Nature

Just a quick post today. I thought I would share this card at addicted to CAS #205 code word nature.

This is one of my favourite styles although I don't think I use it often enough. A one layer card masked blended and stamped - so simple and so effective. Well, I think so anyway.

I was actually very brave and added a few little gold gems this time too.

Supplies:

Cardstock: White stamping card

Ink: Distress ink for blending; Versafine Clare for stamping

Stamps: Sentiment, Uniko; meadow scene Impression Obsession F16352

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August CCC Reveal

Today is the second of September (already!) so time for the reveal over at The Card Chain Challenge. 25 people took part this month so the reveal post will be well worth a look. This month I used the theme of friendship and the product/technique of stamping and vellum.

This month my card went to the lovely Cat in Maryland and I am very sad to report that it hasn’t arrived yet despite sending it in good time :(. I am not sad anymore because it arrived on 3rd Sept and Cat loved it, hooray!

I inked my stencil with various shaded of yellow, orange and green and then stamped through the stencil with some tiny wood mounted stamps that I got from Art Cuts recently. I was still trying out the technique of stamping through a stencil that we has on CAS Mix Up last month and I thought these tiny stamps would work well. They are so cute, I really should have put them in my photo, but somehow forget, next time perhaps.

I thought the image needed something extra so I used some transparent gloss texture paste to give the image some shine. Unfortunately my paste is getting old and a bit lumpy so I didn't get the smooth shine I wanted, but never mind I think it did the trick and lifted the image a bit.

My sentiment was stamped and heat embossed on vellum. I mounted the panel on some craft foam and then matted it on orange paper and then onto a coloured card base and finished it off with a few enamel dots. i think I am getting braver about using embellishments these days.

I received with amazing card from Arlene in California

There is still time to sign up for the September CCC.

Supplies:

Cardstock: White stamping card; adorable scorable coated card; 160gsm coloured paper for insert & mat

Ink: Distress Ink

Stencil: Colour Box

Stamps: Technique Tuesday, sentiment; tiny flowers on stencil, Art Cuts

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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

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Favourite Turnabout Stamp

When I saw that the theme at Allsorts this week is CAS, I thought that I must take part, so knowing I didn't have time to make a new card I had a look in my folder of finished but un posted cards and found this:

My go to stamp for making age cards is this Concord & 9th turnabout stamp. I just love it and love how the number looks when cut from the centre of the circle. When it is a big number it is quite good to camouflage it a little, I think. I generally also use Catherine Pooler inks as the colours are so lovely and vibrant. You can see other examples made with this stamp here and here.

This time I decided to use the circle off the edge and used another turnabout for the splatters that I heat embossed in gold and silver. the sentiment was also heat embossed in white. I used the splatter turnabout and the negatives from the numbers to decorate the insert. I decided to use the dark brown for the panel base because the card was for a man and I thought it added drama. What do you think?

The numbers are mounted on craft foam just to add a little dimension.

I am sharing this at:

Allsorts week 639 - CAS

Crafters Castle #44 - Anything Goes

Avenue 613 Challenge 8 - Optional Twist Choose your palette. I choose palette #3 (I have added green)

A Place to Start - what's your style. My style is CAS

Supplies:

Cardstock: Adorable scorable coated card; white stamping card

Ink: Catherine Pooler, mandarin spice, eucalyptus, sauna and daydream

Stamps: Concord & 9th, all season turnabout, bitty burst turnabout

Dies: create a smile stitched rectangle A6; Waffle Flower nested circle; Concord & 9th, double cut numbers

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WLCB August Reminder

Today is the 18th of August so time for a reminder about the current challenge over at we love Chocolate Baroque where the theme is:

** Favourite Stamps **

As I am still quite new to Chocolate Baroque I don't yet have any stand out favourites but this stamp called baroque meadow is definitely going to end up in that category as I have used it several times already.

This is actually a one layer card, I started by masking a strip on the side and bottom of the card then I inked with DI until I was happy (the sun was done with a piece of post it note).  Once I was happy I took away the masking tape from the left side and stamped the image with Versafine Clair twilight ink. 

When I removed the masking tape from the bottom the edge was a little ragged so I fixed it with a black marker pen and a ruler.

This was really very simple to do and I am pleased with it. I hope you like it too.

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

I am looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

I am also sharing this at:

Hand Stamped Sentiments #370 - photo inspiration (the butterflies, silhouette and the mauve flowers)

Supplies:

Cardstock: Smooth stamping card

Ink: Distress ink, wilted violet, victorian velvet; Versafine Clair, Twilight

Stamps: Chocolate Baroque, Baroque Meadow

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