May Flowers

Hi everyone.  I have another CAS card for you today. :)  I started with a small mixed media piece in my stash.  I've had this for AGES, so decided to start my design with it.

The background is made by heat embossing a stamped grid image (Grid Background SSS - retired) in white.  I then smooshed a few colours of Distress inks to creat the design above.  It was so long ago, I don't remember the colours but I would guess it's Picked Raspberry & Mustard Seed inks.

I die-cut a simple flower (Sketch Daisy - Memory Box - retired) from gold mirror paper.  I love the shine, but it's hard to photograph.  I finished by stamping a sentiment and heat embossing in gold to match the flower.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) IDEAS - Week 2 - Dies

2) Seize the Birthday #305 - Flowers

3) Inkspirational #341 - HOT - I used hot colours for the background

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Cosmos (Technique Tuesday - retired); Grid Background (SSS - retired)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Gold Mirror Paper (Tonic)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Picked Raspberry ??, Mustard Seed ?? (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Sketch Daisy Die (Memory Box - retired); White embossing powder & Gold embossing powder (Ranger); heat tool

Challenges:

IDEAS Challenge - Week 2 - Dies

Seize the Birthday #305 - Flowers

Inkspirational #341 - HOT

Happy Mother's Day

Hi everyone.  Today's card is for my Mom.  She loves flowers and was an avid gardener for many years.  I always make her a card that features them. :)

For the card I used an older stamp called Perfect Peonies, watercoloured with Distress inks.  I used the colours from the challenge below (green, pink, raspberry).  The matching die was used to cut out the image before popping it up over top of a beautiful frame called Candlewick Ovals (Spellbinders) that I saw a while ago used by Michele (I Card Everyone) - fourth card in this post.  I am finally getting to use this new-to-me die-cut.  Thanks Michele ... you always find the most beautiful stamps and dies for card making! :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) NBUS #74 - first time using the oval frame

2) IDEAS - Week 2 - Dies - 2nd entry

3) The Paper Players - PP736 - Something old, something new

4) AAA Cards #289 - Color Challenge - used green, pink, raspberry

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Perfect Peonies (Clearly Besotted); Everyday Script Sentiments (AliExpress)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberries, Festive Berries (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Perfect Peonies die (Clearly Besotted); Candlewick Ovals frames (Spellbinders)

Challenges:

NBUS #74 - first time using the oval frame

IDEAS - Week 2 - Dies - 2nd entry

The Paper Players - PP736 - Something old, something new

AAA Cards #289 - Color Challenge

Cornflowers Just for You!

Hi everyone,  I had some fun in my studio today. :)  I looked at the current challenges I follow and came up with four to make the card above.

I die-cut the cornflowers from mixed media paper and watercoloured with Distress Inks:  Blueprint Sketch, Mustard Seed.  I used the Blueprint by itself for the blooms, and combined the two inks for the stems.  I sponged more Mustard Seed ink in the bottom right corner of my panel before adhering the blooms, which I shaped with my stylus and mat for added dimension.  I popped the panel over top of my card front and stamped the sentiment in more of the Blueprint ink. :)

This was an easy and fun CAS card to make. :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

1) IDEAS - Week 1 - Inks

2) Just Us Girls #773 - Die-cut week - Use a flower

3) Color Hues #109 - Blue and Yellow

4) Die-cut Divas - Watercolour

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Everyday Script Sentiments (AliExpress)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Blueprint Sketch, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Cornflower dies (Alexandra Renke), watercolour brushes, sponge

Challenges:

IDEAS - Week 1 - Inks

Just Us Girls #773 - Die-cut week - Use a flower

Color Hues #109 - Blue and Yellow

Die-cut Divas - Watercolour

Festive Blossoms

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a CAS Christmas card using a new-to-me stamp, Festive Blossoms (Penny Black).  I used only a small portion of the image, first stamping in Brushed Corduroy distress ink and then watercolouring overtop with SU! markers.  I am definitely out of practise watercolouring. :)

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To finish the card, I cut my panel to size, added a few highlight strokes with my white acrylic pen and stamped the sentiment (Christmas Sentiments - Penny Black) in Forest Moss distress ink.

Sending this card to a few challenges:

1) NBUS #74 - first time using the Festive Blossom image

2) IDEAS Challenge week 4 - Anything Goes

3) Merry Little Christmas Challenge # 62 - Anything Christmas goes

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Festive Blossoms & Christmas Sentiments (both Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Old Olive card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Brushed Corduroy distress ink (Tim Holtz); Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie Markers (SU!)
Accessories:   Paint brushes, White Acrylic Pen (Posca)

Challenges:

NBUS #74

IDEAS Challenge week 4

Merry Little Christmas Challenge # 62