Leaf Burst Stencil Cards

Evening All,

Wow what a change in the weather. One day it's swelteringly hot, and the next we have pouring rain all day!!

At least so far the weather seems to have put off the perishing magpie, so that is one good thing.

I didn't manage to take any photos today. To be honest I completely forgot. I went out for a coffee with my gym buddy this afternoon and then I was finishing off bits for class tomorrow so everything got packed away so that I don't forget to take it.

So instead here are some more samples using stencils which we will be playing with in class in a couple of weeks time.

I made several cards using this lovely Altenew stencil.

As you can see you don't always have to use the whole stencil, which makes them even more versatile.

This one uses a Tim Holtz stencil and distress inks.

I drew around the image with a black micron pen, while the stencil was still in place to give it a little more definition.

When you have sponged ink through a stencil there is always plenty left on it after you have finished, so here I spritzed it with water and then placed a piece of card on top to transfer the ink. Waste not want not as my Gran would say.

I also did a little stamping over the top, and also once again drew around the image with a fine line pen.

Better set my alarm for tomorrow, I need to get back into the habit of getting up early in preparation for Monday, although I won't be setting it for 3.30am quite yet lol.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs Kimx

Sparkly Stencils

Evening Everyone,

Here are another couple of cards from my photo album of unblogged cards, or at least I hope that I haven't shared them with you before.

I love this sparkly addition to a card using a dotty stencil and some sparkle medium from Imagination.

Here I added colour through the stencil before adding the sparkle medium.

I didn't quite get the balance of colour right on this one, but I rather like it anyway. It's very sparkly in real life.

Well that's another month crossed off of my photo list, but if I ever catch up with the cards already photographed, there is still the two large boxes of cards under the desk, and not forgetting the Christmas cards on top of the cupboard lol.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs Kimx

Be Inspired by the Word Mask at Inkspiration Challenges

 Afternoon,

Another cold one, but I thought that I would blog early so that I can get out for a walk before we get any rain......or snow.

So what to share with you today?   They have a challenge over at Inkspirational Challenges - Be inspired by the word Mask.

This is a card I made a while ago using a Mask from Dutchdoobadoo. They call them masks in Holland, we in the UK tend to refer to them as stencils, either way they help make stunning backgrounds to a card.

I placed the stencil onto a piece of watercolour card stock and then sprinkled some Brushos/Pixie Powders/Color Burst over the surface. You only need a tiny amount of these pigment powders because they truly do burst into colour when you spritz them with water. A little goes a VERY long way.

You can also get a second piece of background by placing the stencil inky side down onto a piece of damp watercolour card stock. Definitely a twofer lol.

I stamped and embossed a fabulous Hero Arts grasses design on to the background once it had dried and then trimmed the panel and matt it onto black glossy card stock.

I also added a stamped and embossed sentiment.

Finally I added some ribbon before mounting the panel on to a background that I created to match the colours in the main panel.

Really must get my brushos out again and play. I think that this Saturday crafting with the kids is probably the first time that I have done anything even remotely creative in weeks. Bloody virus it really has sapped my creative energy, but it won't beat me. Baby steps lol.

Thanks for stopping by. I'm off to wrap up warm and get some exercise. Let's hope I feel like crafty playtime and not a granny nap when I get back.

Hugs Kimx