Welcome to my crafty blog. Today’s card uses several Clarity stamps, including two for the background. I haven’t used these ones much, but got inspired following Barbara Gray’s live demo last Friday evening. I based this card on two current blog challenges – the layout picks up the new sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches and the colour scheme is from Just Add Ink
I started by masking off a piece of white card that I’d trimmed to fit an A6 card blank, to give me the shape from CCAS’s sketch. I first stamped Clarity’s linocut landscape backdrop stamp across it using black Archival ink, and then added the colour (‘picked raspberry’ & ‘bundled sage’ Distress Oxides) which I’d dabbed onto a rectangle backdrop stamp using sponges.
I then stamped the poppies, again in black Archival. I used a waterbrush and piece of kitchen towel to remove the green ink from the flowerheads, and then coloured them with the ‘picked raspberry’.
To finish, I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed it with WOW’s metallic gold powder, together with a couple of the ‘chatter’ lines from Clarity’s ‘linocut alliums’ stamp set.
I am really growing to like these new linocut stamps from Clarity – I wasn’t sure about them at first but they do give a really nice effect now I’m getting the hang of them!
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Wow! This is so beautiful!!! A fantastic take on our sketch! Thanks for joining us at CC&S:)
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A lovely card – I really love the touches of gold. Thank you for sharing the steps you took to make this card. Chantell Just Add Ink
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How do you get the angle cut or shape (if you are masking) for the top of the card?
I like how your flower stems go below the angled area. It’s a very pretty card.
Thanks
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thank you! I used two pieces of masking tape put at angles across the card (one from each side) – hope that helps
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A gorgeous CAS design. Simple but effective. Thank you for sharing with us at Just Add Ink x
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What a beauty this is Deborah! I love the ink blend you used and the linocut stamp texture and the pretty flowers. Thank you for coming to play with my sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches this week! Vicky x
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Such a peaceful scene you’ve created. A very pretty birthday card! Thanks for joining us at CC&S!
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Love this! So pretty and a clever way to use the sketch Deborah. Thanks for sharing with us over at CAS Colours & Sketches this week!
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