My London Canvas.

Hi there Everyone,
  
Hope you are well and enjoying your weekend break.   Tonight I would like to share something a little different from my usual -  a canvas.    I was given a stencil of the London Landmarks,  ' so I decided to use it on a canvas and below  is the finished project.     This canvas was made for    Sue and Harvey of Imagination Crafts.     It was made for their shows on the Hochanda T.V. Channel last November.

    
(1 )   Canvas coloured using the blue and red Mixed Media Spray inks.

(2 )  Using masking tape, mask off a semi-circle the size of the clock face stencil, as we don't want
        any structure paste on the clock face.

(3 )  Lay the large 'Broken Grid' Art stencil onto the painted canvas, portrait style and spread the
       structure paste over the stencil, using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and wash it.   Leave
       the image to dry.       I thought the grid design would make a good background for all the famous
       London landmarks.

    
(4 )    Remove the semi circle mask from the top right corner and lay the left-hand side of the clock
          face stencil on the top right hand corner of the canvas, making sure you have the numbers on
          the stencil the correct way round.    Secure the stencil in place with some masking tape so it
          doesn't move,   then spread the Black Stars Sparkle Medium over the design, using the metal
          spatula.   Remove the stencil and leave the image to dry.

                                   
(5 )   Lay the 6" x 6" London stencil onto a piece of black card  and put through an embossing
         machine and emboss.

(6 )   Cut out the letters 'LONDON'  the bridge,  Big Ben and the London taxi.    Rub the silver
         Alchemy Wax over these images.

(7 )   Glue the letters L O N D O N evenly around the outside of the clock face,

    
(8 )   Glue Tower Bridge on the top left of the canvas, just above half way up the canvas.

   
(9 )   Glue Big Ben in the bottom left corner, using Imagination Craft's Magi-bond glue.

           
          and the black Taxi  in the bottom right corner, using Magi-bond glue.

(10)   Lay the stencil onto a piece of white card and spread the Bright Red Sparkle Medium over
          the London bus only.   Remove stencil and leave image to dry.   When dry, cut out the bus and
          colour the windows with diluted light blue spray ink.   Colour the tyres with the Black Starlight
          paint.    Glue the bus to the canvas, just below the centre.

     
(11)   Using a black ink pad, stamp the crown and head in the top left corner.

    
(12)   Again, using the black ink pad, stamp the world globe in the centre of the clock face.

(13)   Using a rose die, die-cut 4 white roses, roll up and glue to make the roses.    Die-cut and make
          3 roses from light blue paper.   Colour some white card with the red spray ink, adding some red
          Starlight paint on top and die-cut.   Make into 4 roses.

(14)   Glue 1 white, 1 red and 1 blue rose to the base of Big Ben.

     
(15)   Glue the rest of the roses around the inside of the clock face, using Magi-bond glue.

      
(16)   Rub a little Black Soot Distress ink around all four edges of the canvas, this helps to draw your
          eyes to the centre of the canvas.

                                             Below are a couple more photos of the canvas.                                       

          
Well that's my canvas finished, I do hope you like it ( there's no scaffolding around my Big Ben lol!)   did this canvas before the scaffolding went up on the real Big Ben!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog, I hope you have enjoyed your visit, please pop back again soon.      I also hope my American Followers, Friends and Visitors stay safe and warm during this extra cold spell of weather you are having at the moment,   I cannot imagine what such very low temperatures must feel like, so take care.   I will be back again soon.

                                                                   Love and Rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx.





    
     

 

'Poppy Time.'

Hi there fellow Bloggers,

Hope you've all enjoyed the festivities.   It's back to everyday life and routine.   Our Christmas decorations are still up but I will be putting them back in their boxes tomorrow, until Christmas later this year lol!   I always feel the rooms so look bare when we take the tree and decorations down but I have to say,  it makes it much easier to dust lol!    My card tonight is a reminder of balmy Summer days, something we hopefully will be able to look forward to later this year.   I have used Imagination Craft's  large poppy Art stamp.   This is a favourite of mine.    I have also used their  Retro Squars background  stencil, a really useful stencil and Starlight paints.

The card below is what we are aiming for.

   
Take a square of bright red card, smaller than the 7" x 7" white base card and round off all four corners, using the corner rounder punch.   Matt this onto the white base card.

Cut a smaller square of white card and lay the retro squares stencil on top.   Stipple all the Starlight paint colours through the design,   using the large stencil brush.    ( I used Mediterranean sky,  Banana yellow, Red, Green and White gold).

  

   

When you are satisfied with the coverage, remove the stencil and wash it as soon as you can, as the
paint will dry on quite quickly and will be more difficult to remove if you don't.

 Round off all four corners as before, then matt this onto the base card.

Stamp the large poppies stamp onto a piece of white card, using a black ink pad.   Stamp the open dots above the poppy seed heads with black ink.

    
Trim this to approximately 4" square and round off all four corners.   Matt this onto a slightly larger piece of red card, again rounding off all four corners.    Next matt this  onto the bottom right corner of the base card.   (I used some double sided sticky tape with the addition of some Imagination Craft's Magi-bond glue.   This I find gives me a little 'wiggle room.' plus it adheres better to the Starlight paint.)

   
Stamp the word  'Poppy'  in black onto some white card.   Trim to size and round off the four corners.   Matt this onto some red card again, rounding off all four corners, then glue to the top of the base card.

Colour some white card with the red Starlight paint, then using the large flower punch, punch two flowers, then layer them one on top of the other, using silicone glue under the petals.

              
Die-cut the stamen and paint with the green and glue it to the poppy centre. 

    
Add some Black Stars Sparkle Medium to the centre of the stamen, adding a little White gold Starlight paint to the tips of the stamen.

Die-cut two leaf stems from white card and paint them with the Green Starlight paint,  then glue under  the poppy petals.

  
Lastly, glue a small red satin ribbon bow to the stem of the tallest seed head.     That's my card finished, I hope you think it is a bright, cheery card, it hopefully, lifts the spirits a little on these dull dreary, wet, windy days we are having at the moment

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, I hope you have enjoyed your visit.   Until my next blog, take care of yourselves and stay safe and  warm.

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                  Hugs   Jennifer xx.

  

'Good Friends.' Last card of 2017.

Good afternoon Friends, Followers and Visitors,

Well that is nearly 2017 over, just a few more hours and it will be 2018.   I wonder what 2018 has in store for us all?    Hopefully a good, positive year!   Have you made any New Year resolutions yet?  mine is to keep my craft room tidy, once I have it the way I want  it -  and that is - tidy lol!!!

This is my last project for 2017.   For this card I have used one of Imagination Craft's gorgeous masks, this is such a pretty mask and I have teamed it up with some beautiful colours for the background, using distress inks and of course a little bit of sparkle lol! on the butterfly!   Below is the finished card.

   
Cut away approximately a quarter of an inch from one long edge of a piece of A4 white card, then fold it in half portrait style to make a card five and three quarter inches by eight inches.

Matt some deep turquoise card onto the base card, leaving a border of the white showing.

Take a smaller piece of white paper and lay the butterfly mask across it.   Colour over the mask with Mowed lawn, Peeled paint, Shabby shutters, Faded jeans and  Stormy sky  Distress inks and using some Red Starlight paint for the roses.   Add a small amount of Bright red Sparkle Medium over the roses and the inner part of the butterfly.

      
Stamp the sentiment using a black ink pad in the top right corner and 'Happy Birthday' in the centre at the bottom of the paper.  

      
Matt this onto the base card using double sided sticky tape.

   
Using a piece of white card, lay the butterfly only from the mask onto it and spread the Vineyard Sparkle Medium over it, using the metal spatula.   Remove the mask and leave the image to dry.

   
When this is dry, cut around the edges and glue the butterfly in position on the front of the card but on a different angle to the original image.

      
Add some silicone glue under each wing to add some dimension to the card.

 
 Glue some turquoise pearls to the body of the butterfly and that is this card finished.

 Thank you once again for visiting and commenting on my blog throughout 2017.   I really appreciate all the support and encouragement you have given me, this spurs me on to keep going with my card making.   I would just like to wish you all a Very Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year when it arrives.   Have fun tonight.   I will be back as usual in 2018.

                                                      HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

                                                                   Love and rainbows,

                                                                    Hugs   Jennifer xx.

Platinum Star Burst.

Hello there,

Hope you are all enjoying  some relaxing time over the Christmas/New Year Break.   We have had a couple of quiet days.   I should be sorting out my craft room before the  craft shows begin again !  I did pop my head in the door but thought better of it lol!   I really must force myself to get in there and
tidy up!   and not get distracted by wanting to craft lol!    a New Year's resolution maybe!!!   Thank you all so much for visiting my blog and your lovely comments which are much appreciated.

Tonight I would like to share a card which was made for Imagination Craft's for one of the shows on the Hochanda T.V. Channel in November this year.

     
Matt a square of dark green card onto the 7" x 7" white base card, leaving a small border of the white showing.

Take a slightly smaller square of white card and paint it with the Platinum Starlight Paint.  

Take the starburst stencil and mask out the shapes around the centre circle with masking tape.   Lay the stencil onto the platinum coloured card and spread the Structure Paste over the design,  including the four corners,  using the metal spatula.   Remove the stencil and wash and dry it, as we will be using it again.

    
When the image is dry, re-lay the stencil back in position on the structure paste image.   Colour the corners with the green and the dots with the Amethyst Starlight Paints, using the large stencil brushes.

     
Colour the outer circle with the Lavender, the next circle with the Amethyst, the next circle with the green and finally the centre with the Amethyst Starlight Paints.  

      
Remove the masking tape from  the shapes around the  outer circle and stipple the green paint through the shapes.   (These shapes have no structure paste added,  they are just painted straight onto the platinum coloured card, which gives a layered look to the card, adding a little interest to the finished project).

Die-cut a flower using the Spellbinder's die and cut away the centre of the flower.   Colour this flower with the green and amethyst Starlight Paints.   Glue this to the centre of the circle.

    
Glue this onto the dark green matt and the card is finished.

That's all from me for the moment, I will be back again soon.   In the meantime stay safe and warm during this icy cold spell.   Hopefully milder weather is on the way lol!

                                                                  Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Hugs   Jennifer xx.

    


 

Vintage Style.

Hi there,

There is not much left of 2017.   For me, this year has positively flown by.    Thought as I became  older, the more time I would have, I worried that I would get bored lol!   ha! ha! that was a silly thought,  no time to get bored lol!    I wonder what 2018 will have in store for us all?    Enough chit chat, it is time for another creation, made for Sue & Harvey of Imagination Craft.   This was made for one of their  Hochanda T.V. shows this November.   I have used some of Imagination's Rice Paper for this card, rice paper no. 232.   I love the designs on this vintage paper,  I can remember my Mother wearing a dress in the same style, such a feminine design, not this colour of course.    O.K.let's get started.

  
Begin by cutting out the part of the rice paper you want on your card front.   Fix this to a square of white card using Imagination's Decoupage glue.   Trim away any excess paper.

Colour some white card with the Mediterranean Sky Starlight Paint and when dry, die-cut four borders using the  Die-Versions border die.   Glue these to the back four edges of the card covered with the rice paper.   Matt this onto the 7" x 7" white base card, leaving a border of white card showing.

Colour a piece of card with the blue Starlight paint and another piece  with the Cyclamen paint.   From these, die-cut three flowers from the blue, using the Memory Box Dies and two from the Cyclamen.    Glue these to the bottom left corner of the base card.   Add some pearl coloured 'Just Pearls' to the centre of each flower.

   
Using the second piece of rice paper, cut out the shoulder wrap and the skirt of the dress.   Glue these onto some white card using the decoupage glue.  

    
When dry, cut them out, trim away any excess card and glue onto the original image on the base card, using silicone glue.

  

   
Cut out the oval with the handbag on it from the rice paper and glue this onto a piece of white card, using the decoupage glue.   Trim away any excess card and glue this on top of the original image on the base card, using silicone glue.

  
Colour a small piece of white card with the blue Starlight paint and another small piece with the cyclamen paint.   Stamp the handbag on each piece using a black ink pad.  

    
Cut out the handbag from the blue card and the front only from the second stamped handbag.   Glue the cyclamen hand bag front to the blue handbag. 

    
Glue this handbag to the right-hand side of the base card.    This card is now finished, hope you like it.     Stay safe and warm in this cold snowy weather.   I will be back again soon.   Take care of yourselves.

                                                                   Love and rainbows,

                                                                   Hugs   Jennifer xx.

    

 

Proud as a Peacock.

Hi there Lovelies,

Happy Christmas, hope you've had a wonderful day.   That's Christmas day over now until next year.   We have had a lovely day with our close family, a quick drink in our local, back home,  opened  our presents,  then had our  dinner.      Everything is now cleared up and put away,  our family have gone home now and  Hubby and I are chilling out in front of the log fire.   It is so lovely to have all the family together, just makes Christmas.    I  know this time of year is difficult for some people and  I fully understand some do not want to celebrate, to those people I send my loving thoughts.

Tonight I would like to share  a card made for Imagination Crafts in July of this year.

     
Cut a piece of white card,  card slightly smaller than the 7" x 7" white base card.   Paint all four edges of this piece of card, using the turquoise Starlight paint.   Matt this onto the base card.

    
Take a smaller square of white card  and colour with the  Sunshine, Light purple & Light green Mixed Media Spray Inks.   When dry, spray with the Gold Shake and  Gilt Spray, then when that is dry, lay the Peacock Feather stencil onto the coloured card and put through an embossing machine.

   
Whilst the stencil is still on the card, colour the feather with the Turquoise Starlight paint, adding small touches of the Menthol and Antique Gold Starlight paints, using the large stencil brush.      Matt this card onto the Turquoise edged card.

   
Using a Versamark pad, stamp the sentiment in the top right corner and heat emboss with gold embossing powder.

    
Glue three turquoise gems to the bottom right.

   
Die-cut the peacock from white card and paint it with the Turquoise Starlight paint.   Add touches of the Menthol and  Antique Gold paints.   Add a small amount of the Cobalt Alchemy Wax to the peacock.

   
Glue the peacock to the feather using silicone glue.   Using Magi-bond glue, fix a turquoise gemstone to the centre of the feather.

That's this card finished.   The sentiment and the die-cut peacock were given free with the Simply Cards and Papercraft Magazine some time ago.

Have a great Boxing Day and I'll be back again soon.

                                                                Love and rainbows,
                                                                 Hugs   Jennifer xx.