Eileen's Poinsettia and Celebrating

Hello friends

As promised sharing with you the other card I made at 

Eileen's workshop featuring this amazing Poinsettia stencil

from Sweet Poppy.

So, this was the method of dabbing Distress Oxides onto your mat,

spritzing with water and running your piece of card through.

Dry off with a heat gun, repeat.

Now if my memory serves, it was then using regular distress inks 

through the stencil to build up the background before making a bold 

statement with the black poinsettia.

Finishing touches was to go around various elements with a white and 

gold gel pen and adding a stamped sentiment.

I'm learning not to fret when the colours don't come out quite how

I think they should.  Also some colours just turn out very grey when mixed.

My heat gun has never had so much use! 

Can't wait to return to Eileen's workshops to learn more

and I'll be sure to share it with you here.

In other news some celebrating has been taking place.

My mum had some wonderful news from her consultant.

It very much looks like the radiotherapy has worked, 

she will need to be carefully monitored but right now we are most 

definitely happy and relieved.

Lots of thanks to all of you who have been messaging and 

sending love, you are all stars.

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.