Clean and Simple Masculine Birthday Card

I have been asked for masculine birthday cards a great deal recently.  Here is one which would be suitable.  It is a clean and simple design.  Unfortunately I didn't remember to take any step by step photos until near the end.

WOYWW 504: Crafty Company

Welcome back for another instalment of What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW), care of the keeper of links Julia, over at The Stamping Ground.  I enjoyed a relaxing day's crafting yesterday as I posted off my latest samples first thing and can afford to take a short break from secret stuff.  For once I can share what I am working on: a tag for the latest Tag Tuesday challenge.

I was just getting started as Eva arrived to keep me company.  Pop back on Friday if you're interested in how it turned out.

I have been enjoying some of these grown up Ladybird Books recently.  Whenever I see one that I haven't got in Aldi, I snap it up.  Obviously I couldn't resist 'The Shed' and the others are an amusing read too.

On the other side of the desk, Eva was getting inky with some new PaperArtsy stamps.  Happy WOYWW everyone.  I will pop in and visit after work or tomorrow morning.  Short and sweet, just as Julia likes it.

Gel Plate Washi Tape on a Grungy Journal Page

This was the last of my samples for the Leonie's Frameless Shapes stencil shows last Friday (8am and 4pm) on Hochanda.  It is the result of simply playing with texture and two of the stencils.  This time I didn't use my gel plate at all.

Buff Titanium Gel Plate Lift Background With Doodles!

This piece was almost an afterthought when I made my samples for the Leonie's Frameless Shapes Stencil shows on Hochanda last Friday.  It started off as the result of lifting a print from my gel plate to clean off all the left over paint from the previous piece (see HERE).  I immediately saw flowers and used a pen to add doodles.

Still Having Fun with Leonie's Frameless Stencils Paint and a Gel Plate

I have had so much fun with the new frameless stencils designed by Leonie for Claritystamp.  For the remainder of my samples I had a change of colour palette. See HERE and HERE for previous sample step by steps.

More Gel Plate Fun with Leonie's Frameless Shapes

I hope everyone managed to get hold of  Leonie's Frameless Shapes stencils on Hochanda yesterday.  Remember you can watch the shows (8am and 4pm GMT) on catch up.  Here is the step by step for the second of my samples.

Gel Plate Playtime with Leonie's Frameless Shape Stencils

When I get in from work this evening I will be excited to catch up with Leonie's shows on Hochanda today (8am and 4pm).  She is showcasing her new Frameless Shapes stencils in collaboration with Claritystamp.  They were such fun to play with, especially with a gel plate.  This is the first of my samples.