Today is the start of the month of March and that means the start of the new challenge at Claritystamp which is:
ALL ABOUT THE GIRLS!
My Design Sample for this month is a Parchment Piece using the lovely Groovi Plates. You can use ANY Claritystamp product to take part in the challenge.
Instead of a card I decided to make a piece to put up on the wall of my craft room. Before I give you the details on what was used, I have to apologise for the not so great photos....still got a bit of the shakes with my right arm! Click on the photos to see them enlarged.
I began by making a frame on the parchment using the Nested Square Groovi Plate and the Double Straight Line on the Border Plate. Then using Torn Copy Paper, Stencil Brushes and Memento Inks I blended them together to create the hilly background on the BACK of the parchment. I used Summer Sky Memento Ink funnily enough...for the sky!
Next step after this was to smooch my parchment again with a tumble dryer sheet and add the corner embellishment of my design using the Art Deco Border. These were coloured using ProMarkers
I then added my four ladies and then a couple of Trees. I did a bit of White Work before colouring on the back with ProMarkers. You cannot see it very well but I uses a Blush ProMarker for all the flesh
After adding the ladies and Trees I then added some foliage, stamping Wee Flowers with Memento Olive Green Ink. You have to either blot this ink or leave it to dry for a bit if stamping on parchment.
I used ProMarkers- Forest Moss and Moss on the tree canopy, blending them together to get the shade I wanted and I used ProMarker- Holly for the leaves....I used a piece of Kitchen Roll for blotting the leaves as I didn't want them to be too dark.
I then used an AquaMarker- Lamp Black between the double white line border of the piece before mounting it onto white card. to mount I have used slivers of invisible tape at each corner and along the middle of the edges. I also added tiny spots of Perga Glue to the corners......be careful not to use too much (I use an OLD stylus) especially if working with non permanent inks as this will make the ink bleed. I once added extra glue to a piece that I had worked on for ages, I was very proud of it....that is until I added the glue....I had forgotten that I had used a water soluble ink to create a background on the mounting card...result was the ink bled and the piece looked like I had spilled water on it! Ruining the piece completely! Not a happy bunny!!!
So there you have it, A very simple pastel piece of Parchment Work using the Groovi Plates (Winner of Best New Product 2016). I hope you like it and that it will encourage you to take part in this months challenge. To join in with a chance of winning a £50 Claritystamp Ltd Gift Voucher, simply follow the RULES, make your entry, photograph it (detail of what you have used and how you made it would be lovely too), then EMAIL or BLOG it using the Froggy link on the challenge blog.
A full list of all the Groovi Products can be found at: http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Groovi
A full list of all the Clarity stamps can be found at: http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Clear-Stamps
a full list of all the Clarity Stencils can be found at: http://www.claritystamp.co.uk/Stencils
So here's wishing you the best of luck and I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creations.
Happy Crafting!
Hugs
Emma x
P.S. Remember there is a second challenge now! Barbara Gray invites you to take part in her MONTHLY CALENDAR challenge. For each month you follow Barbara's Step by Step instructions to create the beautiful design on the calendar. Barbara Gray will choose the Winner herself and give a £50 gift voucher for the winning entry.
The email address to enter is the same as the challenge above, and the Calendar Challenge No 3 can be found at the above Blog address or you can link to the challenge blog through Barbara's Blog too.
http://barbaragrayblog.blogspot.co.uk/. Best of luck to all who enter. x
