Coventry Workshop ...Sample # 1

Afternoon Bloggers.. this is Card Sample  #1 created for a Workshop I'm hosting, near Coventry on Saturday 15th February.
This is a design I'm repeating, using different stamps from a class held at my Rochester Workshop some months ago.
Thanks for looking today... back with sample  #2 tomorrow.
Eileen x

February Rochester Workshop Samples ... UPDATED POST

Hello Bloggers .. just a quick update on this post, to give you some details of the techniques I've used on my Workshop Samples from last Saturday. 
Card 1.
Distress Inks blended background, using the white, reverse side, of Centura Pearl card stock. ( This card stock really 'grips' your ink).

Roller removed from a Brayer and torn strips of cheap masking tape wrapped around the roller before snapping back into place.
Mist the Brayer heavily with water and roll it rapidly, a few times, over your distress ink back ground ..  cool effect! Dry with a heat gun.
Add some more ink through a stencil of your choice. Wendy Vecchi stencil used here.
Finally, add your stamped images, Studio 490 stamps on this card also from Wendy Vecchi.

Card 2
Distress inks background on the card stock as before.
Flick water over the background and dry with a heat gun.
Draw an oval shape on to the back ground in pencil as a guide and stamp the Lavinia Foliage Stamp around to make the wreath using various colours of distress inks.
'MUM' was cut from Quickutz dies.  
 

Card 3
Three colours from the Citrus inks range, (Oak House Studio) was  used for the background of this card. Add small amounts of your inks straight onto your craft mat and swipe the cards stock through the inks to get a very attractive but simple effect.
Cream card stock, also from Oak House Studio, used on this card.
The leaf image was stamped in various colours of Archival inks.
That's it .. I hope you find it useful.

Please may I take this opportunity to say, that my thoughts are with those of you and your families that are suffering so terribly, because of the flooding here in the UK. Stay strong, stay safe. X

Eileen xxxx
Thanks for looking today.

Rochester Workshops... All THREE of 'em together!

Art Journal Workshop.

Hello Bloggers and followers.

Three Rochester Workshops featured here.

Loads of pictures.

Fantastic fun.. full of colour 

Take a long look at this little lot! 

So much talent!  

Phew.. fantastic work!

Well done Rochester Workshop  Ladies.

Thank you so much for your colourful company! 

The cake was yummy Barbara! 

 COVENTRY WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY

More Fun Time! 

 Back soon.

Eileen xx

Grand Nestabilities Circles, PanPastles and Lavinia Stamps Cherry Blossom Stamp.

Good Morning Bloggers

I've found the SUN!

So I want to share it with you today. 

Grand Nestabilities Dies, along with a PanPastles background.

Plus the pretty Lavinia Stamps Cherry Blossom Stamp.

I'm hosting a Workshop at Oyster Stamps in March 

Book a place and see me create a card or two with PanPastles.

Please don't forget that if you pop over to the Lavinia Stamps Challenge Blog and leave a comment on the February Post

 You will go into a draw and could win a 

Voucher for £20 to spend on Lavinia stamps!

Thanks for looking today, for all the wonderful kind comments you leave me and a warm welcome to all my new followers.

Its good to see you here.

Eileen xxx

Inka Gold Paints For Another Altered Art Ikea Mirror Project.

Afternoon Bloggers.

A quick post to share another, Altered Art Ikea Mirror.

Various Embossing Folders, Black Gesso, Memory Box Die Cuts.

 Chip Board Shapes and some Inka Gold Paint in various colours.

My picture is a bit dark. It looks so much better in 'real life'.

I'll take another shot of it when we get some Sunshine!

 If I live that long!

My friend Karen Clare hosted a workshop that I so enjoyed.  

We had a fab time and learnt how to make these projects.

Karen is hosting another Workshop

 on Sunday 23rd February in Swanley Kent.

Pop over to her Blog for details.

Thanks for looking today 

Eileen xxx

Memory Box Stencil and Die.

Yo ho Bloggers

I'm delighted to have been asked to host a Workshop at

 Oyster Stamps in March .

I'll be using the new Memory Box Stencils. 

So today, I'm having a  little play with them. 

Practising some designs while I have some time.

I love 'em! I've used 'Rings and Puddles' on this card, along with the Bella Bouquet Die, also from Memory Box.

Thanks for popping over today .

I'm off to play again! 

Eileen xx

Lavinia Stamps ....New Challenge Starts Today.

Morning Everyone

Our February Lavinia Stamps Challenge Starts today!

The prize for our Challenge Winner, who

will be chosen by Random.Org Widget, is a Voucher for £40 to spend on the

Lavinia Stamps Web Site

If you do not have a blog

We are now accepting

Email Entries.

Pop Over to The Challenge Blog for details!

NEWS! ... We are giving away a Voucher worth £20 to spend on Lavinia Stamps.

For your chance to win, just leave a comment ON THE CHALLENGE POST and your name will go into a draw at the end of the month. Anyone can enter.

Good luck.

Eileen xx

Sweet Poppy Stencils on Create and Craft TV Today!

Yo ho Bloggers.

Two projects to share with you today. 

One created with Distress Inks, along with a

Tim Holtz Stencil for the background.
I've been enjoying an On-line Stencil Class 
This is where I got the idea from for this card.

 Plus the beautiful 

Sweet Poppy Stencil The Oriental Lily .

There's a Sweet Poppy Stencils Show on 

Create and Craft TV at 1pm and  6pm TODAY.  

 I'll be watching! 

I've used PanPastels for the

 background of this clock . 

The Stencil is Wild Flowers 

A very pretty design from Lavinia Stamps.

The stamps are also from Lavinia Stamps 

 Back soon... thanks for looking today.

Eileen xx

Altered Art Ikea Mirror with Paint and Bitumen ...A Fabulous Karen Clare Workshop

I went to a Workshop today.

It was hosted by the very talented and lovely lady 

Karen Clare. 

 Super fun and I had the MOST amazing time.

We were totally gob-smacked by the 'easy' but stunning techniques we were shown by Karen, that produced fantastic results.

Acrylic paints, Embossed card-stock, 

along with some bitumen and white spirit.

Thank you Karen it was a BLAST! 

Eileen xxx

I've Taken A Stroll Over to You Tube With Lavinia Stamps!

Morning Bloggers and visitors.

Thanks for popping over to my Blog today.

Two cards to show you
Same design but in different colours.

The top card is my favourite.

Lake Mist, Pebble and Slate Adirondack inks,

 blended for the background

Plus Wendy Vecchi Archival inks,various colours.

This card and the colours I've used is on.... 

YOU TUBE!

Oh my, was I excited and nervous at the same time!

So much fun! 

See you soon.
Eileen xxxx