A bit more clarity

Hello all....

Each day that passes brings us another day closer to Christmas, so it is just as well then that I have been busying myself with making cards.  After working on my pattern building project for In the Classroom with Barbara Gray, I decided to get out some more of my Clarity Stamps and see what I could come up with.  

These came together quite quickly.  I used Hydrangea Big and Juicy ink, the Snowflake Corner and the 'Christmas Greetings' Clarity Stamps.  Since I stamped on Centura Pearl cardstock, I embossed the stamped images with pearl iridescent embossing powder.

Then some embellishments and viola.

Sweet and simple, but sometimes that is all you need.

Take care and happy crafting
xx Denise

Classroom with Barbara Homework

Hello everyone,

This card is the product of the first "In the Classroom with Barbara Gray" class and 'homework assignment'.

In the Classroom Lesson 1 Assignment

The stamps used are all Clarity Stamps including:

• Large Butterfly
• Berry corner & Best Wishes sentiment from the Berry Corner stamp set 
• Grasses
• Small birch leaf 

I used the Foliage and Spice Big and Juicy ink pads for all the stamping except the blue, which I did with the  Stormy Sky Distress Ink.  The butterfly is coloured in with Pro Markers.

If I'm honest, getting the pattern to turn out the way I wanted it took a few trials and errors.  Then once I got the pattern right, I ended up ruining another card trying to get the background 'sky' the way I wanted it.  Finally I ended up getting it all right in the card you see above.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Pollycraft Challenge #107 - Autumn Colours 

Challenge Up Your Life - No Patterned Paper

Crafty Creations Challenges - Show us Your Inner Animal (#133)

Anything Challenge - Inspired by TV / Films  (Inspired by the Butterfly Effect)

I hope you like the card.  As always, I welcome any and all comments - even constructively negative ones :)

Take care and happy crafting

xxDenise