The Weather Vane Set

Good evening all and how is your week going? I believe it's going to get colder....oh no....I do hate to be cold....but I suppose we've done well with the weather so far.....

Now I suddenly realise today that I had a few cards from the last Clarity shows to share with you...

So today,  it will be this one using the Weather Vane set....one of my favourite makes from the shows....and I think it went down well with the presenters too (mind you next time...I will make the turning mechanism larger!!!! It is always good to learn...) 

I started with the idea, but then it did take a while to work out measurements and placements...

I used a piece of Theuva card 13cm x 13cm and make the roof tops with the Clarity mask and Eggplant Adirondack ink.

The weather vane was stamped in black Archival ink so I got a nice dark solid image.

Using a sun post it, a cloud mask and a sponge, I created the sky..Cloudy blue Adirondack ink for the sky and Distress inks, Mustard seed and Spiced Marmalade for the sun.

I carefully cut a square where the top of the weather vane was.....and then stamped the sentiment and swallows.

I cut a circle in Theuva card and pin pointed the centre .....by lining both pieces of card and keeping the centres together with the circle underneath  I could work out where to stamp the remaining tops to the weather vane....(these were on the circle of card at apx 45 degrees to each other) 

I then carefully drew in pencil where the sun would be with each image....separated the two pieces of card and sponged the sky and sun on each new image...

I then cut a small semicircle out of the right hand side of the square topper...this was to give space for the turning mechanism...(as I mentioned in hind sight this would have been better ...a little larger) 

I used a black brad to join the two pieces together and then 2 layers of foam pads to attach the topper to a black piece of card...

Checking that the circle had room to turn.

I added some finishing touches and some highlights with a white gel pen.

This is such a versatile set of stamps and would be so good for male cards...especially the fish and the ship....

Thanks for looking in today....and as always I love to read your comments...oh, and so does my Mum....

I will try and get round your blogs too and leave some love.....oh and don't forget about Barbara's blog...it is such a good read....and yes, she posts every day....not like the rest of us....good job I don't try and keep up!!!!!!! 

http://barbaragrayblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Crafty hugs,

Jo. X