3D Stencilling and Published Penguins!!

I have quite a few stencils which don't get used as often as they should so after seeing this video by Jennifer Mcguire on a cool stencilling technique I had to have a go too.... I'm all for stretching your stash ;)

 This is a stencil by Hero Arts called Triangle pattern, the shapes are quite large and I love the structural pattern they create by layering the inks and off setting the stencil... a perfect background for Lawn Fawns Cacti!! :)

To acheive some dimension on these little guys I used Prisma or coloursoft pencils.... one of my fave techniques :)

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Whilst I'm here I wanted to share a card I made for last months Craft Stamper magazine with Mama Elephants Arctic Penguins... I don't usually share these cards but I'm particularily proud of this one because it involves a bit of masking as it's one layer and I made it in one take...amazing!!!

I wanted to make a group of penguins with the two sizes in the set and I'm really happy how they came together :)  Did you know a group of penguins is called a "Rookery" "waddle" or "colony" if they are on land and a "raft" if they are out at sea........ I think I prefer waddle for this little party :)

Thanks for stopping by

Jenny x

Paper Smooches Sparks - Picture Perfect Challenge

It's a photo Inspiration challenge this week for you at the Paper Smooches Sparks blog ...

Theres a lot of scope in that photo... word art, colours and patterns and with my nephews birthday coming up it was just the inspiration I needed :)

I've used the Patterns 1 dies with pigment inks to give a letterpress effect on the shaped background pieces for the Sassy Letters dies. I love the colours and textures.... great for a guys card. 

The sentiment was cut twice and layered then a generous coating of glossy accents applied..... they look like they're made from shiny vinyl and the font is pretty cool too :) The rest of the sentiment was made using the Mini Monograms stamp set.

Here are the links to teamies playing along, please go and check out their fab creations too :)

Alice,  Lisa,  Jenny,  Savannah

All the details can be found over at the Sparks blog here, hope to see you in the gallery :)

Jenny x

A Couple of Cards

Well that's the most original blog post title isn't it!!!

Yep these two cards are DT projects for Make the Day Special Stamp Store... which, by the way, is the best online stamp store in the UK stocking US stamp brands.... okay I may be a little biased but seriously, Tara does an amazing job :)

The store has a monthly challenge and yesterday saw the start of our colour challenge for March...


Just pick a palette and use at least three colours in your project and remember to use at least one product from the store too :)

Heres my card based on the far right palette using  Lawn fawn dinosaurs and a sentiment from Paper Smooches....

At the moment the card is blank inside but I think the sentiment should continue  ".....especially for a dinosaur!!" :) If you'd like to play along you can find all the details and Mr Linky here, a £15 store voucher is up for grabs :)

My DT card today uses the 'New in Store' Avery Elle stamp set called Super, perfect for my little brother's birthday card yesterday... perhaps I should've saved it for next year as he's a leap year baby and he'll be ten next February in proper birthdays :)

This was great fun to make especially as I have an old paper pad with half tone patterns amongst the patterns. I added dimension behind the clouds and skyline to create my scene and personalised it with a Lawn Fawn alphabet.... it's a good match for comic book fonts :)

Jenny x