More Clarity Die Ideas

 More ideas using Clarity dies - the 35% off and double points deal ends at midnight tonight.  As usual there are links to the original projects under each photo.

They make great pop outs (see HERE).

A Selection of Clarity Dies: A Round Up

I thought I would share a selection of projects using the Christmas Window dies, the Christmas Rounds dies and the square and Round Frames from Clarity on my blog today - links to each project below the photo.

A Christmas Window with a scene (see HERE).

Butterfly Madness

 Yesterday I showed you how I made various backgrounds using alcohol inks on Yupo card, pulling prints with Alcohol Lift ink and brayering/stamping.  Today I will show you how I turned one of the backgrounds into a card.

Yupo Backgrounds and Ink Lift

 It has been a while since I had a play with Yupo paper and alcohol inks, also with alcohol ink lift and stamping.  I was reminded what fun it was by Eileen Godwin in a Facebook video so decided to have another go myself.

Gel Print BOW-WOB Tags

 I had a play with some of the papers I created at the Clarity retreats in the summer to create some tags.  Here are the results.

WOYWW 799/19: Having A Good week

 Only one week until an auspicious celebration for WOYWW - 800 weeks of this crafty blog hop of desks.  The brain child of Julia who has entrusted me with keeping things going after 15 years at the reins.

As it will be October by next week (where does the time go?), I have been sorting out stickers for my October #dailycollage2024 pages.

I thought we could celebrate week 800 with a trip down memory lane and the first ever desk that each of us shared with WOYWW.  I have only been joining in since August 2015 and I know there will be more of you who can go back much further than that.  So please share your memories next week.  I thought we would keep our ATC swap until the 16th anniversary next May (#832).

The BOW-WOB (Black on White - White on Black) papers can be coloured or left monochrome.

I look forward to our trip down memory lane next week.  Stay safe and thanks for joining in/visiting WOYWW.

Linda Williams' A6 Floral Collection 1: Ideas and Inspiration

 With the release of the second A6 floral collection, designed by Linda Williams for Clarity Crafts, I thought I would do a round up of my projects using stamp sets from the first collection.  Links to the projects are below each photo.

Some water colouring with the fuchsia set (see HERE).

Flower Vase Notelets

I decided to make a set of notelets with the individual flower stamps from Linda Williams' A6 Floral collection (set 2).  I combined them with vases from the vase stencil #3.

Paper Pieced Peonies - A Thank You Card

A similar layout to yesterday's project, but with a change of colours, image and shapes, the card looks so different.

Sending Love with Poppies

I really enjoyed colouring this image of the poppies from the second Floral collection of stamps by Linda Williams from Clarity Crafts.

Clematis Birthday Wishes

I love this second set of Floral stamps designed by Linda Williams for Clarity Crafts.  Here I used the Clematis to make a pretty birthday card.

A Tag : Numbers (More Than One)

The current prompt over on Tag Tuesday is Numbers (more than one) - I thought this was a good response.

Cut a tag from Clarity stencil card using the largest nested arch tag die.

Blend Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide over the top half of the tag and Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide over the bottom of the tag using foam tools.

Remove some of the colour using a damp paper towel through the A4 Dot Wave stencil from Claritystamp.

Using the Alphabet and Numbers Word Chain stamp set, add numbers in Mermaid Lagoon and Cobalt Blue Archival inks.

Tear a strip of white corrugated card, add it to the left hand side of the tag and shape the top to match the tag.

Drag the Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide lightly over the corrugated card.

Add Mermaid Lagoon Oxide around the edges of the corrugated card.

Make an envelope out of a piece of scrap Yupo paper from a previous project (see HERE).

Draw the template on the back. Fussy cut the envelope and score along the fold lines.

Add narrow tape to stick the envelope together.

Use tape to add the envelope to the tag.

Stick down the flap.

To finish, add three of Barbara’s word stickers.

WOYWW 798/18: Big Number Ahead

 Only two weeks until this blog hop has been going for 800 weeks.  I can't take the credit though - the idea for WOYWW (What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday) was dreamed up and organised by Julia for 15 years.  I have been entrusted to keep things going for only 18 of those so far.  Please visit the other desks linked below - they are far more interesting than mine.  Feel free to join in yourself too by linking your blog.

I treated myself to a baren which is a tool for applying even pressure when printing.  I use it for stamping with my Misti stamp platform or when pulling a gel print as it helps keep the pressure even.  I have found it particularly useful when using large stamps.

The 1st anniversary of Dad's funeral.

I have been using Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide with the BOW-WOB papers for this month's pages.

A belated Happy Anniversary to LLJ and G for last Wednesday - another mainstay of WOYWW, who is also to be thanked for keeping things going for so long.

I am finally back into the routine of things at school, and not quite so tired when I get in from work. T-108 work days and counting (at three days a week).

Stay safe and Happy WOYWW.  There wouldn't be a blog hop without all of you.

Just Woodland and Birds Round Up

 My final round up involving the Abstract Layout dies and 'Just' stamps uses the Just Woodland and Birds collection.  There is a link to each project below the photo.

A little gel printing for the background (see HERE).

The #dailycollage2024 Continues

 For September I have gone back to blue for my colour palette.  I have been using some of the packaging as well as the BOW-WOB papers themselves to start each page and, as always, finish each one with one of the many choices of words stickers.

I love these birds stickers!

First day back at work after the school holidays.

Celebrating a family birthday.

First anniversary of Dad's funeral.

Friday 13th! Bad luck for some!

Making the most of the weekend!