Zentangle with Stencils

Materials used:-
Dreamweaver stencil LL358 Heliconia
Sakura Micron pen (02)
Grey inkpad
Black A5 card blank
Black & white card 
Craftwork Cards "In Circles" Everyday Messages
1" circle punch (yellow)
Mark Richards Black Nailheads
All available from:-
www.woodware.co.uk
Your local Exmouth stockist is:-
Liberty Craft
33 Exeter Road
Exmouth EX8 1PT
01395 273238
libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We're using stencils this week in conjunction with zentangling. I have to admit that this isn't my favourite thing to do as I'm not a natural doodler! I'm quite pleased with the results though. I simply placed the stencil onto a piece of white card, anchored it with stencil tape  & drew around all the outlines with the Micron pen. After removing the stencil, let the zentangling begin! If, like me, it doesn't come easily to you or you want to know more there are some great books around these days to get you started, have a look on the Woodware website. I used the stencil again to make a background for the design & I did this with some soft grey ink & a stencil brush. To finish I layered the design & background onto black & white card & added the sentiment which sits nicely on a 1" punched circle. Now attach to the card blank & add the black "Nailheads"

Christmas Decoupage

 Materials used:-

JGS360 Poinsettia Corner

Brilliance Graphite Black

Sakura coloured pencils

Liquid Pearls- Opal White

Stickles- orange peel, Yellow & Stardust 

Woodware "Digital" flat white card

Green A5 card blank

Dark green mirror card

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

I'm a sucker for a poinsettia at Christmas it just wouldn't be the same without one but I must admit that as soon a January 1st comes it's got to go! Can't have it hanging around until Easter! I do like decoupage as a technique too so this stamp from Jane Gill from last years Christmas stamps was perfect. Simply stamp your images where you want your design to be on white card & then stamp again onto extra card for however many layers you wish to add- in this case the base & twice more. I do like to colour just the edges of the base image which will be covered just in case a bit peeks through. I've softly coloured with pencils & after cutting out the flowers I've given them some character & shape with a large ball tool before attaching with 3D foam pads. The sentiment comes with the stamp set & to finish I've mounted onto the green mirror card before attaching to the card blank. I've filled the berries with a generous amount of Liquid Pearls & added some sparkle with the Stickles.  

White Embossing

Materials used:-

JGS409 Floral Vine

Dreamweaver die Holly & Swirls

Stampendous Detail white embossing powder

Craft Work Cards "In Circles" Everyday Messages

Liquid Pearls White Opal & Ruby Red

Sakura coloured pencil

Red card

A5 white card blank

1" circle punch

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

Simple white embossing can be very effective on a variety of colours. I've used "Floral Vine" by Jane Gill embossed with detail white powder & I've just highlighted with a white pencil. The sentiment comes from Craft work Cards very useful "In Circles" which has been mounted onto a punched red circle. The holly leaves are made with the Dreamweaver die & I think this design could be perfect for a winter birthday. To finish I've added some Liquid Pearls for the berries.

Christmas Dies & Punches

Materials used:

JGS404 Christmas Cheer

2" Snowflake punch (blue)

3/4" Snowflake punch

mini snowflake punch 

Perfect prints paper pad "Winter Wonderland"
8" x 8" card blank
Mark Richards Elements
Stickles "Stardust"
30mm white organza ribbon

All available from:-

www.woodware.co.uk

Your local Exmouth stockist is:-

Liberty Craft

33 Exeter Road

Exmouth EX8 1PT

01395 273238

libertycraft33@yahoo.co.uk

We're using punches and/or dies this week to enhance our Christmas designs. I just love Woodware's range of snowflake punches so it was an easy decision for me. I started by drawing a large circle onto a piece from the Perfect Prints pad & making a wreath from punched snowflakes. I have punched the large ones from white vellum (2 layers), the smaller ones from white sparkle card & then the mini ones from silver mirror card. I've given them all some shape with a Character Shaper & a moulding mat. Next add a large triple bow with white organza ribbon & if you look closely you'll see that I have dotted some mini silver snowflakes inside the bow. The sentiment in the centre comes from Christmas Cheer & I've finished off by mounting the layers of silver mirror card & dark blue card onto the large square card blank. I've added the Elements to the centres of the snowflakes & some touches of Stickles for added sparkle.