1-15-28-29-32-43-44 and 74

wink of stella 

glossy accents

white gel pen

Thank you for coming on over to see me

Elaine xx

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The spirit of Indra 7

 Hi all and Happy Tuesday

Today I come to you with another abstract background and the main feature is Indra

I used the following ingredients

8x8 white card blank with Black and Yellow mat/layering

Low tack tape

Lavinia Stamps - Indra and Let your spirit take flight

Distress oxide inks - Fossilized Amber, Cracking campfire, Lumberjack plaid and Victorian velvet

Versafine Nocturne

Ruler and circle mask/stencil

Uniball gold gel pen

Quickie glue pen and Wow foil in copper

Thank you for popping on over to view my cards, really appreciate it

Elaine xx

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Be yourself

Hi everyone

Hope you are all well

For todays card I used

DL ivory card with grey and light green mat/layering

Background Gansai Tambi granulating paints

Lavinia stamps Bumble and hum, Fairy Forager, Bumble words and Fairy Hive

Versafine Nocturne

Blue, orange, yellow, brown Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils

White gel pen

Uniball Bronze gel pen

glossy accents

wink of stella 

Thank you so much for coming on over to see me

Elaine xx

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Christmas Blessings

Hi everyone

Yes it is time for a new challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas.  The moodboard below allows almost anything to be interpreted. 

 I chose to use Red and green from the moodboard

For my project I used the following products.  

The background was made by placing inks on a stamping block, sprayed with water and placed face down on the card. 

I then stamped using Large Snowflakes and Seasonal words by Lavinia

Wow embossing powder Metallic Platinum Sparkle

I little holographic glitter also by Lavinia

Thank you for visiting me today realy appreciate it and would love for you to come on over and join in with this months challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas.

Hugs Elaine DT xx

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Tags are us 8

 Evening all

After seeing Jo Rice make her tags earlier it inspired me to get some made.  I make little cards/ tags or tiny thank you message to send with an item I have sold to my repeat buyers.  So thank you Jo encouraging me to get Bumble and Hum out to play - yet again lol. 

For these tags I used Tim Holtz tag set and cut the tags out of watercolour card

I used Kuretake Gansai Tambi Granulating paint for the backgrounds

Versafine Nocturne

Elements inks - Mermaid, Sahara and confetti

Red Brick and Honeycomb stencils by Lavinia

Lavinia stamps Bumble and hum, Bumble words, Shadow bloom, Twilight Lily and Flower Divine set

Various Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils

Black glaze pen

Lavinia threads

Glossy accents

Green, purple and yellow sparkle glitter posca pens

Wink of stella

Thank you for visiting me 

Elaine xx

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Nearly home 8

 Hi all - last one for me today

I love the large toadstool so got it out to have a play and here is what I came up with

I used the following products

Cream 8x8 inch cardbase with brown and pink mat and layering

Versafine Clair Nocturne, Fallen leaves, Rain forest, Avocado, Hawthorn rose and baby pink

Elements - Olive

Distress ink - Victorian velvet

Lavinia stencil - Feather leaf

Lavinia stamps - Fairy foragers, small pixy houses, orchard grass, Forest cap toadstool, Fairy ladders, Flower pods, Tree hive set and flower pots, 

fern Inkylicious

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils numbers 32, 34, 35, 69, 111, 177 and 180

Wink of stella

Brown fineliner

Glossy accents

pink sparkle posca

 

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

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Creative fingers 282 anything goes 01/08 1/3 entries

NBUS 64 Flower pods 01/08 unlimited

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Inkspirational - designer stamps Lavinia/inkylicious 01/08 1/3 entries

Just Us Girls 736  -Moodboard Pink 01/08 1/3 entries

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Sweet Hummingbirds 6

 Hi all , hope you are well wherever you are in this world

Today I have played with the beautiful Hummingbirds

For this card I used an 8x8inch ivory card base with black mat/layering

Lavinia stamps small and large Hummingbirds plus the wing of small bird cut out

Versafine Nocturne

Elements - Graphite with water splats

Various Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils 

wink of stella

lots of glossy accents

Sticker sentiment 

black sharpie

Thank you for popping in to look at my blog

Elaine xx

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Summer meadow in sepia 7

 Hi all

Hope you are all well

Today I wanted to create a monotone in sepia and so I did (with a little colour)

For this I used the following

Ivory DL card and brown mat

Versafine clair inks - Portobello, Sand Dune, Pinecone and Fallen Leaves

Elements inks - Truffle and Russet Orange

Lavinia stamps - New release Shadowbloom, Twilight Lily, Flower Divine set, Moss Flowers, Bumblehums and one of my all time favourite Orchard Grass

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils 4,6,30, 32, 44, 74 and 126

Stickles - Sandstone

Uniball Gold gel pen

Wink of stella

glossy accents - of course lol 

Lavinia sentiment stickers 

Thank you for visiting me today really appreciate it

Elaine xx

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classic design-ATG July/August unlimited

NBUS 64 New release Lavinia stamps 01/08 unlimited

A Perfect Time to Craft July 01/08 unlimited

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Beautiful Blossoms anything floral 10/08 2/6 entries

Try It On Tuesday things with wings 01/08 2/3 entries

We Love Stamping sun sea sand anything goes 01/08 2/3 entries

Scenic Route 5

 Hi me again

Today I am bringing you yet another tag

For this I used 

Watercolour tag

white eyelet

Lavinia Dinkles for background, lime divine, yellow and periwinkle

Lavinia stamps -Starburst and starburst set

Sentiment stickers

green threads

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Pearl paints

Glossy accents

Black glaze pen

Thank you for dropping by

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

classic design-ATG July/August unlimited

NBUS 64 Starburst stamps 01/08 unlimited

A Perfect Time to Craft July 01/08 unlimited

Beautiful Blossoms anything floral 10/08 1/6 entries

We Love Stamping sun sea sand anything goes 01/08 1/3 entries