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Wednesday, 12 July 2023

Focus on what's important.....

Hi all, hope you are well

On the South Coast of the UK we are experiencing different seasons in one day, sunny and rain and lots of wind lol. So pleased to be home from work, indoors and of course in my art room lol.

Anyhow I have just put this one together using Cream card for a change

Circle stencil for the outer part and one for the sun

Lavinia Stamp sets Mini Pippin, Flora set, bluebell and summer flower

Element ink pads lime punch and Olive

Versafine clair Rain forest, Nocturne, pinecone and Verdant

Orange fineliner bees and brown fineliner around the sentiment which was cut from a sheet of sentiments. My cutting is rather terrible as so small but managed to get it straight enough.

gold posca pen for the flowers, the bees trail and splatters round the outside of the card

Water splattered over the green background

White pastel pencil on Pippin to give him a little shape/interest

Brown sharpie pen around the edge of front panel

lots of stickles but hard to see in photo

Added a complimetary envelope

Thank you for visiting I love visitors

Hugz Elaine x

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Monday, 10 July 2023

Oh deer in the red!

Hello everyone hope you are all good

So this one was half finished from a few weeks ago and did not like it so was shoved in the drawer next to the bin. Just been going through the drawer and tried to make myself like it by adding stuff lol. I am calling it - Oh deer in the red!

I used lots of red and black ink - was really messy

Card-io stamp sets waters edge, Dear Deer and pine forest

Bauble stencil

Holographic glitter

White and black pastel pencils

White and gold gel pen

White posca pen

Stickles and lots of mess patience and lots of soap and scrubbing under the nails as that is how I achieved the strike outs in red and black lol

Thank you for popping on over here.

Hugz Elaine xxx

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Sunday, 9 July 2023

Christmas in the air

Hi all and very good morning or evening whatever the time zone is where you are

For this card I had the urge to create another Christmas card and for this one I used Card-io stamp sets Branching out, Festive fir cones,Wwinter wishes 3 and Enchanted garden

Warm Breeze and Twilight Vesrafine clair ink pads

Mermaid elements ink pad

Stickles for a little bit of glitz randomly over the branches, baubles and wings, quite difficult to see in the photo

white posca pen for the snow all over the card.

The baubles were created using a circle stencil

Thank you for coming on over for a peek at my card, much appreciated

This has been entered into the following challenges

~~12 Months of Christmas 101 anything goes Christmas 1/10 entries 01/08~~

~~Inkspirational 293 Christmas in July Word 20/07~~

~~Krafty Chicks 671 Anything goes unlimited 12/07~~

~~Double Trouble 142 Christmas in July 15/07 2/3 entries~~

~~Addicted to stamps 449 any occasion 01/08~~

~~A Perfect time to craft anything goes July 28/08 unlimited~~

~~Classic Design anything goes July 01/08~~

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Bees Delight

Good morning,or evening to you all

Today I put this one together using a leaf stencil, make unknown

Tattered rose distress oxide

Versafine clair Shady lane, Monarch Warm Breeze and Nocturne

Card-io stamps sets Backyard blooms, Wildflower wood, Summer serenity and Garden Quotes

Random diamante

Yellow fineliner for the bees

Thank you for calling in, really appreciate it

Hugz Elaine xxx

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~~Classic Design anything goes July unlimited~~

~~DL.Art July anything goes 01/08 1 entry per day~~

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Saturday, 8 July 2023

Gazing

Hi all

Today I put together a card one of my Grandaughter's Lili-Mae- she loves fairies.

A little way back I was gifted boxes of crafting goodies, well over 300 stamps, 100 punches, card, pencil pens the list is endless. A set of PXS stamps which I belive are discontinued and sort after. I intend to dip into the chasm of goodies now and then and use whenever the mood takes me.

Used all unbranded stamps for this card from the box of goodies

I used Elements inks Bermuda, Mermaid and Midnight blue

Versafine clair Nocturne, Monarch, Medieval blue, purple delight and warm breeze

Stickles randomly dabbed over the images

White posca pen flicked over card and used as highligts

Blue and purple watercolour pencils on flowers above and green for leaves

Thank you for visiting me today - really appreciate your presence

Elaine xxx

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~~Krafty Chicks Stamp Act week 1 15/07 unlimited~~

Through the Purple Haze anything goes 01/08 1/3 entries

~~A Perfect time to craft anything goes July 28/08 unlimited~~

~~Classic Design anything goes July unlimited~~

~~DL.Art July anything goes 01/08 1 entry per day~~

~~A Place to start anything goes July unlimited 01/08~~

~~The Corrosive challenges July anything goes 01/08 maxed~~

Friday, 7 July 2023

Buzzing about

Hi all

I decided on another floral card and just had to add in the bees, well what would a garden be with out bees. I love them

For this card I used Card-io stamp set Wildflower woods and a bee by Gummiapan ages ago.

Background stencil Lavinia

Distress inks Victorian velvet

Versafine clair Shady lane,

Versacolor boysenberry, violet and royal blue

Orange fineliner

Stickles randomly over the flowers and background

Thank you for visiting today

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

~~Krafty Chicks 671 stamp act unlimited 12/07~~

~~Addicted to stamps 449 any occasion 01/08~~

~~A Perfect time to craft anything goes July 01/08 unlimited~~

~~Classic Design anything goes July 28/08~~

A Place to start anything goes 01/08 unlimited RISING STAR

~~Crafting Happiness challenge 144anything goes July 01/08~~

~~sweet stampin-no designer paper~~

~~beautiful blossoms -ATG flowers option moodboard 15/07 2/6 entries~~

~~we love stamping-fabulous florals 01/08 2/3 entries~~

Ring a ring a rosies

A Pocket full of posies.......

Well what can I say except there is a new blog in town YAYYYYY!!!

It is called ''Simply Clean and Simple'' , always Anything goes with optional themes.

The theme this month is ''Roses are red, Violets are blue''

This challenge blog is brought to you by Darlene and Diane who own their other treasured challenge blogs as listed

For my DT card I used the following Card-io stamp sets

English Rose and Garden Quotes

Versacraft pine

Versacolor Cardinal red

Versafine Clair Nocturne

Thank you for visiting me, why not head on over to Simply Clean and Simple and join in with all the fun. We really would love to see you there

Love always

Elaine xx

This has been entered into the following challenges

~~Krafty Chicks 671 stamp act unlimited 12/07~~

~~Addicted to stamps 449 any occasion 01/08~~

~~A Perfect time to craft anything goes July 01/08 unlimited~~

~~Classic Design anything goes July 28/08~~

~~A Place to start anything goes 01/08 unlimited~~

Crafting Happiness challenge 144anything goes July 01/08

~~Pammies Inky Fingers 2326 anything goes 15/07~~

~~DL Art July anything goes 01/08 entries one a day~~

~~The Corrosive challenges July anything goes 01/08 2/3 entries~~

~~allsorts 735 - Summertime 10/07~~

~~sweet stampin-no designer paper~~

~~beautiful blossoms -ATG flowers option moodboard 15/07~~

~~we love stamping-fabulous florals 01/08~~

Thursday, 6 July 2023

By Moonlight

I just had the urge to create another scene featuring the sea stamp by Inkylicious. I just love it.

I used Distress Inks Black soot, lost shadow.

Mask for the mountains also by Inkylicious

Versafine Clair Nocturne and morning mist

circle stencil and mask

White gel pen

Black and White pastel pencils

Thank you for stopping by and say hello, really appreciate it

Hugz Elaine xx

This has been entered into the followng challenges

~~Krafty Chicks 671 stamp act unlimited 12/07~~

~~Addicted to stamps 449 any occasion 01/08~~

~~A Perfect time to craft anything goes July 01/08 unlimited~~

~~Classic Design anything goes July 28/08~~

~~A Place to start anything goes 01/08 unlimited~~

~~Crafting Happiness challenge 144anything goes July 01/08~~

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~~DL Art July anything goes 01/08 entries one a day~~

~~Little red wagon 712 Seven seas of Rhye 01/08~~

~~The Corrosive challenges July anything goes 01/08 2/3 entries~~

~~Morgans Artworld 7 anything goes 01/08 maxed~~

Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Night blossom

This afternoon I put this one together using Cherry blossom branch by Lavinia, circle stencil and mask for the moon and birds from Card-io set Besides the Sea.
Inks used Distress Inks Lost shadow, stormy sky and black soot along with Versafine clair Morning mist and Nocturne White, black, grey and red pastel pencils.