August CAS Mix Up Challenge - Emboss Resist

Hi everyone.  This month's CAS Mix Up Challenge is all about Emboss Resist.  Nancy is hosting and she has found some wonderful video tutorials of different ways to do this fun and easy technique.  I followed this video.

I started out with a technique that's been around for a long time, but I have never tried - Batik.  Using a kraft card front, I stamped Full Bloom (Penny Black) in Versamark ink randomly in different directions to fill the page, heat embossing in clear as I went along.  The next step is to make several folds in all different directions.  The embossing powder cracks a bit when folding, but that is part of the technique.  It exposes the fold lines down to the card base that are highlighted once colour is sponged on top.  So cool.

I love the look of the exposed lines which create the Batik look (example of Balik artwork below).

Vintage Batik Artwork example

I sponged the panel with a mix of distress inks (Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, and Crackling Campfire).  Then cut the panel up to create two cards.  I made the first with a popped up panel on white card base, adding a black banner with die-cut sentiment (Penny Black's Heartfelt).  I made the second on a kraft card base (below).  It was a smaller panel so I added the Full Bloom image stamped in Versamark and heat embossed at the bottom to balance.  The sentiment (Banner Sentiments - Penny Black) is stamped in black ink.

Second card using same Batik panel ...

We are so happy to have Brenda (Inkspired to Stamp) as our Guest Designer this month.  Welcome Brenda!!

There are several different ways to create emboss resist.  Check out the challenge blog to see the inspiring cards made by our Guest Designer and Design Team.  And take a look at the video tutorials on ways to create emboss resist.  Remember to keep your card CAS (clean and simple).  I hope to see your card(s) in the gallery!

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Stamps:  Full Bloom and Banner Sentiments (both Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Kraft card stock (Carta Bella); Black card stock (SU!)
Ink:   Versamark; Distress Inks:  Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Crackling Campfire (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, sponges, smile die (Penny Black)

Challenges:
CAS Mix Up June Challenge - Emboss Resist

Jingle Friends

Hi everyone.  I'm playing along with Christmas Craft Creations July Challenge  - Patterned Paper.

I have lots of Christmas papers in my stash, but don't use them often enough.  Today I used a piece I've had for at least a year.  The snowflakes are printed onto a brown background.  I thought it would make a good backdrop for my Santa with Rudolph (Jingle Friends from Penny Black).   :)

Santa and Rudolph are stamped in black ink and heat embossed with clear before watercolouring with DOX inks.  I tore a piece of white card stock and used it for the snow for them to stand on, with the patterned paper in the background.  The sentiment (Festive Snippets from Penny Black) is stamped in Candied Apple DOX inks.

Close-up ...

This was a fun card to make! :)

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Stamps:  Jingle Friends (Penny Black); Festive Snippets (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.); A Ginergread Christmas Patterned Paper - retired (Echo Park)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Oxides:  Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso, Mowed Lawn, Black Soot (Tim Holtz); Zigs - Flesh, Light Gray (Kuretake)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paint brushes, white acrylic pen, Clear wink of stella, crystal glaze (Nuvo)

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations July Challenge - Patterned Paper

Beautiful Edge Die

Hi everyone.  I'm sharing a card using a beautiful edge die (Edged Wildflower Die - Altenew) that I received from a dear friend for my birthday last month.  Isn't it beautiful??!!

I pulled out a smooshed background that I made about seven months ago.  At the time, I had leftover ink from another smooshed background that I used for THIS CARD.  I smooshed the leftover ink, let the card dry and added it to my stash of backgrounds to use later.  Today is the day! :)

I thought this was the perfect background to add some colour and visual texture from the ink smooshed design.  To finish, I wanted a sentiment that reflected how I was feeling when I received this lovely gift.  This is from the Special Sentiments stamp set (Penny Black).  I've mailed the card to my sweet friend and hopefully she has received it by now.

Close-up ...

Because this is the first time using this lovely edge die, I'm sending this card over to the NBUS Challenge #40.

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Wanted to share a photo of a painting I received a couple of days ago ...

Acrylics by Jeremy Thompson

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Stamps:  Special Sentiments (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:   Edged Wildflower Die (Altenew)

Challenges:
NBUS Challenge #40

Sparkly Christmas Trees

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing a card I made for the Rudolph Days July Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes.

I started by pressing Salty Ocean and Wilted Violet distress inks onto my mat, spritzing with water, and then smooshing (pressing, turning, dragging) a piece of mixed media paper through the wet inks.  While my smooshed piece was drying, I die-cut this pretty die (Alpine Trees from Memory Box - retired) from white card stock.  I used a paint brush to add some glue to the tips fo the trees and along the snow line.  I sprinkled with glitter and used a piece of scrap paper to press the glitter into the glue.  I left it to dry.  Unfortunately, the camera didn't capture the pretty sparkle of this card.

I mounted the die-cut onto my smooshed card front and then stamped the sentiment (Believe from Penny Black) in more of the Wilted Violet ink.  To finish, I splattered the whole card with diluted white frost acrylic paint ... you can see a little of the pearl shimmer in the photos. :)

Close-up ...

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Stamps:  Believe (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock(Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media card (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Water mister, Alpine Trees die - retired (Memory Box), glue, iridescent glitter (SU!)

Challenges:
Rudolph Days July Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes