More Sweet Poppy samples ......

Happy Friday folks ......

The weekend is here at last!
It's been a busy old week .... we had a fab night out last night though. We were fed and watered in style with delicious food ...... Roy (the chef) is an absolute genius.  This was the menu .....

I won't bore you with photos of all the courses ..... everything was deeee-licious! The crayfish and ravioli was amazing

And the lamb ..... well

All of this was paired with the finest of wines introduced by Fleur, the owner of the Little Beauty Vineyard.

What a fabulous evening.
But, enough about that ... it's making me hungry!

I mentioned last weekend that Lucy and Sweet Poppy Stencils are back on our TV screens this month. Save the date ..... Friday 19th April. I'm not sure of the times yet so I will have to confirm those later.

Lucy will have lots of fabulous stencil designs on the show, along with the pastes, the gorgeous new Ultra-fine Glass Micro Beads and some brand new clear stamp sets.

Here's a quick look at a couple of designs using one of the stencils from the show.

The pretty Hummingbird Duo ..... a large and a small bird on the same stencil.  I've actually masked off each of the birds and used them seperately.

The small one to create an all over design using various colours of Distress Oxide inks

I simply turned the stencil over to get the bird facing the opposite way ....

A touch of glitter to the wings to add a bit of sparkle, and a few dots of glitter glue here and there.

And I finished off with a sentiment from one of the new stamp sets

I've used the larger of the beautiful birds with the Translucent paste this time and sprinkled the Glass Micro-Beads over the top

I had a piece of 'mop up' card lying on my desk ...... I think it might be Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink.
I stenciled the bird over the top, using the paste, then sprinkled a few different colours of the beads

The glass beads are so tiny, you don't loose any of the detail from the stencil ..... it's amazing

They give great texture too.

I added some detail down the edge using part of the Magnolia stencil and Distress Oxides inks ..... masking off the bits I didn't need again

And finished with a sentiment (from Penny Black) over the top.

I'll check the times for the shows and get back to you on that.

It's a busy day today, we have to be at the airport just after lunch. We've got some friends coming over from the UK who we haven't seen in ages ........ I think it's about seven years or so.  It's going to be great catching up with them ....... more good food and nice wine over the weekend!

Thanks for popping by ...... have a lovely day and enjoy your weekend.

Cheerio until next time .......

Products used :
Stamps: Life is a Journey clear stamp set (Sweet Poppy);  Happy Thoughts clear stamp set (Penny Black)
Inks: Distress Oxide Inks - various colours:  Versafine Clair - Nocturne
Other: Humming Bird Duo stencil, Magnolia Stencil, Translucent Stencil paste, Ultra-fine Glass Micro beads (Sweet Poppy); Quickie Glue Pen, Fine Crystal Glitter