Musical Gnomes {Fairy Stamper}

Hey everyone, happy Monday! I have a fun slimline card for Fairy Stamper today.  My card uses the following products, all of which can be found at Fairy Stamper.

Fairy Hugs Stamps: Musical Walkway

Fairy Hugs Stamps: Bilman

Fairy Hugs Stamps: Corwain

Fairy Hugs Stamps: Wilwin

Fairy Hugs Glitter Powder: Bumblebee 

Tutti Designs: Slimline Stitched Scalloped Rectangles

This was a fun card to create. After die cutting the scalloped rectangle layers from white card stock, I used Distress Inks to add shades of pink to the focal panel and added Bumblebee glitter to the edges of the card base.

The Musical Walkway was stamped multiple times across the focal panel and the music loving gnomes are busy playing their tunes in the front as the music notes floats all around.  Tiny pompoms were added to their hats and Nuvo Cyrstal Drops were added to their shoes.

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Until next time,

Let It Snow {Lavinia World #44}

A new Lavinia World Challenges #44 begins today. The winner will receive a $15 gift code to Lavinia World  and the theme is always use any stamped image (but no digis). 

For today's snowy card, I used the following products:

Lavinia stamps: Fir Tree

Lavinia stamps: Wild Hares, small set

Lavinia stamps: Pipin Mini

Lavinia stamps: Snowflakes

Tutti Designs: Slimline Stitched Scalloped Rectangles

Distress Oxide: Tumbled Glass

Fairy Hugs Premium Pigment Ink Pad: Raven

Versafine Clair: Rain Forest

Fairy Hugs Glitter Powder: Pixie Dust

I also used Nuvo Crystal Drops (Violet Galaxy, Rhubarb Crumble, Dandelion Yellow) for the ornaments in the tree and my die cut sentiment is by Tonic Studios (Let It Snow).

I had seen quite a few of this general design over the Christmas holidays and I wanted to give it a try too. To start out, I die cut the white cardstock and  blue matting using the Tutti Designs slimline die. 

I then tore a piece of scrap paper to create a few snow drifts using Distress Oxide and a blending brush. I used a light touch for the snow drifts as I didn't want them to overpower the rest of the scene.

Once I was happy with the snow drifts, I stamped the Fir Tree using the Rain Forest ink pad.  After stamping, I added clear embossing powder and heat set it.

Next came time to place the bunnies. I used the backing sheets that come with the stamps to get a general idea where I wanted them. Since I wasn't using a stamp positioner for the bunnies, I reached for the Fairy Hugs Raven ink.  I almost always get a nice clear, dark impression on the first go around when using this ink pad.

I randomly stamped my falling snow using each of the stamps in the set and then added a dot of Pixie Dust glitter to the center of each snowflake. The Nuvo Drops were added next and then I set aside the project to dry while I die cut my sentiment out of two different colors of blue cardstock.  I offset the two layers to give the top layer a bit of a shadow.

Once everything was dry, I adhered the sentiment to the focal panel and then adhered everything to my white card stock base.

Now it's your turn and I hope you'll join us.  You can either upload your newly created project to the Challenge Blog or you can join our Anything Lavinia Facebook group and upload your project there.  

If you upload into the Anything Lavinia album, your project must include something Lavinia (stamps, paper); if you upload to the Challenge Blog, anything goes as long as you have used a physical stamp on your project.  

You can share your projects with us on the Challenge Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and our Anything Lavinia Facebook group:

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Please note that although we carry the full Lavinia range, 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 website.

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You have until Monday, January 25, 2021 to enter in either Lavinia World Challenges or Anything Lavinia.  The winner will receive a very generous $15 gift code to do some shopping at Lavinia World, the US largest retailer of Lavinia stamps.

Until next time.....

Mom's Fairy Wish {Lavinia World #29}

Hey everyone, it's time for a new Lavinia World Challenges #29.  This is definitely a Magical place! The theme is anything goes using any stamped image (no digis please).  The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World.

I created this card for my mom for Mother's Day last month using the Fairy Wish stamp.

To start off, I created my background using Altenew inks (Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Sea Glass, Ocean Waves, Dusk, and Desert Night). Next came the stenciling with a Tonic Studio stencil (it was in one of their subscription kits). I used VersaFine Clair (Charming Pink) to create these cascading hearts.  I pressed firmly in several places so that the ink would actually go under the stencil to create more of a blurred look.

Then the Fairy Wish was stamped with VersaFine Clair Twilight ink and Nuvo Crystal Drops (Autumn Red) accents the berries.  A touch of glitter highlights the tiny wings of the little fairy.

My sentiment is a die cut from Die-Versions (Sweet Wordlet Happy and Sweet Wordlet Mother's Day).  I love the smaller size of these dies and think they are perfect for cards.  You can still find this company's dies here and there.

The final step was to dry emboss my card base with a Sue Wilson Designs embossing folder (Rambling Blossoms).  This is a larger embossing folder which allows me to only place the front of the card base into the folder.  That way the inside is still smooth for a personal message.

I have a trick I want to share with you on how to quickly place these smaller die cuts onto your card without any fuss.  First you line up your letters how you want them to look and then use removable tape to pick them up.  Add glue to the backside and then adhere to your card front.  Let it sit for a few seconds and then start peeling off the tape at a diagonal from one of the corners.  That way, if the glue hasn't completely set, it won't rip off the letter from your base.

Now it's your turn to join us.  You can either upload your current project to the Challenge Blog or you can join our Anything Lavinia Facebook group and upload your project there.  

If you upload into the Anything Lavinia album, your project must include something Lavinia (stamps, paper); if you upload to the Challenge Blog, anything goes as long as you have used a physical stamp on your project.  

You can share your projects with us on the Challenge Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and our Anything Lavinia Facebook group:

Anything Lavinia

 Store ** Challenge ** Facebook** Instagram ** YouTube

Play in our Anything Lavinia Facebook Group
and/or our Lavinia World Challenge Blog

 Don't forget to include #laviniaworldstore on your projects and tag us at @laviniaworldstore so we can be sure to see and comment on your Lavinia projects!

Sign up to receive our Lavinia World Challenges and all the amazing inspiration from our Designers sent directly to your emails.

Please note that although we carry the full Lavinia range, 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 website.

Did you hear that Lavinia World now has a new You Tube Channel and a new video team?  This wonderfully talented group will be bringing you how-to videos three times a week.  So be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single one! 

You have until Monday, June 29 to enter in either Lavinia World Challenges or Anything Lavinia.  Don't forget, the winner will receive a very generous $15 gift code to do some shopping at Lavinia World.

Until next time.....

Fairy Birthday {Lavinia World #24}

Hey everyone, it's time for the Lavinia World Challenges #24!  That means we're celebrating our first year of challenges.  My how time flies by 😁! As always, the theme is anything goes using a stamped image (rubber or clear, but no digis please).  The winner will receive a generous $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World.


Today's shadow box card uses the following Lavinia stamps:

Fairy Happy Birthday

Flower Fairy

I was die cutting some sprigs of leaves (Sizzix-Tim Holtz Holiday Greens Mini) for a different project and thought that it created a great DIY stencil.

Then I realized how similar these die cuts were to the flower branch the Flower Fairy was resting on.

I stamped the Flower Fairy onto patterned cardstock and die cut my tag using a Tutti Designs die (Cross Stitch Nesting Tags).  Glitter was then added to her wings and Nuvo Crystal Drops (Rhubarb Crumble) to the berries.

The shadow box is a die set by John Next Door (Square Scene Box).  I adhered my panel created with my DYI stencil and then the focal point.

Next I stamped the Fairy Happy Birthday sentiment onto vellum and die cut it using an older My Favorite Things die set (Fishtail Flags Stax).  A few more drops of Rhubarb Crumble add the finishing touches to the sentiment.

Now it's your turn to join us.  You can either upload your current project to the Challenge Blog or you can join our Anything Lavinia Facebook group and upload your project there.  

If you upload into the Anything Lavinia album, your project must include something Lavinia (stamps, paper); if you upload to the Challenge Blog, anything goes as long as you have used a physical stamp on your project.  

You can share your projects with us on the Challenge Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and our Anything Lavinia Facebook group:

Anything Lavinia

STORE ** CHALLENGE ** FACEBOOK ** INSTAGRAM

Like us on Facebook

Follow us on Instagram: LaviniaWorldStore

Don't forget to include #laviniaworldstore on your projects and tag us at @laviniaworldstore so we can be sure to see and comment on your Lavinia projects!

You have until Monday, April 20 to enter in either Lavinia World Challenges or Anything Lavinia.  Don't forget, the winner will receive a very generous $15 gift code to do some shopping at Lavinia World.



Until next time.....

Tree of Dreams {Lavinia World #20}

I have two posts today.  Please scroll down for my second one featuring a wine bottle tag.

It's time for a new Lavinia World Challenges #20. Anything goes using a stamped image (no digis please).  The winner will receive a $15 gift certificate to Lavinia World!

I've created this simple piece that is large enough to place on a bookshelf or add to a small frame and hang on the wall using the Tree of Dreams stamp.

I love how versatile this stamp can be.  I added simple die cut flowers using a Sizzix die (Susan's Garden-Yarrow), but you could add tiny hearts for Valentine's, flowers, gems, crystal drops, leave it bare for winter time.  The list keeps going on and on in my head. 😆.

I started out by stamping this with VersaFine Clair (Chianti).  I think that's my favorite color for now.  It's a purplish/brownish color that really looks good in person.  I stamped this onto linen text weight paper, so it's pretty thin paper.  I loved it though because you can see all the texture from the paper when I added by background colors.

After making sure the ink was completely dry, I created my sky and grass using Pan Pastels. This was a quick and easy way to cover the entire background without any fuss (and as I said, really brings out the linen texture of the paper).

To give the tree a bit of early spring color, I used a fine tipped marker to add green to the vine growing up and intertwining with the branches.  I then die cut a bunch of the tiny Yarrow flowers in pink and added Nuvo Vintage Drops (Vanilla Milkshake) to the centers of each small flower.  Once the centers were dry, I adhered the flowers all over the tree and a few on the ground.

Using a Sue Wilson die set (Noble Dies-Double Pierced Rectangles Set B), I created a simple frame around my image.  Next I created the base of the project using a large die from Tonic Studios (Memory Book Maker-Layered Cascade die set).  I thought it was a bit plain, so using a Spectrum Noir Sparkle marker, I added sparkle and shine all around the edges. 

I found some old photo corners in gold and thought they would be a great addition to this project. The finishing touch was a couple gems.

Now it's your turn to join us.  You can either upload your current project to the Challenge Blog or you can join our Anything Lavinia Facebook group and upload your project there.  If you upload into the Anything Lavinia album, your project must include something Lavinia (stamps, paper); if you upload to the Challenge Blog, anything goes as long as you have used a physical stamp on your project.  

You can share your projects with us on the Challenge Blog, Facebook, Instagram, and our Anything Lavinia Facebook group:

Anything Lavinia

STORE ** CHALLENGE ** FACEBOOK ** INSTAGRAM

Like us on Facebook

Follow us on Instagram: LaviniaWorldStore

Don't forget to include #laviniaworldstore on your projects and tag us at @laviniaworldstore so we can be sure to see and comment on your Lavinia projects!

You have until Monday, Feb 24 to enter in either Lavinia World Challenges or Anything Lavinia.  Don't forget, the winner will receive a very generous $15 gift code to do some shopping at Lavinia World.



Until next time.....

TSA 2020 Blog Hop

Hello Blogging Friends!!

Welcome to my project for the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness 2nd Annual Blog Hop!  

Turner Syndrome is a genetic disorder where a female is born with only one X chromosome, instead of two, leaving her with life-long medical issues and learning disabilities. This condition occurs one in 2,500 female births worldwide, but is more common among pregnancies that do not survive to full term. That is why Turner Syndrome Females are considered MIRACLES!

Many caring Sponsors and DT Members have partnered with us to bring Turner Syndrome Awareness to the Public. For details on how you might win any of these fabulous prizes, please see Lori's TS home page. Thanks for learning About Turner Syndrome. 

Individual Blog Designers Prizes on their own blog post

My TS related project is inspired by the TSA official color board:

Now for a bit about my project.

I combined two digi images from Scrapper's Delights (Honey Pumpkin Pie, Anime VIP Virgo 1 Bundle) to create this spring card. I layered all the daisies and the butterflies on top of the pumpkins that were originally part of the main image on my computer and printed it out.  Copic markers were used to color the image, choosing colors from the TSA official color board.

I added Glossy Accents to her glasses and to the butterfly wings.  Nuvo Crystal Drops were added to the flower centers. Die-Versions (crochet lace) die cuts were added to the sides and my sentiment was die cut using a Spellbinders die (Fancy Tags Two).

Please remember to visit the "It's A Girl Thing" Turner Syndrome Awareness Blog Hop 2020  page to become eligible for prizes.   I will also be giving away a prize (or two) to lucky commenters on my blog. :-)

Happy Hopping,

With Sympathy {Scrapy Land #130}

Happy Wednesday!  Time for a brand new Scrapy Land Challenge.  The theme is Anything Goes using any brand of die that Scrapy Land sells.  They have over 55 brands, so I bet you have at least one of those name brands 😀

I recently needed a sympathy card, so I decided to show you what I created for a friend of mine. The following dies were used to create this card:

Spellbinders - Floral Oval

Tutti Designs - Dotted Nesting Rectangles

This is a pretty straightforward card.  I inlayed the oval back into the front card panel after die cutting it and then added my floral spray.  I die cut the flowers that are offset on top of the floral spray using a patterned cardstock.  Nuvo Crystal Drops were added to the flower centers.

The sentiment is from a Reverse Confetti stamp set called Tall Blooms.  It didn't exactly fit the standard sizes of my rectangles.  So I stamped the sentiment onto vellum, then die cut it using the rectangle that best fit the length of the sentiment.  As this was too tall, I then moved the die down to where I needed it, and die cut the top edge again.  This gave me the exact size I needed.

For the inside, I adhered a piece of vellum to write my message and two more of the flowers.

Now it's your turn to join us for the Scrapy Land Challenge #130!  You have until February 2 to join us and possibly win the $15 gift code to go shopping at Scrapy Land.  We can't wait to see what you create and share with us.


Until next time.....

Scrapper's Delights - Anime Xmas Wreath and Chibi VIP Deal Capricorn

Hey everyone, today Scrapper's Delights is combining the Anime New Release and VIP Deal, which is normally the last Friday of the month, with the Chibi New Release and VIP Deal, which is the first Friday of the month.  This special event is so that we can all enjoy the holidays without feeling stressed to get things done at the last minute.  This gives you time to create a few more cards or projects using both of these New Releases 😀.

First up, I'd like to share my Anime New Release.  There are three new images (Anime Xmas Stocking, Anime Xmas Tree, Anime Xmas Wreath) plus the VIP Deal.  The best deal is to get the VIP Deal as you'll receive all three of the new Anime images as well as the Zodiac image and tons of elements.

I used the Anime Xmas Wreath image and colored her with Copic markers.  One of the things I really like about these digi sets is that one of the .pngs is in an outline form.  So, if you want to add patterned paper for clothing, for example, it's really easy to do.  That's exactly what I did for her top.  I layered the outline image on top of the digital paper, angled it in the pattern I wanted, then printed it out.  After it printed, I fussy cut out the top and paper pieced it on top of main card that I printed.  

All of the patterned papers and frames are digital.  Even though it looks as if it has some dimension, it's flat for easy mailing!

I also colored the wreath with Copics and added Nuvo Crystal Drops for the ornaments. Sparkle was added to the bow and ribbon using Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers

My sentiment is a Die-Versions Sweet Sentiment die that was die cut from a scrap of white cardstock and colored using the same Copic marker as the ornaments.

Now for my Chibi VIP Deal card.  There are also three new Chibi images being released today and the VIP Deal.  The Zodiac VIP Bundle Deal is definitely the best way to go.

I used a number of elements from the Chibi Zodiac VIP Deal set to create today's card, including the oval, the seaweed, the date banner, and the cute little critters in the lower left . 

I started out by positioning the image and the elements where I wanted them, then I layers a couple different patterned papers behind the scene I created and printed it out.  I printed the two little guys separate from the main focal point and fussy cut them out.

Copics were used to color the images.  Spectrum Noir Sparkle markers give added sparkle throughout the card.

I fussy cut out the focal image and then layered it onto patterned paper and created my frame with a Sue Wilson Designs die set (Noble dies-Double Pierced Rectangles Set B) and dark blue cardstock. 

After everything was adhered to my card base, I added the two little guys in the lower left corner with dimensional tape.

Scrapper's Delights will be starting the New Year with brand new images and other fun things that are still under wraps for the moment.  I'll be back with another Scrapper's Delights project using one of the Chibi New Releases on Friday, January 3.


Until next time........