Hare to Celebrate -- for Lavinia World Challenges

It's Thursday, and it's time for a new challenge at Lavinia World Challenges.  Challenge #21 starts today.  They are always Anything Goes as long as you use an acrylic or rubber  stamp.  Of course, we love to see those Lavinia Stamps and papers! 

You can never have too many birthday cards, that's why this Woodland Hare donned his party hat and grabbed some balloons! It's time to celebrate!

I used one of the 2 hares in the Woodland Hares set and stamped him with VersaFine Clair ink in Morning Mist.  I think he might have been able to hold on to all 3 of those helium balloons if his party hat wasn't just a tad too big. But then again, he's a Woodland Hare, and doesn't have thumbs, so he was bound to have some trouble. Hopefully a magical fairy will come his way and help him to the party!

All the fun die cuts on this card are from a Birthday Icons set from Frantic Stamper. The 'Celebrate' sentiment is also from Frantic Stamper. The stitched circle die is from Lawn Fawn. The pretty birthday papers are a new release at We Are 3 Digital Shop.   They are part of the Happy Birthday Collection.

I used the current sketch at Cheerful Sketches to jumpstart my creativity and will be entering it in their challenge. 

I hope you can join us at Lavinia World Challenges.  You might be the lucky winner of a $15 gift Certificate to the Lavinia World Store.  How great would that be?!?  If you don't have a blog, you can enter in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group.

Have fun getting inky!

 I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Cheerful Sketches -- February
Outlawz Festive Friday -- Birthday
Crafty Animals Challenge -- ATG with an animal
Crafty Sentiments Challenge -- ATG

Dandelion Thanks - for Lavinia World Challenges

It's Thursday, and a new challenge starts today at the Lavinia World Challenge Blog. Challenge #20 is underway, and they are Anything Goes, as long as you use a rubber or acrylic stamp (nothing digital).  One $15 gift certificate will be awarded each challenge for the Lavinia World Store.

I never seem to have enough thank you cards, so I made one for today's challenge, using Fairy Dandelions:

I used the smallest of the 2 Fairy Dandelions and embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then, I inked the background using Harmony water reactive inks by Spectrum Noir.  I used 2 shades of yellow and 3 shades of blue to achieve this effect.

There's a piece of designer paper from We Are 3 Digital Shop layered behind the image.  It's from the Dandelion Wishes Collection.  The "Thanks" is a die cut from Crafter's Companion.  The crinkle ribbon is from my stash.

Get out those Lavinia Stamps that we all love so much and get inky!  I'd love to see your creations, and you could win a gift certificate to the Lavinia World Store. How great would that be? If you don't have a blog, you can also enter your creations in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- February Linky Party
Digichoosday -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Outlawz Twisted Thursday --

Magic Wallhanging -- for Lavinia World Challenge Blog

It's Thursday, so we get to start a new challenge at the Lavinia World Challenge Blog!  Yea! Thursdays are beginning to be my favorite day of the week!

Winter can be a magical time of year when there is new fallen snow and the sun is out.   The snowflakes sparkle off the trees and in the air like diamonds.  That was the inspiration behind this home decor piece for today's challenge:

I used a paper from the Lavinia World Store.  It is called Winter Chill.  The cute bunny that is watching the diamonds of snow descend is Pippin (miniature).   The trees are the Small Fairy Fir Tree. They have a long stem on them, so I taped off a portion of the stem before I stamped, them removed the tape before stamping.  They were stamped with VersaFine Clair Ink in Rain Forest.  The sentiment is Believe in Magic.  Both the sentiment and Pippin were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

The frame was a decorative frame from my stash. It worked great for this project. A bit of twine finished it off.

I hope you join us the next 2 weeks.  I love to see your creativity and a $15 gift certificate is given away each challenge plus some designer pick awards.  If you don't have a blog, you can submit your entry at the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group.

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- January Linky Party
Not Just Cards -- ATG
Crafty Gals Challenge -- Winter Fun
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
AUD Sentiment -- ATG + a sentiment
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Snowy Weather

Winter Dreams --- for Lavinia World Challenges

Another Thursday, another Lavinia World Challenge.  I hope you are enjoying them as much as I am! I love the stamps and other products found in the Lavinia World Store, and I am in awe of the talent of those that link up for our challenges. 

It is the heart of winter here in Northwest Wisconsin.  Some of our coldest nights happen in January.  This gorgeous wolf, Maka, is howling at the winter moon, perhaps dreaming of the warmer weather to come.  Or, maybe like me, Maka enjoys the winter months?

Lavinia Stamps have such beautiful impressions, and Maka is no exception. I just loved the way this stamped on to this heavily inked background.  Maka was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

The background was created with various Tim Holtz distress inks and Spectrum Noir Harmony ink pads (all water reactive).  The 'Dream' die cut is from Cottage Cutz, cut out of silver foil paper. The layered snow drifts were created free hand.

I hope you link up at this Lavinia World Challenge. There is one $15 gift certificate awarded each challenge and some Designer Choice awards.  You can also add your entries in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group if you don't have a blog.  Join us there! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Everybody Art Challenge -- Winter Landscape
TTCRD -- ATG
Artsy Stamper Challenge -- Baby, It's Cold Outside 
Dare 2 Be Artzy Challenge -- Winter
D.L. art -- January Linky Party
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- no twist

Winter is Here -- for Lavinia World Challenges

Lavinia World Challenge #17 starts today, and I hope you are enjoying these challenges as much as I am!   There really is something magical about Lavinia Stamps, and creating with them!

Today, I wanted to create a winter scene.  I have many berry bushes in my yard that the birds and rabbits eat on all winter long.  Those berry bushes inspired me to create the Berry Wreath on today's card:

I stamped the Berry Wreath 3 times, using both VersaFine Clair ink in Morning Mist, and Memento ink in London Fog.  I colored the berries with colored pencil in colors to match the background paper.  A stamped the Small Pixies to line up with the wreath.  I placed some clear rhinestone mini dots around the wreath to give it some sparkle.

At the top of the card, I stamped the Silence sentiment. 

Lavinia World products used on this card:

Berry Wreath

Small Pixies

Silence Sentiment

The background paper is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the papers from the Enchanted Collection.

I hope you can join us for the Lavinia World Challenge, or if you prefer, you can post your projects in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group.  Either way, there will be one $15 gift certificate awarded at the end of each challenge, and some recognition given to designer choice favorites. 

Let It Snow! for Lavinia World Challenges

Thursday!  Less than a week 'til Christmas.  Are you ready?  Of course you're not! We never are, but we get through it year after year!  Thursday -the 3rd Thursday of the month, so it's time for a new challenge over at Lavinia World Challenges, where challenges are always Anything Goes as long as you use a rubber or acrylic stamp.  Of course, we love to see those Lavinia Stamps the best!  You can also enter your projects in the Anything Lavinia Facebook Group, but these require Lavinia Stamps &/or papers.

I wanted create something that would look as magical as the world outside my window.  We have a fresh blanket of white snow here in NW Wisconsin where I live, and very little in life is as pretty and sparkly as the sun on that fresh fallen snow.  Fresh fox tracks across my front lawn were the impetus behind today's project:

I used a Lavinia paper to begin my tag -- it is called "Silence".  It is currently out of stock, but should be back in stock soon.  They are about 3 inch by 8 inch, so it worked well to cut it into this tag shape.  Once I got the tag cut out, using a die by Paper Wishes, I thought the Fox 1 (Kernal) would work well. I stamped the Fox 1 with VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink. Then, to balance out the tag, I stamped the Small Fairy Fir Tree (LAV489),  stamped with VersaFine Clair ink in Shady Lane.  Then, all was left was adding a sentiment.  I used an Elizabeth Craft cutting die for the sentiment, and some retired Close To my Heart fibers to finish it off.


Lavinia World products used on this tag:

Silence paper

Fox 1 (Kernal)

VersaFine Claire Nocturne Ink

Small Fairy Fir Tree (LAV489)

VersaFine Shady Lane Ink

I'll leave you with one more view of my snowy scene:

Let it snow!

I hope you join us at Lavinia World Challenges &/or at Anything Lavinia, where you could win a $15 gift certificate to use in the Lavinia World Store. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

D.L. Art -- December Linky Party

Outlawz Twisted Thursday --