Well this is my first entry for the CLARITY STAMP CHALLENGE BLOG
well its actually the first Clarity Challenge set on the Blog too!! Now I know this will stick out like a sore thumb but it is Clarity through and through. All the stamps are Clarity and the background has a lot to do with clarity, its made using a Gelli Plate straight onto a card. I don't know about you but when I get a lovely inky or painted messy background I just see pictures in it` I stamped it up using 6 Clarity stamps in all, I like to try to use the stamps for something other than their pupose sometimes, for instance that lovely Feminine stamp has been disguised in all sorts of ways on my cards, my favorite was when I used it as a mainframe for a Dressform, actually its that orange card just over on the left of here.
The Children playing just looks lovely whatever you do with it and these trees and flowers quite often become the fill in sections of my cards I love them.
Once I was happy with this, I do like how the children dissapear into the background in some areas, I grunged it up a little more with a dry brush and then re-painted over the flowers with Dylusions Distress Inks, the paints are a mix of PaperArtsy and normal Acrylics and I edged it off with a Gold Leaf Paint.It would be great to win this competition because I need loads more stamps to enter the next lot of competitions!! But if I don't its fun trying.
Now I just have to work out how to get it on there?
By for now and Carry On Crafting
Sam
This card is entered into the http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/blog-post.html
What a wonderful entry for our first challenge. I don't have a Gelli plate yet but look forward to being able to make lovely backgrounds such as yours. Good luck with the challenge and thanks for entering.
ReplyDeleteOh Sam I love it It is nice to see an inky messy background I love them but haven't mastered the technique yet - yet another reason to add a Gelli plate to my long list.
ReplyDeleteooh this is stunning! What a brilliant use of the stamps - truly brilliant! I am waiting very impatiently for Clarity to get Gelli plates in - I neeeeeed one badly! xx
ReplyDeleteGreat card Sam. I love the distressed look to it. Those Gelli plates do look like fun. x
ReplyDeleteOh Sam It's a great card. I really want a gelli plate! It looks like you had a really fun and messy inky play and got a great result at the end!
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering the challenge and good luck to you! xx
Love your beautiful background and those flowers are gorgeous. Great use of the feminine stamp too. Anne x
ReplyDeleteVery interesting card Sam, wonderful colors. Thanks for entering and best of luck.
ReplyDeleteGreat card Sam! X
ReplyDeleteFantastic Sam. Your use of colour and your imagination is fab. xx Good Luck in the challenge xxx
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