New theme at Penny Black and More Challenge "Things with wings".....

Good morning!

Well, can you believe we are into July? So it's a new theme over at Penny Black and More Challenges and this months new challenge is "Things with wings".

I have chosen my things with wings to be my butterflies, dragonflies and bee.

I have used the new Spectrum Noir aqua tint pens on this creation, stamping with the pens direct to stamp technique and pulled the colour in with a damp brush.  I have used distress oxides for the background.

30-416 Happy Thoughts set is where my sentiment has come from and the 30-095 Flower Festival for my flowers, butterflies and dragonflies.  My lovely little (or not so little!) bee is from 30-352 Animal Wisdom.

Do remember when entering our challenges that the main focal image of your creation must be a hand stamped image - no digital images allowed please.

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Hope you like this one and good luck for the challenge this month!

Leanne xxxx

Mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges - In The Garden

Good morning!

Well, we are half way through June so it's time for this months mid month reminder over at Penny Black and More Challenges with our theme of "in the garden".

I have created my mid month inspiration using 30-095 Flower Festival stamp set - this includes the flowers and the lovely little dragonflies.  The sentiment is from the 30-419 Happy Wishes stamp set.

I firstly stamped my flowers and masked them off with drawing gum as I went.

Next came the background which I have created using distress inks straight over the top of the drawing gum.

Then rubbed away the drawing gum and coloured the lovely flowers with aquatint pens and some sparkle pens to enhance the colour slightly.

The back mat is stamped with the same flowers and dragonflies and toned down with black soot distress ink.

Mat and layered.

Don't forget to come over and join us at Penny Black and More Challenges with this months theme of "in the garden".

ONLY HAND STAMPED IMAGES PLEASE - NO DIGITAL IMAGES ARE ALLOWED.

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Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xx

Happy Father's Day!

Hi there!

Thought I'd share my Father's Day makes with you today.

These are the cards that I made for my two daughters to give to my husband and one from me (and our dogs) to my husband too!

All made with Sheena Douglass stamps and distress inks.

A short and sweet post today - look out for tomorrows mid month post for Penny Black and More Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

New Theme at Penny Black and More Challenges - In The Garden

Good morning!

It's the first Sunday in June and that means that it's a brand new theme over at Penny Black and More Challenges and this months challenge is "in the garden".

I've created this card as my inspiration for this theme.

The background is a distress ink one and then I've over stamped the poppies (40-516 Dynamic) and coloured those in with a mixture of distress ink for the foliage and distress ink and sparkle pens for the flowers.

The sentiment is from 30-416 Happy Thoughts stamp set.

The back mat has been stamped with the lovely butterfly (40-099 Soft Wings) in distress oxide and then blended with distress oxides to give me the coloured mat.

I finished by putting some crystal glaze droplets on there.

Please come and join us at Penny Black and More Challenges, there are prizes for the winners!

THIS CHALLENGE IS FOR HAND STAMPED IMAGES ONLY - NO DIGITAL IMAGES PLEASE.

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Thanks for stopping by today,

Leanne xx

Mid month reminder at Penny Black and More Challenges for "Anything Goes" .....

Hi there!

Here I am with the mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for our theme this month of "Anything Goes".

Here I have had a play with a new stamp called 40-536 First Waltz and the sentiment is from the 30-416 Happy Thoughts stamp set.

Having created my distress ink background, I stamped the flowers with aqua pens and then dragged the colour in.  I finished with a layer of glossy accents.

I then stamped the flowers again in black ink, cut them out and applied a layer of glossy accents to these too - I love the shiny, thick layer effect this gives you.

I then stamped the lovely sentiment.

Finishing with three little butterflies that I found in my stash.

It's great when the theme is anything goes as you have such freedom to have a rummage through your Penny Black box and see what jumps out at you!!!!

Do come over and join us at Penny Black and More, there are prizes to be had but please remember NO DIGI IMAGES, YOUR MAIN FOCAL IMAGE OF YOUR ART WORK MUST BE A HAND STAMPED IMAGE PLEASE.

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Thanks for stopping by today,

Leanne xxx

New Challenge at Penny Black and More - Anything Goes!

Hi there!

Here I am with my inspiration for Penny Black and More this month and our theme is a lovely wide theme of "Anything Goes" - yippeeeee!!!!

So, free to roam this month I chose this gorgeous stamp (40-587 Young Love).  I love this stamp! I have used distress inks to make my moon and the background here, I have coloured the couple in with aqua pens and the sentiment has come from the 30-416 Happy Thoughts Penny Black stamp set.

I have finished off with two Penny Black dies called 51-097 Ardor and 51-092 Soft Caress.

Please do come and join us at Penny Black and More Challenges, there are prizes to be won too!!

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PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE MAIN FOCAL POINT OF YOUR CREATION MUST BE A HAND STAMPED IMAGE PLEASE - NO DIGI IMAGES ALLOWED IN THIS CHALLENGE.

Good luck!!!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Leanne xxx

Be who your dog thinks you are ..................

Good morning!

Saw the challenge theme this week over on the Allsorts Challenge and just couldn't resist joining in!

One of my biggest passions in life are my pets and my love of animals.  The loyalty that they have, the everlasting love that they show us, the confidence that they have in us and the dependence on us is to me, quite remarkable and humbling actually. This is probably why I owned a pet shop for 10 years!

I have two dogs, three cats, two chinchillas, tropical fish, an indoor rabbit and a cockatoo - not to mention three bird boxes in the garden that I am currently watching with blue tits flying in and out and a nest of three baby wood pigeons right outside one of the doors to the house in a lovely bay tree which is currently stopping me using that door! Don't ask how much wild bird food, peanuts, sunflower hearts and blue tit specialised food I get through!!!!

Well, back to this weeks challenge at Allsorts:-

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/week-465-all-about-pets.html

"It's all about pets"

So here I have joined in with a card made using some old Sheena Douglass stamps which I think just hits the nail right on the head - this is one of my all time favourite stamps and I hope I've done it justice!

A dog, his master and the lead that he so wants to be taken out on. The look of "yes please" says it all...

Nothing can get between the bond between man and his best friend and the bond that I have with my own boys is as close as it gets - they make me smile every single day and they are my world.

I hope you like me entry in to the all sorts challenge, it's a cracking theme and one that I hold so very dear.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Leanne xxxxx