Hi everyone, well here we are in July, so it’s time for my latest Lavinia calendar page, which this time I managed to complete a full three days ahead of turning the page over! This month’s design was guided by the presence of moss flowers in the page illustration, so I decided to create a summery floral wreath with Pris the elf on a swing in the centre - here it is.
I cut a piece of stamping card 19.5cm x 14.5cm and created a soft inky circle by blending Elements ink using a circle mask. I stamped Moss Flowers around the circle, then added various mini foliage around the outside in shades of green. I stamped Pris sitting on a swing in the centre, then coloured the flowers with Zig pens. I stamped a couple of butterflies, dragonflies and a mini bee to fill out the scene, and coloured them with Sakura Stardust pens and a touch of Spectrum Noir sparkle pen on the bee’s wings. Finally I added a few white Posca accents, and edged the finished panel with gold Posca pen before attaching to the calendar.
Stamps: Lavinia Moss Flowers, Swing, Pris, Winter Foliage, Flower Pots, Fairy Bugs, Mini Flutter, Bee Mini;
Media: Lavinia Elements ink (Green Parrot); Versafine Clair (Nocturne, Portobello, Avocado, Shady Lane); Kuretake Zig Clean Color watercolour pens; Sakura Stardust pens (Orange, yellow, turquoise); Spectrum Nour sparkle pen (clear); Posca pens (white, gold).
Challenges I would like to enter:
A Place to Start #202606 - Anything Goes with option Anything but a Card (2nd entry)
Beautiful Blossoms #42 - Anything Floral Goes (3rd entry)
Crafts Galore Encore #149 - Anything Goes
Everybody Art #603 - Summertime
Fab ‘n’ Funky #640 - Something Beginning with B (2nd entry)
(Blooms, butterflies, bee)
Four Seasons (July) - Summer
(Inspired by the yellow and orange flowers and the bee)
Heart’s Quest Fantasy #53 - Anything Fantasy Goes
Lavinia Creative Challenge (July) - Whimsical Wings
Make My Monday #291 - Blend 2 or 3 Colours
Moving Along with the Times #191 - Use a Colouring Medium
Outlawz Anything but a Card (July) - Anything but a Card
Paper Funday #89 - Anything Goes
Papercraft #131 - Sunny Days & Bright Hues
Simon Says (Wednesday) - Anything Goes (3rd entry)
Word Art Wednesday #758/759 - Anything Goes (3rd entry)
Take care, and thanks for visiting.
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