Reminder June CAS Christmas Challenge

Hi everyone.  I made a second card for this month's CAS Christmas Challenge - Bird.  The challenge is open until the end of the month.

For today's card I used a die-cut (Bird Ornament - Penny Black), cut from mixed media paper and watercoloured with distress re-inkers.  Once the watercolouring was done, a second die was cut from white card stock and layered together to give some strength and dimension.  Brown twine was added for the hanger, along with tiny pop dots to the back of the ornament for added dimension.  Sentiment (Festive Snippets - Penny Black) was stamped on the card front and ornament adhered before the front card panel was popped up with more foam from the card base.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

CAS Christmas June Challenge - Bird

SCSCCJUN26 - Splitcoast Fan Club June Christmas Challenge 

CCC26JUN - Splitcoast Stampers June Christmas Challenge - Enormous or Anything Goes

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Excited to announce the re-start of the CAS Mix Up Challenge!!

First challenge starts on July 3rd.  Hope you'll join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Festive Snippets (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Reinkers:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles, Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Distress ink:  Brushed Corduroy
Accessories:   Bird Ornament die (Penny Black), watercolour brushes, Brown Twine, White acrylic paint pen (Posca)

Challenges:

CAS Christmas June Challenge - Bird

SCSCCJUN26 - Splitcoast Fan Club June Christmas Challenge 

CCC26JUN - Splitcoast Stampers June Christmas Challenge

Snow Day!

Hi everyone.  Today's card is for the Christmas Kickstart Challenge #111 - Snow Day!  I've been so busy with setting up the CAS Challenges lately, that I haven't been able to play along as much as I would like to.  Thankfully, I had time today and, of course, who could resist having a snow play day! :)

The image is Fun Flurries (Penny Black).  This is the first time using this particular stamp from the set, although I have used the other.  I stamped in black ink and heat embossed with clear before watercolouring with distress re-inkers.  I added slight waves of soft blue ink in the sky (little hard to see in the photos), and tore a strip of paper for the snow hill.  I sponged more of the same blue ink along the torn edge and added some glitter for sparkle.  Clear Wink of Stella was also added to the bear's hat cuff and pompom, adding a little more sparkle as well.  The image is cut out using the matching die (Fun Flurries Cut Out - Penny Black).  Add the sentiment from Christmas Sentiments (Gina Marie Designs) to finish the card.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #111 - Snow Day!

NBUS Challenge #87 - first time using this stamp

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Fun Flurries (Penny Black); Christmas Sentiments (Gina Marie Designs)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Obsidian Pigment - Altenew); Distress Re-inkers:  Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Black Soot, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Fun Flurries Cut Out (die), watercolour paint brushes, detail sponge, Clear Embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo), glitter, Clear Wink of Stella

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #111 - Snow Day!

NBUS Challenge #87

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

Saltwater Coneflowers

Hi everyone.  Today's card is inspired by a few challenges.  First up, Just Us Girls is looking for stenciling this week ... first time using this beautiful stencil from STAMPlorations, which was a gift from a friend, long ago.  I don't know why I waited so long to use it.  It's so pretty, especially as a background, softly sponged with Saltwater Taffy distress ink.

I used a new-to-me die set, which included a vase, with two leafy stems and two coneflowers.  This time I used the darker version of the background colour to watercolour the petals (Abandoned Coral), Shabby Shutters for watercolouring the stem & leaves ... and also the vase.  The center of the coneflowers is done with Gathered Twigs distress ink.  I LOVE pink and brown together.  

The final step was to stamp the sentiment in more Gathered Twigs (DOX inks this time). :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #825 - Anything Goes with Stenciling

Cut it Up #357 - Friendship

NBUS Challenge #87 - first time using the background stencil and the die

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks - second entry

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Many Everday Messages (Hero Arts - retired)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Shabby Shutters, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Gathered Twigs Distress Oxide Ink (TH)
Accessories:   Burst Stencil (STAMPlorations), sponge brush, Coneflowers & Vase die (Temu Canada)

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #825 - Anything Goes with Stenciling

Cut it Up #357 - Friendship

NBUS Challenge #87

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks - second entry

June CAS Christmas Challenge

Hi everyone.  Today is the re-launch of CAS Christmas Challenge and we are very excited! :)  We have a fun challenge for you ...

I'm hosting this month.  I went through my Christmas stamps looking for bird images ... there is  A LOT! :)  The image above is my favourite Christmas bird stamp that I've had for several years.  It's called Snow Bird (Stampendous).  It was so sad when Stampendous closed.  I will always keep this image and use it every year. :)

The image was stamped in black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Distress inks were used to watercolour and add a faint outline around the image.  A simple sentiment (Shine Upon You - Penny Black) was added to finish the card.

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Sending this to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks - used distress inks to watercolour image

The CAS Christmas June Challenge runs for the whole month.  Our hope is you'll join us and build your stash of Christmas cards throughout the remainder of this year ... and beyond.  Please check out the lovely cards made by our Guest Designer, Bobby, as well as the CAS Christmas Designers!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Snow Bird (Stampendous - retired); Shine Upon You (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black:  Obsidian (Altenew); Distress Inks:  Black Soot, Gathered Twigs, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Ripe Persimmon, Salvaged Patina (Tim Holtz) 
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, watercolour brushes, white acrylic Posca pen, white acrylic paint (diluted) for splattered snow 

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 1 - Inks

June CAS Christmas Challenge