Hi everyone. It's already the middle of May and time for reminder cards for both CAS Mix Up and CAS Christmas.
First up, CAS Mix Up's challenge is host by Susan and I've had a lot of fun ink blending with rainbow colors this month. The gallery is so pretty!! Thanks for a great challenge Susan!
Susan is our host.
To finish, I added a silhouette die-cut made from a die I received from a dear friend and stamped the sentiment (Bloom Sketches - STAMPlorations - retired) on a black sentiment banner.
The close-up shows the sparkle from the glass bead gel ...
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Here's my reminder card for CAS Christmas. Christine is our host this month.
I love foliage and berry cards for Christmas. I make a lot of them. Today I used just a few die-cuts to make a very CAS design. Adding foil gives the card an elegant look.
I've used double-sided sheets (Sookwang) to cover an A2 card front. I left the cover on and will keep it handy to die-cut images when I make future cards. For the one today, I die-cut Holly Branch (Penny Black), removed the cover and then used scraps to first cover the whole holly branch with bright green Deco Foil. I used red foil card stock to punch out the berries and NOEL and then adhered everything to my card front.
Simple, easy design!
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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 the 24th at midnight PST. Come join us!
Stamps: Bloom Sketches - retired (STAMPlorations)
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Black card stock (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Distress Inks: Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories & Tools: Fishscale Stencil (Silhoutte America), Silhouette Cameo, blending brushes, Glass Bead gel (Golden), palette knife, Silhouette Flower die (gift from friend), White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool
CAS Christmas Reminder - Foiled Christmas
Stamps: ---
Paper: White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink: ---Accessories: Green Foil (DecoFoil); Sookwang sheet; Holly Branches die (Penny Black), Red foil card stock (Tonic), 1/8" hole punch, Christmas Phrases dies (Little B)
Challenges:
CAS Mix Up May Challenge - Rainbow Ink Blending
CAS Christmas May Challenge - Foliage and Berries
32 comments:
Two really wonderful CAS cards, That rainbow sparkly mosaic background on your first card is just stunning and those shiny leaves and berries on your second are so simple but absolutely perfect. what excellent inspiration xx
Gorgeous cards as always Lolly.
The glass bead gel gives such a stunning effect! x
Two beautiful cards, Loll. The first one looks like a gorgeous mosaic or tiled surface - so pretty in the rainbow colours. And the Christmas one is CAS perfection! The use of the foil is fabulous.
Well, you've succeeded in knocking my eyes out. The stenciling is lovely but the beaded gel takes it up about 10 notches. Ideal background for your silhouette floral. Oh, happy day, indeed.
Just want you to know your Christmas card won over my CAS heart.
Two lovely cards. Especially the rainbow. [Bunny]
Your bright stenciling covered with glass bead gel is stunning, Lolly! Such a gorgeous background for the elegance of the black die cut! Love the foil holly and berries! A gorgeous CAS Christmas card, my friend!
A beautiful rainbow of colours through the fishscale stencil Loll, and the glass bead gel gives a fabulous result, and the black die cut flower really pops over the top and a coordinating white on black sentiment strip to finish. x
Oh, that gorgeous rainbow stenciling! I love the beaded look and the black contrast. Stunning! And then there's that absolutely perfect CAS Christmas card -- wow!
Two amazing cards Loll, your rainbow brick background is perfect for your black silhouette flower and that holly is stunning ♥
You have really outdone yourself with both cards, Loll! Your glass bead gel is perfect for your stenciling and I really love your classic CAS design on the 2nd card...I think your foiling makes this card very special! xx
Love your handmade fish scale stencil with your vibrant rainbow colors and added glass beads paste for a beautiful colorful and glittery background for your perfect silhouette die cut flower and Oh, happy day sentiment, Lolly. This has sure been a fun and creative CAS Mix Up Stencil Challenge by Susan! Love and Hugs...Nancy
Two gorgeous cards Loll, the glass bead gel on the rainbow of colours looks fabulous and the black silhouette really pops against it. The delicate holly branci is beautiful in foil, beautifully CAS, Cathy x
Oh Loll these are two beautiful cards - love that glass bead gel - what an amazing invention that is!! Your foiled card is perfect...
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Two stunning cards! The rainbow stenciling looks amazing with the glass bead gel, so much texture. Your Christmas card is so beautifully CAS, the foiling on the die cut adds the perfect shine ..... love it! xx
Both of your cards are absolutely BEAUTIFUL Loll!! I love your rainbow stenciled background with the addition of the glass bead gel...I know just how sparkly that is in real life, so I'm sure you probably need sunglasses to look at this card with all that color AND sparkle!! And the black silhouette just pops off your card...soooo pretty! And your foiled holly card just couldn't be any prettier!! I love the total simplicity of this one...it truly doesn't need anything else! Two lovely, lovely cards my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Two beautiful designs Loll - that stencil is perfect for your lovely rainbow background - great sparkle and it really makes the silhouette stem pop! Your foil holly and berries are just so festive with the foiled NOEL as their base! xx
I love that you made your own stencil and it is so cool. The glass bead gel really shines on the bright colors. The black die cut adds a lovely contrast. The Holly and beautiful die cut Noel made a gorgeous Christmas card.
Love this fabulous rainbow card, Loll!!!
You girls with those fabulous Silhouette machines - Loll you excel at using it, every time!
Gorgeous silhouetted bloom over top of glass beads, of all things - never seen them, or heard of this gel, Loll! I'd love to see this in action, my friend!
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Your cards are always amazing Loll and you always have an exciting new technique to showcase! The fishscale stencil is wonderful with the rainbow inking and the glass bead gel creates a real 'wow' finish. I adore the simplicity of the Christmas card. I love foliage and berries for Christmas too - so I had better get a move on if I want to join in!! Vicky x
Catching up on all your recent makes, Loll ... what a treat ... you've been so busy this last fortnight! Your glass bead gel rainbow is gorgeous, what a fantastic background for the simple silhouette die cut ... and I love that ultra CASilicious Christmas card ... elegant simplicity! Hugs, Anita :)
Two wonderful CAS cards, Loll. I especially love the first one, what a fabulous rainbow background. xx
Wow, what a sparkly and pretty rainbow background you created, Loll! Love the black floral silhouette popping against the unique (fish scale) and colorful background. I haven't used glass bead gel for a long time. Thanks for your inspiration!
Love this CAS holly branch card! The foiling is so effective with the beautiful white space. Simple and so beautiful!
Hideko xx
I've never even heard of glass bead gel but what a terrific result... It's gorgeous! The your Christmas card, perfectly CAS and so beautiful!
Fabulous effect with the beads Loll and what a perfect CAS Christmas card. Both are absolutely beautiful x.
Your little sprig and Noel is so pretty with all of the white surrounding it. Lovely CAS card.
Two gorgeous card designs Loll, love the colours in your rainbow and the gel beads add so much interest. The simplicity of your Christmas card is stunning!
Wow Loll, your sprig looks so real and 3 dimensional...it is very striking! And another rainbow stencil card...how fun is that!
These are gorgeous! Your Christmas card is CAS-tacular... CAs Design at its best! Love foil... they just take it to the next level.
The rainbow background perfectly emphasizes the black silhouette of the flowers. And the gel balls look stunning. I remember them from one card you gave me, my dear Loll. Beautiful CAS card.
The Christmas card is amazing, I love its clarity. Great inspiration for the CAS card
hugs,
BozenA
gorgeous cards mf...love the rainbow coloured one
xx Karen
I absolutely love the first card, Loll! The addition of the glass bead gel adds so much! I ordered that, way back when, just because of you! You inspire so many!
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