The weekend is fast approaching, and the sun has finally decided to show itself.
However, that wasn't the case this morning when I had to go into town ....... lets just say it was a little wet and windy at 9am so I didn't hang around long! I suppose a little bit of rain will do the flowers good though!
Speaking of flowers, this month's theme for the Simply Sweet Poppy Stencils Facebook Challenge is ........... Flower Power. If you'd like to play along then there's still time.
Just follow the simple rules and you never know, you could be the next winner of a £40 voucher to spend on Sweet Poppy goodies ..... wouldn't that be nice!
Sweet Poppy have loads of gorgeous flower stencils, the hardest part of this challenge is choosing which one to use.
This one was on my desk ....... Wall of Poppies, and guess what ...... it's currently in the sale, what a great bargain!
I decided to go with a rainbow of colour ..... well, poppies don't always have to be red do they!
I simply inked through the stencil using Distress Inks, blending the colours as I worked over the design
I added my sentiment on a strip across the bottom. I used a tiny Happy Birthday stamp and simply repeated it across the strip of card and then attached it using foam pads, to add a bit of dimension.
I added a few ink splatters using one of the Distress colours ......
and finished everything off with a few co-ordinating enamel dots
The challenge is open until May 29th.
Simply choose your stencil ...... it must be a floral design and remember, it has to be a SWEET POPPY stencil. Create something fabulous and add it to the Simply Sweet Poppy Stencils Facebook Page
Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your day.
Supplies:
It's starting to get busy on the island, and everywhere is making preparations for the TT which starts this weekend ...... I am so excited!!!!
I went by the The Big Stage @ 1886 this morning, which is coming along nicely. They've got two weeks of entertainement going on in Douglas starting on Saturday with an opening party and the Champions Leauge final on the big screen. Then on Sunday, we've got tickets to see Jessie J who's the first of a whole list of big names coming over for the event ........ TT is going to be amazing this year!!!
Cheerio until next time .......
Supplies:
Stencils: Wall of Poppies (Sweet Poppy Stencils)
Inks: Distress Inks - Wilted Violet, Salty Ocean, Twisted Citron, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry
Stamps: small Happy Birthday stamp
Other: Coloured enamel dots
1 comment:
Poppies come in lots of colors and your rainbow colors are awesome, Linda!
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