Clarity Stamp Challenge 9 - Christmas

This is my entry for this months Clarity Stamp Challenge 9 - Christmas 

Ingredients 

Clarity stamps - Small holly and ivy - Christmas sprig - Traditional Christmas Message

Assortment of Promarkers pens

Archival Brilliance pigment ink pad - Peacock

Encore Ultimate Metallic Gold ink pad

Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass

Red card for mounts

Spellbinder Shapeabilities - Layered Poinsettia

Gold gilding wax

Little bit of bling

The backing for the card was stamped with the holly stamp and then coloured in with Promarkers, this has been mounted on red card after being distressed with tumbled glass. The sentiment was stamped using the Archival peacock ink pad and was heat set as it does have a tendency to smudge if you're not careful or patient.

The tag was stamped using the Encore gold ink pad, again this was heat set and then coloured using the Archival ink and mounted onto red card.

Finally, I cut out the poinsettia picked out the detail with gold gilding wax and put it all together. I hope you like it, why not have a go yourself. 

If you'd like to leave me any feedback that would be much appreciated, thanks for taking the time to look.

Lavinia Stamps Challenge 9 - Bright Hot Colours - (I won)

This is my entry for this months Lavinia Stamps challenge, Bright Hot Colours. It has been stamped with some of my new stamps purchased when I went to the Hobbycrafts show at the NEC, Lavinia's was the first stand that I went to and I wasn't disappointed. I can't wait for Christmas to come when I've got a few days off so I can have a really good play. 

The stamped images have been coloured in using Pro-Marker pens and then I have gone over the top using Distress Inks, mustard seed, wild honey, spiced marmalade, fired brick and peeled paint. 

Finally I have finished it off with some ribbon coloured with the Distress Inks to match the tag. I hope you like it. 

Why not visit Lavinia Stamps website and have a go at the challenge yourself, you never know you may be a winner. For more details follow the link:  http://laviniastamps.com/blog/lavinia-stamps-challenge-9-bright-hot-colours/

Claritystamp Challenge 8 - Winter

This is my card for this months challenge, late as ever I really must be more organised next month. I started off by stamping the fisherman and (reverse image with the splodge mat) using chipped sapphire Distress Inks. Next I moved on to the background which is a mixture of iced spruce DI and stonewashed Adirondack. The next step was to put in the moon shadow, cabin and trees for which I used a mixture of blues, greens and black both by Distress Inks and Adirondack. Finally, I put in a bit of shading using a blending tool and went around the edge using forest moss and chipped sapphire. 

Lavinia - Challenge 8 (Autumn Colours)

I love to watch the seasons change as we move through the year and especially like it when autumn arrives. To watch the trees turning to their rich autumnal colours is a joy to behold. This is my entry for Lavinia Stamps Autumn Colours Challenge, to see further details on how you could be in with a chance of winning a £40 voucher to spend on the Lavinia Stamps website follow the link below. Go on why not give it a go, you know what they say you've got to be in it to win it.

http://laviniastamps.com/blog/challenge-8-autumn-colours/

Clarity Clocks

  

This was my first attempt at making a clock with some kind advice and mentoring from Karen Clare aka The Clock Lady

Clarity butterfly and flourish.

Lone Ranger at sunset.

Sweet Poppy Stencils

I was mesmerised watching Lucy do demonstrations at the NEC in March 2013 using Sweet Poppy stencils, inks with translucent paste/pearlescent paste and also the micro beads. This is another area of card making that I really enjoy, hope you like the results. 

Variations on a theme using different coloured inks through the stencils and co-ordinating card for matting and layering.

The Delights of Sparkle Medium

In November 2012 when I went to the Hobbycraft show at the NEC for the first time with my crafting buddy Amanda I bought some sparkle medium from Imagination Crafts. Since then I have made a number of cards using this medium and I just love the results. 

This card was made on a pre-printed background paper by Lavinia Stamps and the Felicity stencil from Sweet Poppy Stencils. It was mounted onto black card that was clear embossed with leaf stamps and placed on a cream 8x8 card. 

The two cards above we're made using Imagination Crafts sparkle medium through stencils by Sweet Poppy Stencils.

These two cards were made using the Leafless Stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils using contrasting sparkle medium and papers from Imagination Crafts. 

These last cards were again made using Imagination Crafts sparkle medium through Sweet Poppy Stencils. I just love the combination, try it out but don't be surprised if you get addicted.