Feminine.

Good morning all, hope this week has been a good one and that you are ready for the weekend....

Can you believe that it is the first of August....oh my ...where is the time going?

I have been up early as Tess had to be at the vets for 8am.....hopefully they will do her operation today and the results will be back next week....she was not happy when she didn't have supper last night and then breakfast this morning.....you know how Labradors love to eat!!!!

Today is the start of a new Challenge on the Clarity Challenge blog....and the new theme is.......

....Feminine...

Thank you to everyone who entered last month ...the standard of work is so high....it was so hard to choose a top five. Congratulations to the winner....remember you could win a £50 voucher for Claritystamps.

This is what I came up with.....I do hope that you like it....

 

Here is a closer look....

I do love this stamp....Petite Musique.....

I began by stamping her in black VersaFine ink.

Then I used her Clarity mask.....such a great idea....they save on all that cutting out...

Next, one of my favourite stencils....Petals.....I do love to combine stamps and stencils....

 

Next I used ink....and yes...we have my favourite three colours....

Sail Boat Blue....

Then Butterscotch...

I do love how the colours blend so well..

Then Raspberry...

Oh look what you get...

Next I used a sponge to tidy up the stencil and sharpen the outlines...

And this is what I had so far..,an Arty border was added next....

Then some colour with the Spectrum Noir Pencils...

Plus highlights with a white gel pen and shade with a charcoal pencil.

Some matting and layering. ....

And all that was left was to add her name...."Faith"

I do love the way that this is totally flat but it has the impression of being dimensional...

How cool is that.......

I am really looking forward to seeing all your entries this month.....so go on.....have a go and join in....

http://claritystampchallenge.blogspot.co.uk

A quick reminder too that the next Clarity Cumbria is on Saturday 16th August....if you fancy joining in...just drop me an email.....jrcrafts28@gmail.com