Beauty with the Clarity Three Way Overlay Stamps

Morning Friends and Crafters, I do hope you are enjoying the ongoing Celebrations for 25 Years of Clarity. Today there is still the fabulous One Day Special with Paul & Linda at 9 am, 1 pm and the Final Call at 5 pm. Today I am sharing a card along with a full tutorial of one of the samples I made for the show.

You will need:

Clarity Three Way Overlay Townhouse Stamp Set.

Stamping Card

Black Card

White Card Base

Word Chain Stamps

Brayer

Indigo Blu Town House Teal Acrylic Paint

Indigo Blu Pantry White Acrylic Paint

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Tango Acrylic Paint

Black Fine Liner

Ruler

Versamark Black Ink

Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide

Step 1: Create a textured background using the acrylic paint selection, Add each layer separately, leave to dry and add more layers until you are happy with the texture, depth and effect. This will give you lots of texture and interest.

Step 2: Stamp your outline stamp, using Black Versafine ink.

Step 3: Add the positive layer stamp, using Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide, layer this until you are happy with the depth of colour.

Step 4: Trim to size and mount onto a black mat.

Step 5: Create a background piece in the same way as before, here i have used an A4 piece, which will give me some for a future project.

Step 6: Trim to size, Use a fine liner pen to add a frame around the piece. Mount onto a black base before adding to your base card.

Step 7: Use 'Beauty' from the Clarity Word Chain Stamps, stamp with the black ink onto a matching piece of background.

Step 8: Using the fine liner and ruler, create a frame around this also. Mount this onto black card.

Step 9: To finish your card, add the topper you have created and add the sentiment to your project.

Here is the finished piece:

Thank you ever so much for joining me today, I do hope you have enjoyed my tutorial along with thee finished card I have shared with you. Enjoy the last day of the Clarity Celebrations with Paul and Linda and here's to another 25 plus years. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Clarity at 25, A celebration Begins!!

Morning Friends and Crafters. The celebrations for Clarity and Barbara Gray, kick off today at 10 am today on Hochanda with another show at 2 pm. We're also going to be treated to a 2 hour special tomorrow (Sun 2nd Sept) at 2 pm and a wonderful One Day Special launching at 6 pm & 8 pm, running through Monday at 9 am, 1 pm with the final call at 5 pm. You really wont want to miss a thing. I had the great honour of a special post on the Hochanda Blog, going live at 10 am today (please watch the show first). It's a special tutorial and sneek peak of something new coming tomorrow. This sample is somewhat different to what you might expect, for now I am sharing a few other Clarity Makes.

This is a mix of Stamping, Inking and Groovi, I always like to mix things up, I am sure you know that by now.

A card for a Special Friend using Jayne's beautiful Agapanthus Groovi plate from Jayne's Floral and Frame Collection.

Here's a Fathers day card made with a mixture of plates from the Celtic Groovi collection. A really wonderful collection of goodies.

Lastly 'The Journey Begins' a mixture of A6 'Classic Vehicles' and 'Air Collection' from The Mens Groovi Collection.

Let the Celebrations Begin. Thank you ever so much for joining me on this very special weekend, I hope you have liked the projects I have shared with you today. I am sure you are all going to love what Barbara and the team have to share with you on Hochanda over the next few days. I hope you will take a look at the Hochanda Blog today to see what I am sharing over there. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx