You'll Never Walk Alone

Morning all, time for a new challenge at Allsorts where Sarah has selected the theme of Inspired by a Song along with the usual A/G. We have some lovely dies as prizes from In2Crafts.

Had lots of thoughts about the song, was initially going to be my fav band Queen, but this is a song I sing every week during the fottie season, much to the annoyance of everyone as I'm tone deaf. We (the Reds of Liverpool) are on the cusp of becoming Premier League Champions for an equal record breaking 20th time, just one point needed from remaining five games so celebrations in the City ahead, maybe as soon as tomorrow.

You'll Never Walk Alone was originally written in 1945 by Rodgers and Hammerstein for a musical, a number of artists did their own versions including Elvis. Then in 1963 Gerry and the Pacemakers a Liverpool band and lifelong Red fans made their own version, it went to No 1 and became the anthem of Liverpool FC. I was a schoolgirl and will admit I don't remember the song from that time.

The little girl and her Dog, an Andy Skinner stamp called Best Friends, both cards simply stamped, coloured and some stencilling. The stickers on the first are envelope seals I bought from the club shop years ago and the words of the song computer generated, it looks a bit wonky in the photo but seems OK irl.

It's a stamp I use a lot and sells well at the RSPCA shop. And You'll Never Walk Alone with a Dog, the best companions anyone could ask for.

It's also time for a new Rudolph Days challenge and above my share using Lavinia stamps. Not a new make but not blogged before, I wasn't initially sure about stamping and colouring onto grey card but it grew on me. The centre was toned down with white Pan Pastels, stamped in versafine ad coloured in with Posca sparkle pens.

Finally, it's almost time for the first challenge at our new Tag-Along (and ATC) challenge on 1st May when we have a nice simple theme to get things going, it's Anything Goes. Yesterday we announced the winner of another little giveway and if you've not already been over to take a peek, here is the link.

Pris in the secret garden

It's mid month inspiration day at We Love Stamping and Stamping Sensatiosn where our themes are Favourite Stamps and Animals, Birds, Flowers, Nature We have prizes from Fairy Hugs and Lavinia so lots of magical goodies to be won.

There's also a new post with a little giveaway at our new Tag-Along (and ATC) challenge, if your signed up do check it out to see if you were the lucky name in the draw, if you've not found us yet we would love to have you join us. Here's a few tags I recently made, I like to pop one in with prizes when I send them. And they are perfect for using up left over pieces of card.

My card at the top of the post uses Gideon who is my favourite of the Lavinia Fox family, stamped cut out and coloured. I stamped Leaf Spray grasses and Garden Poppy onto an inked background using versamark and embossed with detail white.

This one used Lavinia's new Dreamatorium collection along with a few older stamps. Pris is in the secret garden daydreaming on her swing in the archway taking in the scent of the Foxgloves (which are coming on nicely in our garden, can never wait for them to bloom) and the blossoms above.

Rosey Daze

Popping in with a couple more shares for our new challenge, Tag-Along (and ATC's). Our first challenge starts on 1st May with an Anything Goes theme, we though we would start with that to allow you to plan in readiness. If you've not heard about us before then please do pop over to read more and also see what my partners in crime Lynn and Pinky have made.

The great things about Tags and ATC's is that you can utilise lots of offcuts, all of the above were from my 'bottom drawer' which houses all my worth keeping left overs........I'll confess that I'm not overly frugal, everything in there has to look viable otherwise it's the bin.

The Rose is AALL and Create's Rosey Daze (1251) not large so ideal for tags, the background was created simply by dragging an inkpad down and the Rose coloured with Inktense pencils. The little pocket was covered with a ripped piece of MCS DP, a little charm which I've had forever, the word Flowers and various twine and seam binding.

Given it's all offcuts I am sharing over at the Snippets Playground. I also came across this challenge Card Free Zone and decided this just might fit there.

My ATC, a pack of them ready cut with tiny envelopes, has a simple inky background lifted from acetate and the Horses from a really old set which has several on it, one of my Son's gave it to me years ago and I think maybe Inkadinkadoo. A few pieces of washi tape and grass stamped across the bottom.

The new challenge at Path of Positivity is 'Explore the Unexpected Through Decluttering'. Well, I've had these wooden plaques for what seem like forever, they have been moved so many times over the years and I always promise myself "one day". So it's nice to use one and share decorated, in this case using dies and reflections from Two Red Robins Whisky Way collection arranged into a scene on the wood slice which I painted with acrylics.

Friends are Angels

Good morning, we have a new challenge at Allsorts where the theme has been selected by Val and it's Use Stencils and/or Masks along with the usual A/G. Our prize come from Lisa Horton Crafts plus there's an extra one as well.

My Poppy card uses Lisa Horton's Poppy Corner, the set includes embossing folder, layering stencils and outer die along with smaller ones to enable decoupage of the Poppies as I have done on this one. The focal sentiment is a really old wood mounted one, I believe from Hobby Art.

This one uses Elements inks, Lavinia Sticker Stencil Bundle which includes the bottle labels, Dancing Fairies, Thyme and Bridge your Dreams sentiment. The bottle was inked inside with Elements, stamped with Thyme and one of the labels placed on the front. After decorating inside I replaced the outer mask with the silhouette one and lightly inked around the edges of the bottle and edges finally stamping the Fairies and sentiment.

Really hope you can join us at Allsorts this time round, I know so many of you lovely your stencils.

Beeee Yourself

The first Sunday of April means new challenges at We Love Stamping and Stamping Sensations where our themes are Favourite Stamps with the option to add Lace and/or Ribbon as selected by Cathy and Flowers, Birds, Animals and Nature. Prizes come from Lavinia and AALL and Create. Also have a Tag-Along (and ATC's) update further down.

My SS make uses a number of Lavinia stamps, Hummingbird, Bumble Words, Bumble and Hum and Flower Petals. I did the stamping first instead of background as is my norm, coloured the Hummingbird, some soft blue around the image and the stencilling working in from the corners. Added little dots around the birdie with Posca pens and finally the words.

A second Lavinia one using the new Dreamatorium collection, as the week went on I wasn't really sure if I would get this made, migraine more on that off since last Sunday and blood sugars all over, so not very happy with it, but as my youngest Son would say "it is what it is".

My WLS share using AALL and Create Textured Floral (531), discontinued but still available from a few stockists. I scored the base card and ran inkpads down to create a vintage look, some background stamping for the circles and washi tape. The Flower stamped twice, cut out and decoupaged, same with the words, circle and Birdie and a lace bow. So lots of snippets which will fit nicely over at the Snippets Playground, I made this a while back so afraid no photo of my bits and pieces.

One more simple wreath design using the new Lavinia Dreamatorium collection, a really quick make using the small leaf set, along with one of the Mice again and one of the  Fledgling's.

Many thanks to all who have shown interest in our new challenge Tag-Along (and ATC's), we've received such positive comments. Lots of you have also shared our logo and link to help spread the word, appreciated by all three of us.

We will be having a little giveaway on Wednesday 9th and all those linked up to follow and/or left comments by that day will be in with a chance of winning, so if you haven't already. hope you will head over there and add your name.

Green shrooms

A very quick and a little belated post with my card for the reveal day over at the Card Chain Challenge. My card above went to Gail in Norway following the Black and White plus one colour palette, my 'one' is Green, along with the stripes and friendship options. 

You'll have to forgive limited details, other than all Lavinia products, not had the best of weeks and off for an NHS merry go round day, so time is somewhat limited. I received this fun card from Jo, I do love a Hedgie, thank you Jo.

My thanks to all who have shown interest in our new challenge Tag-Along (and ATC's), we've received such positive comments and our follower numbers are building nicely. Lots of you have also shared our logo to help spread the word, thanks from all three of us there.

I'll be round to visit soon as.

Tag-Along (and ATC's)

Good morning, it's the 1st April but it's not an April Fool, instead all the details about the new challenge which I just may have mentioned once or twice during the last couple of weeks.

Myself Lynn and Pinky have been craft and blogging friends for many years and together came up with the idea for a challenge which is we think, a little different. It's called Tag-Along (and ATC's), I won't bore you with all the details as you can find all you need to know here.

We are really excited about our new venture and hope we will see lots of you joining us for some fun. We also hope you will link up to be a follower as we will be having one or two random giveaways during April, winners will be drawn from new followers and commenters ahead of our first challenge on 1st May.

My shares today use Lavinia stamps, the Fairy on the tag above is a very, very old one called Midsummer's Night and sadly no longer available. Always think she should be standing against or under a tree as she is today, contemplating the kaleidoscope of Butterflies. The tree is Tree of Wisdom, I masked it a couple of times to extend the height of the trunk, grasses are Leaf Spray and flowers Lavender (I know, they're orange!)

An ATC as well along with a little pocket for which I've made a basic step by step tutorial which you can find here on the new challenge blog. They are really quick to make so I prepared several in readiness. Again all Lavinia stamps, Little Pixie reaching out to a passing (rather large) Bug, the same Oak Leaves as the tag above plus some Field Grass. I am going to share both at the new 'Joy of Spring' theme at Lavinia stamps challenge.

Please do hop over to the new challenge blog to find our more. 

We would be delighted if you would share the logo above on your own blogs along with the link to the new challenge blog to help us spread the word.