Lavina Stamps Challenge moves to Facebook

HI,

Lavina Stamps have moved their challenge from Blogger to Facebook so that they can reach a wider audience so check it out! There is some more info and rules etc to the left of this page.

They are kicking off with an "anything goes".  Nice and simple - here are a few ideas

1st card from new room!

This is the first card made in my new crafty room and I am glad it was Nick's Birthday one. I used one of my favourite bird stamps and brushos

Let it snow

Hi

This months Lavinia Stamps Challenge (see box on left for details) is Let it Snow.

Chaos reigns supreme in our house, building work has meant that my craft room is still being used for storage, so to make these cards involved waiting until they left and then climbing over the bits to find a space to make - but it was fun so therefore worth it!

These are my two cards as samples, I hope you like them and I look forward to seeing yours on the challenge.

The next cards should be made in my new room so I am hoping for great inspiration and to make even better samples :)  Lots of love to you all and a Merry Christmas to you too xxx


Love

Melissa

Christmas has started!

This months Lavinia Stamps Challenge (see the box on the left for details) is all about Christmas - my absolute favourite time of year.  My house looks like Santa's grotto by the time I've finished decorating it!!

STILL have the builders in!! so much for a 12 week project! still it is looking good and I think that the end is in sight.  I had to fight my way in to my craft room and make these ones quickly, so not quite as good as I would like, I am sure you can all do a lot better and I look forward to seeing your entries.

Bobby is growing fast and getting on well with the the other two, I am sure he is drinking kangaroo juice from somewhere as this little one is on springs!! so intelligent - we have got him doing all sorts of tricks including playing the guitar and skateboarding :)!

Anyway - I do hope that you like these cards and that may be they will give a spark of inspiration for you to enter our challenge.


This is so simple to do with the tiny leaf stamps and one of my favourite to make.  Love the new simple message too!

This is done with brushing mica powder over versa mark

This looks better in real live as the background has silver flakes that catch the light as you turn it.

Lots of love to you all

Melissa xx

Glitter and Gems

Hi

This months challenge for me is that I haven't been able to do any crafting as the renovations in my house have taken over my room (again) so I am pleased that I did a few challenges ahead!

This month Lavinia's challenge is Glitter and Gems  - oh so hard with all those fab stamps eh?! See the side bar on the left for all the details of how to enter, you don't even need a blog!

I decided to do something pretty and something practical, a heart and a coffee jar.  I buy refills for the coffee and decided that the jar I put it in was far too boring.  I did mask off a strip down the sides so you can still see how much coffee you have left!

My photography skills do leave a lot to be desired, but The flowers on the jar are really sparkly as I dropped glitter onto the glaze.

Here I went back to my usual subtle colours and had hours of fun colouring in the edges of the flowers in a silver glitter pen!

Oh and since last month we have a new addition to the family!

My youngest son went off to study Medicine at UCL so I replaced him with a puppy :) his name is Bobby and he is a delight!


Love to everyone

Melissa xx

Hot Bright Colours at Lavinia

Hi Everyone

Today is the first day of this months Lavinia Stamps Challenge (see notes at the side for links and info)

This month it is hot bright colours - not easy for a pastel girl like me - but I gave it a go AND used some of the FAB new stamps - you really need to pay a visit to the web site, although when I did it loads of stamps seemed to fall in to my basket!!


The first picture if of a key box -  how we ended up with so many keys!

Can't wait to see your entries!!

Love

Melissa xx

Anything but a card

This months Lavinia Stamps Challenge was SO up my street and I had a load of fun with it.

First off I had a go at a plant pot.

Then I had the MOST fun with a clock - I was asked to make a video of it - if you want a laugh :)  But below are the stage by stage pictures.  It is so very easy to do and would make a great Christmas present.