My 'Relax Create' 10" x 12" canvas Tutorial.

Good evening Followers, Friends & Visitors,

Thank you all so much for your comments and visits to my last blog.   Hope everyone is well and enjoying this fabulous spell of weather we are having.   I don't think it will last much longer lol!  that would be to good to be true!

Well, the time has come when I can  at last share some 'sneaky peeks' of the samples I have made for Sue & Harvey of Imagination Craft's shows on the Hochanda T.V. Channel this weekend.   The One Day Special shows are launched on Saturday 26th. May, with further shows throughout the day on Sunday 27th. May.   So why not tune in to see Sue and Mandy demonstrating some fabulous new products and techniques, you're just going to LOVE the new products lol!  I have had great fun making cards, canvases and using these fab new fabric paints!   Tonight I am sharing a canvas with you and for this I have used Imagination's fab new fabric paints.   These paints are not just for use on material, as you will see, I have used them on canvases and cards.

  
Using the canvas portrait style,  paint stripes of the Sage, Black, White and Mulberry Purple Textile paints, down the canvas, blending the colours as you go.   (If you want paler colours, try spraying a little water on the canvas before adding the colour.)

         
When dry, lay the fern stencil onto the centre of the canvas

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Spread the white Structure Paste over the design using a metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry and wash and dry the stencil.

          

    

Paint some white card with the Mulberry Purple paint and when dry, die-cut 3 large and 1 small butterflies from it.

   
Next die-cut 2 large and  2 small flowers, plus  2 stamen from the same piece of coloured card.   Spread some of the Gold Textile Sparkle Medium  over a piece of black card and leave to dry.   From that, die-cut 3 large flowers and 6 stamen.

  
Glue the 2 smaller purple  flowers onto the larger ones and glue a gold stamen to the centre of each flower.   Arrange the flowers at the bottom of the fern and glue in place.

   
Glue the butterflies to the canvas and glue 2 small gold circles  (die-cut from spare black card left over after die-cutting the stamen,)  to the upper wings of the butterflies.   Take some white card and lay the Relax stencil onto it.   Dab the black soot distress ink through the design.

 
Move the stencil slightly to the right and secure to the worktop using masking tape.   Next spread the
gold textile Sparkle Medium over the stencil.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

  

  
When dry, fussy cut each letter and glue to the canvas.   Repeat the above for the other 2 words 'Create'   and  'Joy.'   Glue them in position on the canvas.

     
Die-cut a fern from white card and colour with the  gold textile Sparkle Medium and when dry, glue to the  bottom of the canvas, beside the flowers.

 
Well that is my canvas finished, I do hope you like it.   It is a wee bit daunting sitting with a blank white canvas in front of you I have to say but, once I decided which colour and which stencil I wanted to use and added the paint to the canvas, the design just evolved,  ideas began to flow lol!

I will be back again tomorrow with another sample, made for the Imagination Craft's ODS shows.   I do hope you will pop back.   Have a good Friday and I'll see you soon.

                                                              Love and rainbows,

                                                              Hugs   Jennifer xx,

        

'Sunset Rendevous.'

Hello everyone,

Well we have had another glorious day here today,    I just cannot believe this fabulous weather has lasted so long!   hope it lasts until after the Bank Holiday coming up soon!    I do hope you have had lovely weather too, it certainly can make a difference to how we feel.    I would like to welcome my latest blog Follower, I hope you enjoy your visits.  I'm sorry I'm not sure of your name, as I've lost  track of  who is the last person to follow lol!     Maybe you could let me know by leaving me a comment.   I do like to hear your thoughts on my creations.

I found a new way to use Sparkle Medium in 2016.    If  I had any left over Sparkle Medium when making a card and could not put it back in the pot, as I would contaminate the colour, I spread the left over Medium  onto a plastic pocket and left it to dry.   When dry, I scrape it up, using a metal spatula and pop it into an empty pot.   I then use scissors to cut it up into small pieces, ready to use on my  cards.   This is what I have used on tonight's card.

Cut a piece of white card, slightly smaller than the 6" x 6" white scalloped card.   Colour this with the Stormy sky and Victorian velvet Distress Inks, using a piece of torn paper, moving the torn paper down the card, colouring as you go,    Add some watered down White gold Starlight paint to the edges of the clouds.

 
Using a black ink pad, stamp the magnolia flower stamp around all four edges of the piece of card.

 
Next stamp the sentiment in the top left corner and the dancing fairies in the centre of the card, using a black ink pad.

Glue this card onto the white scalloped base card using double sided tape or glue, whichever you prefer.

Take some Imagination Craft's Magi-bond glue and put it under the feet of the fairies, then add some of the cut, dried Sparkle Medium to the glue, gently pressing it into the glue and leave to dry.

Well that's this card finished, I hope you like it.   Enjoy the rest of your evening and I will be back again soon.

                                                              Love and rainbows,

                                                               Hugs   Jennifer xx.

My 'Sweet Children' Canvas Journal.

Hello there Everyone,

Hope you are all well and enjoying life.   Thank you all for visiting and commenting on my last blog post.   My day has been quiet but  busy, making samples for the Imagination Craft's next shows on the Hochanda T.V. Channel later this month.   Well onto tonight's project, my canvas journal which was given a very quick airing on the last shows at the end of April.

                                                
Begin by removing the back and front covers  of the  journal from the spiral spine.   This makes it much easier to decorate.   Colour both with the Pink, Green, Navy blue and White Fashion Spray inks.

When dry, stamp the crackle effect stamp across the top and bottom of the front cover, with White Gold Starlight paint.   Spread some of the paint onto a work mat and dab a piece of cut 'n' dry foam into it, then gently dab onto the stamp, just remember to wash your stamp immediately you have finished stamping, as this paint will dry very quickly and may be difficult to remove later.

  
Go over this stamping again, using a black ink pad, moving the stamp down a little, giving a slight shadow effect.

Take out all but one of the Magi-Cutz lace designs from the Magi-Cutz leaving the outer square in tact.   Paint with the White gold Starlight paint.

Using scissors, cut out the girls from the rice paper and using the decoupage glue, glue this to a piece of white card.

       
Glue the Magi-Cutz frame and remaining lace corner onto the rice paper image using Magi-bond glue.   Glue this to the front cover of the journal.

   
Glue some white lace around the inside edges of the Magi-Cutz  frame.      Colour the key with the White Starlight Wax and glue to the main image.    Glue a pink gem to the top of the key and one in 

     
each corner of the gold frame.   Take three silk flowers and colour the edges of the petals with a little Gold Shine Sparkle Medium using your finger.   Glue a pink feather to the top left of the Magi-Cutz and glue a lace bow on top.

 
Glue two flowers to the bottom right corner and one on top of the lace bow.   That is the front cover finished - now for the back cover.

Colour the back with the same colours as the front and stamp the crackle effect stamp around all four edges of the cover, using the same black ink pad and the White gold Starlight paint.   Cut out the rose from the rice paper and  glue as previously, onto some white card using the decoupage glue.

     
Glue the rose to the centre of the back cover, using Magi-bond tacky glue.

          
Add some touches of the white gold Starlight wax around  the rose and a little on the rose.

 
Add some of the wax onto the spiral spine and finally, replace the back and front covers back onto the spine and the journal is finished.

Thank you for reading my blog to the end, sorry it is quite a long one tonight but I do like to show you all the different stages.   That is all from me tonight, have a great weekend and I will be back again quite soon.

                                                                Love and rainbows,

                                                                 Hugs   Jennifer xx.

    

My Star Fairy Canvas.

Good evening Friends, Followers and Visitors,

Hope you are all enjoying your Bank Holiday, the weather has been absolutely fabulous,  wall to wall blue skies and sunshine.  The lawns have had their first cut today and    I've been in my craft room this afternoon, preparing samples for Imagination Craft's next shows at the end of the month, on the Hochanda T.V. Channel.    More fabulous products lol!  all very secret so cannot tell you yet.

Tonight I have a canvas to share with you all which was shown on Imagination's last T.V. show at the end of April.

Begin by painting the canvas with Black Gesso.   Add some Hibiscus and Sky Blue Starlight paints across the canvas, working on the canvas as portrait style, using a dry brush.

Lay the  'City Scape' stencil on the bottom left corner and spread some Black Stars Sparkle Medium over the building, using the metal spatula..

    
When dry, lay the stencil back in position and add some touches of Gold Shine Sparkle Medium to the buildings to like moonlight.   Leave image to dry.

        
Next take the large 'Star Fairy' stencil and lay on the canvas.   Spread the Champagne Sparkle Medium over the moon, hanging star and surrounding stars.   Remove the stencil and leave image to dry.

   
Place the stencil back in position and spread the Platinum Relief  Paste over the fairy only.   Remove the stencil and leave to dry.

    
Whilst this is drying, die-cut or stamp out various sizes of stars from card painted  with the Platinum Relief Paste.   (I stamped my stars with black ink, using some stamps which were given free with a craft magazine, as I have no star dies and that worked just the same).   Cut them out, shape the petals, then 3D them, adding  a small black star in each of the star flower centres.   Glue these to the canvas.

     

   
Using the Pearl Starlight Paint, add some cloud shapes to the sky.

 
Add some White Gold Starlight Wax around the edges of the canvas and that is this canvas all finished.   I did enjoy making this canvas, as I adore anything to do with fairies lol!

Thank you once again for all your visits and comments on my last blog.   Hope you have enjoyed your visit to my blog.

Enjoy the rest of your Bank Holiday weekend.   Take care of yourselves until next time.

                                                              Love and rainbows,

                                                              Hugs   Jennifer xx.

     


                                                              

        

Fossilised Copper Mandala Card.

Hello Everyone,

Hope your week got off to a good start, before we know it, the weekend will be here again.  We have had a beautiful day here today, although the gusty wind spoiled it a little but mustn't grumble, the wind is better than the snow we had lol!     Been to the dentist for a check up today and I'm pleased to say I had nothing (not even a cleaning) to do!!   that's the way I like it lol!!

Thank you kindly to those of you who left me some lovely comments and for all the visits to my last blog.    Tonight I would like to  share one of my cards which was shown on Imagination Craft's shows on the Hochanda T.V. programmes last weekend.    My next 'happy post,' I'm informed, is on it's way and should arrive tomorrow Yeah!!   love 'happy post' lol.   So it will be all go getting samples ready for the next shows later this month!   I will of course let you know the date and times nearer the shows.   Well, time for tonight's card.

                                                                              
Cut and matt a piece of black card onto the 7" x 7" white base card, cut slightly smaller than the base card.

Take a piece of white card, smaller than the black matt and colour with the yellow, light blue and light green Mixed Media Spray inks and leave to dry, or dry with a heat gun.

     
Next, lay the mandala stencil onto the coloured card and using the metal spatula, spread the bright copper Sparkle Medium over the design.

     
Carefully remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

Using the fossil stamp and a black ink pad, stamp two fossils on the right of the larger mandala image and another just off the top left of the card.

Colour another smaller piece of white card with the same spray inks and when dry, stamp the fossil a further four times.    Cut out and   glue one onto the centre of the large mandala and two onto the original stamped images, using silicone glue to add dimension to the card.

   

     

       
The fourth fossil should be cut to fit the half fossil image and then glued to the original half image.   Stamp the very centres of the fossils onto more coloured card in black ink.   Cut out and glue to the centres of each of the fossils, using silicone glue.

   
Fix this card onto the black matt on the base card.   The card is now finished, hope you like it.   Thanks for stopping by my blog and I  hope you have enjoyed your visit.   That's all for now, I'll be back again soon.

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Hugs   Jennifer xx.