Dragon's Castle

I was lucky enough to be given some new Lavinia Stamps for Christmas and I've had a lot of fun playing with them over the holidays :)

I've used 3 new to me stamps on this card : Mideela (small), Tree Branch and Dragon Stone Castle.

 

I also bought myself a crafty Christmas present (because I've been so good :) )

Some new Distress Oxide inks.

I've had Distress Inks for a long time but I finally took the plunge and bought oxides and they really are gorgeous.

I used Walnut Stain, Ripe Persimmon and Speckled Egg on this card.

I also used Walnut Stain with a stencil for the Ethereal words at the base and with the Tree Branch stamp.

The dragon was stamped with Peeled Paint archival ink  and I added some black ink to the edges before stamping it.

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

Lavinia Stamps - a Winter's Night

Ink Art Designs - anything goes

Stamping Sensations - Favourite Stamps

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

It's almost time

 I have a Christmas card using a stamp from Dreamerland Crafts to share today.

This one is called It's Time to Dress Up the Christmas Tree and it's so sweet :)

I usually colour with Copics but this time I decided to try watercolouring instead.

It helped to create a nice soft "old-fashioned Christmas" type feel that I was wanting.

The sentiment stamp comes with this set and it's lovely.  The "Christmas" is a thicker font and I decided to use a white gel pen in the middle of each letter.  I really like how that turned out :)

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

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Simon Says Monday - Celebrate

Simon Says Wednesday - sparkle and shine

Thanks for dropping by today :)

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