Spring 'A Little Bird Told Me'

Morning Friends and Crafters, As most of you know, I don't normally post at the weekends. But today I thought I would add a very simple, but effective card that I made for the Clarity One Day Special launch. It's a fairly short post.

You will Need:

Clarity 'A Little Bird' Stencil

Clarity 'Spring' Stamp

Watercolour Card

Indigo Blu Townhouse Teal

Indigo Blu Pantry White

Indigo Blue Banana Custard

Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch

Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers

Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn.

Brayer

Sheena Stamping Card

Clear Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Versamark Black Ink

Yellow Alcohol Marker

Step 1: Start by creating your background using the Indigo Blu Acrylics. Apply layers with your Brayer. It gives a great textured effect. When you come to use this for your layer, it really is a good idea to use a basic die in the centre, so you can use it for another project.

Step 2: On the reverse of your stencil, apply the Distress Oxides. Place this face down on your watercolour card and run through to emboss. Next coat this with clear embossing powder and heat. With Versafine Black ink, stamp the 'Spring'. Add an extra splash of spring colour by colouring the spring with the yellow alcohol marker.

Step 3: To finish your card layer onto your background and then mount on to a black card base.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed this short tutorial along with the finished card. It would be great for you to join me again very soon to see what I am sharing. The next couple of weeks are going to be very exciting. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Moonlit Bird

Morning Friends and Crafters, I really enjoyed making this card. Blending with Distress inks is such a relaxing process and can give such a dramatic look. Here I have used the Clarity 'Little Bird' stencil that Barbara launched on the 7th October, the shows should still be available on "Rewind" via the Hochanda Website, for more inspiration. I've included a full tutorial on my blog for you, with additional photos.

You will need:

Clarity 'A Little Bird' Stencil

Clarity Garden Birds Stamp & Mask Set

Clarity Moon Mask

Scrap Paper

Washi or Masking Tape

Alcohol Markers

Black Card

White Stamping Card

Black Fine Liner (Copic and Waterproof)

Black Soot Distress Ink Pad

Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink Pad

Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink Pad

Versafine Black Ink

Step 1: Stamp the largest of the garden birds using the Versafine Ink Pad. Cover the bird with the mask which come included with that stamp set. If you don't have one, don't worry you can make one from copier paper.

Step 2: Position your stencil and secure in place with Washi or Masking tape. Also cover the rest of the card with scrap paper to protect it. Add the largest of the Clarity Moon Masks (See Photo).

Step 3: Using the Distress inks, blend your colours, keeping your project lightest around the moon. Use the Black Soot sparingly at the end just around the edges to add more depth to the colour. Remove the moon mask. With a pencil, lightly draw around the stencil, to add the detail that was behind the moon. You could go straight in with your marker if you are confident to do it that way.

Step 4: Remove the stencil and masks.

Step 5: Colour the bird with your alcohol markers, Fill in the moon silhouette with a black marker. Trim your topper to size. Take a ruler and fine liner and draw a frame around the topper.

Step 6: Layer onto black card before mounting onto a white card base.

Thank you for joining me today, I hope you have enjoyed the Tutorial along with the finished card. I hope you will come back very soon to see what else I have to share with you. The next couple of months are going to be very exciting. For now take care and Happy Crafting.xxx 

Twilight & Sunset

Hi Everyone, So glad to be here with you again this morning, Here is a really atmospheric card I made for the launch of 'A Little Bird' from Clarity. It's a wonderful collection of Stencils and Stamps. I have made this card and mounted it so it looks like a faux Die cut.

You will Need:

Clarity 'A Little Bird' Stencil

Versamark Ink

Clear Embossing Powder

Water Spray

White Card Base

Watercolour Card

Black Liner Pen

Infusions Royal Blood

Infusions Rusty Car

Step 1: Ink up the reverse of your stencil with Versamark Ink. Run through you machine to get a nice, deep emboss. Coat with embossing powder and Heat.

Step 2: On a separate sheet of watercolour card, totally wet the side you are using and lightly spritz on the back to stop it curling. Sprinkle the surface with the infusions, keeping them separate, (See Photo). When dry mount it onto your base card.

Step 3: Repeat this with your embossed watercolour card, keeping the same colours in the same halves. When dry add shadow to one side of the image, this gives a 3D look. Trim this to leave a narrow border of the edge.

Step 4: Layer this on to your background with Tacky glue.

Here is the finished card:

It's been lovely of you to visit today. I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

I do hope you will join me again very soon, to see what else I have to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx