Mid month reminder for We Love Chocolate Baroque - Wings or Anything Goes.......

 

Hi there!

Here's a mid month reminder for you for our newly named challenge - We Love Chocolate Baroque and our theme this month which is Wings or anything goes.

Here I have used Chocolate Baroque's Honey Bee stamp set and I've coloured it with my Koi brush pens with a touch of distress ink on the background.

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

Here's the link to get to the challenge:-

We Love Chocolate Baroque

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

New theme for our new challenge - "We Love Chocolate Baroque" - Wings or Anything Goes!

 

Hello there and welcome to our new challenge - "We Love Chocolate Baroque"! 

This sample is using Chocolate Baroque's Patchwork Butterfly set.  Coloured with distress oxides and distress inks.

I'll let you in to a little secret, I've made this card as an anniverary card for my friend who actually got married on the same day that I did!!!!  Her wedding theme was lilac so here I am with beautiful lilacs!!!!

I just loved the little Irish blessing from this set so I've simply stamped "Happy Anniversary" inside the card instead!!!

Do come over and join us on the new I Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge - here's the link!

I Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge

We are a hand stamping challenge so usual rules apply, your main focal image must be that of a hand stamped image and on theme too.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for "Say it with Flowers"....

Hi there!

Here I am with my mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for this months theme which is "Say it with Flowers".

This time I went a little different (and my photograph would not come out well!!!).  I kept this one to grey tones to show off that one focal sunflower and it's so much brighter in the flesh!!! - I think this has something to do with the fact that it is covered in glossy accents.

For this sample I used Penny Blacks 40-312 Sunny Pair stamp.  I've coloured in slightly with liquid pencil and Koi brush pens.  The sentiment is one from my own stash and I finished the corners with a punch that rounded them nicely.

I thought this was a nice card for someone who is perhaps feeling poorly, or down or would even make a nice sympathy card - unfortunately we do have to make those and I like to keep one or two in my stash just in case of need.

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

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

Please remember that we are a hand stamping challenge and the main focal image of your artwork must be that of a hand stamped image, no digital images are allowed for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

A recent painting to share with you........"Berry"

 

Hi there,

Sandra - your wish is my command!

Today I'm sharing with you a recent animal portrait that I've finished of one of my three cats "Berry".

Completed in watercolour with pastel pencils and posca pen - it is my usual mixed media style.

I have now opened my own website where I am selling some of my paintings that have been printed on to greeting cards and I hope to get more giftware on to the site over the coming months.

https://LeanneCHarrisfineart.co.uk/

My aim with animal portraiture is to capture the character of the animal as well as the likeness and get "right in there"- I hope that you can see this in my painting of Berry.

I will share my paintings as I do them.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

New theme for Penny Black and More Challenges.... Say it with Flowers

Hi there,

It's the first Sunday of August and it's a new theme over at Penny Black and More Challenges and this month it's "Say it with Flowers".

Here on this sample I have used the lovely Penny Black stamp 40-618 Rose Bowl along with the sentiment which is from Penny Blacks 30-387 Festive Snippets set.

Coloured with my Koi brush pens and a distress oxide background with some splashes of diluted brusho with black embossing enamel.

This stamp is so versatile and would suit so many different occasions.

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

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

Please do remember that we are a hand stamping challenge, so the main focal image must be that of a hand stamped image, no digital images are allowed for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxxx

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

Hi there!!!

It's time for my mid month reminder for Penny Black and More Challenges for our theme this month of In The Garden.

For my creation this time I decided to go Christmas!!!

I've used Penny Blacks 40-571 Feathers and Twigs with 30-387 Festive Snippets stamp set for the sentiment.

I used a Kaleidocolor ink pad and spritzed with water to make it all bleed, then went in again using my stamping platform with black ink and highlighted a few areas with white multi surface paint and some white Nuvo drops scattered around.

You can join us at Penny Black and More Challenges here:-

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx

Cornish paintings........

Hi there!

I've been down here in Cornwall and have been working on my painting.

I have painted several while I've been here so thought I would share a couple now with you and I'll follow those up with a few more over time.

These two are watercolours with pastel pencils.

Hope you like them,

Thanks for stopping by,

Leanne xxx