Life is a balancing act

 Hi everyone

I have not been well with Covid recently and today was the first time I felt like making something.  I had received my happy mail from AALLand Create today and was eager to use one of my new stamps.

For this tag I used an AALL and Create tag die

AALL and create stamp - Walkies

Various Kuretake ZIG clean colour watercolour pens

Net and stripe stencils by Sweet Poppy stamps

Blue atoll and graphite Element inks

Versafine clair - Nocturne

Sentiment made using my Dymo label maker

black fineliner pen

Thank you for visiting me today

Elaine xx

Double, double, Toil and trouble

Hey everyone, hope you are all well

For this I used the following

7x4 inch tag, navy mat

Versafine Clair Nocturne and morning mist

Elements inks - della blue, midnight blue, graphite and dark denim

Lavinia stamps, sea bubbles, willow the witch, dragonstone castle, crow set, tree branch, thorn vine corner and moon

white pan pastel

clear gelly roll stardust pen

white posca

white pastel pencil

wink of stella

brown and yellow mondeluz watercolour pencils

black thread

Thank you for visiting

Elaine xx

 

Seasons Greetings

Hi all - another festive card from me - I have loads to make

For this I used

DL card with navy mat

low tack tape for white borders

Versafine clair Nocturne and twilight

Elements Della blue

Lavinia stamps Fairy fir tree 2 and whimsical hares

Circle mask

torn paper for the hills

Black fineliner and pastel pencil

Sentiment not Lavinia

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

Foxy Joy 3

Hey everyone

It is time for our new challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas and the inspiring moodboard below will help those creative juices flow.

Not long now until the big C word day

I have chosen the tree and the fox - I love foxes

For this I used 

DL card with yellow and brown mat/layering

Elements ink Sahara and Truffle

Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves

Lavinia stamps Fox set 2, Christmas Joy and Christmas Greetings

brown and red pastel pencils

Yellow sparkle posca pen

circle mask

Star mask and stencil

Brown fineliner

Thank you for visiting me, why not head on over to Peace on Earth Christmas challenge and join in with the fun

Elaine DT xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

2craftycrittercrazies 30/10

12monthsofchristmas 30/10

christmas kickstart challeng(30/10)

Bokeh, Bokeh Bokeh

 Hello all, hope you are well

Today I wanted to play with my white Pan Pastel

For this project I used the following

7x7 inch cardbase with black and bright pink mat/layering

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements - Pine, Sahara, Mulberry, Sundance, blue atoll, Bermuda, Violet chalk, Blue Lagoon and Confetti

Lavinia stamps - Large Lumas and Let your spirit take flight

Lavinia White orbs stencil

Stickles - Cayman, lilac and platinum

Titanium white pan pastel

Water splats

Thank you for visiting, really appreciate it

Elaine xx

All Hallows Eve

Hi everyone

Good news I have been chosen as Guest DT for October over at Try it on Tuesday.  The theme is Halloween.

I call my project 'All Hallows Eve'

I used the following ingredients

8 inch 2 part tag, black backing and watercolour card front panel (don't know the make as it was gifted to me in a job lot of craft items

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements - Dark denim, graphite and midnight blue

Lavinia stamps - Crow set, Maka, Dragon Stone Castle, Thorn Vine Corner and Sacred Tree

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz Yellow watercolour pencil

Sentiment made using my dymo label maker

White pastel pencil

Wink of stella

Circle mask

Thank you for visiting me.  Why not head on over to Try it on Tuesday and join in with the fun challenge.

Elaine 

Guest DTxx

 

Green man in abstract form

Hi all 

Time for the reappearance of our one and only, Green man

I used:

8x8 inch card with black and yellow mat/layering

Versafine clair Fallen Leaves, Rain forest shady lane and Avocado

Circle/ star masks and ruler for the background using Elements - Olive, pine and lime punch

Various green and yellow watercolour pencils

Green and gold foil

gold gel pen

white gel pen

glossy accents

Yellow and green glitter posca pen for the splattering

Thank you for visiting me again

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

Follow your dreams

 Hi all, hope you are keeping well

I have decided to make a non festive card - lol

I wanted to go abstract but with Indra the moth

For this I used the following

White 7x7 inch card blank with yellow and black mat/layering

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements inks - Confetti, Sundance and Russet Orange

Lavinia stencil  block print

Lavinia stamps Bridge over dreams, Indra

Large nib black sharpie

Black fine liner

Amber coloured diamante

Uniball Paint marker - gold

Ranger Black enamel

Thank you for coming on over to see me

Elaine xx

The crow has landed

Hi everyone

It is time  for a new challenge over at 613 Avenue Create and the theme  as always Anything goes with the option of ''Lots of leaves'' 

I always make cards for the anything goes  and seeing as it is the month of Halloween I thought I should dust off the crow and owl

I used the following ingredients

Versafine clair Nocturne

Elements inks - Midnight blue, graphite, della blue, russet orange, sundance

Lavinia stamps - Crow set, Brodwin, star cluster, Leaf 1 mini and tree branch

white gel pen, black fineliner and sharpie

circle mask and white pan pastel

white acrylic paint

Thank you for heading on over here to see me.  Why not head on over to 613 and join in with the challenge.

Hugs Elaine xx

Festive Crafting

Happy days over at Peace on Earth Christmas challenge and below is the moodboard for this challenge

I have chosen the tree and baubles as inspiration and used the following to create it

7x7 inch cardbase with pink/grey mat/layering

Versafine Clair Morning mist, Nocturne and Twilight

Elements - Confetti

Lavinia stamps- Seasonal words, Christmas charms, Fairy Fir tree 2, Snowflakes small and large

Holographic glitter

Wow glitter embossing powder

Wink of stella

Silver foil

Sakura gelly roll stardust pen clear

Black fineliner

Thank you for visiting me so why not head on over and visit  Peace on Earth Christmas  and join in with our fun challenge

Elaine DT xx

Gratitude

Hi everyone, hope you are all well

We are here with a new challenge over at Simply Clean and Simple and the theme is Black and Purple

I love those colours together.  I have chosen to make a thank you card - well gratitude

For this I have used the following

DL card base with black and purple mat/layering

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Inkylicious - Poppy silhouette and Lavinia Bumble and hum

Purple glitter gel pen

Purple and pink Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils

Glossy accents

Wink of stella

Sentiment made using my Dymo

Thank you for visiting me today and I hope you will pop on over to our challenge and join in with the fun

Hugs Elaine DT xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

Noel, Joy

 Hey everyone

Today I have put together another festive card (after 3 attempts) Have had a problem getting a card together without mistakes

I managed this one and I used the following 

Ivory DL with yellow and brown mat

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements Truffle and Sahara

Pebble, Circle and star stencil/masks

Lavinia stamps - Fairy Fir tree 2, Christmas Greetings and Small pine trees

Gold uniball broad nib pen

Goldenrod stickles

Thank you for visiting

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

Festive Fridays (September) - Christmas (2nd entry)

Merry Little Christmas #58 - Anything Christmas Goes 2 entries

Wish upon a star

 Hello again

I have made this one for a friend of mine just to let her know I am thinking of her, for no reason at all - just because

For this card I used the following

DL card with black and purple mat/layering

Lavinia stamps - mini stars, Spiral of spells, Ariel small and Wizardry

Elements - Violet chalk, dark denim and mulberry

Versafine clair Nocturne

White pastel pencil

Wink of stella

Purple and golden rod stickles

Sakura gelly roll stardust clear pen

Various Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils

Thank you for coming on over to my blog

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges 

Oh Christmas tree

Hi all

Yes another festive card done

For this I used the following

DL card black mat

Low tack masking tape (Lavinia)

Elements - Mermaid, Della Blue and Violet chalk

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Lavinia stamps Seasonal words, Fairy Fir tree 2 and Woodland hares

Stickles Lavender and sea spray

Circle and star mask/stencil

Black Sharpie

Black and white pastel pencils

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

The 12 Months of Christmas (September) - Anything Christmas Goes 01/10 2 entries

Addicted to Stamps and More #477 - Christmas 01/10 2 entries

Christmas Crafts All Year Round (September) - Trees and/or Barns 01/10 2 entries

Festive Fridays (September) - Christmas (2nd entry)

Merry Little Christmas #58 - Anything Christmas Goes 2 entries

Her love of books

 Good evening everyone

Here I am again using Lavinia stamps and an unknown brand together which was gifted to me ages ago in amongst 4 large boxes of stamps and other bits

I used a 5x7 inch cardbase with black mat

Masking fluid

Versafine clair Nocturne

Lavinia stamps Wands and spells books

Unknown girl reading and sentiment

All roughly coloured using Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils - Many colours

Wink of stella to blend

Thank you for visiting me today and hope you come back sometime

Elaine xx

A good read

 Good evening everyone

I wanted to stamp something different using Lavinia stamps and an unknown brand together which was gifted to me ages ago in amongst 4 large boxes of stamps and other bits

I used a 5x7 inch cardbase with black mat

Masking fluid

Versafine clair Nocturne

Lavinia stamps Wands and spells books

Unknown girl reading and sentiment

All roughly coloured using the following Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz watercolour pencils (brace yourselves)

3-4-5-6-9-15-16-21-22-24-36-43-45-53-54-56-59-60-62-70-72-120-131-132-177-178-180-181-182

Wink of stella to blend

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

Peace 5

Hi again, I am back with yet another card.  

Another abstract one I might add lol

For this one I used the following ingredients

DL card with dusty pink mat

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements ink Violet chalk and Bermuda

Circle, star mask and stencils

Lavinia stamps Reindeer large, Christmas charms and Christmas greetings

Black fineliner pen

Uniball broad nib metallic silver pen

White pastel pencil

Thank you for visiting me again, appreciate it

Elaine xx

The 12 Months of Christmas (September) - Anything Christmas Goes 01/10 2 entries

Addicted to Stamps and More #477 - Christmas 01/10 2 entries

Aud Sentiments #317 - Tags and/or Holidays plus a Sentiment 01/10 2 entries

Christmas Crafts All Year Round (September) - Trees and/or Barns 01/10 2 entries

Creatalicious #281 - Anything Goes with option Mythical Creatures 2 entries

Festive Fridays (September) - Christmas (2nd entry)

Merry Little Christmas #58 - Anything Christmas Goes 2 entries

Word Art Wednesday #665/666 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

 

LOVE

 Hey all

Hope you are all well

I made another Christmas card ready and waiting for the festive season

I used the following

DL card base with teal mat

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements ink Violet chalk and blue atoll

Lavinia stamps -  Fairy Fir tree 2 and Inspire me

Star mask and stencil

Black fine liner pen

Cayman stickles randomly on tree

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

The 12 Months of Christmas (September) - Anything Christmas Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More #477 - Christmas 

Aud Sentiments #317 - Tags and/or Holidays plus a Sentiment

Christmas Crafts All Year Round (September) - Trees and/or Barns

Creatalicious #281 - Anything Goes with option Mythical Creatures

Festive Fridays (September) - Christmas (2nd entry)

Merry Little Christmas #58 - Anything Christmas Goes 15/10

Word Art Wednesday #665/666 - Anything Goes (2nd entry)

Take each day...

 Happy Thursday to you all

Yes another tag, I am getting over my addiction.  I have been using scraps that would not fit my usual large cards so at least it being a little productive lol

Lots of sparkle from wink of stella covering the tree but unable to see it in photo

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

Background was a mop up of a stencilled background (stencil spritzed with water and placed onto card)

Versafine Clair Nocturne 

Elements Sahara, Olive and Truffle

Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils red, orange, ochre and lime green blending using wink of stella

Lavinia stamps Tree of life, woodland mice

Lavinia sentiment stickers

Lavinia stencil - Leaf trails

White, Black and brown pastel pencils

The back panel is compliments the front using Leaf trail stencil muted a little as will be writing on it

Thank you for visiting me again

Hugz Elaine xxx

A Place to Start - anything goes 01/10 4/8

Love to Craft - anything goes 20/10  3/8

The Paper Funday - anything goes - create background 01/10 4/6 entries

Lavinia Creative challenge Autumnal 25/09 

Lamination addiction

 Hi all

I have added to my collection of laminated projects

I used

Dreamscape papers by Lavinia

Pocket envelope cut from one sheet

Bookmark and tags were made from scraps I had saved

Versafine Clair Nocturne and Lilac bloom

Elements violet chalk

Sizzix Alterations die pocket envelope

Lavinia stamps - Mini Rory, Faerie spells, Heartfelt verses, Christmas charms, Star cluster, Fip and Mia

Various Koh-I-Noor Mondeluz pencils

Wink of Stella

Lavinia threads

Velcro to fasten envelope flap 

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx