A medley of my recent makes...........

Good morning!

Well, this is a rare opportunity these days but I've found myself a few moments to share some of my recent makes.

For those of you who don't know, I decided to step down from Sheena Douglass's design team at the end of February.  It wasn't a place that I wanted to be anymore and to be honest, I wanted to get back to crafting so I will be doing special projects for Crafters Companion for now. 

Here are some of my recent makes, and I have enjoyed doing things at my own pace once again!!!

You will still see my Penny Black makes twice a month so have no fear of that!!!

 Pink Ink Designs

Sebastian - Lavinia Stamps

Hot foiling with the Crafters Companion foilpress

White embossing and watercolour with Sheena's Hydrangea

Lavinia Stamps

A play with BEE-utiful by Pink Ink Designs.

Sorry to bring you all up to date all at once both with my crafting journey and my personal makes but I am always so short of time!

Thanks for stopping by

Leanne xxxx

New theme at Penny Black and More Challenges - Going round in circles.

Morning!

It's a new theme over at Penny Black and More Challenges today and we're "Going round in circles!".

So this month we'd like to see more than just circles, we'd like to see round mats and layers and round/circular cards please.

Here I've created a circular easel card for you using the fabulous 40-587 Young love Penny Black stamp.

The sentiment is from Penny Black's Happy thoughts set 30-416.

Coloured using distress oxides and matted on the a lovely pale blue glitter card - perfect for a masculine or feminine card don't you think?

Here's the link to our challenge blog site:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

Please remember that this is a stamping challenge and your main focal image must be a hand stamped image.  No digital images are allowed on this challenge.

I do hope that you can join us this month for 

going round in circles!

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for this month's theme....Tag it.

Good morning!

Here's another tag for you, they are fabulous to make, don't take that long and can be used as a tag on a gift or as a topper on a card!

Here I have used Penny Black's 30-457 .... so loved and 30-454 Hearty note.  I've coloured with Distress Oxides and attached some ladder yarns to finish it off.

If you haven't already, do come over and join us at Penny Black and More Challenges:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

There are prizes to be had - check it out!

Please remember that this is a hand stamping challenge and that the main focal image of your creation must be a hand stamped image - no digital images are allowed.

Hope you can pop over and join us!

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxxx

New theme at Penny Black and More Challenges .....Tag it!

Morning!

It's the first Sunday of February and that can only mean one thing - a new theme at Penny Black and More Challenges!  Our new theme this month is "Tag it".

I've made two samples for this month's launch, both quite large.  The first one on the left has been made using 30-284 Sprigs by Penny Black and coloured with Distress Oxides and the second one on the right was made using 40-516 Dynamic, 51-097 Ardor die, 30-417 Delicate silhouettes (where I have used the with love sentiment) and 25-014 Oscillations stencil all by Penny Black.  This tag was also coloured using Distress Oxides.

Finished with some ladder yarns and lovely red ribbon.

These are beautiful as tags on their own but could very easily be used as a topper to help make two larger cards of your own too.

Please come and join in at Penny Black and More Challenges:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

Do remember that we are a hand stamping challenge, Your main focal image of your creation must be a hand stamped image - no digital images please.

Hope you can come over and join us!

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Mid month reminder at Penny Black and More Challenges - New Beginnings....

Good morning!

Half way through January so here I am with my mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for this months theme of "New Beginnings".

When I saw the sentiment for this sample I got thinking of someone starting a new job. So I've created this card using Penny Black 30-416 Happy thoughts sentiment and 40-099 Soft wings with a computer generated Good Luck In Your New Job.

All colouring is with diluted Distress Oxides and the background is a stencil from my stash (thought it looked nice as it swirls like a butterfly does!)

Do come and join us over at Penny Black and More Challenges for this month's challenge of New Beginnings:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

Please remember that your main focal image must be a hand stamped image - no digital images are allowed on this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

New Theme at Penny Black and More - New Beginnings.....

Good morning!

It's the first Sunday in January and that can only mean one thing..... it's a new theme at Penny Black and More Challenges!

This months theme is "New Beginnings" so thinking caps on for -  new home, new baby, wedding, new job, retirement etc etc - anything where a new beginning starts!

This sample that I've made just took me straight to thinking about a retirement card for a gentleman.  I've used the Penny Black 40-129 Dropping You A Line set.  It's a brilliant stamp set to which I have added a computer generated "As You Retire".

Coloured with Distress oxides and with the added brambles down there at the front which are Penny Black 40-340 Etched Branches.

Please do come and join us over at Penny Black and More Challenges:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

For this months new theme of New Beginnings but please remember NO DIGITAL IMAGES, THIS IS A HAND STAMPING CHALLENGE AND YOUR MAIN FOCAL IMAGE MUST BE A HAND STAMPED ONE PLEASE.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Mid month reminder at Penny Black and More Challenges ' Traditional Christmas Colours".

Good morning!

Well, here we are, half way through December welcoming Christmas and almost saying goodbye to 2018!

My inspiration for you for your mid month reminder is a card using another of my favourite stamps 40-557 Starry Tree along with the sentiment stamp 3024F Xmas Spirit and I have used the figures from the On The Town set 30-260.

Keeping with the theme of traditional christmas colours I have focused on my christmas tree and have painted it using green and white acrylic paints. The stars have been painted in with gold Starlights paint and I have added some lovely red Berry Sparkle Cosmic Shimmer drops.

The background have been done using a light blue aqua pen with a touch of glycerin and I have then drawn you in by popping some black Distress Oxide around the very edge.

Finished with some dots of white gesso and highlights along the ground for a bit of snow and a white pen to highlight the figures and parts of the tree.

A perfect card for the younger generation showing two girls that have done their fair share of Christmas shopping by the looks of it!!!!!

Do come over and join us for this months theme of "Traditional Christmas Colours" at:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

PLEASE REMEMBER, NO DIGITAL IMAGES AS THIS IS A STAMPING CHALLENGE.

This leaves me to wish you a very Happy and peaceful Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxxx