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Friday, 28 February 2014

Clarity Stamp Challenge - Flower Power

"Wow thank you so much to all the 75 entries into the Love and Romance Challenge.  Well done to our winner and the Top 5, so difficult to choose as the entries are so good.

The Challenge for this month is  Flower power and I thought I'd like to use the Pretty Petal Stamps to make my flowers.  I wanted to do something slightly different so decided to use the. Caught in Crystal technique for my flowers.

Sorry for the amount of pics in this blog but I thought you may like to see how I did them.  This is what I started with in the picture below.




I wanted quite bright colours and, as I didn't have many bright coloured alcohol inks, I also used Promarkers which I scribbled onto the acetate with the alcohol inks.


I also added some Perfect Pearls.



I the. Added the Crystal Lacquer.


I put the tissue paper on top of the above.


If necessary you can add more ink at this point.  Then it has to be left overnight to dry,


I stamped and embossed onto the acetate once it was dry using the Pretty Petal stamp.  I then cut them out and for the smaller flowers I cut the petals in half.



This is one of the large flowers using the whole petals.  I started with a circle of card and used Cosmic Shimmer glue to arrange the petals and added a matching gem to the centre.


The sentiment was stamped onto craft foil and layered up on black and the caught in crystal sheet,


Thank you for sticking with me to the end of this lengthy blog and I greatly appreciate your comments,










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28 comments:

  1. Jo Rice1 March 2014 at 09:30

    Morning Yvonne, what fantastic flowers and Thank you for the brilliant instructions ...I will definitely have to try this technique.. I love the rich colour tones and stylish design that you have used. Have a great weekend ....Jo. X

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  2. Naomi1 March 2014 at 09:55

    Yvonne the richness of this is amazing. So beautiful.

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  3. Lynne1 March 2014 at 09:58

    Fab card Yvonne. It's great to see how you made those gorgeous flowers. I've never had a go at the Caught in Crystal technique so thanks for the tutorial. x

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  4. Hellen Pearce1 March 2014 at 10:18

    Fab design work Yvonne, the colours are gorgeous! x

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  5. Unknown1 March 2014 at 10:19

    You know I love alcohol inks, but what you've done on this card is amazing... Stunning! One I'm going to try Yvonne if that is ok with you?

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    1. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 06:51

      Go for it Amanda, can't wait to see your results. Have fun xxx

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  6. Sazzle1 March 2014 at 13:29

    What a fab technique Yvonne and a never ending colour palette too. My list of things to try is getting longer and longer xx

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  7. Emma Burns1 March 2014 at 14:04

    What a lovely card Yvonne. I too have never tried this technique but have known about it for quite a while. Thanks for the reminder. Oh and if your post is too long then my posts must be mammoth LOL . I love to see how the experts have made their projects and their thinking behind them. So keep em coming. Hugs xxx

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  8. Linda Page1 March 2014 at 16:33

    Oh wow Yvonne this is fab I have never tried this technique but it seems to me you have it off to a fine art this just divine xx and btw thanks for sharing how you did it . xx

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  9. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 06:53

    Thanks everyone for all your lovely comments and I look forward to seeing what you come up with xxx

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  10. Kathryn2 March 2014 at 17:33

    Stunning xx

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    1. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 17:40

      Thanks so much Kathryn, and for the link!!! Ipad just doesn't do it the same as a laptop does it ???
      Much appreciate your help xx

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  11. Linda Simpson2 March 2014 at 17:40

    Thanks for the tutorial, love the flowers and a great card.
    Hugs
    Linda xxx

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    1. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 17:45

      Thank you Linda I much appreciate you taking the time to pop over to have a look xxx

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  12. Bernie Simmons2 March 2014 at 17:49

    Great tutorial thank you for sharing Yvonne xxx

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  13. Unknown2 March 2014 at 19:03

    Thanks for sharing. Beautiful card! Nice tutorial

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    1. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 20:16

      Thanks for commenting and following Stephanie x

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  14. Unknown2 March 2014 at 19:21

    Wow fabulous thanks for sharing now following xxx

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    1. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 20:16

      Thank you for your support Debbie and thank you for following xxx

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  15. Kate M2 March 2014 at 20:16

    Superb flowers - great card - thanks for the tutorial - great instructions.
    xx

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    1. Yvonne2 March 2014 at 20:17

      Thanks so much Kate I really appreciate your support x

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  16. Pauline Butcher2 March 2014 at 21:17

    What a fantastic tutorial Yvonne, and the end result is gorgeous, this is one technique I must try. Thank you for thinking of me yesterday, I had a fab day. Big hugs P xxxx

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  17. Jane2 March 2014 at 22:39

    Fabulous work Yvonne! Thanks for sharing this technique! x

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  18. nannapat7 March 2014 at 22:14

    My first visit to your blog - and what a fabulous visit it has been! Your tutorial is great and the flowers are absolutely stunning. I'm now a follower and look forward to having a peek each day. Pat x

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  19. Vanessa Hann8 March 2014 at 03:01

    Oh wow, what a marvelous technique. Your work is stunning. I too am going to follow as I love your work... Vx

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  20. Theresa10 March 2014 at 11:58

    love this Yvonne. such a great tutorial as well. love your colouring bright and sunny xx

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  21. Angela26 March 2014 at 21:25

    What an amazing technique Yvonne. Thanks for sharing it. The finished card looks great. xx

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