Independent and Original

 Hi all me yet again

I am back with a card featuring wolves howling.  I know it looks a little Halloween-y however wolves are here with us all year round not just for that one night of the year

For this I used

Ivory cardbase 8x8 inch with teal and orange mat/layering

Circle mask and stencil

Hill masks

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements - Russett orange, Confetti, Graphite and Mermaid

Lavinia stamps - Maka, Valko and Brodwin

Black and gold posca pens

white pastel pencil

sticker sentiments

Thanks for visiting me yet again

Elaine xx

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Jazz it up

 Hello all

Today I received my new Visible Image stamps and itchy fingers forced me produce todays card

I used the following items

8x8 inch cardbase with black/blue mat/layering

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements inks Confetti, della blue and violet chalk

Craftreat stencil- Voice of the soul

Visible Image stamp Jazz it up

Black sharpie

Thank you for visiting me again

Elaine xx

Music

 Hi all

I have put together a card for my partner who is a bass player.

I used the following ingredients

8x8 inch card with black and navy mat/layering

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Elements Della Blue and midnight blue

Sweet Poppy Stencil - All squared up

Visible Image stamps - Rock out and Lost in Music

Sand erasure to remove ink to give texture and dimension

Thank you for visiting me

Elaine xx

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

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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 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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