Sunday 29 March 2015

Anything but a Card



Hi everyone

This is my submission for this months Clarity Stamp Blog Challenge 25 which is called 'Anything but a Card' 

I decided to do a set of coasters and started off by giving them a base coat using DIY match pots, I like the fact that you can buy a good selection of colours for not many pennies. I coloured two using B & Q's 'Water' and two using Crown's 'Lavender Cupcake' which was applied using Cut n Dry. Next I used the new funky stencil NDSC10 with the opposite colour to give a two tone effect. The backs of each have been painted with gold

Once dry I stamped each coaster with the NDC Rose using a combination of Versafine Onyx Black and Archival Cobalt and painted them using B & Q 'Fuschia' and Crowns 'So Sweet' and 'Lavender Cupcake'. 

Finally because I thought they looked a little bit bland I gave them a dotty background using Distress Ink 'Broken China' through some sequin waste (punchinella).

I hope you like them and any comments/feedback would be much appreciated. 

Good luck in the challenge everyone. 

You've got to be in it to win it. 

12 comments:

  1. Such a lovely idea and design and the colours are pretty to. Good luck in the challenge and thank you for entering it. Xx

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  2. A great way of giving the rose stamp pride of place. Thank you for taking the time to enter the challenge and good luck. ;~}

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  3. A great idea for decorating the coasters Julie. I really like the co,luring you've achieved on the rose. Thank you for entering this month's challenge. Good luck! x

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  4. they are lovely Julie. i do need to crack on with my coasters too xx

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  5. fabulous Julie - good luck and thanks for entering the Claritystamp Challenge

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  6. Superb, and such lovely colours. The coasters are just lovely. Thanks for entering the Clarity Challenge and good luck.

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  7. What nice coasters love colours and roses good luck in Clarity challenge xx

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  8. Great stamping and colouring, Julie, and what a clever idea to use matchpots. Good luck in the challenge x

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  9. Thank you everyone for the lovely feedback xxx

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  10. Great set of coasters Julie. Such a funky, modern design: I love them. Thanks for entering the Clarity challenge, and good luck. Xxx

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  11. These are lovely, the Rose looks fab, great designing.
    Thanks for entering the challenge. Xx

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