Masked Stencilling

 Hello again,

I am trying out another new to me technique with the lovely ladies over at Group of Seven, this month it is Masked Stencilling, I tried out a few different stencils and masks and I think as long as the stencil reaches the edges of the masked shape and you can clearly see the masked area... 

I have made two cards, with many, many attempts that I have put aside for now....

Star Stencil with a curve cut from junk mail.

Bird in Mandala, part of me wants to colour the patterns on the bird, another part says leave it be... 

What I used

Star Stencil (Darkroom door, I think) 
Big W mandala Stencil
Magazine Stamp-Bird
Lili of the Valley Large Christmas Greetings
Distress Oxide inks- prize ribbon, picked raspberry, seedless preserves, wilted violet, cracked pistachio 
Memento Tuxedo black ink
Clear Embossing ink and pen
Silver embossing powder

Black paper, silver paper 

I am joining in:-
Star Stencil
Group of Seven Gallery Masked Stencilling
Rudolph Day March

Bird in Mandala
613 Avenue Create Anything goes optional  Diamonds and/or pearls

Thank you for looking in...

Have a wonderful week..
Megan

p.s. Many thanks to my lovely blogging friends and visitors who take the time to stop by and leave me a comment. I truly appreciate them all!

Twin Trees

 Hello again,

Well, I am back with a pair of Christmas cards, to join in with some of the current challenges, getting ready for Christmas. 

I followed the instructions with the Group of Seven Cardmakers ladies to make this pair of cards, heat embossing the background using Kaisercraft 'script' stamp (5cmx13cm) four times for each card, I did this on a cooler night as the days before have been more like Summer, placed the Christmas tree stencil from a magazine over, inked with Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide ink. Sentiment stamped onto scraps of red card stock and heat embossed in white powder. 

What I used:

Kaisercraft 'Script' clear stamp

Christmas Tree Stencil

Stitched rectangle die

MFT Christmas Stamps (sentiment)

2 white 12.6x17.8cm card blank (5x7")

Clear and White Embossing powders 

Distress Oxide Inks, Candied Apple, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, 

Red cardstock

Adhesives:- Double sided tape

I would like to enter these cards in:

Group Of Seven Cardmakers Gallery

Beccy's Place T is for Tree and twofer

Peace on Earth Anything goes Christmas

Allsorts Challenge 755 Christmas time

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge November

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge November

613 Avenue Create Embossing Wet or Dry (Wet)

Daisy Chain Challenge Christmas/Winter

Crafty Calendar Challenge November Anything goes

Most Magical Time of The Year Halloween and Christmas Anything goes

Two visitors in the garden, Australian Magpies, adult bird at the front, baby bird at the back. As sweet as some Magpies are others are extremely territorial and these birds are known to swoop, sometimes causing severe injuries to those who wander, ride, play too close to their nests. 

Have a wonderful week...
Thank you for looking in...
Megan

p.s. A Huge Thank you to all my blogging friends and visitors who stop by and leave me a comment, I truly appreciate them all!