Sweet Poppy Stencil "Oriental Cherry Blossom" Birthday Card

This morning I have made a birthday card using a couple of Sweet Poppy Stencils.

I used the Sweet Poppy "Plaid Back Plate" with "Shadow Grey" Archival Ink, fading the colour out to the edges.

I then positioned the Sweet Poppy "Oriental Cherry Blossom" stencil over the top and used the following shades of Archival Ink through the stencil, applied with blending brushes:  Vivid Chartreuse, Pink Peony, Fern Green, Vibrant Fuchsia and Violet.

For the middle of the flowers, I used a green pastel pencils,  

Using Versafine Clair "Morning Mist" grey ink, I stamped the sentiment, which is part of the Sweet Poppy "Autumn Leaves" stamp set.  

Finally, I added some dots of Ranger white "Enamel Accents" for extra detail.

Sweet Poppy "Oriental Cherry Blossom SP1-330" on Brusho Card

I fell in love with a Sweet Poppy Stencil called "Oriental Cherry Blossom" so had to order it!.  I came back from a few days away in the caravan and my order had been delivered, so as soon as the unpacking was done and the washing machine was on, I wasted no time in having a play. 

I used a small Brusho paint background I had in my stash.  Round the edges of the paint splatters I used another Sweet Poppy stencil called "Plaid Back Plate SP6-122" with two shades of Distress Inks:  Squeezed Lemonade and Ripe Persimmon" this filled in the white areas.

I then lay the Sweet Poppu "Oriental Cherry Blossom" stencil down over the background and using a metal spreader with the Sweet Poppu "Glossy Red Stencil Paste" filled in the areas of the stencil. I then set it aside for an hour or two.

Once dry, I noticed that some of the paste had oozed under the stencil.  I used a white gel pen to fill in the excess red areas.  I used a white and a black Posca Pen to add splatters.

Finally, I used a Lawn Fawn "Hello" sentiment from their "Simply Sentiments" stamp set, stamped in Verafine Clair "Nocturne" black ink.