Sweet Poppy Stencils- Hochanda Show

Well it's time to get excited again because Sweet Poppy Stencils will be on Hochanda TV, Thursday 18th October at 12:00PM and 4PM and will be bringing along 5 fabulous new stencils and their matching buddy dies that will be sure to delight.

 

Sneak peeks of my samples

As usual Lucy will be sharing lots of tips and techniques with you whilst demoing the new stencils and dies which have been designed by the fabulous Tracey Dutton of Lavinia Stamps. The added bonus is that Lavinia Stamps will also be live on the same day so you can join Amanda too, I so wish that I wasn't going to work, not to worry I'll catch the show later.

I've been lucky enough to work on some samples for the show and have enjoyed myself so much using not just the stencils and dies but also other Sweet Poppy products such as Mediums & Pastes, Satin Glitters and Shimmer & Sheen Lustre Paints. For further details of these products and much, much more why not pop over to Sweet Poppy Stencils for a browse.

My first sample is a Mason Jar that I've decorated with Fresco Finish Chalk Paints, I've then painted through the stencils Fairy Seahorse, Forest Stem and Large Fern and finished it off with a little bit of coloured twine and shells on the lid, perfect for keeping bath pearls in.

I'm really pleased with end result, the colours are so fresh and the Fairy Seahorse stands out really well, it's the first Mason Jar I've decorated but I can see that I'll be doing more in the future.

Christmas is coming soon and will feature on the show, here's a simple card made using Stencil Dimensions Pale Green - Pearl through Forest Stem stencil and cut out with the Forest Stem Outline Die topped off with a sentiment and ribbon.

Clean and simple.

Another CAS Christmas card using the Large Nesting Bauble Dies and Holly Tree stencil, I coloured with Distress Oxides and finished off with red ribbon bows.

As soon as I saw Fairy Seahorse I had an idea of what I wanted to do and created a scene within an 8" box frame, the background has been made using card dipped in  Meadow Haze, Peppermint and Persian Blue paints put onto a craft mat and spritzed with water.

The seahorse was foiled over black paste, I do love this effect. Stencils and dies used in this project are:         
Forest Stem Outline Die  
Fairy Seahorse
Fairy Seahorse Outline Die
Stencil Dimensions - Glossy Black

Add a few bubbles.

He is so majestic.

Another little taste of Christmas comes with the new Holly Tree stencil, I've used Stencil Dimensions - Dark Green Glossy  for the tree, Stencil Dimensions - Red Glossy for the pot and coloured with Sea Green, Moss Green and Hunter Green Satin Glitters Finished off with some red liquid pearls for berries and a sentiment.

A quick card made using Distress Oxides for the background and then brushing Oxides through the stencils, I've finished it off with some highlights using a Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, although this doesn't show up very well on the photo.

Off the page, you don't always have to use the whole stencil. For this card I managed to catch my hand in the paste when it was wet so rather than throw it away I let it dry and foiled the rest, mounted it up, added a quick sentiment from the stamp set Smile and hey presto one lovely card.

Here's my last sample an 8" box frame that has been painted using Strawberry Sorbet which is so beautiful and has a lovely shimmer to it. Inside I have paired the Indian Moth with the Large Fern and added some paper flowers.

Stencils and dies used in this project are:
Indian Moth
Indian Moth Outline Die
Large Fern
Large Fern Outline Die

 Foiled Large Fern

Beautiful Indian Moth coloured with Bronze, Marigold, Bordeaux and Pink Satin Glitters

Another little snapshot

I hope you get chance to see Lucy on Thursday you won't be disappointed, 12PM and 4PM on Sky 673, Freeview 85 or Freesat 817. I hope you enjoy the show and are feeling inspired. 

Thanks for dropping by and feel free to leave me a comment. Hope to see you soon. 

Crafty Hugs

Jules xxx

Special Delivery

In November 2017 my hubby Dave and I were given the wonderful news that we were going to be grandparents as my Step Son Ashley and his wife Suzanne were expecting their first baby.

Around that time my Bezzie Amanda was given a prototype cardboard box by her boss as it was only going to be thrown away and he thought she might be able to make something of it.  She asked me if I'd like it for the baby and I hastily agreed as we thought it would look really cool decorated.

From day one I always imagined that it would have a magical theme so I didn't need to look any further than Lavinia Stamps. My big problem was that with so many gorgeous stamps it would be difficult to narrow it down as to which ones I would use. I started off by cutting out all the panels from the reverse side of A3 Pearlescent card which has similar properties to Centura Pearl. Once I'd done that I started to look at the main fairies that I would use.

I decided on Fleur, Harietta and Giselle for one side as they would look really pretty coloured in.

For the other side I picked silhouette stamps Aerial, Josie and Grace.

I worked through panel by panel and realised that as I was using Distress Oxides I would need to laminate them in case the box ever got splashed. This worked in my favour though as it really makes the colours pop.

Here are some photos of the panels before they were stuck to the box using double sided tape.

Finally, here is a photo of the box filled with goodies and also some showing all the different panels.

View from Sides

View from Above

End Panels

Top Panel

Side Panel

Top & Side Panels

Top Panel

Side Panel

Top & Side Panels

We visited Ashley and Suzanne yesterday and met our beautiful Granddaughter for the first time. Now that the box has been delivered, I can safely share my blog which I've been wanting to do for well over a week. 

I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed making it. It looks lovely in the nursery. 

Thanks for dropping by and feel free to leave me a comment, it's always lovely to hear from you. 

Hope to see you soon.

Crafty hugs

Jules xxx

Sweet Poppy Stencis - New products to 'die' for

 

Well it's time to get excited and make a date in your diaries, Sweet Poppy Stencils are going to be on Hochanda TV on Monday 5th March at 12 and 4pm where Lucy will be sharing lots of tips and techniques with you and bringing along lots of new 'must have' crafty stash.

Sweet Poppy Stencils have got a brand new selection of stencils and also have their newly released Buddy Dies which help to 3D the stencil images. I've been lucky enough to play with a selection of both and have had lots of fun making the above samples which I hope will give you a bit of inspiration. For further details of these products and much more why not pop over to Sweet Poppy Stencils for a browse.

 

First up is the rocking horse which is so beautiful and delicate, I used
Pale Pink Stencil Medium through the Rocking Horse Stencil and let it dry. Once dry I cut it out with the new Buddy Die - Rocking Horse which is so easy to line up and cuts like a dream. I cut a second rocking horse out in pale pink patterned card and stuck them together with a wedge at the base so that it rocks. 

 I actually made the next card for my Step Sons birthday which I inked Distress Oxides through the Biplane & Banner Stencil, once dry this was cut out with the Buddy Die - Biplane & Banner which was matted and layered on a Distress Oxides background. He really liked the card and I made another one as a sample for TV.

The next card is made using my all time favourite stencil and technique.  This has been made using the Foiling Technique which I blogged last year, I used Stencil Paste through the Mehndi Flower and once I had foiled it I cut it out using the Buddy Die - Mehndi Flower. This was then layered up with another flower to add extra dimension. 

 A close up of the dimension.

 This card has been made inking through the Mehndi Flourish stencil with Picket Fence Distress ink and then colouring over the top with pencils.

 This next card is made with a Distress Oxides background and using the new stencils Star Blossoms, Dancing Bells and Seed Heads. It's finished off with a Lavina Stamps fairy.

This next card is quite simple and made using the Buddy Die - Poinsettia only to show that you don't always have to use the matching stencil.

Clean and simple, very pretty.

Here is a material poppy made using the Budddy Die - Large Poppy and fixed together using brads. I was going to put a brooch back on it but they hadn't arrived before I posted my samples off for the TV show so I shall see about making another one. It shows how versatile the dies are though you don't have to be restricted to card.

This card has been made using the new stencil Mehndi Snowflake and the foiling technique.

This is using the lovely new stencil Mehndi Flourish which I have put stencil medium through and then sprinkled over the top with a variety of Sweet Poppy Satin Glitters.

Another clean and simple card using one element of the Seed Heads stencil, stencil medium over a Distress Inks background.

I love the simplicity of the following card, clean and simple with Lilac Pearl Stencil Medium through the new stencil Damask Flower. A small sentiment to finish it off.

This card has been made using the Poinsettia Buddy Die to cut out white card that has a pattern embossed in it. The glasses have been made using the Boozie Bubbles stencil and Boozie Bubbles - Buddy Die. Perfect for a Wedding or Anniversary.

Last but not least a Baby Boy card using Pale Blue Pearl Stencil Medium through the Rocking Horse Stencil and once dry it was cut out using the new Buddy Die - Rocking Horse. A small sentiment was added to finish it off.

If you get chance to join Lucy on Monday you won't be disappointed, 12 and 4pm on Sky 663, Freeview 85 or Freesat 817. I hope you enjoy the show and are feeling inspired.

Thanks for dropping by and feel free to leave me a comment. Hope to see you soon.

Crafty hugs

Jules xxx