The Paper Shelter #603 ~ Vintage Christmas Cards

   Hello crafting friends and welcome to this week's challenge

at the The Paper Shelter. 

Team A - our challenge this week is 

~ Three Times Anything ~

I used a couple of images from the Vintage Stickers digi sets and made two cards. This first one, I adhered the  three little stars on the top of the bauble.

On this card, I scattered the 3 little stars. I also distressed the edges of the top layer on this card and used a forest green mat.

These stickers are gorgeous and make the perfect Vintage looking cards.

I did the same for the two cards on the inside.  I used a 3rd image from the sticker sheet.  The sentiment is computer generated.

  

Both cards measure 5" x 6.5" and fit perfectly on an A7 envelope.

I love the way they came out.  I'm not a very  vintage-ee kinda person, but I do love the old traditional Christmas images, so I'll probably be playing with other images on this gorgeous set and make more cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Before I leave, I would like to invite you to come play along with us.  Remember that The Paper Shelter has fabulous prizes up for grabs. Check out the details below ...

I do hope you will come join the fun and share your projects with us.

You'll find our challenge blog HERE.

Crafty hugs,

Lavinia Word #33 ~ Spinner & Guinevere

Hello everyone and welcome to challenge #33 at Lavinia World,

where the theme is always Anything Goes!

I had so much fun putting this card together. I love Spinner, the dolphin. He has such attitude. You can see the playfulness in his expression. And, yes I did give him a googly eye because I dropped a marker right on his eye. And as you all know, there are no mistakes in crafting, only creative opportunities, right? 😀

So here is Spinner asking Guinevere to go play with him, but she is taking a little "me time", so he'll have to wait till a little later. Do you see how beautifully the new line of Fairy Hugs stamps work with the Lavinia stamps? So easy to build scenes and tell stories 💖 I used VersaFine  Clair inks to stamp spinner and all the underwater foliage. I stamped Guinevere using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, because I wanted to colour the rock  with copic markers.  I also used Fairy Hugs glitter on her body and on the seaweed floating in the ocean. I have listed all the supplies below.

On the inside I used the same beautiful Aqua Watercolor Strokes paper. I added the birthday greeting and seaweed to finish it off.

I love the translucent Fairy Hugs glitter.  Here is a close up.  You can see the Orchid colour beautifully, with the iridescent sparkle, but you can still see the mermaid scales of her body.  It's too cool to be able to glitterize (is that even a verb? 😀) an image without loosing its detail.

And here is a close up of the Ocean Fairy Hugs glitter.  This is not the translucent kind, so you get a solid covering of glitter.  Both types are wonderful to work with. They are super fine, iridescent and very containable which, as we all know, is very important 😀

Here is the list of all the supplies I used to make this card, each linked to the Lavinia World store for your convenience.

Spinner - Fairy Hugs stamps

Guinevere - Lavinia stamps

Seaweed - Lavinia stamps

Seaweed 2 - Lavinia stamps

Willow - Lavinia stamps

Fairy Barnacle - Lavinia stamps

Mystical Swirl - Lavinia stamps

Aqua Watercolor Strokes paper - We Are 3

Orchid Translucent glitter - Fairy Hugs

Ocean glitter - Fairy Hugs

Tuxedo Black - Memento

Bamboo Leaves - Memento

Shady Lane VersaFine Clair

Warm Breeze - VersaFine Clair

Purple Delight - VersaFine Clair

Morning Mist - VersaFine Clair

Acorn - VersaFine Clair

Quickie Glue Pen

I hope you enjoyed my card as much as I enjoyed putting it all together. I love creating scenes,  especially if they're ocean kind🐬 

 Now, it's your turn to make a project and come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at the Lavinia World store. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects my teamies made for you.  We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design Team, get inspired to create your own projects,  and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful products we use.  There are also challenges and prizes to be won!  One winner will be picked by our Designers.

Till next time,

stay safe and well!

DRU #147 ~ Summer Time Fun

Hello crafting friends and welcome to a new challenge at Dies R Us.

Challenge # 147 ~ Summer Time Fun!

To me, Summer Time Fun is had at the beach and since beach cards are my favourite cards to make, you can imagine that this challenge was right up my alley. 

As much as we have travelled, we have not made it to Hawaii yet, but it's on top of my bucket list :-)

When my sister-in-law, sent me this Happy Tropics 3D push out sheet, by Yvonne Creations, this idea for a card popped into my head and I ran with it.

I wanted to continue the theme on the inside, so I added a tropical leaf and some flip flops. Now all it's missing is me sitting in Hawaii with a fru fru drink in my hand!!!

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card:

Frame - Anja's Frilly Square - Marianne Design 

Hibiscus & Tropical Leaves - Marianne Design 

Decorative Circle - Petra's Circle w/Bird - Marianne Design

Flip Flops - Marianne Design

Sea Birds - Impression Obsession

Distress Oxide Ink - Broken China

Memento Ink - Summer Sky

Memento Ink - Bamboo Leaves

Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black

As you I'm sure you noticed, most of the dies I used to make this card are from Marianne Designs. I get these and other International dies, when Dies R Us have their special order sales.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter. That way you won't miss out on International die sales and other special events that take place every so often.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and  play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store.  A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month.  Be sure to follow on Facebook and Pinterest too.

Before I go, I'd like to remind you that Dies R Us' sister store,  Didi Crafts, is now open. It has warehouses located in the USA and Canada.  It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies, including Marianne Design, and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts.  Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!

Till next time,

stay safe and healthy!

Meandering Bunnies

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #24 at Lavinia World,
where the theme is always Anything Goes!

Can you believe that we are celebrating our first anniversary?
It sure doesn't feel like it's been a year already.
Time sure flies!

I'm really short on Easter cards and while looking through my Lavinia stamps, these cute bunnies called out to me 😀  So using Midnight Meandering as my focal point, I made this Easter card.

I began by masking the negative cut of  a 3" circle on this 5.5" x 5.5" card. I used Memento Summer Sky ink to blend in the sky and Ranger Mowed Lawn ink for the grassy hills.  Then I stamped the bunnies using Memento Toffee Crunch ink.

Next, I used the actual circle to mask off the scene and sponged the edge of the card with a blend of Memento Summer Sky and  Memento Bahama Blue inks.  Removing all the masks, I used Mini Leaf 1 to stamp the frame around the focal image in the form of a wreath.  In order to get a variety of greens I used Ranger Mowed Lawn, allowed it to dry completely, and then when over it with Memento Bamboo Leaves ink.

While all the inks were drying, I die cut all my bits and pieces and assembled them to complete my Easter scene. I thought I was done, but then I dropped the Bamboo Leaves stamp pad right on my card, so in order to cover it up, I strategically placed the clouds to hide the mess I'd made.  It's part of the creative process, right? To creatively cover up mistakes? 😀

As always, here is the list of supplies I used, each linked to the
Lavinia World store, for your convenience.

Midnight Meandering

Mini Leaf 1

Memento Ink - Bamboo Leaves

Memento Ink - Summer Sky

Memento Ink - Bahama Blue

Memento Ink - Toffee Crunch

Distress Oxide - Mowed Lawn

I'm so glad you took a little time of your day to stop by, thank you!  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at the Lavinia World store. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects my teamies made for you.

We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design Team, get inspired to create your own projects,  and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful Lavinia Stamps.  There are also challenges and prizes to be won!  You have until Monday, 20 April 2020 to enter your project in either the Facebook Album or on our blog.  One winner will be picked by our Designers.

Till next time,

crafty hugs, 

Lavinia World Challenge #22 ~ Fairy Prince, Oberon!

Hello crafting friends and welcome to challenge #22 at Lavinia World,
where the theme is always Anything Goes!

I have a very handsome fellow to share with you today.

This Fairy Prince, Oberon, has my faeries all atwitter 😀

Isn't he just a handsome fellow?

And yes, word has spread that he's coming to visit!!!

I used a clear Wink of Stella pen to give his wings this beautiful sparkle.

   

As much as I would love to tell you all that my colouring has improved this much, it just wouldn't be true.  I didn't colour him at all.  When you go to the Tattered Lace webside, they have a Floral Fantasy PDF download.  Once you've downloaded the images, you can then use your die to cut him out.

He is a rather large fellow, but so handsome.  My card is 5.75" x 5.75".  With his wingtip sticking out, the whole card does fit into a 6" x 6" envelope.  It may cost a little extra in postage, but he's totally worth it 😀  Please note that the above craft mat is in inches

On the inside of my card, I sponged some of the same inks I used in the front and then continuously stamped the Vine in VersaFine Clair, Shady Lane ink.

I had a lot of fun making my scene on this card. I love the combination of using dies and stamps.  It really is the best of both worlds 😀

Now for the supply list.  I've linked each item to the
Lavinia Wold store for your convenience.

Hide and Seek

Large Path

Vine

Mini Leaf 1

Pipin Mini

Fairy Foragers

Field Grass

Oberon - Tattered Lace

Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Versafine Clair - Shady Lane

Versafine Clair - Acorn

 
Distress Oxide - Broken China

Distress Oxide - Faded Jeans

Distress Oxide - Spun Sugar

Zig 2-Way Glue Pen - Fine Tip

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you enjoyed your visit and will make a project to come play along with us.  Although our theme is always Anything Goes, you do have to use physical stamps, either rubber or clear. 

 NO DIGI stamps allowed. 

The winner of the challenge will be able to proudly display our Lavinia World winner's badge on their blog, and receive a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World store.  Lavinia World offers the complete range of Lavinia stamps and papers.  Although Lavinia Stamps is from the UK, Lavinia World is a US based store that ships worldwide.

Also, please note that we are not part of any other entity or Facebook group that carries Lavinia stamps.  ONLY the cards posted to Lavinia World Challenges will be entered into the drawing for the Lavinia World prize. Also note that the gift certificates are ONLY valid at the Lavinia World store. 

 For more inspiration, visit our Challenge Blog and see all the wonderful and creative projects the other DT members made for you.

We'd love for you to follow us on Facebook and Instagram too!

We now have a public Facebook Group called Anything Lavinia, where you can share your projects, interact with the Design Team, get inspired to create your own projects,  and ask any questions you may have about the wonderful Lavinia Stamps.  There are also challenges and prizes to be won!  You have until Monday, 23 March 2020 to enter your project in either the Facebook Album or on our blog.  One winner will be picked by our Designers.

Till next time,

crafty hugs,