Gilding Flake Poinsettia

Hi everyone.  I made this card for the CAS Christmas October challenge - Poinsettia.

I have lots of poinsettia stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders.  The hard part was to decide which one I would use for today.  I went with an older die that I've had for many years (Blooming Poinsettia - long retired).  I only used the smallest flower from the set to die-cut two out of two different snippets of card stock that are covered with different gilding flakes (Cosmic Shimmer - Warm Sunshine and Mulled Wine).

I used my stylus and foam mat to shape the petals before gluing together slightly off-setting, and gluing just at the center.  For the background, I used a small piece of black cardstock, which I splattered with gold watercolour paint.  The panel is popped up on foam for some added dimension, with the flower added to the middle.  A simple sentiment (Festive Snippets - Penny Black) is stamped in black to finish the card.

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Also sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies - dies used to cut out poinsettia

Snippets Challenge #543 - everything on the card is made with snippets (except base)

CCC26OCT - Splitcoaststampers Christmas Challenge

I hope you'll check out the CAS Christmas Challenge blog to see the beautiful CAS cards from our Designers, wonderful Guest Designer, Fabiola, and the entries so far this month.  Come join us!

Challenges:

CAS Christmas October Challenge - Poinsettia

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 2 - Dies

Snippets Challenge #543

CCC26OCT - Splitcoaststampers Christmas Challenge

Fall Flowers

Hi everyone.  Today's card is Dahlias.  I LOVE these flowers.  The designs are beautiful and the colours are gorgeous.

The background is a stencil monoprint of tiny circles done with Peeled Paint ink.  Dahlia image is stamped over top in black pigment ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Used my watercolour paint brushes and distress inks to colour the image.  

Cut the panel down and popped it on my Old Olive card base, adding a white embossed sentiment on the right hand side. :)

This card was relaxing and fun to make. :)

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Sending this card to the following Challenges:

We Love Stamping October Challenge - Shades of Autumn

SCS F4A868 - Orange and Purple

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Beautiful Dahlia Bouquet (WPlus9); Technique Tuesday Cosmos (sentiment)

Paper:   Old Olive (SU!); Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore 140. lb.)
Ink:  Black pigment (Altenew Obsidian); Distress Inks:  Peeled Paint, Carved Pumpkin, Crackling Campfire, Seedless Preserves (Tim Holtz); Versamark
Accessories:  Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Tiny Circles Stencil (The Crafter's Workshop), mister, watercolour paintbrushes, White embossing Powder (Ranger)

Techniques:  Stencil Monoprint, Heat Embossing, Watercolouring

Challenges:

We Love Stamping October Challenge - Shades of Autumn

SCS F4A868 - Orange and Purple

Watercoloured Mountain Range

Hi everyone.  I'm back with another watercoloured card following a video.  I recently started following a talented US Artist, Alyssa Whetstone.  She has a LOT of videos with easy to follow instructions.  She also includes a lot of tips on watercolouring.  The above card is my attempt at following one of her videos on Complementary Colours (opposites on the colour wheel).  This range is done with only two colours of watercolour paints (yellow and purple).  All the mountain ranges in-between the top and the bottom, are done combining the two colours, each with different values of both colours to allow the ranges to darken as they come forward in the painting. :)  

This is my first attempt.  Hopefully I will improve as I practise more. :)  The yellow at the top is much lighter in real life, but my camera seems to have trouble capturing the true yellow.

This is also my first attempt at adding linework.  Another thing I tried from the video.  It is so much fun! :)  I hope you like the card. 

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Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Calendar - Week 1 - Inks / Paints

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  N/A

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Cold Press W/C Paper (Arches 140 lb.)

Ink:   Liquid Concentrate Watercolor Paints (Blick Art Materials); Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew)
Accessories:   Watercolour Paint Brushes, Uni Pin Black Fineliner Size 1.0

Challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 1 - Inks / Paints

October CAS Mix Up Challenge

Hi everyone.  The challenge at CAS Mix Up this month is Blackout Embossing (also known by other names).  It's a combination of dry embossing, colouring, and direct to stamp inking.

To create my card above, I dry embossed with Layered Leaves Embossing folder (SU!) with a piece of Cold Press Watercolour paper (Arches).  I smooshed the debossed side with Liquid Concentrate Watercolours (Blick Art Materials) randomly with three colours (yellow, orange, pink).

Once my panel was dry, it was placed inside the same folder, lining up the images.  You can feel by pressing lightly that they fit back into position.  Ran it through my embossing machine to redefine the embossing that might be lost when watercolouring.  

I used a Walnut Stain Distress Oxide pad to swipe over the raised areas.  The colour looks more gray/brown to me and I love how it works with the colours of the leaves.  I believe using black ink would have made the colours pop even more.  Next time ... :)

Out of a single card front, I was able to get three CAS cards ... the one above, and two more below. :)

 

Sending this card to the following challenges:

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 4 - Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #91 - first time using my Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink 

I hope you'll come join us for this fun technique.  Hope to see you in the CAS Mix Up gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Heartfelt (Penny Black); Cosmos (Technique Tuesday); Heartfelt (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Cold Press W/C  (Arches 140 lb.)
Ink:   Liquid Concentrate Watercolours (Blick Art Materials); Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Layered Leaves Embossing folder (SU!), water mister

Techniques:  Dry Embossing, Smooshing, Direct to Paper Inking

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up October Challenge - Blackout Embossing

Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Week 4 - Anything Goes

NBUS Challenge #91