October CAS Christmas Challenge

Hi everyone.  This month the CAS Christmas Challenge is hosted by Colleen.  And she has chosen Poinsettia. :)

This card is the made with the Penny Black 3D Poinsettia embossing folder.  I ran it through my embossing machine with a piece of cold press watercolour paper.  Watercoloured the Poinsettia with Distress Reinkers and die cut using the matching die.  It's such a large image that I split it into two and made two cards.  It's a great way to build your stash of Christmas cards. :) 

I used a snowflake embossing folder for the background panel, popping it up on my card front and adding a sentiment banner (Penny Black - Christmas Sentiments).

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Sending the above card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 4 - Anything Goes - I watercoloured an embossed image

CCC26OCT - SCS Christmas Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Cold Press W/C paper (Arches 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Reinkers:  Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey (Tim Holtz); Distress Oxide Inks:  Candied Apple (for stamping sentiment)
Accessories:   3D Poinsettia embossing folder (Penny Black), 3D Poinsettia cut out (Penny Black), watercolour paint brushes, Snowflake embossing folder (Cuttlebug)

Techniques:  Dry Embossing, watercolouring, die-cutting

Challenges:

CAS Christmas October Challenge - Poinsettia

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 4 - Anything Goes

CCC26OCT - SCS Christmas Challenge

Guest Designing at AAA Birthday Cards

Hi everyone.  I'm thrilled to be Guest Designing at AAA Birthday Card Challenge:  Game #90 - Big and Bold.  Thanks so much Jane and team!

  

 

I do love this time of year.  Fall cards are fun to make. :)

For today's card I started with a background I had in my stash (smooshed liquid concentrate watercolours in Pink and Orange - Blick Art Materials).  I used a large stamp overtop, Crackle Background (Simon Says Stamp), stamping in Vintage Photo Distress ink.  To add the last layer, I used the Peeking Sunflower stencil from STAMPlorations.  I pressed my versamark ink pad over the stencil, sprinkled with Fired Brick Distress Glaze, and then heat set.  You can still see the stamped design in the background, even with the glaze heat embossed over top.  It's awesome!  To finish, I added "on your birthday" sentiment on the inside. :)

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I hope you'll join us for at AAA Birthday Cards Challenge:  Game #90 - Big & Bold.  The challenge is open all month, so there's lots of time to play along.  Hope to see you in the gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Crackle Background (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Pink and Orange Liquid Watercolor Concentrate (Blick Art Materials); Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Peeking Sunflower sencil (STAMPlorations), Fired Brick Distress Glaze (Tim Holtz), heat tool

Challenges:

AAA Birthday Challenge:  Game #90 - Big & Bold

Poinsettia and Vellum

Hi everyone.  Today's card uses an older stamp from Avery Elle (Holiday Bouquet).  I love this stamp set and have it used many times over the years.  

Heat embossed image in silver and then watercoloured using distress reinkers.  Added some shading using pencils that I got recently.  I'm not very good with pencils and need lots of practice.  The shading was a bit streaky for my liking, so I added another layer of watercolour over top.  It did tone it down a little. :)

Dry embossed vellum using the Pepperberry embossing folder (Simon Says Stamp).  Tapped my white pigment ink pad over the embossing to highlight the design and taped it to the back of the frame I created using a rectangle die (Nestibilities).  Assembled and stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink.  Done. :)

Playing along with a few different challenges listed below photo.  Wanted to give a special shout out to Di, Sarn and Dudley!  Happy to be back at Snippets Playground with this card.  :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Rudolph Days September Challenge

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing - the Vellum background is embossed

Snippets Playground Challenge #542 - used snippets of mixed media paper for the poinsettia and holly, as well as snippet of vellum for the embossed design in the aperture. :)

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Holiday Bouquet (Avery Elle)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Thick Vellum (Oplymio - Amazon)
Ink:  Versamark; Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:  Silver Embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour brushes, Holiday Bouquet matching die (comes with set); Rectange die (Nestabilities) 

Challenges:

Rudolph Days September Challenge

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3

Snippets Playground Challenge #542

... one more sunflower card ... :)

Hi everyone.  One more card for CAS Mix Up Challenge - Sunflower.

I LOVE this time of year.  And I do love sunflower images and this is a beauty.  It's a lovely image from Power Poppy (In Praise of Sunflowers).

I stamped the image in Toffee Crunch Momento ink (light brown permanent).  I then watercoloured using distress inks (mustard seed, wild honey, shabby shutters, peeled paint, gathered twigs, ground espresso).  I wanted to add a strip of patterned paper at the bottom and started looking for olive green paper, but came across this very old patterned paper from SU! in shades of brown. :) 

To finish, I stamped the two-part sentiment (from In Praise of Sunflowers stamp set) in more ground espresso ink. :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

NBUS Challenge #90 - first time using this stamp set

We Love Stamping September Challenge - Anything Goes option

CAS on Friday Challenge #343 - Autumn

SCS Ways to Use It Challenge (WT1122 - Anything Fall)

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  In Praise of Sunflowers (Poppy Power)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); patterned paper (SU!)
Ink:   Toffee Crunch (Momento); Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Wild honey, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Watercolour paint brushes (Princeton #2, #4 Round)

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up September Challenge - Watercolour - Sunflower

NBUS Challenge #90

We Love Stamping September Challenge

CAS on Friday Challenge #343 - Autumn

SCS Ways To Use It (WT1122 - Anything Fall)