Glittery Celestial Tree

I have a card using Lavinia Stamps to share today.

I used the small Reindeer, Pipin, Celestial Tree and the little flower at the base is from the Foliage set.

The background was made with the Smoosh Technique and Distress oxide inks.

It is a one of a kind background that I'm not sure I could replicate unfortunately but it is great to be able to give someone such an individual card. as it turned out pretty cool I think.

I sponged on some mowed lawn oxide ink for the grass at the bottom and used peacock feathers distress ink around the outside to really draw your attention to the centre of the card.

I then used a glittery gold gel pen for a flurry of ''blossoms" on the tree.

I decided to leave this card sentiment free so that I can use it for pretty much any occasion :)

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Lavinia Stamps - glitter flurry

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Reindeer Peace

 
I have another Christmas card to share today using Lavinia Stamps

This one uses the Berry Wreath, Foliage Set and the small Reindeer stamps.

I stamped the wreath using Dusty Concord archival ink and added some fullness with the small branch from the Foliage Set. I then stamped the small Reindeer with Versafine Clair.

I coloured the berries using white, gold and copper sparkle pens and added a die-cut shimmering star.

I used a rectangle die from CC Designs and a sentiment from a Kaisercraft paper called Calm. 

showing a bit of the sparkle :)

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Lavinia Stamps - winter's dream

Creatalicious Challenge - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - christmas

Dream valley challenges - christmas

Simon says stamp monday - sparkle mode

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

All is bright

 

I have a Christmas card to share today using Lavinia Stamps and stencils.

I created the background by firstly blending on Speckled Egg Distress Oxide and then I used  Pomegranate and Peacock Feather Distress Oxide with a Christmas word stencil from kaisercraft. I then blended more Peacock Feather around the outside edge of the panel.

I stamped Lavinia stamps Berry Wreath with mini berries with Peeled Paint archival ink and black. I used the small Reindeer and Pipin also from Lavinia Stamps. 

I used gesso with a star stencil from Whimsy Stamps and added one star cut from silver glitter card.

The sentiment is from a sheet of Kaisercraft called First Noel - Calm. 

I coloured the berries with white and gold and copper sparkle pens. You can see the effect they give in the right light below.  They're very pretty :)

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Lavinia Stamps Challenge - woodland whispers

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Celestial Gold

Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas!!!

I hope you have a wonderful day filled with love and laughter :)

 

I have one last Christmas card to share. :)

I made the background by brayering distress inks onto my gel plate and splashing on a little water and ink.  These Christmas cards have been my first time experimenting with a gel press and I'll admit, I threw a lot of attempts in the bin :(  But this is one of the backgrounds that really worked :)

I used Lavinia Stamps small Reindeer, Pipin and Celestial Tree to create a very clean and simple card.

I darkened the ground with a little charcoal, used a white gel pen for highlights and a gold glitter pen on the tree.  It is very sparkly in real life :)

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - sparkle and shine

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas filled with love and laughter.

Thanks for your support :)

Kathy

Peace

I used a few animals from Lavinia stamps for this Christmas card and I think they give a real Peace on Earth feel :)

I used the small Reindeer, Pipin and one of the Whimsical Hares.

 

The background was created using a star stencil, distress ink and a gel press.  I added the grass over the top of this with distress inks.

I die-cut the word using Whimsy Stamp's Bold ABC Die, darkened the edges and did some highlighting with a white gel pen.

I stamped the animals in black, added some highlights and used charcoal to ground them and frame the panel.

I especially love the way the hare looks jumping over the word :)

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday - celebrate

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas Critters

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Joyful Reindeer

 

I have another Christmas card to share today using Lavinia Stamps small Reindeer and Berry Wreath with Mini Berries.  They are both such beautiful stamps aren't they?! And I decided that I wanted to try a purple and silver colour combo which is beautiful too :)

This time I decided to try making a full wreath and I added the mini berries to it.

I stamped the wreath with Archival Peeled Paint and the berries with Dusty Concord.

I coloured the open berries on the wreath with a silver glitter pen so it is nice and sparkly and shiny and added a few highlights with a white gel pen.

I used Whimsy Stamps Bold ABC die to cut the word Joy from silver card.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp -Christmas critters

Chocolate Baroque - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp  Monday - Celebrate

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Snow Deer

 I have another Christmas card to share using Lavinia Stamps today.

I used the small Reindeer, Pipin and the Celestial Tree again but this time I tried stamping straight onto kraft cardstock with black.

I then used white ink to create a bokeh, snowy effect using circles of different sizes.

I also added some white ink to create the snowy ground they're standing on.

I used white gel pen to highlight the animals but the dots on the tree are done with a silver glitter pen. This was just a fairly inexpensive pen I bought from Typo and I was unsure how well it would work but it looks fantastic in real life, bright and sparkly :)

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges :

Lavinia Stamps - Snowfalls

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas critters

Simon Says Monday - Ice Cold

Time Out Challenges - photo challenge

Thanks for dropping by to take a look :)

Kathy

Reindeer Wreath

It's day 2 of my Christmas card showcase and I have used Lavinia Stamps gorgeous Reindeer again :)

 

I used Distress Ink pads again but used the "smooshing method"  this time. The colours turned out so pretty together that I decided to showcase them and kept the card clean and simple.

I stamped another Lavinia stamp called Berry Wreath with Mini Berries on top of the background with a Brilliance pad called pearlescent orchid.  It turned out very pretty and a little shimmery too :)  Some of the berries on the stamp are clear and I went over these with a white gel pen.  I didn't use the Mini Berries that come with this set but just stamped the wreath a couple of times and left a section open.

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

SimonSaysStamp - Christmas critters

Chocolate Baroque - anything goes

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy

Reindeer and Hare Christmas

I have been busy creating Christmas cards over the last few weeks and I have finally got around to putting them on my blog :)

This one is one of my favourites :)

 

I used Ranger Distress Inks brayered onto a gel plate to create the background scene.

Then I used a Christmas word stencil over the top of it and splashed on a little water.

The stamps are from Lavinia Stamps.  I used Celestial Tree, Pipin and small Reindeer.

I also added a little white gel pen the the animals and tree to highlight them.

I love these Lavinia stamps so much!!!

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges :

Lavinia World Challenge - anything goes

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Simonsaysstamp - christmas critters

Chocolate Baroque - anything goes

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Kathy