My samples for Pink Ink Designs this week.........

Hi there!

Well, I'm guilty as charged I'm afraid, I have neglected my blog a bit as I've been on my holidays and then when I came home I have been so busy making samples for TV.  Then in amongst all of that I decided to move my whole craft room to another room in our house!  To say I was exhausted is an understatement but I'm all moved in, can't find anything now mind you, but I'm all moved in and am ploughing on and am very very happy to have some room for once!!!!

So, here I am making a special effort to share my samples that I made for yesterdays Pink Ink Designs shows on Hochanda.

The new stamp sets are Pinky Inky (the Octopus) - isn't he fabulous!!! Seahorse Swirls and Luna Fairy.

So here they come, hope you like them......

I would like to enter the first Luna one in to the current Allsorts challenge of Sun, moon and or stars or something for baby:-

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2019/08/week-5323-sun-moon-andor-stars-or.html

and the second Luna card I would like to enter in to the things with wings challenge over at Stamping Sensations as there are wings everywhere on that one! :-

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2019/08/august-things-with-wings.html

Hope you've enjoying catching up on my more recent makes for Pink Ink Designs - what a lovely company they are to work with 😊.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxxxx

New theme at Penny Black and More Challenges "For boys and men"

Good morning!

It's a new month and a new theme over at Penny Black and More Challenges and this month we kick off with "For boys and men".

I've chosen to go with fantasy for my first sample for this month using 40-604 Wiz from Penny black.

Here I have set him on a distress oxide background and I've coloured him with Spectrum Noir aqua markers and allowed them to bleed.........love the look of that!

Do come over and join us at Penny Black and More:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges .........Summertime!

Hi there!

It's mid month reminder time over at Penny Black and More Challenges for this months theme of

Summertime.

Here is my inspiration using Penny Black's 40-516 Dynamic and the sentiment is 30-419 Happy Wishes.  I have also used 30-284 Sprigs.

Coloured with distress oxides and finished with a sparkle overlay pen and I've just hand drawn the little birds on there.

Here is a shot so that you can see the lovely shimmer on those poppies.

I loved the lovely warm summer sky on this one.

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

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A HAND STAMPING CHALLENGE AND THE MAIN FOCAL IMAGE OF YOUR CREATION MUST BE THAT OF A HAND STAMPED IMAGE - NO DIGITAL IMAGES ALLOWED.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

New theme at Penny Black and More ........ Summertime!

Hi there!!

It's a new month so it's a new theme at Penny Black and More Challenges and what better theme for July than Summertime!

Here I have used the gesso technique for the background.  I've stamped my image using gesso, allowed it to fully dry and then gone over the top with a touch of glycerine and distress oxides.

The central image is Penny Black's 40-547 Flower Lanterns which I have stamped using distress oxides and the sentiment is from 30-417 Delicate Silhouettes stamp set.

Finished with a touch of distress oxide around the edge.

Please do come and join us and show us your summertime themed makes:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A HAND STAMPING CHALLENGE SO YOUR MAIN FOCAL IMAGE MUST BE A HAND STAMPED IMAGE.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Dreams and Delights using Lavinia Stamps

Hi there!

I'm sharing a card that I've made for the current Lavinia Stamps monthly challenge.  This month it's "Midnight blue with an orange hue".

All stamps are Lavinia and the background is distress oxides.

Just a short post today, I must try harder and get some of my many Pink Ink samples on here for you all soon!

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for "Butterflies, Blooms and/or Bugs.....

Hi there!

Here I am with your mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for this months challenge theme of 

Butterflies, Blooms and/or Bugs.

Here I have used a technique that I actually rarely do!  I have wet my watercolour paper and scrunched it up very well in my hands and laid it back out to dry.  Once totally dry I've dragged my ink pads across it to pick up all those creases that are now in the card (they appear here as grey).  Be prepared that you may have to iron your card to make it flat and workable again!

Penny Black stamps used here are 40-099 Soft Wings, 30-095 Flower Festival, the sentiment die is 51-122 Stylish Gratitude, 30-415 Garden Charmers and the stencil 25-019 Leaf Frolic.

Coloured with Harmony inkpads, white pen highlights and glossy accents on flowers.

Please do come and join in this month:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

PLEASE REMEMBER TO HAND STAMP YOUR MAIN FOCUS ON YOUR CREATION - THIS IS A HAND STAMPING CHALLENGE.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxxx

New theme at Penny Black and More Challenges "Butterflies, blooms and/or bugs"...

Hi there!

Thanks for joining me with a new theme over at Penny Black and More Challenges which this month is

Butterflies, Blooms and/or Bugs!

Here is my inspiration for you.

I've used Penny Black's 30-095 Flower Festival set, the sentiment is from 30-419 Happy Wishes and I've used Penny Black's stencil 25-019 Leaf Frolic.

Coloured with Harmony ink pads and aqua pens with glossy accents on the flower centres and painted down the petals.

Please do come and join us at :-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A STAMPING CHALLENGE AND THE MAIN FOCAL IMAGE OF YOUR CREATION MUST BE THAT OF A HAND STAMPED IMAGE.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxxx