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. 

A Christmas Badger -- for Lavinia Challenge Blog

It's Christmas in July -- or at least I'm celebrating it.  I'm also celebrating the fun challenges at Lavinia World Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for 2 weeks, are Anything Goes, but you must use an acrylic or rubber stamp.  You don't have to use a Lavinia Stamp, but if you do, you double your chance of winning the awesome $15 gift certificate. 

On this Christmas card, I used the beautiful Badger (LAV443):

I stamped the Badger with Cocoa Brown Memento ink, then used some Copic markers to shade him.  I cut his awesome Santa Hat out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store.  The sentiment is a die, purchased from Dies R Us. Papers are digital, and are from We Are 3 -- they are the Peppermint papers. 

The Lavinia World Challenge Blog -- I hope you can join us this next 2 weeks.  I so love seeing what everyone creates with these awesome stamps, and we've got a great gift certificate you can win!

I'd also like to give you a chance to win some blog candy I have.  I turned 60 on July 6th, and I have over $60 of crafty supplies I'm giving away to a lucky winner.  See this post for details on how you can win it. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art -- July Linky Party 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter
Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal
Outlawz Festive Fridays -- Christmas
Outlawz Monday Challenge -- Christmas in July

Honeysuckle Thanks -- for Lavinia World

Woohoo, it's Thursday!  Wohoo hoo, it's time for the 2nd challenge at the Lavinia World Challenge Blog!  I am having sooooo much fun creating with Lavinia World Stamps and papers!  

I used one of the many floral stamps to create today's card:

This card uses the beautiful Honeysuckle clear stamp.  The stamp is just about 4 inches tall, but almost 2 inches wide.  I stamped it using Memento ink, then colored it with Copic markers.  I foiled around the outside edges of it with a Spellbinders foil stamp to add some sparkle to the card. The sentiment is a die from Impression Obsession, found in the Dies R Us Store. 

Papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are 2 of the papers in the Peonies Ballet Collection.  The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

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The Lavinia World Challenges run for 2 weeks.  Entries are Anything Goes, but must use real stamps (no digital images allowed).  Lavinia Stamps are not required, but if you use a Lavinia Stamps in your entry, your chances of winning are doubled!!   The winner of the challenge gets an awesome badge to display, and a $15 gift certificate to the Lavinia World Store.  Oh yeah!  Ready, set, get creating!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
We Love to Create -- Anything Mixed Media Goes
TTCRD -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Digichoosday -- ATG

D.L. Art -- Thankful Thursday -- Thankful

Wish Big -- for So Suzy Stamps

So Suzy Stamps is having a design team call!  Since I love their stamps and their products, I thought I would give it a go.  I'm Wishing Big, as my card says!

I used a rubber stamp from So Suzy Stamps, of course!  This is the Dandelion from the Dandelion & Fluff set.  Remember making wishes on dandelions when you were a kid?  That's what I'm doing with this one.  I'm hoping and wishing for a spot on the wonderful So Suzy Stamps design team.  Yes, I'm wishing big!  (sentiment is a stamp from Craftin' Desert Divas.)

I stamped the Dandelion using Memento ink, then used 3 different Tim Holtz distress inks to color in the fluff -- Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, and Squeezed Lemonade.  I started with the darkest color in the middle (Scattered Straw), then worked my way out using a sponge dauber.  

I used 2 sizes of a Spellbinders oval die to cut out the Dandelion.   Papers and ribbon are from Close To My Heart.  I used a card sketch from this week's Eureka Stamps challenge so I could play along. 

If you are visiting my from So Suzy Stamps, please have a look around and let me know if you have any questions.  My email is julienodil at gmail dot com     Thank you for looking!!

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

Eureka Stamps -- Sketch challenge

IDCB -- ATG

Not Just Cards -- ATG

Crafting From the Heart -- ATG

Crafty Boots Challenge -- use a sentiment