Christmas cards ...

Hi everyone.   Just a reminder of the CAS Christmas August Challenge - Sleigh.  The challenge is open until Aug. 31.

Smooshed a piece of mixed media paper and once dry, stamped my image in black pigment ink and heat embossed in clear.  Watercoloured using distress inks.

Two strips of torn white paper are added to the bottom for snowhills and a simple sentiment is stamped in black ink.  Splattered diluted white paint for falling snow.

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Sending this card to the follow challenges:

CAS Christmas August Challenge - Sleigh

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #69

SCS Christmas Challenge - August - CCC26AUG

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This is a reminder for the CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Stenciling over Patterned Paper.  The challenge is open until Aug. 31.

I used this beautiful background paper from Honey Bee, stenciling overtop with the Farmhouse Tree Stencil (Honey Bee).  I started with layers of distress Inks (Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness) and let it dry thoroughly before stenciling overtop with Versamark and sprinkling with White embossing powder.  I heat set and also stamped and heat set the sentiment (Christmas Sentiments - Penny Black) as well.  To finish, I trimmed the panel down to size, allowing more white space on my card front.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Stenciling over Patterned Paper

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing - I heat embossed the white snow on the tree

SCS Christmas Challenge - August - CCC26AUG

This card only took me about 10 minutes to make and I love how it turned out.  I have more of these papers, so made more of the same design, just swapping out the background paper and changing ink colours.  Great way to build my Christmas card stash! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Card #1: (Sleigh)

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Patterned Paper - Team Tie Dye (Honey Bee)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Farmhouse Tree Stencil (Honey Bee), White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool

Card #2: (Tree)

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Patterned Paper - Team Tie Dye (Honey Bee)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:   Farmhouse Tree Stencil (Honey Bee), White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool

Challenges:

August CAS Christmas Challenge - Santa's Sleigh

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #69

CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Stenciling over Patterned Paper

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 3 - Embossing - I heat embossed the white snow on the tree

SCS Christmas Challenge - August - CCC26AUG

Stenciled Gladiolus

Hi everyone.  Made a quick and easy CAS card for a couple of challenges. :)

Started with one of my favourite stamp sets from Altenew - Nature's Magic.  Stamped and die-cut the gladiolus and used the matching stencil and some detail brushes to sponge colour.

Used a rectangle die (center of a frame I had cut for another project), stenciling over top with Wander and Find (Carta Bella) in Shabby Shutters distress ink.  I finished by stamping a small sentiment in black ink.

Popped up the panel, added the gladiolus on top (popping up the top few flowers), adding it onto my white card base.  Added a few small details with my white acrylic paint pen to finish.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

AAA Birthday:  Game #88 - Flower - the happy birthday sentiment is on the inside

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #523 - Birthdays

Just Us Girls - Die Week - Anything Goes - used gladiolus die, rectangle frame die

Splitcoaststampers - CAS910 - BFF

We Love Stamping August Challenge - Summer Blooms

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Nature's Magic (Altenew)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Black (Obsidian Pigment - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Altenew:  Nature's Magic matching die and stencils, details sponges, Wander and Find stencil (Carta Bella), white acrylic pen (Posca)

Challenges:

AAA Birthday:  Game #88 - Flower

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #523 - Birthdays

Just Us Girls - Die Week - Anything Goes

Splitcoaststampers - CAS910 - BFF

We Love Stamping August Challenge - Summer Blooms

August CAS Mix Up Challenge

Hi everyone.  This month's challenge at CAS Mix Up - Stenciling over Patterned Paper has Viv as our Host!  This is a great way to use your stencils in a new way ... and to use up some of your patterned paper that we all have in abundance. :)

I used an older piece of patterned paper (Sweather Weather - Stampin' Up!).  Stenciled using the Dreamweaver - Hibiscus Pair stencil, using distress inks.

I finished the card by tracing an outline through the stencil with a fine-tip black marker and adding a simple sentiment.

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks - used Distress inks to stencil the flowers

I hope you'll check out the CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Stenciling over Patterned Paper.  We'd love if you made a CAS card using this technique and then link up to the party at the bottom of the challenge post.  Hope to see you in the Gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Happy Messages (Stampendous - closed)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Sweater Weather Patterened Paper (SU!)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:   Hibiscus Pair stencil (Dreamweaver), detailed sponges, .2 Fine-line Black marker

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Stenciling over Patterned Paper

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 1 - Inks

August CAS Christmas Challenge - Santa's Sleigh

Hi everyone.  Today is the start of the August CAS Christmas Challenge, hosted by the talented Julia.  She has chosen the challenge ...

For today's card, I made a night sky background using Brushos Powdered Inks on mixed media card.

Once dry, I added black die-cut Santa, Sleigh and Reindeer, along with a row of houses.  The sentiment is stamped in black ink to finish the design.  Easy and fun card to make. :)

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 4 - Anything Goes - I used Powdered Inks

NBUS Challenge #89 - first time using the row of houses die

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #69 - second entry

SCS CCC26 AUG - SCS Christmas Challenge

Addicted to Stamps Challege #522 - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (Hero Arts)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black cardstock (SU!)
Ink:   Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew); Brushos:  Turquoise, Ultra Marine, Purple, Violet
Accessories:   Row of Houses die & Santa Sleigh (both from Spellbinders - Simon's Snow Globe Etched die set)

Challenges:

August CAS Christmas Challenge - Santa's Sleigh

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 4 - Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #89

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #69

SCS CCC26 AUG - SCS Christmas Challenge

Addicted to Stamps Challege #522 - Christmas