Tuesday 1 March 2016

Ssssssssh.... don't tell my mum!

Hello again.  Well this year is really flying by;  I can't believe its 1st March already.  You know what that means:  its time for a new theme over at the Claritystamp challenge blog.  This month, its all about the girls.
 
I decided to use the card I've made for my mum for Mother's Day;  its only a few days away, so I don't think she'll see this before then.  So if you are reading this mum, stop now! 
 
I stamped the hen into place using black archival, and once dry, covered it with a mask. 
 
 
Then I put the daffodil frame stencil in place as shown.
 
I cut out a copy mask to cover the outer part of the frame to make sure I didn't get any ink in these sections at this stage.
 
I then blended in picked raspberry distress ink at the bottom of the oval,  mermaid lagoon at the top, and mustard seed in the middle using the Clarity stencil brushes.  Then I sprinkled on a little water and blotted with kitchen roll to lift the ink.
 
Next, I covered up the central oval with the innie part of the stencil and covered the join with masking tape.
 
I brushed and blended the same colours through the flowers and the frame, I made the colour a bit more intense here.  Then I added my sentiment using black archival and the wordpress kit
 
I stamped this little chick onto shrink plastic with black archival and coloured with distress markers.  It never ceases to amaze me how much the image shrinks without losing any detail.
 
You can see here that I've used spectrum noir pencils in the same colours for the hen,   I've also started to add some shading to the border with grey pencils.
 
I trimmed the artwork back and edged it with a ruler and a black sharpie pen. 
 
All that was left to do now was to decide on the position of the little chicks...
 
 
or...
 
 
or???
 
 
I finally decided on this. 
 
 
I hope you like my fun and funky Mothers Day card.  I'm pretty sure it will make my mum smile. 
 
Now its over to you...  I'm looking forward to seeing what you'll make.  Don't forget, the winner is chosen at random, so it doesn't matter if you're a beginner or a seasoned stamper;  everyone's in with an equal chance to win that £50 Clarity voucher.  So go on, give it a go.  Till next time.  Xxx
 

14 comments:

  1. So cute, colourful and very lovely. I'm sure your Mum will love it. Brought a big smile to my face. xxx

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  2. Love the background on this card as well as this stamp nice and colourful. Xx

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  3. Hi Barbara. What a brilliant Mother's day card! I love your colouring. And those lovely little chicks....I do like a bit of shrink plastic!! You have such wonderful attention to detail. very inspiring! Hugs xxx

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  4. A beautiful card Barbara that I'm sure your Mum will love. The colours are just right as well. x

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  5. So lovely and colourful for mothers day x

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  6. A beautiful card Barbara. The central oval reminds me of a speckled egg, a perfect backdrop for your Hen and chicks. Any Mum would love it x

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  7. A beautiful card , I am sure your Mum will love it...just my colours...hugs...xx

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  8. Great card, Barbara - your mum's sure to love it - as do I! ;~}

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  9. Great card, Barbara - your mum's sure to love it - as do I! ;~}

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  10. What a great card Barbara. I love it as I am sure your mum will too x

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  11. Lovely layout and colours - it all goes together so well. It's good to see that others face the dilemma of "should I put this here ... or there ...?" - I often spend an age moving an element about on a card, trying to decide on the best placing. I must admit, I like the version with the second little chick on the lower level, but your final choice is great too!
    Thanks for the inspiration

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  12. Such a pretty card and I love the little chicks. It has given me some inspiration to use my Diamond club stencil thanks xx

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  13. Such a pretty card and I love the little chicks. It has given me some inspiration to use my Diamond club stencil thanks xx

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