Wednesday 1 September 2021

CAS Mix Up September

Today is 1st of the month so time for a new challenge over at CAS Mix Up. This month we are using watercolour and Leslie is our host and she wants us to use autumn colours on our project. We also have a wonderful guest designer Ros over at  Mikeysmon. She does the most amazing watercolour pictures so this challenge is ideal for her and I guarantee that a visit to her blog will be well worth it.


I bought this Woodware stamp from a local craft store recently and wanted to use it, so decided that this was the time. I stamped it in black and then clear heat embossed the image and used 5 of my zig pens to colour it. I wanted the paint to bleed out from the tree to give a kind of halo effect.


When the tree was done I thought the white of the background was a bit harsh so I randomly took one of my 5 colours and used it to create a background wash. In retrospect I am not sure that the lovely deep red was the best colour to choose as it is very pink once watered down, but I think it might be growing on me.

The sentiment was heat embossed and the panel die cut and mounted on the lovely deep brown card base - done.


I do hope that we might have inspired you to take part in our challenge this month.


You have until 24th to join us and don't forget to visit the blog to get more inspiration and some links to technique videos to help.

I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

Supplies:
Cardstock: Mixed media paper; adorable scorable coated card
Ink: Zig clean colour real brush pens
Stamps: Woodware, mini round twiggy tree; sentiment free from magazine
Dies: Create a Smile stitched rectangle

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it. 

22 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Gorgeous tree, Hilary!! I really love the red bleeding into pink - makes the tree pop even more!!

conil said...

In my part of the world these colors are exactly what you see when leaves turn, so this image is the right Fall hues to me. Love that you used the rusty brown cardbase to show off your lovely tree.

Cat Craig said...

love the underwash around the edges. lovely card.

GerJanne said...

Hi! What a beautifully colored flower in this autumn colors.
The stamp is very nice.

Leslie Miller said...

This tree is very cool and I love your idea for letting the ink bleed out. How beautiful and interesting, Hilary!

brenda said...

A really unusual image Hilary and very effective how you added the colour.

B x

Ros Crawford said...

Got a few woodware stamps myself, I really like them and I love your unique tree! clever colouring there Hilary. Thank you for inviting me to join you this month!

Linby said...

I love the bleed around your stamp, it looks so good.

papierelle said...

I love how the colors go beyond the edge of the flower.

I Card Everyone said...

Looks like leaded glass, Hilary! Beautifully colored, and such a fun design idea.
=]

crafty-stamper said...

Love the beautifully watercoloured tree and Autumn colours
Carol x

Bonnie said...

These colors are so vibrant and gorgeous, Hilary! I like the soft wash that sets the stage for the lovely Autumn colors!

Christine Alexander said...

wow, cool tree and love how you coloured them with zigs- such bright colours ♥

nancy littrell said...

Beautiful watercolor effect for your Zigs colored Autumn tree and soft watercolored background. Adding a brown (white space) was perfect for the Autumn card. TFS my Hilary. Love and Hugs...Nancy

Loll said...

Amazing image Hilary ... this is such a cool and modern tree! I LOVE the colours you've used on the tree, and the bleed is just awesome. The pink wash looks so pretty, especially with the brown card base. Pink and brown --- wonderful colour combo!! xx

Ashwini Rao said...

My part of the world, we don't get so many reds and browns during autumn, so I love looking at this card, the colors look so gorgeous! I love the halo look as well.

Mac Mable said...

The rainbow effect looks so pretty and what a unique and very creative card Hilary x.

Chrissie said...

I love how those colours bleed out from around the edges of the leaves... it's a great effect! Fabulous autumn colours.
Chrissie x

Viv said...

A clever card Hilary! Great design, lovely colours and the seeping of the colours from the edge of the stamped image is just lush! x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Brilliant! Unusual stamp and design, love the halo around the round twiggy tree and the colours combo! It's a so festive card!

Susan Joyce said...

Very creative design Hilary, love the modern tree image.

Linda said...

WOW! This looks so cool. I love how the colour bleeds out from the tree, what a fabulous effect xx