Dainty Fairy Dance.

Good evening Followers, Friends and Visitors,

First of all I would like to give a big welcome to my newest Follower, thanks for following and  I do hope you enjoy your visits to my blog.    Here as promised is another 'Sneaky Peek' at a card I have made for Imagination Craft's shows on the  Hochanda TV Channel tomorrow night, Thursday at  8pm and on Friday at 9am.    12pm.   4pm.   and 7pm.    I do hope you can tune in, as I understand there will some great offers available, and of course there will be lots of demonstrations by the lovely Sue and Lisa B, so make a note in your diary lol!   Now, onto tonight's 'sneaky peek.'    I have used two Imagination stencils on this card,  the 'tropical leaf,'  which is brilliant for backgrounds and the very dainty 'fairy dance'  stencil.   As you all probably know by now, I just adore fairies lol! so this is right up my street!    Apologies for the photograph but the weather was not good when I took it, the colours should be a little brighter than they appear here.

     
Fold the ready creased base card in half, making an 8"x8" base card.   Take a smaller square of white card and using the tropical leaf stencil, and the broken china and seedless preserves distress inks, cover the edges of the card with the leaf design, using a piece of cut n' dry foam.   Matt this onto the base card.

    
Next take the patterned card and lay the fairy dance stencil onto it.   Spread the old rose Sparkle Medium over the design, using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

    
When the image is dry, lay the cleaned  fairy dance stencil back on top of the previous image and spread the diamond Sparkle Medium over the fairy's wings and stars only, on top of the old rose Sparkle Medium, which makes them less deep in colour, more delicate looking.     Remove stencil and leave to dry.      Matt this onto the base card.

Colour some white card with the distress inks and die-cut 3 flowers, using the Spellbinder's flower dies.

    
Die-cut the leaf fronds from white card and glue the flowers and leaves to the bottom of the card.   Add some jade Detail Sparkle to the flower centres.

      

     
That's all from me for now, thanks for stopping by my blog, hope you've enjoyed your visit.   I will be back again very soon, with another 'sneaky peek.'     Happy crafting.

                                                                Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Hugs   Jennifer xx.

'Sneaky Peek' at one of my Projects for the Hochanda TV Show.

Good evening everyone,

Hope this post finds you all well, if not, here's a (((hug))).   Tonight I would like to share one of my creations I have made for Imagination Craft's next shows  on the Hochanda TV channel this Thursday at 8pm and on Friday at  9am.   12pm.   4pm.   and  7pm.     There are some fabulous new products for you and of course Sue's  great demonstrations to inspire you.    My project uses their beautiful MDF boxes and the gorgeous  new rice paper, Alchemy wax  and of course, my favourite product, Sparkle Medium.

   
Paint the MDF box with soft moss MDF paint, inside and out.   I used some white MDF paint as an undercoat before painting with the green but, this is not strictly necessary but I feel it shows the true colour of the green paint.   These paints cover very well.   Below is the inside of the box.

Take a small piece of sequin waste and dab some of the dried rose Starlight paint through it, using a piece of cut n' dry foam.   Do this around all the sides of the box.

Decide which part of the design on the rice paper you would like on the top of your box, cut it out and spread some PVA  glue on the top of the box.   Lay the paper on it and smooth out, making sure there are no wrinkles and leave to dry.   The photo  below  shows  the top of the box.

    
Lay the droplets stencil on each side of the box, separately, waiting for each side to dry, before doing the next and  spread the golden green Sparkle Medium over the design,  using the metal spatula, remove the stencil and leave to dry.   When all sides are done and dry, rub some sherbert Alchemy Wax around all the edges on the box.

    
On the top of the box, glue a white feather to the bottom right corner.   Paint the MDF heart with the dried rose Starlight Paint and glue on top of the feather.  

   
Colour a piece of white card using the Dried rose and the Inca gold Starlight Paints, then make three different sized roses from it.     Paint the cream angel hair with the Menthol  and Green Starlight paints.

   
Glue the angel hair and the roses to the top left of the lid.   Well that's the box decorated, I do hope you like it.   I will be back with another 'sneaky peek' very soon, so watch this space lol!    See you soon and please make a note in your diary about Imagination Craft's shows on Hochanda TV this Thursday and Friday.

                                                                 Love and rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Pretty Lady.

Hello there Followers, Friends and Visitors,

Hope you have all had a happy relaxing weekend and managed to have some 'chill out' time.   I have been working hard in my craft room, getting my samples ready to post to Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts, as they have a show coming up very soon on the Hochanda TV  channel.   My samples are finished, written up and photocopied  phew!   all that remains to be done is to photograph them and finally pack them up and pop them in the post. 

Tonight's card was made in October 2015 and although does not use an Imagination Craft's stamp, I have used their beautiful Starlight paints and stencil.   The stamp is one I bought from Imagination Craft's shop many, many years ago and has long been a favourite of mine.   It is just so different.

  
Fold the light cream card down the centre crease line, making a 7"x7" base card.   Die-cut four corners using the Tonic corner die, then paint them with the blue Starlight paint.   Glue one in each corner of the base card.

 
Cut and matt a smaller piece of navy card onto the base card, leaving parts of the corner die-cuts showing.   Take a piece of white pearlised card and lay the sunburst stencil on top and colour, using the Salty ocean, Dried marigold and Picked raspberry distress inks.   Round off the corners with the corner rounder punch.  Fix this to the base card.

  
Stamp the image onto some white card using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with copper embossing powder.   Colour the image with the Vintage Pearly Paint Palette.   Add highlights with the Blue and Cyclamen Starlight paints.   Cut out around the image and matt onto a piece of navy card.   Trim around the edges, leaving a small border of the navy card showing.

  
Die-cut a further 3 corners and paint with the blue Starlight paint.   Glue these to the back of the image, leaving some of the die-cuts showing.

Fix this to the centre of the base card, using sticky foam pads to add some dimension to the card

  
Colour a small amount of white card with the blue paint and when dry, punch out 12 small circles and glue to each corner of the card.

Well there we have it, card finished.   Thanks so much for stopping by, I do hope you have enjoyed your visit.   I will be sharing a 'sneaky peek'  of one of my creations,  made for the next  show on the Hochanda TV Channel.   Until then, have a good week.   See you soon.

                                                                   Love and rainbows, 

                                                               Crafty Hugs   Jennifer xx.

'Hello' 'Hello' 'Hello.'

Hello there Fellow Bloggers, Friends and Visitors,

Well it's been yet another dull, dreary wet day here.   Where oh where have the blue skies and sunshine gone?   will they ever come back lol!   I sincerely hope so.   Tonight I would like to share a card with you which was made for Imagination Craft's  last TV show on Hochanda in 2015.   I have used their pretty 'tumble leaf'  stencil.   When I first looked at the stencil,  I only saw leaves but when I began using it, I realised there were some pretty little heart shapes.    I do hope you like it.

Begin by folding the ready creased light cream card down the centre crease line, making a 7"x7" base card on which to work.   I then matted a smaller piece of green card onto the base card, leaving a cream border showing.

      
Take a smaller piece of light cream card and lay the 'tumble leaf' stencil onto it and  colour through the design using the distress inks and a piece of cut n' dry foam.   Add some watered down orange oxidized Starlight Paint to the hearts only.   This leaves a delicate shimmery layer on top of the hearts.

    
Remove the stencil and when dry, wrap a piece of green/silver organza ribbon down the left-hand side of the card, securing on the reverse.   Fix this to the base card.

   
Colour a pice of white card with the Orange Oxidized Starlight Paint (not watered down this time!) then die-cut three roses from it.   Glue these evenly placed,  on the top half of the ribbon.

     
Die-cut the butterfly using the White Rose butterfly die and paint it with the Orange Oxidized and Menthol Starlight Paints.  Glue this to the top right corner.

  
Die-cut a label using the Spellbinder's label die from green card and glue to the centre of the base card.  Die-cut the centre, using the same die from cream card and colour around the edges with wild honey distress ink.  

    
Stamp the 'Hello' stamp  from the 'Friendship Sentiments stamp set by Imagination Crafts, onto the centre of the label, using a Versamark pad and heat emboss with silver embossing powder.   Fix this to the green label using some sticky foam pads.

Imagination Crafts have another TV show coming up very soon on Hochanda, so please keep popping back, as I will let you know nearer  the date, when and at what time the show will take place.   There are some fabulous new products for you.   I am working on some samples at the moment and really enjoying working with them.   I will of course be showing you some 'sneaky peeks' as usual.

I'll be back soon with  another project.   So, until  then have fun and be happy.

                                                                   Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Big hugs   Jennifer xx.

Lavender and Jade, my Favourite Colour Combination.

Hi there Followers, Friends and Visitors,

Well, all the Christmas decorations are down now, packed away until next year, back to everyday life again lol!     I have to say it is nice to get back to routine again.    Have you made any New Year resolutions?   mine is to lose the weight I had lost before Christmas, so I have had the last of the open bottle of wine and the chocolate box is now empty!   a good time to start my diet lol.  

I received my 'happy post' from Sue & Harvey of Imagination Crafts, whoopee!  fab new products.  Must get cracking, not much time until their next show on the Hochanda TV channel.   I'll let you know the times and dates soon and of course I will be showing you some 'sneaky peeks.'   OK onto tonight's card.

   
Fold the ready creased cream card down the centre, making a 7"x7" base card.   Lay part of the pattern from the stencil onto the first corner of the card, then dab evergreen bough & seedless preserves  distress inks through the design using some cut ' dry foam.     Next using another piece of cut n' dry foam, dab some of the blue Starlight paint over the distress inks.   Repeat this on all four corners and leave to dry.

    
Take the patterned card and lay the cleaned stencil onto it and spread the lavender and Jade Sparkle Medium over the whole design, using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

  In the meantime, spread both the Sparkle Mediums over another piece of the patterned card, this time covering the centre of the design only, as we only need the centre, so saving Sparkle Medium (waste not, want not lol!)   Leave this to dry.   When dry, cut out the centre  and the outer  circles  separately.   Cut the outer circle in half and glue one half to the left-hand edge of the base card and the other to the right-hand side.

   
Matt a square of jade card to the centre of the base card, leaving the half circles showing.  Next matt a smaller piece of lavender card onto the jade, leaving a border of jade showing.   Next glue the patterned card with the design onto the base card in a diamond fashion, on top of the lavender card.

     
Take the cut-out centre piece and cut down to the centre, making petals.   Shape the petals and glue this to the centre of the main design using silicone glue,  giving some dimension to the card.

Well that's it folks, have a good week and I'll be back in a few days.   Many thanks for stopping by my blog, hope you've enjoyed your visit.     

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Flower Power.

Good evening  All,

I would like to begin by wishing you a Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.   I do hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and did not overdo it on New Year's Eve.!    We spent ours with our lovely family.     Well onto this morning's card.   This was made for Sue & Harvey of Imagination Crafts, for their latest show on the Hochanda TV channel,  at the beginning of December, last year !

Begin by folding the white scalloped  8"x8" card down the centre crease line.   Take a piece of brown card and lay the stencil on top, securing to your work mat, using masking tape.   Spread the cinnamon Sparkle Medium over the design, using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

  
When dry, matt this onto a piece of peach paper, leaving a border of the peach showing.   Matt this onto a piece of black card, leaving a tiny border of black showing, then matt this to the centre of the base card.

 

Die-cut a panel, (mine was the left-over after cutting out lots of tiny flowers).   Paint this with the white gold Starlight paint.   Matt this onto a strip of black card, leaving a tiny border of the black showing.   Glue this down the left-hand side of the base card.   Glue a gold ribbon bow to the top left of the panel.

  
Die-cut the flowers, using the Tim Holtz tattered flower dies.   Pain them with orange oxidized Starlight paint, diluted with a little water, which gives a delicate colour and a very pretty,  sparkly sheen to the flowers.  When dry, which will not take long, as this paint dries almost instantly lol, 3D the flowers and glue to the front of the card.

  
Lastly, add some Platinum Stickles glue around the outside of the flower  centre.   Hope you like it, thanks for visiting my blog and please feel free to leave me a comment, I do like to know what you think of my creations.   I would also like to say a huge 'THANK YOU' for all your support and encouragement over the last year, I really do appreciate it.   Cheerio for now, I'll be back soon with another creation.

                                                                     Love and rainbows,

                                                                     Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Sophisticated Lady.

Hello there Followers, Friends and Visitors,

I hope you have all had a lovely Christmas.   I would just like to send my thoughts  to all  those who are having flooding troubles,  my heart goes out to you all.   Let's hope the new year brings you better times.
I apologise for not blogging of late but I'm back now lol! so let's get going again!     Tonight's card was made for Sue & Harvey of Imagination Crafts, for their  tv show on Hochanda earlier this month.   I have used their Black Stars Sparkle Medium and their gorgeous Beautiful Blossom stencil.

   
Fold the cream card down the centre crease line, making an 8"x8" base card.   Matt a square of black card onto the base card, leaving a border of the cream base card showing.

    
Take a slightly smaller piece of cream hammered card and lay the stencil onto it, securing it with some masking tape.   Spread the Black Stars Sparkle Medium over the design, using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

    
Colour around the edges of the stencilled card with the distress inks, using a blending tool.  

   
Add a touch of black soot ink around the outer edges.    Matt this onto the base card.    Die-cut the flowers and paint with the Orange Oxidized Starlight Paint, then glue in position on the base card.

  

  
Glue a black gemstone to the centre of each flower and lastly, add a little pink/red distress ink to her cheeks.

Well that's it for now my friends, may I take this opportunity to wish you all a Very Happy New Year when it arrives, lots of good health and much happiness.   I'll be back soon.   In the meantime, take good care of yourselves.

                                                                    Love and rainbows,

                                                                     Hugs   Jennifer xx.