Welcome to my crafty blog and another card made with one of the brand new Art Nouveau stencils launched by ClarityCrafts today – this time the ‘poppy fields’, which comes in a pair with the ‘bed of roses’ I shared earlier. I’m going to share this card with a couple of other challenges: Inkspirational have got stencils as their theme this time round, and I probably don’t need to explain the rationale for Stencil Fun!
So, I started by attaching the ‘poppy fields’ stencil with masking tape onto a piece of Clarity’s stencil card. I first sponged ‘festive berries’ Distress Oxide through the poppy flowers, then brushed ‘carved pumpkin’ around the sun, adding a little across the bottom of the stencil. I followed by brushing ‘evergreen bough’, ‘chipped sapphire’ & ‘salvaged patina’ through the rest of stencil.
I trimmed the card down to leave a narrow border around the image, mounted it on a layer of dark green Indian Summer companion paper and then attached it to a 5×7 card blank. I finished with a KISS word sticker, which I also mounted on a scrap of Indian Summer paper.
Did you manage to catch the Clarity Shows on Create & Craft TV today? They were full of inspiration for the Art Nouveau stamps & stencils and some brilliant demo’s from Barbara Gray.
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I admire the creations and the colours used, but for me these stencils are a little too abstract. Always have had trouble with abstract art.
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Always good to know what you like and what you don’t – the world would be a boring place if we were all the same!
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Totally agree
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Wow, this is very cool!
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Thank you!
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Love a little Rennie Mackintosh! These stencils are gorgeous – as is your card! Hugs, Kate!
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Thank you!
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BEAUTIFUL stenciling … awesome card! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our STENCIL FUN challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.
Darlene
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Thank you Darlene
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Really lovely ordered stencils and the stamps , looking forward to using them x
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Thanks Helen – enjoy crafting when your goodies arrive!
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I can see I’m going to have to check these stencils out – loving the art nouveau style xx
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I love the way you allowed the stencil to be free (multiple soft colours), and then tidied up with framing. It’s such an artful piece! Thank you for joining us at INkspirational~
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Thanks so much Marlena!
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It’s a beautifully stenciled flower scene and you were right to add the darker panel, it makes the color stand out more. Thanks for playing with us at Inkspirational.
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thank you!
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Hello…just dropping by to let you know that your fabulous Poppy Fields card is a Top Pick over at Inkspirational! Thank you so much for playing along in the Use Stencils challenge; hope you’ll join us again soon.
~carol
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Oh thank you so much!
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Congrats on your Top Pick at Inkspirational with this card – well done. xx
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