Saturday, November 21, 2015

Happy 3rd Birthday ATCAS!



ATCAS is celebrating it's 3rd birthday!!  YAY!!

Hi everyone.  It's the start of a new challenge at ATCAS.  The challenge this time is being hosted by me :)  ...




We have a whole bunch of sponsors to celebrate our 3rd birthday at ATCAS, with lots of prizes and fun give-aways.  Please check out the challenge HERE to read all about it.


There are lots of ways to add dimension to your cards.  My favourite is die-cuts. Today's card is made with just that.  I die-cut the leafy sprigs in green card stock and then sponged more green around the edges to add shading.  I die-cut three of the flowers, sponged the edges with yellow and orange inks, shaped and layered them to create a lot of dimension.  The center finishes off the flower ... these are actually mini sun punches, sponged with more orange, shaped and rolled into small cones, and then placed close together to create this dimensional center.  Click HERE to see a written tutorial on how I made these flowers.  To finish the card, I stamped the sentiment is the same green ink as the leaves.

We are so happy to have Gerrina (Gerrina's creatieve wereld) as our Guest Designer again for this challenge.  Please click HERE to see Gerrina's "Dimension" card, along with the cards from the rest of our talented Design Team.  Then make a CAS card that has dimension and join in the fun.  Hope to see you in the gallery!

And thanks for dropping by for a visit!!








Stamps:  Fun Birthday Sentiments (Happy Little Stampers)
Paper:  White card base and flower (Neenah); Old Olive, Tangerine Tango (SU!)
Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Little Leaves die (Sizzix), Lovely Aster die (Memory Box), mini sun punch (Punch Bunch), stylus and mat for shaping, sponges,

Challenges:
ATCAS#77 - Dimension

36 comments:

Aileen said...

Ahh Loll, love the flower, the colours are perfect. Beautiful card. Off to check out the others.

Kylie said...

You have rocked the dimensional aspect. Gorgeous flower, Loll. Thank you for being part of the birthday celebrations at ATCAS as one amazing designer xx

sandie said...

Great card Loll and fab dimension. Happy Birthday to ATCAS x

Stamps and Paper said...

Gorgeous card Loll and that beautiful flowers really 'pops' off the card..

Anne

JosieD said...

Great looking card and the dimension touches make a big difference!
Josie

Pamellia said...

Gorgeous Loll!! That flower is really something! I was all set to ask you how the heck you made it, when I saw the link for the tutorial. Thanks so much for including that, I'm on my way to check it out. Thanks also for your sweet comments on my videos, high praise indeed and you put a huge smile on my face!! hugs :)

My Card Attic: Hazel said...

Another fabulous die-cut embellishment you have breathed life into Loll! Absolutely stunning! Hope you have a great weekend! Hazel xx

Julia Aston said...

What beautiful shaping and sponging on your flower Loll! Julia xx

Jaydee said...

Loll, I would have recognized this as a "Loll" card even if it wasn't on your blog! It has your wonderful CAS touches of adding dimension with soft sponging and all of that wonderful white space. Gorgeous.
Hugs
Jaydee

Mac Mable said...

Absolutely gorgeous. The colours and the layout so perfect. Beautiful die cut flower and rendering x

Anita in France said...

Simply gorgeous, Loll ... the shading on that beautiful bloom is stunning! Hugs, Anita :)

JJ said...

wow Loll, this is stunning, love the colouring, just beautiful.

Love & Hugs

Jacquie J xxx
http://jewelscardcraft.blogspot.co.uk/

Barb Ghig said...

Stunning card, Loll! One of these days I'm going to buy that mini sun punch...I love how it adds dimension to your gorgeous flower! Love how you shaded each element, too! You sure know how to inspire us :)

Bonnie said...

So fun to see one of these gorgeous flowers again, Loll! Love these colors!

nancy littrell said...

OMG Loll, does your die cut aster ever POP!!! Love your colors...of course. I just posted my CAS dimensional card using the same colors :-) So fun making some Thanksgiving cards! Hugs, Nancy

Susan said...

It's a bit of a shock to my system adjusting to something other than Christmas tags when I open your latest posts! This is a perfect birthday card for ATCAS! Lovely flower and wonderful CAS design!

Carol said...

A very pretty CAS card Loll, love the dimension you've created. Carol x

Greta said...

That flower just jumps off the screen--so beautiful with the shading & dimension!

Nstiz said...

Loll, your flower forming on this gorgeous card is impeccable! I LOVE this! it's done to perfection. It caught my eye in my notification today. LOVE it!

TK said...

Wow! I love that flower, but that center is awesome!

Donna said...

Drooling over here... in a good way! This card is AMAZING :)

Linda said...

This is gorgeous .... beautifully CAS. The flower is so pretty .......... full of dimension and the centre looks fab! Love the bright colours too xx

Sazzle Dazzle said...

A brilliant choice of code word loll and you've rocked it with sheer elegance and wonderful dimension here! Beautiful colours and a beautiful CAS card. Sarah x

Unknown said...

Oh gosh Loll, I just can't believe it's been 3 years since we all met up via the design team.......where has all the time gone? Just love your card - that flower is stupendous.

Hugs.

Karen xxx

Ksenija @Sweet Kobylkin said...

Loll, your card is amazing! The flower looks so real, I was amazed how you made the center of the flower. Wow!

Deepti said...

Oh my this is so beautiful, the flowers looks like it was plucked from your garden ! Gorgeous :)

Doni High said...

Fantastic flower Loll, thanks for the link to the tutorial! Shaping and shading really bring the flower to life!

Being Mrs Miles said...

Beautiful Flower Loll - I like the warm feel of it, kind of miss warmth with a sea of Winter cards coming at me. Great inspiration.

Gerrina said...

Wow, that is a stunning flower! Looks freshly picked (although here are only a few flowers spreading there Autumncolours). I will hop to the link and hope to find some time to try it myself... Thank you for having me as a GDT at ATCAS and thank you for linking to my blog here aswell! Have a colourfull week!

Bhavana said...

The flower looks so perfect. loved the colour of it. beautiful card.

Darnell said...

How long did it take that flower to dry out before you could attach it to your card, Lolly? And did you have to spray it with something? THAT is how real this looks, you magician, you!! Hugs, Dolly

sarascloset said...

Amazing dimension on a CAS card! I love your flower and could imagine a field of these beauties! The sun punch makes a great flower center (I've used mine just for that purpose), and you have perfected the technique! Beautiful, beautiful shading on your flower petals and foliage! Takes my breath away! I'm off to check out your tutorial! Hugs!

sarascloset said...

PS Great tutorial and pinned for future reference! And Happy 3rd birthday to ATCAS!

cm said...

I want to reach out to touch your beautiful flower, place it in a vase and set this wondrous beauty on my kitchen table. Sooooo realistic...sooooo lovely!
Hugs~c

Valentyna Komisarenko said...

Simply beautiful!!! Love that gorgeous flower, Loll! Such a sunny card!

baileyrosy.com said...

Stunning Loll, the flower looks almost real I can practically smell its sweet scent. fabulous colouring and dimension. Happy birthday to you and the rest of the team

Marie