Clarity Stamps Challenge 24 - Floral

Hi lovely day here in Yorkshire at the minute.

This is my entry for February's Clarity challenge.

I made the brick wall using the stencil and grunge paste. Inked over when dry with a combination of inks until I got what I thought was a good brick colour.

I made the tulips using the remountable filigraphy petals and some masking using red and yellow distress inks. I added some shadow with promarkers then clear embossed them; just because I love embossing!

I drew the tulip leaves on  green paper, cut out then used promarkers to add some detail.

Mounted the wall on some pretty paper I had for a background then added the tulips on top. I only stuck the base of the tulip down so the tops would curl over a bit and look more 3d.

Added celebrate from the word chain set.

It's quite a tactile card - hope you like it - thanks for looking.

Clarity stamps challenge 23 - Things with wings

This is my entry for the first Clarity Callenge of 2015.

First I took an old Gelli plate background that I thought looked like old stone

(come on use your imagination) and stamped two butterflies onto it. 

I then cut out a square aperture leaving the butterflies half in the middle.

I coloured them using Spectrum Noir pencils and then embossed them with clear powder .
Stamped leaves in opposite corners coloured with SN pencils.
Stamped flower group several times and coloured, then cut off violet flower curved them a bit to make 3D and stuck on around the leaves.
To make a background for the aperture I stamped and coloured the blossom branch the inked a cloudy sky with clarity brushes.
Stuck the frame over the background with sticky pads to lift it up.
Thank you for looking.

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 1 - Anything goes

Hi Happy New Year to everyone.

This is my entry for the first Lavinia Stamps challenge for 2015.

I started with a piece of smooth white stamping card on which I  played with some yellow and red Brusho ink powders and spritzed them to create the background.  When this was dry I drew around the outline of a film strip stencil and coloured the outside edge with a black promarker.

So I could stamp the Sycamore fairy inside the film strip I masked off all the outside edges then stamped the fairy and seed as if I had caught them on film falling through the air. I added Glamour dust to the fairy wings.

To make the card I used an A4 piece of white Centura Pearl card scored in half, planning to attach the film strip on an angle.  Before attaching the strip I used the miniature leaves to add an autumn feel background stamping them randomly using Big and Juicy Mountain Meadow and Adirondack Lettuce.

I attached the film strip using sticky pads to give it some relief and then used a micron pen to write "I believe in fairies along the side."

Hope you like my card and thank you for looking.

Clarity Stamps Challenge 22 Trees

Hi everyone, this is my card for challenge 22, which I nade to give to my husband for our wedding anniversary.

I made this by embossing with Versamark and copper powder through the stencil to get the tree. I drew the hearts hanging from the branches, coloured them red and filled them with glossy accents.

I then used a cloud mask to do the sky with Tumbled Glass, and a torn paper hills to do the grassy foreground.

I used random letters from the sets I have to spell out anniversary, as I don't have the real one. finally I added a squirrel and the two birds.

Thanks for looking and Happy New Year.

Clarity Challenge 14 - Monochrome

Here is my entry for this months Clarity Blog Challenge. Trying to have a quick last craft before going back to work at school tomorrow.

I took my white piece of Theuva card, cut it to size and used paper as a mask to create the rectangular panel.

Firstly, I stamped the text, form the Journaling Set, in Memento Lulu Lavender, into the open space to give a background.  I then used the same ink and a Clarity brush to dust and highlight the edges of the space.

Next, I stamped the 2 foxgloves over the panel in Versafine Imperial Purple and embossed them with clear powder.

I stamped the sentiment to the side, again using Imperial Purple and embossing powder.

I highlighted the foxglove flowers with a paintbrush using Dusty Concord, Lulu Lavender, with a hint of Lilac Roses and a spritz of water.  Did the same to the leaves but just with a hint of Lavender.

For the background mount I stamped the text around the edges of a blank white card in Lulu Lavender again and dusted around the edges with a brush in the same colour, then mounting the picture on top.

Finally added some lilac Twinkle Goosebumps in the corners.

Hope you like the card and thank you for looking.

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 4 - Spring Colours

Hi this is my offering for the Lavinia Stamps Blog Challenge.

Managed to squeeze in some crafting time today and wanted to play with my Gelli plate.

Laid down some pistachio green acrylic let it dry then put some lilac on.

After that dabbed it with a stencil and bubble wrap then put a space maker in the middle before pulling a print.

It didn't quite come out how I was hoping but hey ho, I still like it- particularly where the outside edges aren't perfect.

Carried on anyway, stamped my fairy in black archival then the zen tree. I added the scenery using Lettuce, Stonewashed and Mustard Seed.

Added the different size Zen Rose stamp because my fairy is sprinkling magic fairy dust to make the plants grow!

Coloured the tree and rose with promarkers because I had embossed the archival ink with clear embossing powder.

Added Glamour dust to the fairy's wings.

Used a swirl stencil to add some interest to the gelli background with some gold jelly pen dots.

Finally dusted the edges with some pale pink and gold inks before mounting on black then a faintly patterned paper and added some gems.

Thank you for taking the time to look.

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 3 - Add Something Pink

Hi this is my entry for the latest Lavinia Stamps Blog challenge.

I used a circle stencil to create the pink area in the middle, then using torn paper created the hillsides. Lastly, I added the fairy and flower stamps in the same colour.

  

In order to continue the scene in grey on the outside I used a mask to cover the pink.

I used the same torn paper to make the hills follow the same line and a mask for the clouds, also adding the other parts of the flowers.  

Used glamour dust on the wings and the stars in the sky. 

 Finally mounted on a background of pink.

Thank you for looking, any comments gratefully received.