Howling

 Happy Monday to you all

I do hope you are all well.  A while back I made quite a few backgrounds using Lavinia Dinkles and Brushos and to be honest I forgot about them tucked away in a drawer.  You know when you are looking for something, come across something you have forgotten about and then you forget what you were looking for in the first place - well that was me this morning lol

For this card I have used the following

Lavinia Hotpress watercolour card using Lavinia Paynes grey Dinkles

DL size card, navy and dark grey matt/layering

Lavinia stamps - Dragon tree root, tree branch, Maka, Crow set and River leaves mini

Elements ink - Dark Denim to darken round the top of card  and Graphite for bottom of card

Versafine clair - Nocturne

Water brush to bleach out the colour in random areas of Dragon tree root

Circle mask creating spotlight round the crow

Thank you for visiting me again

Hugz Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/06 unlimited

NBUS Challenge - No. 62 Never Before Used Stuff Dragon tree root and River leaves mini unlimited

Ally's Angels #82 - Anything Goes 01/06 unlimited

The Crafting Challenge - AG 01/06 1/3 entries

The Creative Crafters - AG 01/06 maxed

Drawn to the light

 Hi all, hope you are all well

I hadn't used my Arch of Angels, Moss cap mushrooms, Thorn Vine corner and Inner gate, but used it as a window so I thought I best get them out to play, with a few oldies.

Ingredients used

Lavinia stamps - Arch of Angels, Moss cap mushrooms, Thorn Vine corner, small lanterns, Three dancing fairies, Fairy Foragers, Creeping vine, Elfin cap cluster, Elfin caps, Orchard grass and Inner gate

Versafine clair - Fallen leaves, Nocturne, Rain Forest, Sand dune and Cheerful

Elements - Henna, Truffle

Water brush

Koh-I-Noor Mondeluez watercolour pencils - 4, 13, 24, 26, 42, 43, 44, 45, 60, 71, 72, 74, 126, 170 and 178

Posca white and sparkle yellow

Red and aqua Ranger pearl drops

White Ranger enamel 

Sakura black glaze pen

White pastel pencil

Lime Green and golden rod stickles

wink of stella

glossy acents

Thank you for visiting me again, I really do appreciate it

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/05 unlimited

NBUS Challenge - No. 62 Never Before Used Stuff Angel arch and

 inner gate- unlimited

Ally's Angels #82 - Anything Goes 01/06 unlimited

Birthday wishes

 Hi everyone

Yes I am back with a card today, no tag, no bookmark just a card

I say just a card this was my fourth attempt and it wouldn't be so bad if this was a new design to me - it is not, in the past I have previously made several like this. With age I am getting worse but won't give in lol

For this I used a DL card blank

Lavinia stamps - Open Dandelion, Tall dandelion, Orchard grass, Nigella Damascena, Heartfelt verses and wild summer flower

Versafine Nocturne

Elements - Graphite

Kuretake clean colour pens green, orange and yellow

Mondeluez watercolour pencils purple

Glossy accents

Thank you for visitng me really appreciate it. 

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

 A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/06 unlimited

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Ally's Angels #82 - Anything Goes 01/06 unlimited

Love To Craft #79 - Anything Goes 01/06  

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Pammies Inky Challenge: #2420 01/06maxed

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Orb struck

Hey everyone hope you are well

I have put together another tag, a smaller one than yesterday

For this one I used the following

4.75 x 3.35 inch tag

Elements - Lime Punch, Dark denim and greensleeves

Versafine clair - Rain forest, Spruce and Nocturne

Lavinia stencil Pebbles

Gansai Tambi paints Starry colours

Lavinia stamps - Dana, small pixy houses, Elfin cap and River root corner small

Lime green and golden rod Stcikles

White posca pen

Green sparkle posca pen

Yellow Sakura Fluorescent Moonlight pen

Lavinia Earth Green threads

White Sakura gel pen

Thank you so much for visitng me today, really appreciate it

Elaine xx

Faux watercolour for Lavinia

 Hi everyone.  

Today I would like to share with you my finished project for May over at Lavinia Stamps.  I am honoured to have been asked to provide step by step picture tutorials on a regular basis for their website under the heading of Inspiration. 

The theme for May is Favourite florals and you can join in HERE.  The closing date is 25th May and you can enter up to five times.  You must use Lavinia products. You have the chance to win £40 in Lavinia vouchers to spend on their fabulous products

For this I used the following products

Elements - Violey chalk and Della blue

Versafine Clair - Monarch

Lavinia stamps - Fairy orchid set, single fairy orchis, orchard grass, heartfelt verses and flutterby mini

Kuretake clean colour brush pens - green, light violet, lilac, purple, olive green and deep purple

Stencil Flower spray

low tack tape

silver uni-ball pen and glossy accents

Thank you for visitng me and hope to see you again.  Don't forget to enter the Creative challenge over at Lavinia HERE

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

 A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/06 unlimited

NBUS Challenge - No. 62 Never Before Used Stuff Orchid stamps - unlimited

Ally's Angels #82 - Anything Goes 01/06 unlimited

Love To Craft #79 - Anything Goes 01/06  

Creative Crafters #76 - Anything Goes 01/06 2/3 entries  WINNER

Pammies Inky Challenge: #2420 01/06 2/3 entries

Creatalicious: #277 Anything goes 01/06 2/3 entries

Celestial bookmark

 Hi all

Instead of a card or tag today I felt drawn to a bookmark.  

For this I used the following ingredients

Stix 2 Watercolour bookmark and bookmark sleeve

Elements inks -Della blue, Mulberry, Sahara and Violet chalk

Versafine clair Nocturne

Lavinia Flourish stencil

Lavinia stamps - Elfin Cap, Elfin caps cluster, Celeste, Spanish moss and Leaf spray

Black fineliner

Wink of stella

Sakura gelly roll Clear and silver Stardust pens

Sakura black glaze pen

White pastel pencil and white posca pen

Sakura pink fluorescent moonlight pen

Magenta stickles

Thank you for visiting me today

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

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NBUS Challenge - No. 62 Never Before Used Stuff new threads.

Ally's Angels #82 - Anything Goes 01/06 unlimited

Love To Craft #79 - Anything Goes 01/06  

Creative Crafters #76 - Anything Goes 01/06 1/3 entries 

Pammies Inky Challenge: #2420 01/06 1/3 entries

Creatalicious: #277 Anything goes 01/06 1/3 entries

Believe in Magic

 Hi everyone, I am back

This card has caused me so many problems - everything went wrong and has taken me the best part of the day

Anyway here it is and the ingredients

8x8inch card base with green and black matt and layering

Elements ink Dark denim, Della blue, Violet chalk, Sundance, Pine and Olive

Versafine Clair - Nocturne and Rain Forest

Lavinia stamps - Ash, Rusus, Dana, Elfin Cap cluster, Elfin Caps and Believe in Magic

Lime green stickles

Yellow, orange, white and grey pastel pencils

Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils 22, 23, 33, 45, 62 and 63

Black finer and white gel pen

Black sharpie

Thank you for coming on over to see me

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

Allsorts781 Anything goes 25/05 2/3 entries

 A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/06 unlimited

C.R.A.F.T. - 720 AG 01/06 maxed

Crafty Calendar - AG 5/6 maxed

Creative Inspirations Challenge 14 - AG 01/06 maxed

We Love Stamping - AG 01/06 maxed

Tag book

 Hi all

Me again with another project which took me quite some time to make

This is a tag book whom the inspiration came from Amanda Branston (Lavinia DT)

Here are the ingredients and believe you me is a long long list

6 x 6inch tags (watercolour card)

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Paints - Sumi

Lavinia Stencils - Replenish and Honeycomb

Elements inks - Mulberry and Midnight blue

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Versamark

Titanium White pan pastel

Lavinia stamps - Starcluster, Mia, Small pixies, Faith, Celeste, Raven, Spellbound fairy, Mae, Wild leaf corner, Tangled River Root corner, Thorn Vine corner, River root, Dragon tree root corner and Fairy foragers

12 various Koh-I-Noor watercolour pencils on wings (sorry forgot to noted them done)

Sakura Gel pens Gold, Red and Green

Sakura Gelly Roll Flourescent moonlight pens - Green, Purple and pink

Stickles - Lime green, Purple, Cayman, Golden Rod, Magenta, Candy cane and black

White posca pen

White pastel pencil

Lavinia sentiment stickers

Brown silk ribbon

Washi tape

Front page

Page 2 

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Back page

Thank you for visiting me 

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

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C.R.A.F.T. - 720 AG 01/06 2/3 entries

Crafty Calendar - AG 5/6 2/3 entries

Creative Inspirations Challenge 14 - AG 01/06 2/3 entries

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Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow

Hi everyone,  it is time for a new challenge over at Peace on Earth Christmas.  Wow Blue Christmas I love it- beautiful moodboard for inspiration 

For my project I used the following products

8x8 inch card

Distress Oxides Salty ocean and Stormy sky

Elements ink Della Blue, Blue Lagoon and midnight Blue

Versafine clair Nocturne and Midnight Blue

Lavinia stamps - Magnus and Bird collection

Sweet Poppy stencil Snowflake Bauble

Lavinia sticker sentiment

Blue glitter gel pen

Stencil Dynamic

Thank you for visiting me and it would be great to see you over at Peace on Earth Christmas and join in with the fun

Elaine DT xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

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Crazy is our fame, stencils are our game May challenge 01/06 1/3 entries

 A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/05 unlimited

Seeking magic

 Hello everyone

I do hope you are all good

I made a few backgrounds, now cut into tags, using my Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints - such beautiful colours and fabulous pigments.  I have almost got them all

For this project I have used

6 inch tags Watercolour card

Lavinia stamps - Wild leaaf corner, Dana, Fairy Foragers and Elfin caps

Elements Mulberry

Versafine Clair - Nocturne and Twilight

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Paints - Graphite

Various WOW foils

White, red and yellow pastel pencils

White and pink posca pens

Purple and Golden Rod stickles

Thank you so much for visiting me today

Love and Hugs 

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

 A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/05 unlimited

A Place to start anything goes no option 01/06 6/8 entries Rising star

C.R.A.F.T. - 720 AG 01/06 1/3 entries

Crafty Calendar - AG 5/6 1/3 entries

Creative Inspirations Challenge 14 - AG 01/06 1/3 entries

Stamping Sensations - AG 01/06 1/3 entries

Stamps & Fun = Creativity 454 - Stamps  01/06 2/3 entries

We Love Stamping - AG 01/06 1/3 entries

NBUS Challenge - No. 62 Never Before Used Stuff elfin caps

Birthday wishes

  Hi all me again... .

Me again, so sorry to keep posting so many cards, just on a roll sometimes and can't stop myself.

For this Birthday card I used the following products

DL size ivory card base with brown mat

Lavinia Stamps - Lillium, Heartfelt verses and magic surrounds us

Versafine clair Portobello, Warm breeze and Fallen leaves

Elements - Truffle 

Kuretake clean colour pens Aqua tones

Glossy accents

Thank you for visiting

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

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A Place to start anything goes no option 01/06 5/8 entries

Simon says Stamp Monday 01/06 2/3 entries

Magic by Moonlight 2

 Hey everyone

I am back today with a tag I made last night using, yes you have guessed it, Lavinia stamps lol

For my project I used

6 inch tag

Versafine clair Nocturne and Avocado

Elements Lime punch and Dark denim

Lavinia Stamps - Celeste and Wild leaf corner

Sakura gelly roll startdust clear pen

Sakura Fluorescent Moonlight yellow pen

White and Aqua posca pens

White pastel pencil

Stickles - golden rod, lime green and cayman

Lavinia Earth green crafting yard

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

 A Perfect Time to Craft May AG 28/06 unlimited

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Quick and easy with Inkylicious

 Good evening all

I made two quick cards yesterday and two more tonight

  For these I used the following products for the top two

Ivory and White A6 cards with orange and deep yellow matt/layering

Stripe stamps unknown brand was in drawer without packaging

Inkylicious stamps - Friends, Wild cow parsley and Oriental Awakening

Elements inks - Sahara, Sundance and Russet Orange

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

For these I used 

A6 cards with purple and green matting/layering

Distress oxides 

Stripe stamps unknown brand was in drawer without packaging

Inkylicious stamps Watercolour poppies

Sentiments unknown brand

And finally another two quick cards

A6 cards with teal and red matt/layering

Inkylicious stamps - Wild Cow Parsley, Gratitude stamp set and Poppy Silhouette

Stripe stamps unknown brand was in drawer without packaging

Elements Paprika, Bermuda and Mermaid

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Black fineliner

Thank you for coming on over to see me

Elaine xx

These have been entered into the following challenges

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A place to start May Anything goes 01/06 3/8 entries Rising Star

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