Good morning Lovelis and happy Sunday.
I'm sharing with you some more samples using Sweet Poppy Stencils today it's Zen Tulips another fabulous design by Tracey Dutton from Lavinia Stamps.
Make a note in your diaries, 9th July 3pm Lucy will be on Create and Craft tv!
I used Yupo Paper and Alcohol inks to create my backgrounds, my first card I used Glossy Black SP texture paste and the second card I used a black Sparkle Medium.
Thank you for visiting, have a great day xx Zoe xx
Good Morning Lovelies, I'm back with my third post featuring another gorgeous new Stencil from Sweet Poppy, this time it's Poppy Circle another beautiful stencil designed by Tracey Dutton - aka Lavinia Stamps, I love poppies as do many people, they lend themselves to so many occasions, I've dedicated mine to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme.
My first I simply used Glossy white Sweet Poppy texture paste, once dry I used alcohol inks with a felt applicator.
My second card I stamped some script then coloured with spray inks, used translucent SP paste, once dry I carefully painted over using Starlight paint in black using an almost dry wet wipe, I worked fast to allow to remove the paint while wet off the image.
Don't forget to tune in to Create and Craft tv on 9th July at 3pm
Have a great day, back tomorrow with more samples, xx Zoe xx
Good morning Lovelies, I'm back today to show more of my samples featuring the gorgeous new Sweet Poppy Stencils, today it's the fabulous Wall of Poppies designed by the very talented Tracey Dutton - aka Lavinia Stamps
My first card I used Gold Sweet Poppy paste and mica powders which I heated until it bubbled.
I used Glitter Mediums on my second card.
Here I've used Distress inks, Translucent paste and Micro beads.
I love this stencil, it's been such a treat to use, back tomorrow with more samples.
Have a great day xx Zoe xx
Good morning Lovelies, lovely weather for ducks!!! Gosh it's been a very wet June for us, I hope we are going to get some more summer?
Today I'm sharing with you some samples I've made featuring the gorgeous Steampunk Dragonfly this was designed by the very talented Emma Cronin for Sweet Poppy Stencils, our lovely Lucy Ellis will be on Create and Craft tv filming live from Doncaster on the 10 th July, don't forget to set your recorders or watch live.
I hope you love this new stencil and manage to tune in on the 10th July, have a great day xx Zoe xx p.s I'll be back tomorrow with some more samples!
Good morning Lovelies, phew we've had some hot and humid days, it's quite tiring but I'm not complaining!!!
Today I'm sharing with you my second post this month in our Bi-monthly feature showcasing CAS (clean and simple) projects using fabulous Chocolate Baroque stamps, in less than 15 minutes. It's so easy to experiment with different techniques etc but of course we are aware that's it's not for everyone, so we as the Design team want you to get the most out of your stamps and show that they can be simple and quick but equally as beautiful.
I used dies to create my base and layers using a Linen texture card, I love the effect linen card gives on clean and simple designs, it just adds a crispness and class, I stamped using Versafine - Onyx black the beautiful Fancy Flowers and coloured using coloured pencils turning and repeating in the other corner and simply stamped my sentiment from Birthday Words
Now this card I didn't time myself but I fear it was a little over 15 mins due to the fussy cutting of the butterfly but it's still Clean and simple, again I've used nesting dies to create my layers and a frame with Linen Texture card, I stamped with Versamark Inkpad the Decadent Brocade and heat embossed using a pale blue pearly embossing powder, I had some scraps of card that I'd previously sprayed with a mica based ink and stamped again using the Versamark Inkpad and pale blue EP using a beautiful butterfly from Tangled Garden set, I used a word die and hot glue gun to attach my butterfly to create dimension.
I used a circle mask/stencil and simply stamped around using various colours of distress inkpads foliage from the Teeny Weeny Meadow set word from Journal today set.
Thank you for kindly visiting and leaving a comment, I love to read them. Please pop along and check out what the rest of my talented teamies have created for you here
I hope you've been inspired? Have a wonderful day xx Zoe xx
Good morning Lovelies, boy these months come around so fast, I can't believe we are half way through the year already!
So here I am posting my sample for this months Colour Challenge for Chocolate Baroque, please check the blog for rules and details, which can be found here
Here is my card using the colours for this month.
I used distress inks for my background and created a shadow by stamping with water and heating drying.
My image is from Autumn Hedgerow which I inked up with Black Versafine Inkpad and stamped 3 times without inking between (second and third generation stamping)
Sentiment - Words of Inspiration
Background - Modern Textures and Tangled Fragments
Dragonfly - Just Butterflies and Butterfly Blush
To finish I added some dots using a white gel pen to the pods and some glitter glue gel for the Dragonfly trail.
This is the colour swatch in which to follow, aren't they scrummy colours?
I hope you feel inspired to join in thus month, thank you so much for visiting today, have a great day xx Zoe xx
Good morning Lovelies, I hope you're all enjoying your weekend.
So here on the Chocolate Baroque DT blog we are doing a Bi-monthly feature showcasing CAS projects made using CB stamps.
It's such a privilege to be part of such a fab team and use such wonderful stamps, it's also so easy to forget that people of all levels and tastes enjoy stamping and don't always have the time to experiment with different techniques or even enjoy it, hence these posts.
I must say I really like CAS style projects, I think apart from being quick and easy but also look classy, it can be very difficult figuring out "when to stop"
My first 2 cards I used my 4x4 round Gelli plate with inks and stamped directly onto the Gelli plate using Versafine Inkpad, the first card is the primary print and the second more subtle card is the second print.
A So what did I use?
Butterfly blush and the matching Just Butterflies stamp set
Mackintosh Sentiments stamp set
Sketchy Doodle Landscape stamp set
Stitched nesting dies
Small Lacey doily die
4" round Gelli plate,
Distress inkpads - Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon
Versafine Inkpads- Onyx Black, Spanish Moss, Majestic Blue
Sequins
My third card, I just stamped with Versamark and heat set using white embossing powder the sentiment from Positive Pants stamp set, then just smeared Twisted Citron, Carved Pumpkin and Musturd Seed Distress inkpads using a piece of cut n dry foam, I then got Distress re-inkers in the same colours and lightly flicked using a paintbrush and a bit of water to thin it down a bit, once dry a few colourful sequins and Voila! A super quick card.
Thank you so much for popping in, I hope you like my card, it would make my day if you left a comment, have a great day xx Zoe xx
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