From The Jaws of Disaster, part two

Hello crafters, Kirsten here again.
If you saw yesterday’s post, you’ll know how I ended up with this………..

Now it’s time to show you the central image. And you’ll be pleased to know that this is a somewhat shorter post.

 

I cut a piece of smooth white card stock slightly bigger than the centre of the frame – easier to cut it down afterwards than attempt to fix it if it’s too small – and applied Tattered Rose distress ink through the Daisy Silhouette stencil from That Special Touch Of… by Creative Expressions. When building layers of colour, always start with the lightest.

Next, Lettuce, Oregano & Pool Adirondack inks for the flower heads, the stems & leaves, trying to get different depths of colour. I used small pieces of cut & dry foam to apply the inks, much easier to use than a blending tool. I turned the stencil round for each side – remember there’s no front & back to a stencil, use both sides however you want. And I tried to avoid inking the butterflies, I used Chipped Sapphire DI on them later.

Next, the Sparkle Medium. I used Sage Green & Blue Sapphire with a palette knife, trying to get more dimension to the flowers. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that I am not a fan of glitter, but I have to be honest & say that, while SM will never be my favourite medium to use, it does give you a gorgeous result. It took longer to dry than I expected, but that could be my cold craft room. I did use my heat tool to speed up the drying, which caused the SM to bubble up, which I loved – more texture! And it’s messy stuff, you will use lots of baby wipes cleaning everything – make sure you clean your stencils & palette knives thoroughly. But it’s worth it for results like this…..

NB It's quite likely that the new consignment of Sparkle Medium will arrive today, so keep an eye on the website. We'll announce it on Facebook & Twitter as well. And there will be new colours!!

 I cut the image down to the correct size & edged it with Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord & Peeled Paint DIs, added a sentiment on a die cut label & glued it into the frame, with a few adhesive pearls as an extra embellishment.

 

So, what do you think? I think it works to a certain degree, but that could be because I’ve spend so long looking at it. If I were making it again, I think I would use a very dark purple paint instead of the black on the frame. Might try that on a scrap of card & see how it looks.

 

 

                                 

Anyway, thanks for looking, remember to comment for the GIVEAWAY. And don't forget the

 blog challenge too, show us your stencilled creations for the chance to win a £20 voucher to spend at LisaBDesigns.co.uk, enough for four pots of Sparkle Medium!

 

 I’ll be back on Sunday to announce the stencils giveaway winner. Until then, happy crafting.

 

Kirsten