Tuesday 4 March 2014

Blue Moon

Hello blog visitors, Kirsten here with my regular Tuesday post. You all seem to be enjoying the Lavinia Stamps so far, which makes us happy. Thank you for all the kind comments & don’t forget to keep leaving them on this post & the ones that follow in the next few days.
 
 
The only idea I had for this project was that I wanted to die cut the moon from the
Blue Sky scenescape, which I did, completely forgetting I wanted to add stamping. There followed many minutes of lining everything up & putting masking tape on the back without messing up the alignment.  So today’s handy hint? Do your stamping BEFORE you die cut. Logical? Well yes, but this is me we’re talking about. Anyway….


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Here’s the scenescape with the stamping added. I used Dusty Concord distress ink for the poppy pods & Chipped Sapphire DI for the Joy Craft Flower/ Leaf stamp, before stamping again with

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I covered the moon in Versamark ink & heat set with Clear Sparkle embossing powder & did the same with Shaylee the fairy & her wings. I also cut Shaylee’s arm off, she just looked better without it this time. Sorry about that Shaylee.

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I cut the frame from black card & added silver embossing & two pieces of torn black card for the opposite corners. I used an embossing folder for the lower piece & brushed some mica powders over it, spritzing with water to seal them. ‘Believe’ is silver embossed also. I finished with a few
adhesive pearls & white pen lines on the trunks & branches of the trees.

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Shaylee           Believe      Poppy Pods               Blue Sky Scene Scapes      Clear Stamp - flower / leaf 1    


VersaFine Ink pad - Onyx Black      Versamark Ink Pad     Iridescent Mica Powders - Brights (12 Colours)      WS15 Clear Sparkle 160ml     Hobby House Ivory Silk 5mm Pearls


For more inspiration, see lots of Lavinia Stamps projects on Pinterest.
 
Thanks for looking. If you missed the previous Lavinia Stamps posts, start HERE & work forward. The final post will be from Suzanne on Saturday, March 8 & I’ll be back on Sunday to announce the winner of the giveaway. There will also be a blog post to launch the new blog challenge, so if you’ve signed up for email notifications keep an eye on your inboxes.
 
Until then, happy crafting & have a great rest of the week.
 
Kirsten

 



 


 

8 comments:

  1. This is stunning. Like this very .much. Keep the inspiration coming. We arw all going to be hooked on these stamps.

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  2. WOW this is stunning, love the background and the moon looks fabulous.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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  3. Hi, really like these backing papers and the poppy head stamps, they really work well together, great project, you are having fun with the new collection.xx

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  4. The black frame looks really good against the landscape and I love the use of glitter EP and mica powders. Beautiful card.

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  5. This is stunning. Love how everything works so well together.
    Mags
    x

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  6. Ohhh, I love the Lavinia Stamps, you can use them in o so many ways!
    Youre creation is Surprising and wonderful. Creatieve groetjes, Anja

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  7. This is beautiful! The colours you have used, the glitter and the mica - love every little thing about it. Fabulous inspiration, tfs x

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  8. Love the way the poppies on the frame match up with those on the main image, the little details are what make this so amazing.

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