January Calendar page - Lavinia

  I have bit the bullet and made a start on my Lavinia calendar.

I used the pictures of book and potion bottle at the bottom of the page as inspiration

I used the following

2025 Lavinia calendar

Versafine clair Nocturne

Elements - Confetti, Dark Denim, Della Blue and Olive

Lavinia stamps - Butterflies, Forest cap toadstool, Wizardry, small Rory and Potions

Feather leaf stencil

Wink of stella

White pastel pencil

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils 2, 8, 22, 42, 45, 56, 71 and 131

glossy accents

Thanks for visiting me

Elaine xx

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5 today

Hi everyone 

I was excited to have a go at this design by Amanda Branston over at Lavinia Stamps.  Perfect for  my Grandson Bradley who is is turning 5 in a few months.  I know made way ahead of time.  Will probably forget I have made it and make another lol

Ingredients used are as follows

DL card with yellow and black mat/layering

Watercolour card for panel

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Various Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils using watercolour brush

Lavinia White orbs stencil

Lavinia stamp Rory

Black fineliner

white posca pen

white pastel pencil

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

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Just Be Yourself

 Hello everyone, hope you are all well

I was playing around with my paints this morning.  Did not turn out as I had in my head initially though I am pleased how it turned out.

For this I used the following ingredients

7x7inch cream card with black and painted background mat/layering 

(I cut half circles from the scraps left over from watercolour background and created a partial effect on back layer leaving gaps for my sentiments) 

Watercolour card front panel

circle dies

my new Lavinia detail brushes - really good

Versafine clair Nocturne with clear embossing powder

Gainsai Tambi Pearl paints for the background and hummingbird

Lavinia stamps Hummingbird large and bumble words manipulated to curve - pain in the butt that was getting it stamped before flicked back straight.  I tried 3 times lol - lots of scrap card left

Thank you for popping on over to see my blog - hope you left with a little inspiration

Elaine xx

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Dragonfly Dreams (August) - Few of My Favourite Things 

(Lavinia Hummingbird and colours)

A Place to Start:  anything goes maxed

More Christmas blessings

Hello Happy Sunday 

Hope you are having a wonderful day

Here is a festive crafting day

I have used

7x7 inch cardbase with navy mat using circle dies

Lavinia stamps, Fairy fir tree small, seasonal words, snowflakes, snowflakes small and large

Versafine clair morning mist and twilight

Elements Della blue

Circle mask

Holographic glitter

Thank you for coming on over

Elaine xx

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12 Months of Christmas #113 - Anything Goes Christmas option Circles

Dragonfly Dreams (August) - Few of My Favourite Things 

(Lavinia snowflakes blue and grey)

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #167 - Anything Christmas Goes

My Time to Craft Christmas #93 - Wreaths for Christmas

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Born to be free

 Hi all

Struggling to come up with some motivation to make anything so thought I would make something smaller than usual

I used the following

6x6 inch card with navy and black mat/layering

Versafine Clair, Pinecone, Shady Lane and nocturne

Elements Della Blue and pine

Circle mask and Replenish stencil

Lavinia stamps - Bird collection, Birds, Wild Leaf corner, Thistlecap mushrooms and Pipin

Gold Posca pen

White and red pastel pencil

Black sharpie

Gold and white broad nib Uniball Signo pens

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

March Calendar page

Hi all I am still working on my Lavinia calendar and have managed to complete the month of March

The inspiration came for the poppies at the bottom of page - now you know why there are so many poppies lol

For this I used

2025 Calendar

Versafine Clair - Morning mist, Nocturne and Arctic

Elements Graphite and Dark denim

Feather leaf stencil

Lavinia stamps - Wild Poppies, Garden Poppy, Field Grass, Bumble Hums and Leaf spray

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils 21-28-34-47-48- and 126

Wink of stella clear

Sakura gelly roll stardust clear pen

Glossy accents

Silver and white broad nib Uniball Signo

Sakura black glaze pen 

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

Flora and Fauna

 Good day to you all, hope you are well

For this one, a really delicate card I used the following

DL size card with pink and grey mat/layering

Low tack tape for the panel

Elements - Confetti

Versafine clair morning mist

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Opal watercolour paints - Opal pink and Opal violet, then splattered using fan brush

Lavinia Flourish stencil

Lavinia stamp Twilight Lily

Sakura gelly Roll stardust clear pen abs diamante

The colour only shows up when turned at a slant I should have used a darker colour

Thank you for visiting me 

Elaine xx

Noof is brave and loved

 Happy Monday to you all

Today I have put together another tag for a friend who is struggling at the moment and is basically a ''just because'' moment.

For this I used a 7x4 tag die (unknown as a lot of my tag dies are as were a gift) using watercolour card with sunshine yellow matt

Versafine Clair Nocturne and Sand dune

Elements Sahara and Truffle

Brown watercolour pencil for the fur

Lime green pencil for the eyes with glossy accents

Lavinia stamps Noof and Forbidden secrets

The back panel is the same but muted a little as will be writing on it

Brown crushed silk ribbon 

handmade envelope using my envelope maker and again stamping Noof on the front and back

Thank you for visiting me again really appreciate it

Elaine xxx

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Crafts galore #August maxed

Critter Crazy 89 August 01/09

Craft Rocket Challenges - 117 Animals
Crafty Animals 86 - Animals
Creatalicious Challenges 280 - Favorite Animal

A Perfect Time To Craft - 8 - Anything Goes unlimited

Christmas in an enchanted garden

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

I have interpreted top right and bottom left using a enchanted garden door with it's own fairy Christmas tree with red and gold stickles as decorations. Hanging fairy lantern for the outside light.

Really enjoyed making this.  All the stamps used are Lavinia. 

Thankyou for visiting here today.  I would love for you to hop on over to our new challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas. We love to gain inspiration from you all.

Hugs Elaine DT xx

February Calendar Page

 Hey everyone

I am working on a Lavinia calendar for 2025

Today I made February's page

Daddy is looking on to make sure his baby gal is safe on her date

I used 

Low tack tape round the edges

 heart stencil I made using mylar and die

Hill mask

Elements ink Graphite and confetti

Versafine clair Nocturne and baby pink

Feather Leaf stencil

Stamps - the Wallace family and mini hearts

Light brown Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencil

White and grey pastel pencils

wink of stella

sticker sentiments

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

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Daisy chain #88 - For the girls 

Mix it up #72 4/8

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Laminated Gift envelopes

 Hi everyone

A practice at making smaller laminated envelopes - great for money gifts.  

Ingredients

Lavinia Dreamscape papers

size of envelopes 4.5 x 3.25 inch made using my envelope maker

Lavinia stamps - Quinn, butterflies, Lumus small

black and white pastel pencil 

white posca pen

green and pink snap fasteners 

This really is a practice and made several prior to these, stamped upside down, dropped ink on them, whatever could go wrong did lol.

Thank you for coming on over

Elaine xx

World of Faeries

Hello all, hope you are all doing well

For this card I used the following ingredients

8x8inch card with purple and navy mat/layering

Versafine clair Nocturne and Morning mist

Distress Oxides - Crackling campfire, Salty Ocean, Black soot, Chipped Sapphire, Wilted violet and Lumberjack plaid

Lavinia stamps - Faeries spells, Layla, Wren and Moon

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils 2, 22 and 182

Wink of stella

white pastel pencil

water splats

used my Dymo machine for sentiment and cut them down smaller

Thank you for visiting me today, really appreciate it

Elaine xx

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Stamping Sensations August - Anything Goes + option: Summer in the Garden  01/08 2/3 entries

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A Place to Start:  anything goes 4/8 entries RISING STAR

Daisy chain #88 - For the girls 

Mix it up #72 3/8

Crafts galore #August 1/3

Gift bags 8

Hi everyone

I have made a couple of laminated gift bags. I have not made a note of everything I used, sorry and all that but I just got into it without having to think as I went. Rarely happens

Dreamscape papers

Nocturne Versafine clair

Elements pine and Della blue

Lots of mini stamps alongside Fairy Toadstool and Forest Inn - all Lavinia

Various Koh-I-Noor pencils

wink of stella

white pastel pencil

White and gold posca

uniball signo broad nib gel pens white, gold and bronze

 

Thank you for popping in, hope to see you again

Elaine xx

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Ellibelle's:  anything goes maxed

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Birds in Paradise

 Hi everyone 

I watched Amanda Branston DT for Lavinia using the Gansai Tambi watercolour paints and suddenly felt a little more confident to use them.  Quite pleased with the result

For this I used the following items

8.5 x 6.5 inch ivory card with pink, claret mat/layering

Versafine clair Nocturne

Lavinia stamps - Flower Dive , Flowers Divine 2, Flower Divine set, Hummingbirds small and large, Twilight Lily and meadow grass

Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolour paints pearl and starry sets

Sakura Moonlight pens - red, blue and pink

Lavinia Replenish stencil with Blue Lagoon Elements ink pad

Thank you for visiting me today

Elaine xx

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Creative Fingers:  anything goes 2/3

Ellibelle's:  anything goes 2/3 entries

Addicted to Stamps:  any occasion 2/3 entries

A Place to Start:  anything goes2/8 entries RISING STAR

snarkystampers #253 2/3 entries

thefourseasons August Challenge 2/3 entries