* Vera Lane Studio: February's Heart

 

 Hello

It's Monday and my Vera Lane Studio DT day. 

(Just so that you know, I am taking a short break from Vera Lane Studio DT duties during February).

Today I'm using a newish digi set called February's Heart. It has the most adorable little girl and her puppy dog along with a flower and six sentiments.

Here is what I made:

I went with a CAS style this week. The lovely characters are coloured with Copic markers and fussy cut. They are on a gelli print background made with a mini gelli plate and PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk paints along with one of Janet's stencils from AALL & Create (#96 Dandelion Field). I added a hand drawn doodle border and matted it onto a painted piece of card, then popped it on a 5 inch card base..

February's Heart

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

Vera Lane Studio Digitals Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* PIP Challenges #2404 AG 04/02

* Daisy Chain Challenge #81 No Design Paper 30/01

* Gem of a Challenge #2 AG 02/02

* 613 Avenue Create Jan AG/New Beginnings 02/02 TOP ROCKER

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #222 AG 03/02

* Classic Design Challenge #01-2024 AG 12/02 no Linky

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Be Happy (Mood Board)

 

Hello 

Welcome to the March Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by this mood board.

Honours and Prizes include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

I was inspired by the geometric patterns in neutral shades of grey, the lacy texture and the floral elements. I chose kraft card for accents based upon the taupe colours in the swatch.

Here is my project:

I used a stencil and 3 shades of Distress Oxide to make the background: Pumice Stone, Hickory Smoke and Weathered Wood. In retrospect I could have gone a little darker with the ink blending. I die cut a lacy kraft card border to tuck my florals behind. The florals are from a Sizzix die set. I coloured the card first, then die cut and added splatters with white paint. I kept the sentiment simple, using a Tim Holtz sticker sentiment from the Small Talk pad.

That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 
Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!
The link up is here: Challenge #110 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Worldwide Crafters & Colorists Challenge #2 AG 12/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

613 Avenue Create March CAS 31/03 

Birds, Blooms & Butterflies #1 31/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03 Rising Star

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Path of Positivity: CAS Floral Greetings

  Hello

Welcome to the November Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that focuses on celebrating THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.

Honours and Prizes include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

I decided to make a trio of CAS cards as technically they are quite simple to make. However, in real life, I find them rather tricky (probably because I am a messy crafter) and am prone to get inky spots where there shouldn't be any.

It is no secret that I love all things to do with nature, so I chose simple grasses and wild flower stamps from Inkylicious along with simple, yet beautiful and bold sentiments.

The stamping was completed first and I used a stamp platform to make sure the silhouette stamps and words were crisp and black. Next I used torn paper as a mask on two sides of the base so that I could make a strip of colour. I used blending brushes and Distress Inks. The cards were matted onto black card then popped onto a white card base. 

We would love to see your creations! 
Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!
The link up is here: Challenge #106 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Krafty Chicks Challenge #636 Stamp Act 09/11

* Cupcake Inspirations #556 AG 12/11

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2245 AG 13/11

* Creative Fingers Challenge #242 17/11

* Classic Design Challenge #11 AG 27/11

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Cat Lovers Hop Day 5

  Hello

If you are looking for my 

Gecko Galz Blog Hop post

 and free digital collage sheet

 it is HERE - have fun!

Please let me give a warm welcome to my new followers:

Leanne Seed, Linda Adams, Suzanne Harkinson, Julia Kiefer, 

The Haunted Librarian, Heather B and Nan Murphy.

Thank you, ladies  - I feel honoured :)

Welcome to Day 5 of the Cat Lovers Hop 2021.

Another big hello to all my furry, feline-loving friends!

The Cat Lovers Hop is an annual event hosted by the lovely Janis over on her blog at Her Peaceful Garden.

If you like cats pop over and have a look at the fun games and awesome prizes that Janis has organised for the next two days. 

Today I used my favourite cat stamp,  Toby Cat from Inkylicious for this CAS card and I coupled him with a HobbyArt stamp FMDA101. 

I love Toby cat's quizzical look and he reminds me very much of a tuxedo kitty we had called Indiana. Indiana Jones (yes ... that's our surname) really did live up to his name - he was quite the adventurer. My hubby has written several short stories depicting some of Indie's antics and adventures, and, of course, he anthropomorphised this legendary, funny kitty. who will live in our hearts forever.💗💗💗

I let the images do the work here and matted and layered on black and turquoise card for a pop of colour. I added some torn washi tape (AALL & Create #24 Power Words) to ground them.

Cat Lovers Hop 2021

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Cardz4Guyz #282 Animal 01/11

The Male Room #155 Black & White 03/11

* Creative Moments #225 AG 05/11

* Pennys Challenges #508 AG 09/11

* Art Impressions Feline Crazy 10/11

Vera Lane Studio: Sunny Days

 Hello

Today is my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and today we have a new digi set release called Sunny Days.

Here is what I made:

I do love the small format of ATCs and the Vera Lane digi sets fit perfectly to any sized project, as they can be sized up or down to fit your needs. Each set contains all you need to make a little scene - focal image, extra, small images and sentiments; the smaller digis are so versatile as they can be used alongside any other sets to add extra details.

I coloured the images with Copic markers and fussy cut them. They have a background made by stamping with a stencil and some extra 'Visual Ingredients' stamps added for texture and interest. Washi tape acts as grounding for the images.

Sunny Days

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It was my doggy-niece's second birthday yesterday, so I made her a card:

I kept the card clean and simple using the blooms printed onto white card as my background. The doggie is coloured with Copics and fussy cut leaving a thin white border. He is popped on foam tape to add dimension.

The blooms are from Blooms and the adorable dog is from Farm Set 2.

        Blooms                           Farm Set 2

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape. 

A list of stockists can be found here.

This is me and Casey - a personalised digital stamp from Janet Klein. 

Order yours here.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2131 AG 08/08 WINNER

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #163 AG 14/08

* A Perfect Time to Craft Aug AG 27/08

* Classic Design Challenge Aug AG 27/08

Angies Digital Stamps #54 AG 31/08

Dare 2b Artzy AG 31/08

Dragonfly Dreams Summer Fun 31/08

Love to Craft #61 AG 31/08

* Blue Butterfly

 

Hello!

I'm sharing a card that I made after seeing a You Tube video by the wonderfully talented Tracy Evans. I had to use similar colours as I thought the card was beautiful.

Clean and Simple is not a style that comes easily to me and leaving white space is something that I really struggle with. However, I am so pleased with this. Distress Oxides were used to colour the strip and the circle whilst watercolour pens were used for the butterfly. The stamps are from AALL & Create, #449 Through the Meadows and #458 Hibiscus.

That's all for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Always Fun Challenges #215 Summer 29/05

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2121 AG 30/05

* Crafty Sentiments AG 31/05 

* TTCRD AG 31/05

* Ikes World #144 Birds or Butterflies 31/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Cat Lovers Hop: Day 3 - Toby Cat

Hello!

This year is the sixth Cat Lovers Hop and it's a crazy week filled with crafting, commenting and celebrating cats of all sizes. There are fabulous sponsors and prizes to be won, but best of all, friendships to be forged with like minded cat lovers from around the world. 

Why don't you come and join us?

Here is my card for Day 3:

I made this CAS card simply by stamping with Versafine Clair Nocturn onto white card. I used two stamps, both from Inkylicious, a small, family-run business here in the UK. I used Toby Cat - isn't he handsome. I used to have a tuxedo cat exactly like him many years ago. She was called Holly because we adopted her the week before Christmas. I teamed Toby Cat with Daisy Fields. 

I find it quite difficult to make CAS cards; I always feel that I should add more. This time I decided to mat and layer my image three times and then I popped it onto a 5 x 7inch card base.

That's all for now!
Pop over to see what the others cat lovers have been up to
click here

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

 My Time to Craft #443 Halloween/Cats 29/10
Moving Along with the Times #123 Animals/Birds 30/10
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Furry Friends 31/10

Crafting Happiness Challenges #69 AG 31/10

SUYP #59 01/11

TTCRD AG 03/11

I love feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

* Vera Lane Studio: Flower Crowns

Hello!

Well - winter has returned here in the UK! Yesterday we had hail and sleet along with strong gusts of wind ...  great weather for cosying up with a book or a good film, or even losing yourself in crafting! 

Today is my Vera Lane Studio DT day and I've made cards with the Flower Crowns digi set which was released last week. The three images are totally adorable and the three sentiments are just lovely! To be honest I can't choose a favourite from these girls, so I made a set!

Here are my cards:

I went for a CAS style so the beautiful ladies can speak for themselves! I coloured the images with Copics and fussy cut them leaving a narrow white border. I placed them, on foam pads, onto  a piece of embossed white card and matted that on colour coordinating card. This was then matted onto white card which was in turn attached on foam tape, for dimension, to the 5 x 5 inch card base. 

I found these gorgeous jewel-coloured mulberry paper flowers by Little Birdie at my local craft store and decided to add one to each card along with a leaf.

There was no room on the front for the lovely sentiments, so I added them on a colour coordinated mat to the inside of each card. 

Flower Crowns


I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. 

It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

  

Here's all the info you need:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group

Vera Lane Studio You Tube Channel

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* A Gem of a Challenge #4 AG 14/03
* Jo's Scrapshack #272 AG 14/03
* Crazy 4 Challenges #C4C474 Flower 16/03
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #101 AG 15/03
* Make My Monday #91 Something New 17/03
(new digi stamp and flowers)
* Simon Says Stamp Girly/Feminine 18/03
* Crafty Friends #105 Ladies 22/03
* Pearly Sparkles #38 Make it Girlie 27/03 (#3)

* 613 Avenue Create #219 AG 31/03
* Angies Digital Stamps #29 AG 31/03
* Crafters Castle #15 AG 31/03

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