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Follow your Dreams Stencilling

Have you ever forgotten that you have something in your craft stash..... well I'd totally forgotten about that I had Pattern Party Decorative Masks until I went through all my die cut folders, and found the Masks package! I've used them a few times, mostly with embossing paste, then when I was looking at my retiring stamp sets I saw the Follow Your Dreams Bundle, and the rest is history, here's my creation: I used stencil brushes to apply the ink (only because I have them), but you could just as easily sponge the ink or use really soft think paint brushes for the same effect. I started by lightly applying Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody and Coastal Cabana to Shimmery White cardstock. Then I laid the stencil down and held in place with some washi tape - it's very important that you stencil or card doesn't move when apply the ink to stencil.  Then I worked the colours in the same order, applying a good coverage of colour before adding a tou...

Follow your Dream - Make it to Maui

Do you ever Dream? Do you have big dreams of things you want to achieve?  I've been part of Kylie's training for a couple of years now, I love the groups, the respect and support that given by all is amazing, in the past I have watched from the sidelines, but this year I want to progress with my business so I will be stepping outside of my comfort zone, trying new ideas, stretching and working towards Maui to make my dream come true! So the with that in mind I created a card that encapsulates my dream of achieving an Incentive Trip, making Maui - Follow my Dream! How gorgeous is the dream catcher, the framelits in this set have beautiful detail - I layered multiple die cuts in Whisper White for the feature, and layered vellum behind. In the theme of doing new things..... I tore/frayed the edge of the water colour paper!!!!!! I've never done this before, it totally freaked me out - If you follow my blog you would know I'm a "fine lines, preci...