Something different!!

Not a piece of paper or stamping in this make.  My Christmas door wreath. Completely made from recycled items the wire base from last year, greenery from the garden and decorations from previous years wreaths. The only thing new was the wire used for wrapping but one roll of wire will last three years.

Loved making it down side sore hands!!! Minor detail!!!

Sweet Poppy Stencils

There was a good Black Friday discount on Sweet Poppy Stencils so decided to treat myself to these two stencils which I have had my eye on for a while.

The stag is beautiful for Christmas and I will show some samples later in the week. But this one is using Sparkle Pens for the background and then inked through the stencil with Morning Mist Versaclare ink and embossed with clear powder. Quite effective.

The second one is the Octopus again this is a back ground from my stash mainly done in Distressed Oxides, I then inked through the stencil in the same way but didn’t emboss. This time I outlined in a back pen, added some sparkle and glossy accents to finish.