Funky Foliage Stencils: Ideas and Inspiration

 I thought I'd share some ideas and inspiration for some cards and a tag made with the Funky Foliage stencils from Clarity. I had lots of fun playing with different techniques.  Links to the individual step by steps are below each photo.

Quarantine Quickie #5 & #6: A Bird in the Hand / Two Peas in a Pod

I am catching up with the daily quarantine quickie prompts on Mission Inspiration and my tag journal is getting fatter every day.  Here are #5 and #6.  I have been using my stash for the backgrounds each time, but I don't think that I'll ever get to the bottom of the pile lol.

There Is Beauty in Simplicity: Mixed Media

The second piece that I created using one of the new Geo stencils from Claritystamp.  Lou will be back on Hochanda with lots of demos at 9am, 1pm and 5pm today.

Die Cutting Vinyl: An Acrylic Background

This was the second sample that I made using the new acrylic shapes from Claritystamp. I have had some sheets of vinyl suitable for making peel offs for a while and decided to see how a piece would work with dies rather than an electronic cutting machine, such as a Cricut or Brother Scan N Cut.

A Pendant: Experimenting on Acrylic

I really enjoyed playing with some of the new acrylic shapes from Claritystamp.  Watch out for Lou Withers at 6pm and 8pm today and tomorrow at 9am, 1pm and 5pm on Hochanda as she shows you what else can be done with this fantastic form of  substrate.  I started by working with one of the smallest shapes to see how they work with different media.

WOYWW 479: Off Gallivanting

Time for the weekly sharing of the desk, hosted by Julia over on The Stamping Ground.  I was off gallivanting yesterday at the four weekly JJAMMMA meet up at Hobbycraft in Stockport and have a guest slot on the other side of the desk as Eva is off on her holidays.  I have also taken a shot of my desk this morning (with actual crafting on it)!

My desk as I found it this morning.  I am catching up on the July Mission Inspiration and you can also see the piece of Yupo paper that I was working on yesterday afternoon with some luscious new alcohol inks.

Yesterday afternoon at Hobbycraft, I was about to start adding some stamping over the Yupo in Archival inks.

Kaz, who was guesting on the other side of the desk, was working on some collage work.

My trolley has been breeding.  I bought myself an early birthday present which fits perfectly in the space.  Even less reason to move from my seat when crafting now.

and finally... This is an art journal page which I created in January when we were still hoping to avoid relegation.  Stoke City had an open training session at the stadium yesterday and I went along.  I feel the page has been improved with autographs of both goal scorers, the team captain and my favourite player who was making his home debut that day as well as a couple of interlopers who are new to the club lol. 

Yupo Greetings

I finally got round to using my second Yupo experiment on a finished card for a good friend's birthday. 

Finished Yupo Card

Having played around with Yupo yesterday, I used the piece that I finished as a focal point on a card.  As the alcohol inks that I used were bright, I wanted a pop of colour in the matting and layering, but also some black to match the stamped elements.  As you can see, I had lots of fun trying different lay outs and several colour elements.

The finished piece.

Playing with Yupo

I'm late to the game with this one, but I finally discovered Yupo on YouTube and as I have quite a few alcohol inks I thought I'd get some and have a play.  I wasn't pleased with my initial efforts and almost threw them away; but I persevered, added layers and I'm happy with the two pieces I've created so far trying a multitude of techniques.

The second finished piece.

Hello Sailor!

This card came about from a piece of ribbon that I had.  A great card for someone serving in the navy, although I know the uniform isn't perfect.  A mixture of dies and alcohol ink on acetate. As it is a nautical theme, I am entering it in the SimonSays Stamp Monday Challenge - Something beginning with N.