Quick and easy cards using Sweet Poppy Stencils new release ........

Happy Sunday to you ......

I hope you're enjoying your weekend. 

It's been a real blustery week here on the island ...... blowing a right old hoolie most days!  Luckily it's been a quiet week for us so, I've spent most of it cosy and warm, in the craft room.

I mentioned last weekend that Sweet Poppy Stencils have had their first new release of 2022 this week.  Brand new stencil designs and gorgeous new stamps ...... if you love your florals then this new collection might just be a must have!  If you haven't seen it yet then check out the New Products section on the Sweet Poppy website, everything is on there, and a bit of a heads up, Lucy will be on the TV with the new release on the 18th of February I think it is.  I'll keep you posted on that one.

If you do love your Sweet Poppy florals, then the gorgeous new Oriental Cherry Blossom might just be for you.  It's a nice big stencil, with so many possibilities.  Just think of all the pretty colours you could use but, it also looks fab when you keep things nice and simple

A smooshed background using Distress inks ....... I think this was actually a clean up piece, which I found in my bit box!  I simply stenciled the design over the top with black Versafine Clair ink (Nocturne), applied with a sponge, building the depth and intensity of colour up gradually.

Once the ink was dry, I used sparkly gel pens to add some highlights ...... gold to draw around the flower heads and silver for the centres.  The sparkle is so hard to catch on camera but trust me, it's there.

A few splatters of gold paint onto the background ......

and a simple heat embossed sentiment to finish it off .....

If you like a more elegant, clean and simple look then this stencil is perfect ......

Stenciled with a grey ink, using a brush this time for a softer look, and I took the image off the edge just a touch.  Even though it's a large stencil, you don't always have to use all of the design.

  

I added some shading to the flowers with a coloured pencil, and detail to the centres using a gold gel pen

Heat embossed the sentiment in gold,  and splattered with gold and silver inks to finish off.

Don't just keep your stencils for the front of your cards ...... make the insides pretty too!

That's just one of the new release stencils, I'll be back to show you some more soon.

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy what's left of the weekend.

Cheerio until next time .....

Supplies

Stencils: Oriental; Cherry Blossom (Sweet Poppy Stencils)

Stamps: Sentiments from Sweet Poppy Stencils A5 stamp sets 

Inks: Distress Inks for smooshed background; Versafine Clair - Nocturne; Archival Ink - Shadow Grey; Delicata Metallic inks - Silvery Shimmer, Golden Glitz

Others: Gold and Silver sparkly gel pens, Versamark ink; Gold embossing powder (WOW!); Grey Polychromo pencil (Faber Castel)