Friday 2 January 2015

Clarity Challenge 23 - "Things with Wings"

This is all very new and exciting and I'm so chuffed to now be part of the Clarity Challenge Design Team. 




For Challenge 23 "Things with Wings", Pegasus immediately sprung to mind!





I looked through my vast array of  Clarity stamps and stencils and knew that the following would make the perfect mythical creature




Wooden Horse clear stamp
Large Blue Tit clear stamp (just one wing)
"Magical" from Word Chain set 7 clear stamps
The Clockwork stencil


Clarity stencil brushes, blending tool & make-up sponge
Black Micron pen
Silver pen
White pen
Few small silver stars
Ribbon & embellishment


I love blues & purples, so to get the effect, I used Eggplant & Raspberry Adirondacks & Salty Ocean Distress Inks through the stencil, and a selection of blue & purple Spectrum Noir pencils to colour Pegasus.  Then I used Weathered Wood Distress Ink & Grey (Shade 4) Promarker for the shadowing.


So for the design, mask off the edges of a 7x7 gelli plate piece of card the width of the tape so that the line will be equal all round, then stamp the wooden horse in Black Archival Ink in the centre & mask him off, then ink up one wing of the large Blue Tit and stamp into position.  Mask this off too so that the whole stamped image is covered.


Attach the stencil with masking tape and start to brush the Salty Ocean ink around & around the edge of the stencil with the Clarity stencil brush, gradually bringing in the colour to the centre.  Darken around the edges using the blending tool with Eggplant, then brush over the Raspberry to give a purple effect around the cogs. 


Once done, remove the stencil and lightly use a make-up sponge around Pegasus to give a bit of depth before un-masking him.  Now go ahead and make him pretty with the Spectrum Noir pencils  (I love my new pencils which were part of my Christmas prezzies this year and can highly recommend them - on special offer at the moment from Clarity!)  Clad his hooves with the silver pen and outline around his upper lines with the white pen, then under him with the grey Promarker.  Remove the masking tape from around the edges of the card and draw free-hand around each side of the clockwork square with the Micron pen.  Stamp "Magical" in Black Archival ink, then re-ink the stamp again with the Salty Ocean and stamp over the top, slightly off-setting it to create an echo of colour - underline the lower part of the letters with the grey Promarker for shadow.


 Use the blending tool loaded with a small amount of Eggplant around the 7x7 card edges.


Attach the ribbon, embellishment and jazz it up with a few twinkling stars and attach to a blank greeting card - you're all done!


Thank you for joining me on my first blog and I look forward to sharing more ideas with you over the coming months.


Happy crafting everyone! xxx

23 comments:

  1. Well Mrs P I am sure you will know that I am absolutely over the moon to hear you are now part of our Challenge team. We have been fans of each others work for quite a while now haven't we. xxx Your first project is great and I look forward to your future projects too. Sam Crowe xxx

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    1. Thank you Sam :-) I have a lot to live up to! Hopefully I'll see you at the next Clarity open day down South :-) xxx

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  2. Well what an entrance Carole, such an amazing piece of artwork!

    Welcome to the team xx

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    1. Thank you Saz - looking forward to working with the other ladies on the team :-) xxx

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  3. WOW! Love your idea Carole, beautiful, magical card xxx

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    1. Thanks Mandy - you have given lots of ideas over prior months, so I'm hoping I can keep up the trend you've set! :-) Take care and have a lovely day xxx

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  4. Hi Carole. I really love what you did with these stamps. Very creative. Very much looking forward to working together. X

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    1. Thank you for the lovely comment - and me too Emma, we have a lot to live up to don't we! Happy crafting today! xxx

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  5. Love what you have done here Carole. Fabulous colour choice and how clever to make the horse have wings x

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    1. Thank you Linda - blue (and varying shades of it) is my favourite colour - it's a very serene colour.

      Always - "KEEP CALM & CARRY ON CRAFTING!" :-) xxx

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  6. Such a clever combination of stamps and stencils. Wonderful design and a truly beautiful card. Really look forward to seeing all your beautiful creative ideas.

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    1. Thank you Naomi - I finally got there with the blog!
      I'm busy making a "thank you" card for our Christmas hosts, so this time I'm taking step by step pics to post too....practice makes perfect as the saying goes :-) Have a lovely day xxx

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  7. Beautiful, my granddaughter would love this. I did use this stamp fro her Birthday card at Christmas. Congratulations on joining the design team, very well deserved. Looking forward to seeing your future creations. xx

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    1. Thank you Lynne - exciting times ahead :-) Enjoy today and have a lovely weekend xxx

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  8. Congratulations on joining the team Carole. Your card is magical. I love how you've combined two stamps to give the horse a wing. x

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    1. Hi Lynne - I must admit I was quite taken aback when Barbara asked me if I would like to join the team - it's something I will thoroughly enjoy! :-) Have a great afternoon and a lovely weekend ahead xxx

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  9. Hello Carole - this is a gorgeous image so clever of you to amalgamate the stamps in the way you have. x

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    1. Hi Angela - I must admit I had to research Pegasus on the internet before starting & the blue tit wing seemed to have the perfect size! :-) x

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  10. Hi, and welcome to the team, fellow newbie. I love your artwork, you are so inventive. I'm looking forward to working with you in the coming months and seeing more of your style. Xxxx

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    1. Hi Amanda - exciting isn't it....
      Looking forward to seeing all the entries to the challenges - I'm a bit surprised that no-one has entered as yet, so come on everyone - get those Clarity goodies out & have a go!
      It's great to see all the different interpretations from the DT, so, like you, I look forward to seeing more from you and our other mates on the team. xxx

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  11. Hi Carole - just had to leave a note to say how fantastic your card is - what imagination to use the bluetit wing with the horse!!! It's amazing, Susan x

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    2. Thank you for your lovely comment Susan - it was a fun card to do. Hopefully you'll be entering the Clarity Challenge this month? If you do, I look forward to seeing your interpretation :-) xxx

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