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Sunday 19 April 2020

Sweet poppy stencils


Lucy from sweet poppy stencils will be on Hochanda on the 20th April at 5pm. Due to the unusual situation we all find ourselves in Lucy will not be in the studio, so the demos have been recorded! 
So if your looking for inspiration get yourself a cuppa and chill in front of the tv for an hour watching Lucy create samples with her wonderful stencils. 

For this samples I used the Magnolia stencil. For the background I used candied apple, spiced marmalade and black soot, around the edge I used the curly bits from the Twisted vine stencil then highlighted with gold pen. 



For this sample I used the Wheat stencil. First I made the background using Distress oxide wild honey, fossilised amber, squeezed lemonade and gathered twigs. I inked up the stencil with vintage photo distress oxide then used Transparent paste over top.
I the used the stencil on the badges of the card and stamped the Spring verse from the seasons stamp set in versafine Clair acorn ink. 


    For this sample I used the Twisted vine stencil and using white gesso and a little carved pumpkin distress ink inked through the stencil. Cleaned and dried stencil then inked through with twisted citron. Then inked background with crushed olive, mowed lawn, soot black and peeled paint Distress ink. I then inked through the Magnolia stencil with black  memento ink. Finished card with a sentiment stamp and black glitter pen splashes. 


 For this sample I used the Wheat stencil. First I made the background using Distress oxide wild honey, fossilised amber, squeezed lemonade and gathered twigs. I inked up the stencil with the same oxides using a different colour in each corner. Then I cut a square from the centre and stamped the Smile word from the smile stamp set, then mounted onto brown card an replaced using double sided pads. 



 For this sample I used the Wheat stencil. First Sprayed the inked stencil with water then placed over a piece of card, this transferred the ink onto the card leaving the wheat patten in white,then I placed the stencil on the card And inked up using fossilised amber.  I then added some extra colour to the background using Distress oxide wild honey, fossilised amber, squeezed lemonade and gathered twigs. I stamped the edges of the card using the Snowflake From the Noel stamp set. Added a bow made from string. 


Stay safe and enjoy the show.  Happy crafting. 

April mid month reminder for Lavinia challenge

Well we are more than halfway through April. 4 weeks of lockdown have passed and I hope you are all well.


The theme for Lavinia April challenge is Blue and silver. For this card I used one of my favourite stamps ( I have loads of favourites), for the background I used tumbled glass, broken China and faded jeans distress inks blended onto smooth card. Splashed with water them moped up with kitchen roll. Inked up stamps with versafine Clair ink. Used silver mica power mixed with water then flicked onto card with a fan brush and a silver pen to highlight Sebastian.
Stamps used were: Sebastian, also used around edge, Seaweed and Fairy barnacle.

For full details of the Challenge please follow the link. Creative challenge.

Stay safe and take care.
We are all in this together.

Wednesday 1 April 2020

Lavinia stamps April challenge


Good morning. 
 I hope you are all keeping well and staying safe in these uncertain times. 
I’m finding that each day is merging into the next without even realising it. A big thank you to all those essential workers who are helping us. Thank you to all those who are social distancing. The next few months will be difficult for some so we need to look after each other. 
I love my crafting but my creativity is struggling at the moment, so I watched some of the many demonstrations that are on Facebook at the moment and decided to follow along to a demo from Eileen Godwin, my first two samples are what I produced during the demo. 
The theme for April is: Blue and Silver. 
For full details on entering please follow the link to Lavinia stamps April challenge  challenge 

Card 1
Following along to Eileen’s demo using Stormy sky and rumpled glass oxide 
Stamped Lavinia feather, and Dream word from the Inspire me set with blue belle versafine Clair ink, using a fan brush and silver mica powder mixed with water, tapped over card to give a hint of silver, then highlighted feather with silver pen. 

Card 2
Mermaid lagoon and faded jeans oxide inks used for background.
Stamped Indian Flouish with versamark ink then heat silver sparkle embossing powder. As on card 1 spattered background with silver mica powder then stamped the dream word from the inspire me set then highlighted flourish with blue gel pen.

Card 3
For the background I used stormy sky, mermaid lagoon, faded jeans and tumbled glass oxide ink blended onto smooth card with a blending tool. Then spayed with water and left to dry naturally. 
Stamped Indra with Blue Belle versafine Clair ink then highlighted with silver mica powder mixed with water.  Stamped Mini orbs randomly over background with versamark then using a soft brush rubbed mica silver mica powder over top. Stamped A time to reflect sentiment with blue belle Clair using second generation stamping image randomly over background. Then cut background into 3 and   Mounted onto navy blue linen  and silver mirror card. 

Hope you like my samples for this month, I wish you all well.