CAS Christmas May Challenge

Hi everyone.  Welcome to the start of May's CAS Christmas challenge.  This month is hosted by our amazingly talented Christine (It's Been a Card Day's Night).

Today's card is done with the no-line watercolouring.  I first stamped my image (All the Trimmings - Penny Black) onto mixed media paper using Antique Linen Distress Ink.  I repeated the stamping until the image was clear but not dark.  I then used paint brushes to watercolour the image using a variety of Distress Inks.  To finish, I stamped the sentiment (Merry Up! - Penny Black) with Rustic Wildness ink.

Sending this card over to Merry Little Christmas Challenge #34 - Anything Christmas Goes.  

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We are thrilled to have Robyn (WaterLily Cards by Robyn) as our Guest Designer this month. Welcome Robyn!

Product Links

All the Trimmings (Penny Black)

Merry Up! (Penny Black)

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Sharing a couple of Spring photos of Jessie.

These were taken a few days ago when the sun was shining.

Looks like Gord needs to get the grass cut and the dandelions pulled! :)

These wonderful photos were taken by Alex.  

You might notice that Jessie was felt very special having a flower in her "hair"! :)

Stamps:  All the Trimmings (Penny Black);  Merry Up! (Penny Black)

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)

Ink:  Distress Inks:  Antique Linen, Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Gathered Twigs, Ground Espresso (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: paint brushes

Challenges:
CAS Christmas May Challenge - Foliage & Berry

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #34 - Anything Christmas Goes

CAS Mix Up May Challenge

Hi everyone.  It's the start of a new challenge at CAS Mix Up.  Our talented DT Susan is hosting this month's challenge, and she wants to see rainbows.  This is a STENCIL challenge so please make sure to use a stencil!

Stencil Challenge

I followed the video tutorial by Eileen Godwin that's included in the CAS Mix Up May Challenge post.  First, a 1" mask was added on all four sides of the card front (regular card stock).  I created my own mask/stencil by cutting a piece of acetate.  Then I randomly sponged using blending brushes, along the curves with colours of the rainbow (or overlapping colours that add to the rainbow colours) - Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord.

Once I was happy with the design, I removed the masked border and stamped my dragonfly image (Origami Dragonfly - Carabelle Studio) in black ink and clear heat embossed.  I did the same for my sentiment (Essential Sentiments - Maker's Movement).  To finish, I added two coats of Clear Wink of Stella to the whole dragonfly image to add some shimmer.

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It wasn't until I see these pictures posted that I realize the yellow is so much stronger than the other colours.  Next time I'll be a little lighter with yellow ink. :)

We are thrilled to have Michele (I Card Everyone) as our Guest Designer this month.  Please check out the challenge blog to see the beautiful, stenciled rainbow cards from our DT and Guest Designer, Michele!

See you in the gallery!

Product Links

Origami Dragonfly - Carabelle Studio

Essential Sentiments - Maker's Movement

Stamps:  Origami Dragonfly (Carabelle Studio); Essential Sentiments (Maker's Movement)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Worn Lipstick, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:  Masking tape, acetate sheet, blending brushes, clear embossing powder, heat tool, Clear Wink of Stella

  
Challenges:
CAS Mix Up May Challenge - Rainbow Ink Blending

Penny Black - Captivating

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing two cards made with the same stamp from the new release at Penny Black.  This stamp is called Captivating (40-774) ... and it is just that!!  This is one of my favourite images.  I LOVE these gorgeous fuschias!

This card was fairly simple to make, as long as you like working with alcohol inks.  I had this background panel in my stash, so it was ready to gold heat emboss to finish. :)  This is a combination of my favourite colours of alcohol inks:  Wild Plum, Sunset Orange, Sunshine Yellow (Ranger).  Such bright and happy colours!

I used the Princess Gold embossing powder, which is a yellow gold.  It compliments the background colours and shows up really well.  I simply stamped the image and sentiment from Smiles (30-802) in versmark ink and heat embossed.  LOVE how it turned out.

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Sending this to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.

I made a second card using part of the same image ...  it's so totally different that it doesn't even look like the same stamp was used for both cards.

This card was heat embossed in white and then watercoloured using distress inks:  Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Rustick Wilderness.  I intentionally bled the colour beyond the outlines.  I wanted a dreamy look.  I mounted my watercoloured panel onto the second largest of the Sewing Stackers frames (51-651).  The sentiment is from the stamp set Trust Me Builder (30-710), stamped in Rustic Wilderness DI.

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I'm looking forward to using this stamp again and again!

Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Product Links

Captivating (40-774)

Smiles (30-802)

Sewing Stackers (51-651)

Trust Me Builder (30-710)

Card #1:  Happy Birthday

Stamps:  Captivating, Smiles (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   Yupo, White Card base (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Alcohol Inks:  Wild Plum, Sunset Orange, Sunshine Yellow (Ranger); Versamark
Accessories:   Blending Solution (Ranger), Princess Gold embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool

Card #2:

Stamps:  Captivating, Trust Me Builder (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Versamark;  Distress Inks:  Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Rustic Wilderness (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   White embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paint brushes, Sewing Stackers Frame (Penny Black)

Challenges:
PBSC - Anything goes

Christmas trees

Hi everyone.  Today I have a quick post with a CAS Christmas card.  I used a piece of smooshed Lindy magicals from my stash for the background.  Tore a piece of white card to create my snowhill, and used two trees (also from my stash) that I had made with alcohol inks on acetate; diecutting from Fir Trees (Impression Obsession).  To finish, I stamped a sentiment from Love Bug Christmas (Unity) using Peacock Feathers distress ink that matches the colour of the sky pretty well.

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I'm sending this card over to a few Christmas challenges.

Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #33 - Anything Christmas Goes

Product Links

Fir Trees (Impression Obsession)

Love Bug Christmas (Unity)

Stamps:  Love Bug Christmas sentiment (Unity)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Alcohol Inks:  2 shades of green (Ranger); Magicals (Lindy's); Peacock Feather Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Water mister, Fir Tree dies (Impression Obesssion), acetate   

Challenges:

Rudolph Days - Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #33 - Anything Christmas Goes