Lavinia Stamps and Tim Holtz Cards.

The card above was made using all Lavinia Stamps.  The "snow" was done using some Stampendous Chunky White Deep Impression Embossing Enamel. You sprinkle it on your card, where you want it, then heat it from underneath your card. I love this stuff!

 I made the card above, this morning, and it was so much fun to make!  The Witch, cat, broomstick and bats are all Tim Holtz dies.  The sentiment is from Lavinia Stamps.  I saw this idea on Pinterest and just had to make the card right away!! The question is, has the Witch fallen off the broomstick... or did the cat push her...?!  What do you think?!

I am having issues with my right arm at the moment. I had a mini stroke and it has left my right arm with weak muscles.  Being right handed it is a challenge, but I am managing as best I can.

Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

Friday's Cards!

The card above is a Lavinia Stamps card.  It is very sparkly irl.  Below is a photo of my neighbour's cat, his name is "Teddy", and he is beautiful! He was about roll on some catnip I had given him!  He's a bit shy, but has a very sweet nature!  I often get a visit from him!

Below is a bookmark I made, using another Lavinia Stamp. The rook on the house has lot's of Nuvo Crystal Drops on it.  

Another Lavinia Stamps card below.  All these cards are sparkly and glittery in real life. Sadly the camera doesn't show that.

I made the card below using a punch from Stampin' Up! I used a stencil for the stars.  I'm just waiting on a stamp that says something about 'please send squeaky toys for Christmas.'  It's coming from USA so may take awhile to get here.

 On the card above I have used 2 more Lavinia Stamps.  The snow is an embossing powder from Stampendous, called Chunky White Deep Impression" embossing powder.  You just sprinkle it on your card where you want it, (no embossing ink is needed) and then carefully heat it from underneath the card.  I have stopped using my Milwaukee heat tool because it was too heavy and chunky.  I bought a Ranger Heat Tool from the UK and re-wired the plug so I can use it here in New Zealand.  It is MUCH lighter and easier to use, and is also SO much quieter than the Milwaukee one. It is also much easier to use when I heat the embossing powder from underneath the card.  I have arthritis in both hands and the Milwaukee one was too challenging for me to use.  I am so glad I purchased the Ranger Heat Tool!!  I also use it for drying cards when I have either stamped on it, o used water colour ink. Ok, so thank you for dropping in!  Have a SUNSHINE day!  Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

New Cards!

These cards all use Lavinia stamps.  Some are Christmas cards.  I am pleased to see that you can see some of the sparkly glitter I used on each card!

The tiny red hearts are from Stampin' Up!. They are self adhesive, and I often forget to use them.  I'm still feeling tired from being in hospital, so if you have any questions about the cards, just leave me a comment and I sill do my best to answer your questions!

 Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

A Pretty Sunrise, Two Cards, A Shopping Bag from Lavinia Stamps, and A Cat Called Daisy!

I took this sunrise photo, above, one morning, recently.  The sky was all pink and it looked so pretty.

These are two new Lavinia cards I made.  Both are very sparkly and have some mica powder on them irl.  Its a shame you can't see it:-(

I sprayed some mica powders on the card above and it is so sparkly irl! SO frustrating that you cannot see it on here! Oh well. Below is the shopping bag I bought from Lavinia Stamps.  So far I have taken it grocery shopping, and then it carried my clothes and shoes to and from hospital when I was admitted over the weekend.  Oh, and Romeo has slept inside it too!  He LOVES shopping bags!

Below is a photo I took of Daisy the Hospital cat!  She lives next door to the hospital I was in.  but she wanders around the hospital wards every day.  Her owners know where he is, and she goes home at night.  She goes all around the wards, and checks on patients and visitors, and often sleeps on patients beds.  I've met her twice so far, and she has her own face book page!  I was greeted by her last weekend after being discharged from hospital, as I was waiting for a taxi to get  home.  Daisy really wanted to go into the hospital Pharmacy, but it was closed!  She wasn't happy, and ended up wandering off down the corridor to a nice spot to sleep!  The photo is a bit blurry because I was walking out to get in the taxi. Daisy is a very much loved and adored visitor to the hospital, and we all love to see her.  You can check her out on face book, under Daisy The Hospital Cat!

Thank you for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

 

More Lavinia Stamps Cards an Some White Eyes!

I made the card above this morning.  The Hare stamp actually faces to the right irl, but I stamped her on to my gel press and then on to the card so she was facing to the left so she could push the 'pram'!  The 'pram' is actually a boat!  I stamped two buttons which I cut out, and used them for wheels.  The Hare's skirt is actually from a Poppy flower.  I just stamped the flower head and cut it out, and glued it upside down to make it into a skirt!

I had fun with the card above!  I stamped and colored the Witches hat, and masked the bottom and stamped "Tango" the mouse so it looks as if the hat is on her head!  To me she looks very Brazilian!  I was going to put the words, "Ola! Vamos festejar!" which means, "Hello, lets party!" in Portugese,  but didn't quite get there. She too has a poppy head skirt on!  The card is sparkly, but it doesn't show on here.

Above is a small size "Barric", one of the LS Crows.  He is standing under a Witches hat magical lamp!  Well, that's my story!  He has a crown on, which is sparkly.

Above are a couple of (possibly) Christmas cards, using LS stamps and a star stencil.  The stars are sparkly - believe me!

These bird photos are of some tiny little Silver Eye birds.  They are so tiny you could fit about ten on your hand!  They come down to my bird feeder every day.  I put out wild bird seed for them as well as some pieces of butter.  They LOVE the butter!  I call them White Eyes because of the white ring around their eyes but their proper name is Silver Eyes.

I was really surprised they let me get so close to them, but any sudden movement, or noise, and they were gone.  They come back quickly though.  I'm hoping to get some better shots in a day or two.  It might be awhile because the weather forecast is for rain most of next week.  

These pretty little birds are about half the size of a House Sparrow.  Since I have been leaving butter out for them, they literally fall out of the trees and into the bird feeder!  It's almost like it's raining birds!  They flit around very quickly, and I have never seen so many at one time. The only problem I have with feeding the wild birds is, I get a lot of wild Doves that gobble up the bird seed in minutes, leaving none for the other birds.  I shoo the Doves away when I see them.

 Ok, that's it for today!  Thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day!  Remember to always be your authentic self and shine bright each and every day!

Lavinia Stamps Leaf Stencil Cards.

 made the cards above and below, using a Lavinia Stamps leaf stencil.  I used Texture paste on the top card and mixed ins a tiny bit of LS Brusho in a blue colour. While the paste was wet I sprinkled some orange stuff - no idea what it's called but it's kind of chunky.  I also added some fine gold glitter, as well as some very sparkly clear glitter.  Of course you can't see it on here!  Arrgh!

On the card below I used the same stencil without cleaning the Texture Paste off the stencil.  I just plonked it down on a piece of black card and used my brayer over the top.  It kind of looks like the veins of the leaf as they die off.  That card too is very sparkly! Lastly I stamped the words in white ink. Both cards have lot's of texture on them which makes me touch them all the time!

Below is the Lavinia Stencil I used for both cards.  I measures around 4 1/2 inches in width and about 6 1/2 inches in height.

I made the background for this card using the Boblong Gel press from LS. The stamp is also from LS and she is called "Josie"!  Once again, the card is very sparkly...but you know the story... you can't see it on here!  I am sick of saying that!

I am still not well, my sore throat has gone, but my nose is blocked and I feel like ....??  Fill that in as you like! Anyway, thanks for dropping by, have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!

Running Wild With Tango, Tilly and Minni!

 I made the card below using a set of SU dies called, Suit and Tie.  There are lots of ways you can use these dies, other than a suit. This was my first time using them and I was just playing to see how the dies worked.

And below are Tango, Tilly and Minni, some Lavinia mice running and dancing along the road! This was a fun card to make! The 'Road" stamp is one I bought from Stampa Barbara in the US many years ago when I was there. I've used that stamp for many different cards.  I'm thinking I might make it into a cling stamp as it is quite a big heavy wooden stamp.  It would be much easier for me to use with my stamp platform.

Only two cards today, I've got a cold and my nose is streaming and my eyes are stinging.  As well as a sore throat and a head full of fluff! Not to mention sneezing!  Feeling very sorry for myself right now! Struggling to see, and I have no idea why I decided to attempt to make cards today! Thanks for dropping by have a SUNSHINE day! Remember to always be your authentic self, and shine bright each and every day!