Saturday 17 August 2013

All Creatures Great & Small...

Clarity card challenge this month is animals. So I set about creating a card that I could enter. Here it is, I hope you like it.




I first started with a grid card, but I just couldn't come up with a background I was happy with.



I always find finishing a card the hardest, I loved what Barbara did on the letter set lesson where she wrote a message and inserted a card. So I looked up a few quotes and settled on " All Creatures Great & Small" once I had that done I had to figure out what I would use as the centre piece. That's when I decided to use the stamp stamps.
For the background I used the spice rainbow pad and cranberry.



Then I had to add something to just complete it, so I turned to guilding flakes, I love these.

12 comments:

  1. Oh this is lovely Claire isn't it amazing how some times we set off down a track and finish up somewhere else completely? Good luck with the challenge and thanks for entering xx

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  2. Oh thank you Linda, I know, but that's what is so great about these challenges it really gets you thinking about designs you normally wouldn't push yourself to do. Xx

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  3. Love your card. I think it looks fab x Claire Good Luck in the Challenge xxxx

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  4. Thank you Bernie, I did enjoy making this card.

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  5. Great card Claire, love how you have also stamped outside the stamps and great colours. Thanks for entering the challenge and best of luck.

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  6. Fab design Claire, love your colours too! Good luck in the challenge x

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    1. Thank you Hellen, I still look to use the rainbow pads whenever I can, they're great for brayering backgrounds :-)

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  7. This is great Claire, lot of work and I too like how you've stamped outside the stamps, clever idea ;-) good luck with the challenge xx

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    1. Thank you Karen :-) I think I saw this somewhere else, maybe one of the sample cards on Clarity from some time back,

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  8. Fabulous card Claire. Stamp stamps are one of my favourite Clarity Stamps. Such good cutting around the letters too!!
    Thanks for entering and Good Luck x

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  9. Oh thank you so much Yvonne, I took some inspiration from Barbara's in the classroom lesson on the letters :-) Hope you are keeping well. Maybe we will see you at the NEC this Nov.

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