Edelweiss

Hello again.  This time I thought I'd just share a quick card made with this month's Clarity New Design Club stamp.  I was inspired by a card we made at Maria Simms' Shrewsbury workshop.  Maria gave us some great tips on pattern building, so I thought I'd give it another go with a different stamp.

Using Versamark ink, I first stamped the vertical and horizontal stems, then applied the Perfect Pearls:  yellow for the centre of the flowers, white for the petals and green for the stems and leaves.  Once I'd wiped away the excess with a tissue, and I could see where I'd already stamped, I was able to stamp the diagonal stems into position and dust again with Perfect pearls as before.  And that's it!  I think sometimes less can be more.

 

Simply matted onto silver mirri board, the understated look of this card could make it suitable for a number of different occasions;  even a sympathy card.

 

I'd love to hear what you think;  your comments always inspire and encourage me.  Till next time. Xxx

  

 

Flower power

Well its time for me to blog my entry for this months Claritystamp challenge.  I decided that I really wanted to take this opportunity to capture a real psychedelic Sixties flower power vibe.

My first step was to cut out a mask from copy paper.  I stamped the large Gerbera through the mask using Black Soot Distress Ink.

 

Next step was to doodle borders with a black micron pen and add the sentiment.

 

Now for the transformation.  I coloured in the gerberas with promarkers in vibrant shades of pink, yellow, orange, green, blue and lilac.  Hope you have your sunglasses ready! 

 

To finish, I just mounted it very simply onto black and pink, then added a yellow flower button.  Groovy baby!!!

 

I'd love to know what you think, so I'd really appreciate it if you left a comment.  Thanks for looking.  Till next time.  Xxx 

 

Paris or Provence?

For this card, the beautiful Claritystamp Sketchy Lady will make the trip of a lifetime.  Geographically impossible maybe, but a trip that dreams are made of.  Mine anyway...

 

I started by stamping Sketchy lady in black archival and covering her with a Clarity mask.  Then I cut out a large moon mask and put the Paris skyline into place, before brayering in some sky with Stonewashed Adirondack.  Next, I covered the sky and used Dusty Concord Distress Ink and a tiny bit of Black Adirondack to shade the buildings. 

 

Now to start to add in the fields of lavender.  I used one of the Remountable Patterns and the New Design Club Cow Parsley Stamp with Lettuce Adirondack and Dusty Concord Distress Ink.

 

 

Here you can see all the lavender stamped into place, and some shade added to the foreground. 

 

 

I used Slate and Black Adirondacks to add some shade around the Sketchy lady before removing the mask and using the Dusty Concord Distress Ink to paint her dress.  Simply add a sentiment...  et, voila!  Would anyone like to join us on our trip?  You'd be more than welcome.  Till next time.  Xxx