KISS Ring of Stencils: Ideas and Inspiration

 I thought I would showcase the Clarity KISS Ring of Stencils sets today.  There are three sets altogether and they work well separately or in combination.  As always links to each project is below the photo.

As a soft background to stamps (see HERE).

A Colourful Tag

 The prompt over on Try it on Tuesday is Make it Colourful.  I thought this project using Neocolor II crayons fitted the bill. 

I attached a gesso coated coated tag to the back of the 7" x  7" Double Bubble stencil using low tack tape.  
I then chose a rainbow of colours from top to bottom and drew around each bubble using different crayons, scribbling within each area to ensure there was plenty of colour to work with.  With the stencil still in place, I then used a water brush to blend out all the colours; I was a little over enthusiastic in places and the colour seeped under the stencil.  However I was pleased with the way that the colours blend so easily.
I dried off the tag with a heat gun, then added additional colours in the same tone as the originals around the edge of each bubble, ready for further blending.
I kept using the water brush, adding further colour and blending until I was happy with the look.

The next stage was to draw around each bubble with the black Neocolor II, scribble additional colour into the areas in between the bubbles and blend out the black with a water brush, adding further depth where necessary until I was happy with the result. 
Finally, I stamped the love birds from the Wee Folk 6 Wedding stamp set and the cat from the Birdhouse Garden stamp set into two of the bubbles using Black Soot Archival ink.  To intensify the colour, I went over each stamped image with a 0.5 Micron black pen.  

WOYWW 896/116: Feeling Tired

Welcome to the weekly sharing of desks which is WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?), the brainchild of Julia, who kindly entrusted it to me to continue after the first 15 years of togetherness.  Please feel free to link up your desk and visit others' - we are a friendly bunch.

No projects that I can show you on my desk today.  I have been feeling really tired and also had a tooth out last Thursday so I have been taking samples one day at a time and getting plenty of rest.

I can't believe it is August already, but you can tell from the change of colour scheme for my #dailyatc2026.

Sorry I didn't leave any comments when I visited last week.  I didn't make it to Mum's on Friday but am hoping to manage it this week.  Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.

Winter Sky Topper Christmas Card

I had a play with a couple of the Autumn/Winter Skies Tags and the new Wee Christmas Family and Friends stamps from Clarity Crafts.

Wee Christmas Family and Friends on Kraft Card

I love how the Earth Element toppers look against kraft card so decided to use one as the background with these new Family and Friends Christmas stamps from Clarity Crafts.

Wee Christmas Friends and Family Mini Makes

I love that these Wee Christmas Friends and Family stamps come in two sizes, as it makes it easy to create a scene with perspective.  Here I created two mini makes using 4" x 4" card blanks.

#dailyatc2026: Seven Months Complete

I have completed my seventh month of this year's challenge to myself - a daily ATC, following the prompts over on 365 days of drawing prompts and other art and using Clarity stamps, stencils and stickers.  Here are my offerings for the second half of July.

I managed to find a sticker which fitted the prompt and added stamping using the Tree Canopy Scene stamps.

Texture paste through a stencil.

The background does most of the work.

I am going with a background of yellows and orange for August.