CAS Challenges April Reminder

Hi everyone.  Time for the reminders for both CAS Mix Up and CAS Christmas challenges.  First up, CAS Mix Up.  This month is hosted by Linda (Life in the Craft Lane) and she wants us to go back in time to an older technique - Paper Piecing.  Adding a few mixed media techniques along with the paper pieced image, gives this technique new life.

Linda is our host.

For my card above, I stamped Enliven (Penny Black).  I used a background from my stash which is done with magicals (so there is lots of shimmer) and cling wrap.  You've probably seen or done this technique before.  If not, check out the YouTube video HERE on how to do this fun technique.

I stamped my image on top with Black ink and also stamped the image onto patterned yellow and white DSP.  I fussy-cut the flowers and glued them over top of my image on my watercolour panel.  I did a bit of shading using Spiced Marmalade distress ink for the petals on the flowers and colouring the stems and leaves with Mowed Lawn distress ink.  I then coated the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella and added white dots to the stamens and centers.  Tip:  Before gluing on your pieces, take a coloured marker (same as the ink you are using) and go around the cut outside edges of the fussy-cut pieces to they blend into the stamped image.

I popped up my main panel with foam and added a stamped sentiment, Trust Me Builder Stamp (Penny Black) to finish the card.

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Trina is our host.

Reminder card for CAS Christmas April Challenge - Rainbow.

This looks like it would be an easy card to make, right??!!  It was super fiddly and took me a few tries to get it right. :)  In the end, I'm happy! :)   I watercoloured each gift in the colour of the rainbows, adding a bit of shading with a darker colour on each.  I coated each of the gifts with Clear Wink of Stella for some shimmer and then used a white Posca pen to add designs to colour.  The row of gifts is popped up to add a bit of dimension.

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I hope you'll check out the challenge blogs to see the amazing cards from our Designers, Guest Designers, and participants.  If you haven't had time to play along, there's over a week left before both challenges close on 24th at midnight PST.  Come join us!

Product Links

Enliven 30-705 (Penny Black)

Trust Me Builder Stamps 30-710 (Penny Black)

CAS Mix Up Reminder - Patterned Posies
Stamps:  Enliven, Trust Me Builder (both Penny Black)
Paper:  Watercolour paper (Arches 140 lb. cold press); White card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:  Magicals (blue and green) for the background); Distress Inks:  Spiced Marmalade, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Cling wrap, water mister, blending brush, Black marker, White Posca Pen


CAS Christmas Reminder - Rainbow Gifts
Stamps:  Snowglobe Sentiments - retired (My Favorite Things)
Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink: Distress Inks:  Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz)
Accessories & Tools:  Brilliant Gifts Die (Simon Says Stamp), water brush, Clear Wink of Stella, White Posca pen


Challenges:
CAS Mix Up April Challenge - Paper Piecing
CAS Christmas April Challenge - Rainbow