More Blackout Embossing ...

Hi everyone.  I created a CAS card using the challenge from CAS Mix Up.  Blackout embossing is debossing, watercolouring, and the swiping ink pad direct to paper.  Each of the three elements is easy to do, adding them together gives a unique design.

For today I took it one step further and added heat embossing over my final panel.  I used a dabber to add clear distress ink and then sprinkled with antique linen distress ink.  I heat embossed two layers to ensure each area was thoroughly covered.  I love the result of the thick and shiny embossing overtop of my panel.

I added a simple sentiment and popped the panel up on my card base.  I have more pieces from the large panel that I can make into more cards later.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

CAS Mix Up October Challenge - Blackout Embossing

Inkspirational Challenge #378 - Clean and Simple

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing

SCS CAS920 - Autumn Birthday

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Tiny Sentiments (Clearly Besotted)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Crackling Campfire, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Fall Leaves embossing folder (Honey Bee), watercolour paint brushes, gold acrylic paint (Lumiere), Distress Ink Dabber (Tim Holtz), Antique Linen Distress Glaze (Tim Holtz), heat tool

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up October Challenge - Blackout Embossing

Inkspirational Challenge #378 - Clean and Simple

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing

SCS CAS920 - Autumn Birthday

Gilding Flake Poinsettia

Hi everyone.  I made this card for the CAS Christmas October challenge - Poinsettia.

I have lots of poinsettia stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders.  The hard part was to decide which one I would use for today.  I went with an older die that I've had for many years (Blooming Poinsettia - long retired).  I only used the smallest flower from the set to die-cut two out of two different snippets of card stock that are covered with different gilding flakes (Cosmic Shimmer - Warm Sunshine and Mulled Wine).

I used my stylus and foam mat to shape the petals before gluing together slightly off-setting, and gluing just at the center.  For the background, I used a small piece of black cardstock, which I splattered with gold watercolour paint.  The panel is popped up on foam for some added dimension, with the flower added to the middle.  A simple sentiment (Festive Snippets - Penny Black) is stamped in black to finish the card.

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Also sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies - dies used to cut out poinsettia

Snippets Challenge #543 - everything on the card is made with snippets (except base)

CCC26OCT - Splitcoaststampers Christmas Challenge

I hope you'll check out the CAS Christmas Challenge blog to see the beautiful CAS cards from our Designers, wonderful Guest Designer, Fabiola, and the entries so far this month.  Come join us!

Challenges:

CAS Christmas October Challenge - Poinsettia

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

Snippets Challenge #543

CCC26OCT - Splitcoaststampers Christmas Challenge

Fall Flowers

Hi everyone.  Today's card is Dahlias.  I LOVE these flowers.  The designs are beautiful and the colours are gorgeous.

The background is a stencil monoprint of tiny circles done with Peeled Paint ink.  Dahlia image is stamped over top in black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Used my watercolour paint brushes and distress inks to colour the image.  

Cut the panel down and popped it on my Old Olive card base, adding a white embossed sentiment on the right hand side. :)

This card was relaxing and fun to make. :)

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Sending this card to the following Challenges:

We Love Stamping October Challenge - Shades of Autumn

SCS F4A868 - Orange and Purple

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Beautiful Dahlia Bouquet (WPlus9); Technique Tuesday Cosmos (sentiment)

Paper:   Old Olive (SU!); Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore 140. lb.)
Ink:  Black pigment (Altenew Obsidian); Distress Inks:  Peeled Paint, Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Seedless Preserves (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:  Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Tiny Circles Stencil (The Crafter's Workshop), mister, watercolour paintbrushes, White embossing Powder (Ranger)

Techniques:  Stencil Monoprint, Heat Embossing, Watercolouring

Challenges:

We Love Stamping October Challenge - Shades of Autumn

SCS F4A868 - Orange and Purple

Watercoloured Mountain Range

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another watercoloured card following a video.  I recently started following a talented US Artist, Alyssa Whetstone.  She has a LOT of videos with easy to follow instructions.  She also includes a lot of tips on watercolouring.  The above card is my attempt at following one of her videos on Complementary Colours (opposites on the colour wheel).  This range is done with only two colours of watercolour paints (yellow and purple).  All the mountain ranges in-between the top and the bottom, are done combining the two colours, each with different values of both colours to allow the ranges to darken as they come forward in the painting. :)  

This is my first attempt.  Hopefully I will improve as I practise more. :)  The yellow at the top is much lighter in real life, but my camera seems to have trouble capturing the true yellow.

This is also my first attempt at adding linework.  Another thing I tried from the video.  It is so much fun! :)  I hope you like the card. 

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks / Paints

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  N/A

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Cold Press W/C Paper (Arches 140 lb.)

Ink:   Liquid Concentrate Watercolor Paints (Blick Art Materials); Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew)
Accessories:   Watercolour Paint Brushes, Uni Pin Black Fineliner Size 1.0

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 1 - Inks / Paints