Going Round in Circles at Allsorts Challenge

Hello and Welcome! Today a new theme starts at Allsorts challenge! Kath is our host and she picked the fun theme of "Going Round in Circles", so be sure to include at least one circle on your card. We're back to a weekly schedule so you have until next Friday to join in for a chance to win a beautiful floral Silhouette stamp.

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It's been a while since I used my Lavinia stamps and thought it would be fun to create a background full of circles for a magical fairy scene. There are now a few Lavinia stamps retailers in the US, and I just discovered some are now found on Amazon. If you're new to this brand, they are clear photopolymer stamps and do require a stamping tool like a stamp platform or at least a clear stamping block in a size that fits the stamps, but I definitely recommend a stamp platform with any type of silhouette stamps.

The larger circles were done with a homemade stencil using circle dies and an old school folder with my Big Shot machine. The small circles inside the larger circles were done with TCW Circle Explosion stencil. 

Distress Oxide inks were used for the stencilling and Versafine Clair Nocturne ink for the stamping. The sentiment on the bottom is a sticker from Tim Holtz' Quotations sticker set, and "Dream Big" is one of Penny Black's sentiment from the set Snippets. 

I used a Sakura stardust glitter pen to add some sparkles to the fairy wings and flowers.


Thanks so much for visiting!!


PS: 
Each week in September there will be a prize giveaway here........Please share the photo on your own blog and keep an eye out to see what you can win each Tuesday in September.


I'm linking up here:

Themed Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes // Crafty Friends Challenge - Fairies and Fantasy // Di's Digis Designs - For the Girls // Double Trouble - Anything // Cute Card Thursday - Inky // Simon Says Stamp // Path of Positivity - Exploring the Fantastical

Always Anything Goes Card Challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Crafts Galore Encore // Classic Design Challenge // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Not Just Cards (F) // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // Creative Fingers // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Brown Sugar (?) // Craft-Dee BowZ

Linky Parties:  
Artsy Fartsy // Thinking out Loud Thursday // Little Things Thursday // Thursday Favorite Things // Slices of Life (Encouraging Hearts and Home) // Creative Compulsions // Fridays at the Fire Station // Friday favorites //High Five for Friday // Friendship Friday // Funtastic Fridays // A Morning Cup of Joe // On the Edge // Friday Favorites // Best of the Month-- (first Friday/ month)
Party In Your Pj's // Tuesday Turn About // Wonderful Wednesday // Classy Flamingos // Welcome Wednesdays // Dare to Share // Inspire Me Mondays // Little Cottage Linkup // Love Your Creativity // Handmade Monday // Anything Goes with your Hosts (Mondays) // Craftastic Monday // Beautifully Made // The Happy Now // Hearth and Soul (starts Monday night)

More Flowers for Penny Black and More Challenge

Hello, it's time for the reminder post at Penny Black and More where our theme this month is "Say it with Flowers". Still a little bit of time left to join us if you haven't already and remember you may enter up to 3 times! Prizes come from  Penny Black and Stamp Addicts this month.

I used a newer stamp from the Penny Black Secret Garden release, this one is called Exhilaration. It also includes a brushstroke butterfly, but I didn't use it today.

It's been inked up using Distress Oxide inks. I actually tried with regular distress markers but the ink was bubbling up and I couldn't get a good impression. It worked better with oxide inks and thank goodness for my stamp platform!! There would have been a lot of wasted cardstock otherwise! 

The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Friendship, stamped with Gathered Twigs distress oxide ink, then again with versamark on black cardstock and heat embossed. 

I also added some stenciling using penny Black's Oscillations Stencil and TCW Circle Explosion. 

Stamps: Penny Black Exhilaration // Penny Black Friendship

Inks: Assorted Distress Oxide Inks  // Versamark Ink

Tools: Penny Black Stencil Oscillations // TCW Stencil Circle Explosion // 

Accessories: White Detail Embossing Powder

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As always, thanks so much for visiting! 

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Allsorts Challenge 585/586 - Summer Fun

Hello and thanks so much for visiting! It's time for a new theme at Allsorts challenge. Another theme running for 2 weeks to cover summer and Wendy wants to see something showing "Summer Fun". 

I'm using an older clear stamp set from Penny Black today called Critter Time. Stamped with Memento Tuxedo ink and colored with Copic markers. 

I used a tree stamp from Penny Black, called Snow Blanket stamped with Mowed Lawn Distress ink all around. The sentiment from the set Sprinkles and Smiles was stamped using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. 

Thanks so much for visiting!! 

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Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday- August Challenge

Hello and welcome to the August theme of Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday, right here on my blog! I'm so happy you decided to check it out and maybe you'll decide to play along too! Thank you everyone for your continued support in my challenges! It was great seeing all your wonderful entries.

This Month's Theme

For the month of August I've selected one of my favorite themes:

Something Beginning with "B". 

How about Blossoms, Butterflies, Birds, Beach, Bench, Bow, Bonnet, Blue? And so many more options! I think this is the perfect theme for the month of August and hope you'll play along!

*Please note, this post does include some affiliate links, meaning I may earn a small commission if you purchase something through the links, as always this is at no cost to you. Thanks so much for your support.

My B's are the color Blue, Blossoms and Blotches.

The stamp I used is by Penny Black - Painter's Vase. It's actually a two piece stamp set, I've not used the vase part on today's card and only the poppies. For this card I decided to ink them up in shades of blue. I used Distress Oxide Tumbled Glass, then went over the flower edges with Faded Jeans Distress marker and over the stems I used a Wild Honey Distress marker. Since the stems were blue to begin with the two colors mixed and it turned into a brownish -green stem.

The music notes on the background were done with an old stamp from Hero Arts and Old Paper Distress ink. This stamp would be an alternative option. Then I flicked some diluted distress inks onto the background using the same inks I used on the flowers with a tiny bit of Chipped Sapphire ink too.

The sentiment is part of the set Blooming Sentiments, also from Penny Black. It's been stamped using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

I paper pierced along the edges using an old template and piercing kit from Stampin Up. I'm sure there are similar tools available, but for some reason I could not find any. Before adhering the card to the base, I inked up the edges using the same inks again.

Last Month Top Picks:

As I have mentioned last month, I am discontinuing the prizes (started with the July challenge and going forward), but of course I am still going to select my top picks. 

As always, in order to be in compliance with GDPR I am not able to post links, but I have decided to create a Pinterest Board where my Top Picks of the month will be pinned with links back to each Top Pick's blogs. 

No. 32 Carole J. 

No. 49 Craftartista

No. 56 Hazel

See the Top Picks's Creations HERE on Pinterest.

Congratulations! Your Top Pick logo is below, feel free to post it to your own blogs!

To play along in this month's challenge simply use the linky tool below. The usual guidelines apply:

• Enter up to 3 times with a new project.
• You may combine with any other challenges.
• You may use any brand of stamps/digis (no company restriction)
• Please add a link back here to my blog

Penny Black and More - August Challenge

It's the first Sunday of the month, that means it's time for a new theme at Penny Black and More challenge. Say it with Flowers is this month theme and hope you'll decide to play along. Our prizes this month come from Penny Black and Stamp Addicts.



Please note: some affiliate links are used in this post (below), meaning I may earn a small commission if you purchase something through the links, but as always this is at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for supporting this blog.

I used Penny Black's slapstick stamp Light Touch, inked with Distress inks (regular, not Oxides) and Distress markers, lightly spritzed with water and stamped with the help of my stamp platform. Mine  has been discontinued but there are several options available.

I inked the edges using Antique Linen and (I think) Walnut Stain distress inks and stamped the open harlequin (not sure if this design has a specific name??) design to add some interest to the background. This stamp is an oldie from Stampin Up.

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The butterfly is part of Penny Black's Flowing Butterflies die. It's been cut out of white card stock then inked with distress ink. The sentiment is one from the set Blooming Sentiments, one of my newer favorite stamp sets ,with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.

A closeup below...

Thanks so much for visiting!!



I'm linking up here:

Crafty Friends Challenge - Summer Colors // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB Stamps // Aud Sentiments Challenge - Wings // Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Masculine Hedgehogs for Allsorts Challenge

I'm back today with a card for Allsorts challenge, a new theme starts today. Once again the theme runs for two weeks over summer. This week it's Tracy's turn to host and she chose the theme of Masculine. Hope you'll decide to join us for your chance to win a beautiful tree stamp !

Please note: some affiliate links are used in this post (below), meaning I may earn a small commission if you purchase something through the links, but as always this is at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for supporting this blog.

I decided to make a "cute" style masculine card. I thought these cute hedgies working on a crossword puzzle were perfect for the occasion, especially for those men/boys who enjoy doing crossword puzzles.

This cute stamp is one of Penny Black's older wood mounted stamps (Hedge Word) but it's new to me. I found it on Etsy a couple of months ago and this is my first time using it. Unfortunately I didn't see it anywhere at the moment but it does pop up on ebay or etsy on occasion.

I kept my card mostly clean and simple. Stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo ink onto square card stock, then stamped the hedgehogs again on a scrap card stock piece. The hedgies were colored using Copic markers and then fussy cut using my Cutterbee scissors. 

The wood floor was die cut using Penny Black's Floor Die, (mine came from Scrapbook.com but it appears to be out of stock), then inked with Weathered Wood Distress ink and a blending tool. I use the blending tool by Ranger, but these are on my wishlist as I've heard great reviews for smooth blending due to the domed foam applicators.

I didn't want to leave the "wall" completely white, so I used TCW Mini Tile Texture stencil for some interest with the same Weathered Wood ink.

The hedgehogs were adhered with foam tape to make them pop up. The card base is one of Stampin up retired blues. (I miss their old colors!!)

Since the cute stamp I used is no longer available, I'm linking to some other cute hedgehog and critter stamps:

Thanks so much for visiting!!


I'm linking up with these blogs:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Critters // Always Fun Challenges - Stencils // Artsystamper Challenge - Birthday // Get Creative Challenges - Birthday // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Use PB Stamps //
Always Anything Goes Card Challenges:
A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Crafts Galore Encore // Classic Design Challenge // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Not Just Cards (F) // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // Creative Fingers // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Brown Sugar (?) // Craft-Dee BowZ
Linky Parties:  
Artsy Fartsy // Thinking out Loud Thursday // Little Things Thursday // Thursday Favorite Things // Slices of Life (Encouraging Hearts and Home) // Creative Compulsions // Fridays at the Fire Station // Friday favorites //High Five for Friday // Friendship Friday // Funtastic Fridays // A Morning Cup of Joe // On the Edge // Friday Favorites // Best of the Month-- (first Friday/ month)
Party In Your Pj's // Tuesday Turn About // Wonderful Wednesday // Classy Flamingos // Welcome Wednesdays // Dare to Share // Inspire Me Mondays // Little Cottage Linkup // Love Your Creativity // Handmade Monday // Anything Goes with your Hosts (Mondays) // Craftastic Monday // Beautifully Made // The Happy Now // Hearth and Soul (starts Monday night)