* Vera Lane Studio: Arthur Avenue

Hello!

How fabulously quirky are these new products from Vera Lane Studio?

Janet has been busy creating a new line called Arthur Avenue. They come in the usual fabulous digi sets with sentiments and now also as pre-coloured collage sheets! 

I created a journal spread:

For my journal spread I chose to use the pre-coloured collage sheet called Arthur Avenue Collage Sheet 1. The colours are so vivid and vibrant! They are super easy to fussy cut. Once I had cut my images and run around the cut edges with a black marker, I decided to clear heat emboss them to create a shine - this made the colours pop even more!

The background is made from neon acrylic paint applied with a sponge. I scribbled a little with pink pastel and added some texture with modelling paste through stencils.  The background was a little too bright, so I toned it down with a black watercolour wash ... this made the modelling paste a bit grey, but hey - that's ok! I added a little stamping and paint splatters with both white and black paint.

The words are part of the collage sheet - I used copics to add colour to them to match the background. A scribble border finishes off the pages.


Arthur Avenue Collage Sheet 1

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

You'll find us HERE on Facebook in a closed group.

 There's always tons of fabulous inspiration and eye candy!
I guarantee, you'll get a very warm welcome!

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Vera Lane Studio Blog

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Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Paper Minutes #522 Multicolour 29/01
* Addicted to Stamps #276 AG 30/01
* Penny's Challenges #364 AG 30/01
* Inspiration Destination #142 AG 30/01
* The Cats Pajamas Tuesday Challenge #342 Make a Scene 31/01
* Crafty Gals Corner #157 Ag 31/01
* Creative Moments #135 AG 05/01
* The Crafty Addicts #44 AG 06/02 (#3)
* Crafty Creations #359 AG 12/02 (#1)

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* Vera Lane Studio: Circle and Stem Flowers

Hello!

It's my feature day at Vera Lane Studio once more.

Today I have some fun cards made with the Circles and Stems digi set. 
Janet has also released a pre-coloured Circle and Stems collage sheet, part of the new Arthur Avenue range, which is perfect for making quick projects. 
Pop over to our Facebook page for lots more inspiration.

Here's my first card:



The circle images are super cool and easy to colour. Before I printed the images, I grouped them together and added a stem and voila ... it's a tree! I used Copics to colour mine, then fussy cut and added some white Posca pen marks. The cute chickens are from the New Day digi set. The background is paint applied with a brayer and some chicken wire stamping.

My second card:



Here we have a CAS card. I made some flowers from the Circles and Stems and coupled them with two fabulous doodle birds from the Doodle Collection. A torn strip of washi tape grounds the images. 

And finally, my third card:

 I made a mixed media master board on A4 card from brayered acrylic paint, stamps and stencils along with some modelling paste. The card was cut into 6 pieces when finished, each piece measuring 10 x 10 cms. I inked the edges, mounted it onto black textured card, then added some doodle Borders and the word Hello from the Sentiments set (available on request).

Circles and Stems          Doodle Collection             Vera's Borders         

     
New Day

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

You'll find us HERE on Facebook in a closed group.

 There's always tons of fabulous inspiration and eye candy!
I guarantee, you'll get a very warm welcome!

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:

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* Cute Card Thursday #513 Something Fun 24/01
* Angie's Digital Stamps #16 AG 27/01
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #74 AG 02/02
* Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1803 AG 29/01
*Corrosive Challenges #1 AG 31/01
* Cardz4Galz #63 Anything but Square 31/01

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* Crafty Catz #400 AG 25/01
* Hiding in my Craftroom #336 Colour It 27/01
* Crafting with an Attitude #35 AG 28/01
* Aud Sentiments #195 AG 29/01
* Crafting with Dragonflies #96 AG 02/02 Top 3
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* We Love 2 Create #4 AG 
* Crafting With Friends #59 AG 29/01
* Crafty Gals Corner #157 AG 30/01
* Inspiration Destination #142 AG 30/01
* Stamps and Stencils On the Bright Side 31/01

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* VeraLane Studio: Trash to Treasure ATC

Hello!

Today is a cold and snowy day here is the North West of England, so I thought I would share the ATC I made for the Vera Lane Studio January Swap.  
The theme this month is Trash to Treasure.

I used old magazine pages to make a quilted weave for the background, a wonky die-cut fir tree, some die cut waste (stars) and the silver 'snow' sentiment is recycled from a Christmas card. 

The hardest part was weaving the folded magazine paper to make the background - it is a little wonky, but I'm OK with that. Once it was made, I toned the colours with a white paint wash, then spritzed with Dylusions ink in Calypso Teal.  The edges of the ATC background are inked with black Ranger ink. Some modelling paste was applied to the bottom of the card to replicate snow and the wonky die cut tree and the word 'snow' were attached. 

The snowman image is from the Holiday Doodle Bundle set. He's coloured with Copic markers. I decorated the fir tree to cover up the creases with pink stars which were remnants from a banner die-cut that I used for another project. Some Stickles glitter was applied to the stars and the snow.

Holiday Doodle Bundle

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

You'll find us HERE on Facebook in a closed group.

 There's always tons of fabulous inspiration and eye candy!
I guarantee, you'll get a very warm welcome!

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:

* Star Stampz Winter Challenge 25/01
* Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge #369 AG Christmas & Sentiment 26/01
* A Gem of a Challenge #211 Cool in Blue 30/01
* Craft Rocket  #44 Winter 30/01
* Challenge up Your Life #83 Snowman 31/01
* Crafty Addicts #44 AG Winter Blues 06/02

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* Vera Lane Studio: Happy Birthday, Mr Poe!

Hello!

Did you know that this Friday is Edgar Allan Poe's birthday?

He would be 209 years old were he still alive. Alas, the poor man died at the age of just 40, but not before he left his literary mark on the world. He is best known for his macabre short stories and, of course, for his poems, especially The Raven. 

Here on Vera Lane Studio, we pay tribute to Poe with a new digi set. Edgar Allan Poe comes with a raven, a lantern and some pretty awesome quotes!

I made a birthday card and a journal spread. Here's my card:




I find masculine cards very tricky to make. However I think Mr Poe looks like a distinguished, elderly gentleman and seeing that these days I know a few 'more mature' men, this might be a handy image for some upcoming birthday cards.

I coloured the image with markers, fussy cut him and popped him on a patterned paper background with some washi tape to ground him. I edged the papers and the kraft card itself with bronze alchemy wax to give it a more luxurious feel.



The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Sentiments by Vera Lane Studio and I typed and printed 'old chap', which is not meant to be derogatory, but rather a term of endearment! The sentiment was cut into strips, inked with Vintage Photo and sponged with bronze wax.

Here is the journal spread I made in my mini art journal. This, I think, is the Poe we are more familiar with:

 

I used a headstone (meant to be Lenore's) from Zombie Accessories as well as the images from Edgar Allan to create my journal spread. The images are coloured with Copics and the background made with Dylusion Spray inks, acrylic paint, modelling paste, stencils and stamps. Some cheesecloth and washi tape were added for texture and interest.

I wanted to capture the descent into madness of the The Raven's narrator as he talks to the raven and gets just the one word, Nevermore, in reply time after time. Or maybe the grave could be Edgar Allan's ..... after all, there is no name engraved!

Edgar Allan Poe       Zombie Accessories    

    

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

You'll find us HERE on Facebook in a closed group.

 There's always tons of fabulous inspiration and eye candy!
I guarantee, you'll get a very warm welcome!

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:

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* A Gem of a Challenge #210 Happy Anything 19/01 (2nd entry)
* Dragonfly Journeys #109 Birthday 20/01
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #73 AG 20/01
* My Time to Craft #362 Something New (alchemy wax) 26/01
* Di's Digi Designs Challenge Birthdays 26/01
* Brown Sugar #274 Birthday 31/01
* Crafting with an Attitude #35 AG 31/01

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* Scrapbook Stamp Society: Be Happy

Hello everyone!


Today I'm sharing my January DT project for 
Scrapbook Stamp Society. 

This month's challenge is Anything Goes.

The Winners and Runner-Ups will receive My Bestie digital stamps from a selection on offer.  All details can be found on the challenge blog.

I'm not a massive fan of winter and the cold, so I cheered myself up by making a bright, sunny card:



I used IMG006, one of the 'Fluffy' Besties, and coloured her with Copics.  The background of the image is lightly inked and cut with a stitched rectangle die. The background paper is glittered card and I tried to echo the image colours. I added a banner with a simple die cut, paper-pieced sentiment.

I hope you'll pop over to the Challenge Blog and see the DT's fabulous projects.
We would love it if you'd share your work with us!

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Thanks for stopping by today! 

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Pause, Dream, Enjoy #2 AG 16/01 TOP PICK

* Creative Knockouts #228 AG 17/01

* Crafty Catz #399 AG/One for the Ladies 18/01

* A Gem of a Challenge #210 Happy Anything 19/01

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #73 AG 20/01

* Emerald City Crafts #7 AG 26/01 (2nd entry)

*Colour Crazy Challenge #2 AG 28/01

* Crafting with an Attitude #35 AG 28/01
* Crafter's Castle #1 AG 31/01 (2nd entry)

I'd really love some feedback :)      

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