Morning readers,
Well, as we got closer to the weekend ... the weather changed!! Oh My! A very gusty night Thursday and ..... the forecast for Friday was pants - I can only guess what's in store for us today and ..... for Easter! Had a very small window of opportunity for walking yesterday so, at 07:30 I dashed out for a half hour. I was home by 8 (the time the rain was due to start) and, at 08:10, we had HAIL! Phewwww - how lucky was that? Glad to have made it out in the fresh air AND to have made it back, DRY!
I've a make to share with you today .......A friend sent me a link to a technique video which deployed Versafine Clair inks and a gel plate, instead of paints and it struck a chord since I so love my Clair inks! It gave me the incentive to FINALLY unpack my polyplate, which I've had for at least 18 months (and probably longer) without ever removing from its packaging! So, here was my VERY FIRST play with the distress square polyplate, Versafine Clair inks and some Dutchdoobadoo stencils ....
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| Perhaps I should have blended a bit more carefully with the top left! |
Materials used:
- Poly Plate from Craftyroo designs - Distress Square
- Dutchdoobadoo Stencils: 470.715.120 "triangles", 470.715.603 "letters" and 470.715.157 "kialo"
- Brayer
- Versafine Clair inks: charming pink and purple delight
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| My card |
The front, back and inside of my card along with the front and back of my envelope
Materials used:
- White, 250gsm 6"x6" card and matching envelope
- Two pieces of white card cut to fit
- One piece of textured light purple card, cut to mat
- Clearly Besotted sentiments (from "mini calligraphy") stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne and charming pink inks
- Hero Arts foliage (from CL.477) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
- WaterCooler Wednesday - challenge No. 312 - ALL ABOUT OCCASIONS
- Through The Craft Room Door - March 23rd challenge - ANYTHING GOES
- HLS - March Stencil challenge - ANYTHING GOES (with stencils)!
- NBUS - March challenge - USE NBUS (in this case - my gel plate)
- CardzTV - challenge No. 137 - ANYTHING GOES
I've another make to share with you today .......
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| My Artist Trading Card |
Materials used:
- ATC blank
- Snippets of leftover card in lime green, black and white
- Using a makeup brush I applied a light covering of Adirondack citrus ink to the white snippet for stamping my Paper Artsy image (from plate No.5 - acquired in June of 2009) using the same ink
- Paper Artsy grungy lines image (from HPXT01) stamped using Memento gray flannel ink
- Rubbernecker foliage (497-11 - from May of 2013) and WOW! sentiment (from STAMPSET38) stamped using Versafine Clair nocturne ink
- Paper Artsy splatter (from HPXT01 - a Craft Stamper prize in July of 2011) stamped using Brilliance moonlight white ink (not pictured)
I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
- The House That Stamps Built - challenge No. 2421 - ANYTHING GOES
- Lemon Shortbread - challenge No. 142 - ANYTHING GOES
- Crafty Sentiments - March 23rd challenge - ANYTHING GOES
- Creative Fingers - challenge No. 204 - ANYTHING GOES
Found a new (to me) footpath to take me on my daily constitutional this past week - care to join me? Hard to imagine this little "trail" is sandwiched between to relatively main thoroughfares, so tranquil!
8 comments:
Great makes Kathy, going to look at the video later, love the colours on the first card, and the background on the second [So many idea's ] That a lovely walk Kathy,
Take care and stay safe.
Lilian
Thanks for the virtual walk!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the backgrounds you made with your poly plate, and the finished card.
Brilliant ATC too - that thistle is very striking along with the big HELLO!
Have a great weekend.
Hugs, Sarn xxx
I love the shape of the gelli plate which gives that lovely uneven edge Kathy, and the two Clair inks looks great together and also the different stencils you have used to get four great results, and I adore that silhouette HA foliage stamp with the sentiment in black and a pretty lilac matted layer too. Then the ATC looks wonderful with the green and black to frame the pretty stamped thistle and stencilled background, and love that citrus ink and the white splatters, and a large 'hello' which finishes it beautifully. It's lovely to find a new to you path on your morning walk too. It's funny how you can have lived in an area for a long time and still find undiscovered bits quite close to home. x
that gel plate is awesome. Such a fun shape. Loved all the cards. Thanks for sharing with us at Watercooler Wednesday.
Such a lovely projects. Thanks for joining us at Creative Fingers.
DT Mari, my blog Ittetehty
Very pretty cards. Great colors and love the silhouette images. Thanks for sharing over at Crafty Sentiments.
Beautiful Birthday card. Thank you for showing us the process. Thank you for joining us at Through the craft Room Door this month. Hope to see you back here again soon. Judy DT
Wow!!! You got some gorgeous prints to work with!! The simplicity of the shilhouette against the colorful background is fabulous!! And the other card is so pretty! Love the grungy feel to the background. Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.
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