Lovely Lupins.

Good evening once again Lovelies,

How are you all, staying safe and well I hope.   Thank you for your lovely comments and visits on my last blog post, most  appreciated.

Tonight I have a 'sneaky peek' for you at one of my sample cards made for the Imagination Craft's shows tomorrow, Tuesday 18th August at 10.30am. and again at 5.15pm. on the Create & Craft T.V. Channel.   I do hope you can tune in.

       

Matt and layer a seven inch square of black card onto an eight by eight inch ivory base card.   Cut a slightly smaller square of ivory card and lay the flower stem stencil onto the right-hand side of the card.     I covered the rest of the base card with some copy paper  just in case of 'painty' fingermarks or an accidental paint spill lol......it does happen lol! and is very annoying.)

      

Using stencil brushes, stipple the Cadence clover green acrylic paint through the stem and the leaves on the stencil.   Then add the orange with a touch of the yellow on top, for the flowers.

                                                                                                                   

Remove the stencil and copy paper, then matt this onto the black matt on the base card.

   

Die-cut two stamen using the die from the 'Modernista' collection, the 'Modern Elements die-set.'     Paint them with the Cadence 'Extra Gold' gilding paint and cut each one in half  in exactly the  same  place,  keep the other  two halves for another project. 

                                                                                                                                                                       Glue one at the top and one at the bottom on the left-hand side of the card.

From black card, die-cut a circle five and a half inches in diameter.   Lay the Lupin stencil onto the left-hand side of the black circle and stipple the Cadence gilding metallic  paints through the design.  For the flowers, begin with the Copper at the base of each Lupin, followed by the Antique Gold and lastly the Extra Gold at the top, blending the colours as you go.   Add the green metallic paint to the leaves and the stems.         

          

Remove the stencil.   Cut down through the circle and using a stencil brush and a small amount of the Antique Gold paint, lightly brush around the edges of the semi circle.    Glue the flower side of the circle to the base card.

Using a black ink pad, stamp the quotation onto some copper coloured paper and then matt onto a slightly larger piece of ivory card and then onto a slightly larger piece of black card.   Fix this to the base card using silicone glue or sticky foam pads.    This quotation is a stamp from the 'Secret Garden' collection.

Add a small gold ribbon bow just above the quotation and three orange crystal gems to the card front.

That's this card finished, hope you like it.   I do like this stencil as it can be used as a Lupin as I have done, or Wisteria, Laburnum tree flower, or it could also be used as a Kniphofia plant, more commonly known as a Red Hot Poker plant.   I have to say, I haven't seen one of those for many years.     It  can also be  used upright or hanging down, so versatile.    Please try to tune in if you can,  to see our Mandy demonstrating just what can be achieved using these fabulous products.   Take care and stay safe until my next blog when I will show you another sample made for tomorrow's shows.

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Hugs   Jennifer xx.