It's time for another
CAS Mix Up Challenge
Thank you for the wonderful response to our birthday party last month.
It was quite a party!
This month's challenge is
I've used stamping, floating inlaid die-cutting (using Catherine Pooler's technique),
heat embossing, watercolor, and splattering.
Check out the wonderful inspiration cards by our talented Design Team.
We are joined this month by our Guest Designer, Maria,
who was the winner of our February challenge.
To make this card, I partially die cut the butterfly (Concord and 9th) from a piece of textured cardstock.
After pressing him into the VersaMark pad, I heat embossed him in black
(very carefully, I might add). I repeated the process to get him totally covered in the black.
I watercolored on the smooth side of a piece of Arches watercolor paper,
using Distress Inks, a spray bottle and an Aqua Painter.
I'll recommend you watch the video to see how to put it together as I ended
up putting it together and taking it apart several times before I got it right!
That's why the beads have globs of glue. To do it again, I would make sure
it was put together correctly BEFORE adding the beads.
Ahh, adventures in cardmaking!
CAS Mix Up
There are video links over there of different Inlaid Die techniques.
The challenge is open until the 24th.
Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.
Enjoy!
Card Recipe
Stamps: Dandelion (TT)
Ink: VersaMark, Archival Black (Ranger)
Paper: Watercolor (Arches), Ice Cream (Core'dinations)
Other: Floral and Flutter Die (C9), Black EP (SU), Acetate, Microbeads
30 comments:
Beautiful die cut butterfly Bonnie. I need to look at the video to see the floating die cut technique. TFS the link. I love your watercolored panel too. Hugs...
Stunning card Bonnie! Love how you did the two panels and that butterfly, the splatters, and colors are just so perfect. A beautiful card.
Lynn
This is so pretty Bonnie. Love how the texture adds extra interest to your beautiful design.
Such a beautiful design Bonnie. Love how the butterfly floats over the pretty watercoloured background. I could imagine that this takes a bit of "engineering" skills to get it together just right. Great job! xx
Such a gorgeous card, Bonnie! Your watercolored border is the perfect backdrop for your butterfly, which is truly the star of this show! I think using the floating inlaid die-cutting technique was a great idea, too! I can't wait to play along!
wonderful card Bonnie - i have this technique on my "to try" list but will have to watch the video again to remember how to do it! it's so effective!!
What a beautiful card. The watercoloring is really gorgeous for that highlighted black embossed butterfly. So much fun to have another technique to learn. Thanks for sharing. HUGs
Stunning card, Bonnie. The butterfly is so striking against the lovely background. xx
What a stunning effect to the part in laying of that beautiful die cut. The black pops against the pretty water-coloured background. What a fabulous technique and fabulous card x
What a great inlaid die technique you used Bonnie! Your butterfly looks like its black wire with your wonderful embossing! So pretty layered against the watercoloring! Julia xx
Gorgeous card Bonnie, love the look of this technique. That butterfly die is calling me too lol! Cathy x
Love your card. The butterfly is gorgeous. Is the company Technique Tuesday? I would love to buy this. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous black butterfly, Bonnie - just love it against the watercoloring and the white inlaid piece!!
Beautiful card Bonnie.
Faith
x
Unbelievable - wonderful and beautifully done Bonnie!
sandy xx
Great technique! Very ingenious use of background and punch. Thank you for sharing this beautiful card.
Hugs,
BożenA
Fabulous use of the inlaid floating technique - I'm going to have to try it (and I'll be sure to rewatch the video first!!). Love your colour combination!
Stunning the butterfly and how you did the watercolor under his wings is fabulous!
Wow Bonnie! You have mastered that technique! I love the impeccable coverage you achieved with your black embossing powder and your panel is just gorgeous! The black butterfly is such a fantastic contrast. Beautifully designed!
I'm in love with this technique, the butterfly looks wonderful framed agains the watercolour background.
What an absolutely stunning card! I love the layout you used and how it's simple, but totally sophisticated and fancy-feeling at the same time. The butterfly is especially striking and I love how the black pairs so beautifully with those yummy pastels you created. This is really lovely and I'm so glad you shared your talents with us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!
Bonnie this is amazing - I must go and find that technique, it's stunning
Blessings
Maxine
gorgeous...I love the enameled look of the butterfly.
xx Karen
What a clever take on the inlaid technique! This card looks stunning!
Fantastic Design! Very clever. Great colours too. I love it. Barbxx
A beautiful card Bonnie, I love the inlaid die technique, but have never tried this kind before. I love how it looks, will add that video to my list of video's to watch! The colors you used are so pretty together. Hopping I can find time to play along this month. Mowing is starting and that always keeps me way to busy!! lol Hugs, Brenda
Wow! The work gone into making that butterfly shiny and dimension! It was worth it though. Great card-great idea.
Gorgeous CAS card Bonnie! It's so sweet and pretty.
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx
A very lovely card Bonnie, love how you inlaid the butterfly (nice die too)
Very pretty, Bonnie! Love the partially inlaid butterfly and those pretty spring colors!
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