Sweet Poppy Stencils. New Designs June 2016 - A Picture Tutorial, Steampunk Dragonfly and Brusho Paints.

Yo! A Picture Tutorial  for you today, featuring a Brand New Stencil, from Sweet Poppy Stencils The Steampunk Dragonfly. Designed by the very talented, Emma Cronin.

I've put together a quick step by step tutorial for you . 

A square, 13cms piece, of cold pressed Watercolour card, 

Versamark Ink

WOW Opaque Bright White Super Fine

 Embossing Powder  

Impression Obsession Random Circles Stamp

This is a very large stamp! 

Stamp with Versamark Ink and heat emboss the Circles Image

Sprinkle/shake on tiny

Oi! I said TINY, amounts of the Brusho Paint crystals,

 in a few colours of your choice.

 Mist with water to activate the paints.

Don't over do it with the water. Get a look you like 

 

  
When the card stock is dry ( I did not use a heat gun because of the embossing) tape the stencil down firmly, with low tack stencil tape and stencil the image using black ink. I found Black Stazon worked well for this and I also blended some around the edges too.

Randomly stamp the Indigoblu Bubbles Stamp towards the outer edges of the card. I used Stazon, again, as it allowed me to stamp over the white embossing. I cleaned my stamp with baby wipes, not chemical cleaners!

The ink dries fast, so in I went, to decorate the ''bubbles'' stamped area, with a Gold Glitter Pen and some Dr Ph.Martin's 'Bleed Proof' White, that comes in a jar and stays white over Brusho Paints. 
I dipped the end of a small ball tool into the Bleed Proof stuff and applied it with that.

Next came a Seth Apter designed die cut, by Spellbinders called ''Splatter Proof '' available from Oyster Stamps.

  
A little more Gold Glitter Pen here and there and its job done... 

I hope you found this Post useful. 

I'm starting up a Facebook Page for my Tutorials,
 linking to my Blog here...Its fun and I like to share.

 

Thank you so much for looking at my blog today .
A Canvas next! 

Eileen xx

Rochester Workshop June 2016 Group Two - The Results

Yo! Today I'm posting the results of my Rochester Workshop from last Saturday, showcasing the Art Work of my Group Two Ladies. Just like Group One, they have surpassed themselves.... I'm so proud of them all.. just look at the magic again here! 
Fantastic, happy, happy days with yummy cake from Barbara. I'm so privileged to know you all. Ladies of both groups you are so talented . Thank you xxx

No more to be said I'm just blown away!
Eileen xxx

Rochester Workshop June 2016 Group One - The Results!

Morning all... Today I'm sharing the results of my June 2016 Rochester Workshop, MDF Hangers, from Group One. Stunning stuff! My ladies just keep on getting better and better... such wonderful talent and results! Please have a good look at all the Magic Here!

Tomorrow I will welcome the Group Two Crew to my Workshop.. cannot wait!
Have a great weekend and thank you for looking at my Blog.
Eileen xx

Candy Box Crafts MDF Butterfly featuring Tim Holtz Butterfly Dies - Tutorial

Good morning everyone. The picture tutorial I posted yesterday on here has totally gone, so I'm starting over again. Happy days!
Here are the materials you need to create this Butterfly Project.

MDF Butterfly. Candy Box Crafts in the UK.

Centura Pearl Card Stock. White, reverse side, face up.

Tim Holtz Alterations Butterfly Dies. Some come complete with Embossing Folders.

Tim Holtz Texture Fades Embossing Folder, ''Dripping''. I bought mine from Oyster Stamps but they may have sold out. Give 'em a ring on 01634 686823.

Art Basics, Heavy Black Gesso, Oyster Stamps have this too.

Mod Podge, Glossy or Matt, or any other strong Glue Medium.

Inka - Gold Paints (various colours) Treasure Gold Gilding Wax (various colours) Strong Wet Glue, Seed beads, Small white pearls and Five, pearl tipped, ''Hat Pins'' for the Butterfly Antennae. 

Old paint brush for the applying the Glue Medium, Sponge brush for applying the Inka Gold paint, finger for applying the Treasure Gold or other gilding wax......and this is what you do. 

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Run two pieces of card stock through your embossing machine in the 'Dripping' embossing folder. Apply plenty of Mod Podge or other gel medium, to the embossed images and stick down firmly to the top of the Butterfly wings, one on each wing.

When totally dry, use a heat gun if you wish, cut / trim the card stock to snugly fit the wing shape.

Cut and emboss, using the Dies, lots of different sizes of Butterflies and stick them down, single layer, but overlapping in places, all over the MDF Butterfly shape.

Cut, emboss and stick more butterflies, building up texture, depth and dimension by layering up the same image on top of each other.

Some butterflies on my project are two or three die cuts deep others are four or five. When you are happy with the design of your work its time to break out the Heavy Black Gesso. Apply a coat of the gesso using an old paint brush, all over everywhere and everything. Dry, using a heat gun if you wish and then do another coat. Dry.

Ensuring all the black gesso is totally dry, apply the Inka - Gold paints using a sponge brush and any colours you like as they blend together very well. Apply  the Gilding Wax as well until you have a ''Look'' you like. Messy time but fun! 

Plonk on some wet glue, here and there, in a 'river' and shake on some seed beads. Stick on some pearls and fix the five 'Hat Pins' to the back of your butterfly with strong sticky tape/foam. I will paint the back of my project with more of the Black Gesso to finish it off. 

So, all done and dusted. Please message me if you need any help or have any questions. I hope you found this tutorial useful. Please let me know if you, or your craft group make this project.... be fun to see. Easy innit!

Thanks for looking  I do hope Blogger leaves this post alone and I have not forgotten anything!

Eileen xx

Lavinia Stamps June Challenge Starts Today On Facebook.

The BRAND NEW Lavinia Stamps Challenge is now LIVE on Facebook ... pop over  to their Facebook Page and join in. You could win a Lavinia Stamps Voucher for £40 ! 

Our Theme this month is ''Make Something For A Friend'' 

 Be sure to "Like" the Lavinia Stamps Facebook page to be notified about the challenge details.

Its starts today 7th June until 28th June.

 I had so much fun making my DT samples 

with some stunning Lavinia Stamps

Why not pop over to the Lavinia Stamps Web Shop  

and treat yourself ! 

Thanks for looking at my Blog today 

Back soon...Eileen xx

Craft Marathon May 2016 - Wot a Stunning Time!

Yo!... Last Saturday a group of my crafty pals and I got together to raise some funds for

 Demelza House, Children's Hospice and The Harrietsham Ferret Rescue Center.

 It was the MOST super day. Fun and laughter all the way 

 We had a fab time as we made cards to distribute to the various Demelza House shops to sell.

 Val White, along with some help from her grandson, Conner, did a wonderful job to ensure it all went smoothly. Val had organised the ticket sales that included a delicious Fish and chip lunch. 

There was a raffle, various competitions and a lucky dip that lasted throughout the day. 

Anything in fact to make us open our purses and spend

I had to go home to get more cash!

I would like to send our warm thanks to Tracey from Lavinia Stamps, Sue from Imagination Crafts and Lucy from Sweet Poppy Stencils who were very generous and donated such lovely crafty products for us to include in our raffle.

Barbara Cleggett baked this stunner of a cake so we could guess the weight. 

Thank you Barbara x and Paula brought along loads of pretty

 Bracelets for us to sell, thank you Paula x

We will post the full totals when we have them. We have over a 1000 + cards to give to Demelza House to sell. Many crafters that could not attend sent in hundreds to us, thank you folks x. 

The monies raised by ticket sales and competitions/raffle on the day was over £460plus more coming in or going directly to the the Ferret Rescue Center.

PHEW! Happy Day and a profit! 

Finally, a special mention to those lovely ladies that bought tickets but for various reasons could not join us on the day but have sent in, or are sending cards they have made to us ... Thank you. 

Plus..... Dianne Cass we want YOU with us next year WE MISSED YOU... a lot ! 

 

 Just have to show you this stunning Art Work from Amanda Branson that she kindly donated for the Raffle .. hubby wanted to win it but didn't so she has promised to create another for him! ! ... brilliant stuff xxx

Back soon to show you a super Clock that I won, donated by Julie Rose... I'm off now to take a picture its in my craft room!
Stand by the Blog!
Eileen xx