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Showing posts with label Zentangles Blossom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zentangles Blossom. Show all posts

Wednesday, 22 July 2015

First try with Brushos

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

How is your week going? Today is the last day of term it is going to be rather emotional as so many people are leaving as well as all the Year 6s. I will have to take tissues with me into the last assembly.

When I went to the Newbury Craft show I treated myself to some Brushos. I was going to buy a smaller set but I was advised to buy the slightly bigger set with more standard colours. I had a play a couple of weeks ago and it took a few attempts to make something I liked.


I cut all the mats and layers with 0.5 cm differences. With the top red mat I embossed it with the Sue Wilson A4 embossing folder Quilted Flower and I inked it with Black Soot Distress ink. The ribbon came from a set of pyjamas  we bought our daughter for Christmas. The bow was already tied. 


As I said it took me a while to get something I liked the look of when I had my play with the Brushos. I tried what I had seen in a demonstration and it didn't work for me. On to watercolour paper I stamped the Zentangles Blossom set by Creative Expression with Perfect Medium and heat embossed it with a sparkly black powder.  Then I sprinkled a very small amount of the Brushos powder on to the image, Finally I spritzed it with water and I left it to dry.


The sentiment was cut with some Spellbinder dies. 


This is the set of Brushos I bought. I am itching to have another play but it will have to wait until I come back from holiday. 


I would like to enter this card into Pixie's Snippets Playground - Week 186.

I hope the rest of the week is kind to you. I will be settling down with a lovely large glass of wine this evening because I don't have to get up tomorrow. 

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Fantasy Stampers - Pretty Petals

Hi My Crafty Blog Friends

Well the weekend is finally here. I wonder what your plans are? We are finishing off our holiday shopping today and later going to a Summer BBQ and house warming. It should all be fun.

Today sees the start of a new challenge on the Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog the theme this time is Pretty Petals. Why not join us for a bit of fun?  And don't forget the stamping.


I was looking through my collection of stamps and I came across this one from  Creative Expressions  it was designed by Sam Poole  and is called Zentangles Blossom.  I decided to go for a CAS style this time. 


Thank you stamp is one from Clarity stamps. I stamped the thank you and the flower with Blue Archival ink and heat embossed with a clear powder. I coloured the flower with Distress in using a water colour paint brush.  


I do hope that you have a good weekend and get done all the things that you want. 

Don't forget about the new Challenge at Fantasy Stampers

Happy Crafting

Hugs Jackie