Tuesday 29 November 2016

Claritystamp Challenge - Blast from the past

It's been a while since my last post.  I stepped down from the Claritystamp Challenge Design Team in September so there was no card from me last month.  However I have just managed to complete a card in time for this month's Challenge and I hope it is OK to go back to becoming an entrant to the Challenge.  Last year there was a Challenge to use stencils and as I don't use these as much as I should I thought I would have another go at that Challenge. I must admit to having a lot of the club stencils unused, still in their wrappers. 

Stencil:  NDCS #20 Love tree 
Inks:     Adirondack Red Pepper and Butterscotch
Other:   Gelli Plate and Mega mount, black pen

  • Mount your 6x6" Gelli plate onto it's Mega mount.  This really does make it easier to use.
  • Using a brayer spread Red Pepper ink onto top half of the plate and Butterscotch onto the bottom half.  They will merge a bit in the centre.  
  • Place the stencil onto some paper, or in my case a page in my sketchbook, then place the Gelli plate down on top.  I have cleaned my brayer onto this page as well.  This bit isn't needed now but I will develop it sometime. 
  • Remove the stencil from the Gelli Plate and there will be ink left on the plate where the stencil was.  This is the bit I want.
  • Place the Gelli plate onto some card and press down to take the print.

  • Not sure why I got the blobs, maybe too much ink, but I will work with them.
  • Now just take a black pen and doodle around the image.  I added some extra hearts where there were blobs.
  • Darken the colours behind the tree with colouring pencils to make it stand out more.
  • Mount onto black card then a card blank.

Lesley x









14 comments:

  1. I love your card Lesley, it is full of energy

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    1. Thankyou Elisa, I tend to do a session of Gelli prints and then doodle over them in the evenings when the TV is not inspiring. x

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  2. Stunning art work I love the vibrant colours you have used. Good luck in the challenge and thank you for entering. Xx

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  3. Hi Lesley, great to see you back in the Clarity fold with another superb composition! Thank you for getting out your inks and stencils and joining in.
    Best wishes,
    Shelagh. ;~}

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    1. Hi Shelagh. Never really left the Clarity fold but a bit less pressure now not having to do two Design cards each month. x

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  4. Hi Lesley - lovely to see you continuing your crafting!
    I love what you've done with this stencil with the "tangling" putting your spin on the design. It's great.
    Best of luck xxx

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  5. Love what you have done with this stencil and the colouring is so effective good luck in the clarity challenge x

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  6. Hi Lesley great to see you are still crafting. I love how you've used this stencil, and the colours you've used are fab. Thanks for joining the Clarity challenge this month. Good luck xx

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    1. Hi Angela, thankyou for you comments, much appreciated. x

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  7. Really like this idea of doodling with the stencil Lesley. I also have lots of stamps and stencils unused in my stash, so I've bought an art journal and will set myself a target next year of using each at least once. Thanks for sharing, Susan x

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    1. Hi Susan, that's a good idea. There is less pressure in an art journal to create a perfect finished piece and I find I can experiment with techniques and then look back at them when I need inspiration. x

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