Clarity Stamps "Seedhead & Foliage Tiles" Stencil Card

Today, I've used Clarity stamps and stencils to make this clean and simple card.

Starting with a white 6x6" card blank.  I used the Clarity Stamps "Seedhead & Foliage Tile" stencil set. positioning the blank square in the middel of the card, securing with a piece of low tack tape.  I then used "Prickly Pear" Ranger Archival Ink to fill in the central square area.  

Over the top, I lay one of the other tile stencils form the same stencil set, again secured with a piece of low tack tape, applying "Leaf Green" Ranger Archival Ink through the stencil.

Lifting off the stencils, I then lay a square mask over the top of the stencilled area, then used "Forget me not" Ranger Archival Ink through the Clarity Stripes stencil in a vertical and a horizontal position to achieve the gingham look to the stencilling.

Next, I used Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink to stamp the "Sending you love and hugs" sentiment, which is part of the Clarity "Happy Birthday Occasions Sentiment" stamp set.  Finally, I added touches of Signo Uniball gold gel pen around the stencilled area.

Clarity Stamps "Deco Stencil" Birthday Card

A quick male birthday card from me today, using Clarity Stamp products. 

I masked off a piece of white card and then lay the Clarity Stamps "Deco" stencil over the top.  I masked off most of the stencil, so that only one line of the design was showing in the middle of the card.  I then used Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink through the stencil.

I removed the deco stencil and then lay the Clarity "Stripes" stencil over the top.  I used a blending brush with "Shadow Grey" Archival Ink through the stencil.  Then removed the masking tape.

Using Versafine Clair "Medieval Blue" ink, I stamped the greeting, using Clairty "Happy Birthday Occasion Sentiment" stamp set.

Finally, at the tip of each of the deco areas I added a dot of white gel pen.  Then I added larger white dots using Ranger "Enamel Accents".

Clarity Stamps "Simple Rose" Brusho Birthday Card

Back home again after a few days away and was happy to find my subscription stencil from Clarity Stamps through the letterbox.  I obviously had to play once the first load of washing was in the machine. 

I rummaged in my pre prepared backgrounds file and came across a gel plate background in light blue and grey tones, so though that would be ideal for this.

I lay the "Simple Rose Stencil #109", over the background, then sprinkled "Leaf Green" Brusho granules, lightly over the leaf area. Over the roses area, I then sprinkled Terracotta and Crimson Brusho. I then lightly spritzed the area till the granules took the water and started to spread.  I then dabbed the surface water from the area.  Removing the stencil, I then used my heat tool to dry the surface.

Some of the colours had run further than the area I wanted them in, so I decided to cut the area down.  I then fussy cut the shape following the line of the stencil and stuck on to a piece of Kraft card.

Using Versafine Clair "Shady Lane" green ink, I stamped the greeting, using the A6 Clarity "Happy Birthday Occasions Sentiment" stamp set.  I then die cut into a banner shape and stuck in the middle of the card, using foam pads to elevate the sentiment.