May CAS Challenge Reminder

Hi there.  How are you?

I'm glad you stopped by.
I have a long post today with reminders for the
CAS Challenges.

Changes are coming to the CAS Challenges starting next month.

The new CAS Mix Up Challenge will include a rotation of challenges ...
Mixed Media, Stencil, Watercolour (repeat).

At CAS Mix Up Linda has challenged us to use...

I used some thinner gesso this time and pounced it onto my script stamp with

some Cut & Dry foam, stamped it on some cardstock and let it dry while I 

washed the stamp.

When dry, I  used a make up brush to add Distress ink over the gesso.  

Then I used a baby wipe to get the ink off the gesso.  

BAD idea!

Either I was too heavy handed or the wipe was too juicy because

it caused the paper to pill.  I was able to save the small piece that you see here.

I sponge ink on the stem and leaves of the dandelion. I used some glue on

the flower piece and sprinkled some chunky white embossing powder on top to

get some texture.  I also dabbed the stem and leaves in my embossing pad

and heat set with some clear embossing powder.

Here's a close up.

My mixed media are Gesso Resist, Die Cutting, Sponging, Heat Embossing, Chunky Frantage, Embossing with Die and Stamping

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CAS Christmas is hosted by Loll

A sweet friend enclosed this pretty die cut in a card recently.

Her timing was perfect!

I've colored the greenery by picking up ink from an inkpad and

the berries with re-inker.  When it was all dry, I splattered with white

gouache paint and let it dry again.  To brighten it up, I went over it

with a Specturm Noir Clear Sparkle marker.

I found this embossed wreath in the Christmas box and popped the

bough on top.

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CAS Watercolour where Jenny is asking for

The night sky is a piece of watercolor using Lindy's Magicals and

water done on some coated cardstock.

The die is an all in one.  I cut the tree part a second time from some

Glimmer paper and also the star. 

The starry sky was added with the help of a white gel pen.

This will be the last CAS Watercolour Challenge on this blog.

You can watercolor with us at CAS Mix Up in the future.

Challenges are open until the 24th.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps: French Script Background (ret. SU), Happy Snippets (PB),

Ink:  Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (DI), Pear Pizzazz (SU), WOW Embossing

Paper:  Neenah, Soft Sky (SU)

Other:  Gesso, Stitched Square Die (SSS), Wildflower Stems #1 (TH/Sizzix), Chunky White Frantage, Clear EP

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Tis the Season (Serendipity/IO)

Ink:   Baked Brown Sugar, Garden Green (SU)

Paper:   Crumb Cake (SU), Textured White (?)

Other:  Silverdale Branch Die (MB), Real Red Re-inker (SU), Seasonal Wreath EF (SU), White Gouache Paint, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Brush, Jute Twine

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps:  

Ink:   

Paper:   Neenay, Coated, Glimmer (SU)

Other:  Delicate Pine Frame Die (MB), Star of Wonder Die (MB), Lind's Shaker Afternoon Delight Denim