Heat Embossing for CAS Mix Up

Time for a new CAS Mix Up challenge

This month's challenge is

I used Stamping, Heat Embossing, Sponging and Die-cuts.

I used this awesome technique by Svitlana.

You'll find this video and others at the CAS Mix Up challenge site.

I left one unadorned to show the technique better.

I stamped the fern with VersaMark on Mixed Media paper and clear embossed. 

Then I sponged some Shabby Shutters distress ink over the whole piece.

I repeated the process with another leaf but sponging with Peeled Paint.

Finally I stamped some leaves in the Peeled Paint and splattered a little water over the whole piece.

The sentiment is heat embossed too.

I also used the Embossed Resist technique on the sentiment for the second card 

and sponged with the Peeled Paint.

This was a really fun technique and I love the different shades of green.

By cutting the piece in half, I got 2 CAS cards.

We have 2 new fantastic Design Team members.

Nancy (scandinancy creates)

and 

Susan (Cardmaker's Garret)

Our Featured Designer this month is

Karen (Snippets)

Our Guest Designer was the winner of our March CAS Mix Up Challenge

Betty (created by bjk)

Be sure to check them all out.

Now it's your turn.

I can't wait to see what you can do with heat embossing!

Don't forget to keep it CAS and share it with us at 

CAS Mix Up!

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Basics (SU), World of Dreams (SU)

Ink: Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint (Distress), VersaMark

Paper:  Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other: Clear and White EP (SU), Leavenworth Butterfly (MB)

Dear Friend

I used Loll's Watercolor Splash Technique for the background of this card.

I stamped the flowers n the background and messed them up

decided that I needed to add some dimension.
So I stamped the flowers again on a snippet of watercolor paper,
watercolored, fussy cut them out and added them atop with dimensionals.

The punched butterfly is coated with Inka gold.
Love that shine!

For the card base I used a Lil' Inkers die and embossed it
instead of cutting it.


There's a Linky Party going on at Virginia's View.

Virginia is asking for a newly created card with a theme of

 "miss you", "hello"...any types of friendship card. 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

BUTTERFLY BEAUTY

Simply include a butterfly somewhere on your project!

and

I haven't played at Mrs. A's Butterfly Challenge in ages.

The challenge this time is 
Butterflies + T is for Texture and/or Teal.
I have texture.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

MAKE IT GIRLIE


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Basics, Birthday Blooms (SU)

Ink: Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar (Distress), Black Archival (Ranger), Distress 

Paper: Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. cold press for design, Strathmore 140 lb. cold press for card base)

Markers (Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry, Scattered Straw)

Other:  Aqua Painter (SU), Cascadia Butterfly Die (MB), Stitched Mats Rectangles Die (Lil' Inker), Jade Inka Gold, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Basic Pearls (SU), Crochet Thread

Stencil x3 for CAS Mix Up April Challenge

I used my favorite Scraped Paint stencil again.

Can you tell that it's my favorite?

I used another stencil and sponged a bit of color on a tag.

Before I removed the stencil, I stamped that pretty fern over it.

Then I took a snippet of some heated copper from my dear friend Loll, 

punched a couple of butterflies and dry embossed them.

Some crinkled ribbon finishes it off.

Lots of mixed media techniques and still CAS

for CAS Mix Up

AAA Cards Game #61

Edited to join in at
 Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge

Thanks for the suggestion, Susan.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Basics (SU)

Ink:  Scattered Straw (Distress), Old Olive (SU)

Paper: Solar White (110 lb. Neena), Old Olive, Whisper White

Other:  Scraped Paint Stencil (MB), Moroccan Lattice Stencil (Kite), Embossing Paste (Wendy Vecchi), Lots of Labels Framelits (SU), Heated Copper, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding (SU)

Awesomely Artistic Friend

Full Definition of friend

1. 1a :  one attached to another by affection or esteemb :  acquaintance
2. 2a :  one that is not hostileb :  one that is of the same nation, party, or group
3. 3:  one that favors or promotes something (as a charity)
4. 4:  a favored companion

I have a lot of awesomely artistic friends!

I'm very thankful for each and every one of them too.

That includes you.

For this card I used 2 great Stampin' Up! sets, 

Awesomely Artistic and Butterfly Basics.

The fern from the Butterfly Basics set was stamped off first 

to give some depth to the design.

The dragonfly was stamped on vellum and heat embossed

and also stamped on the design piece.

I ussy cut his wings out of the vellum and adhered them in the center

so they would lift up.

I confess that I pulled out some retired colors for this.

It was like playing with old friends.

I'm going to enter this at

Simon Says Monday Challenge

Best Friends

Thanks for the visit.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Awesomely Artistic, Butterfly Basics, Gorgeous Grunge (SU)

Ink:  Certainly Celery, Garden Green, So Saffron, Whisper White (SU), Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Cardstock Vellum, Handsome Hunter (SU)

Other:  White EP (SU)

More Home Decor

I bought some little canvases at one of the craft stores.

They were on sale.

Very cheap.

Unfortunately  they were coated with something that water wouldn't penetrate.

Solution....

I cut watercolor paper to fit,

did a watercolor wash on the background,

stamped and painted the images.

I hope the paper sticks for a long time.

Since little things on the table end up getting knocked off,

I hung them in the dining room

opposite this art.

What do you think?

They actually hang straight.

I'm going to take them over to 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES

and

Simon Says Monday Challenge

NO ORDINARY PAPER

I used watercolor paper on the canvas.

I'm so glad you could stop by.

I appreciate all your comments.

I'll catch up to you very soon.

I hope....

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterflies (?no name on these stamps), Awesomely Artistic, Butterfly Basics (SU)

Ink:  Jet Black StazOn

Paper:  140 lb. cold press watercolor (Arches)

Other:  Canvas (ACMoore), Koi Watercolor, Aqua Painter, Burlap Ribbon (SU), Vintage Brad (?)

Masking Butterfly Basics for ATCAS

It's time for another challenge at Addicted to CAS.

Harriet is our hostess this week and this is what she chose....

We have a new Guest Designer for this month, Ellen Parker (In a World of Craft).

I can't wait for you to see what she designed for this challenge!

And as always, the rest of the Design Team has outdone themselves!

Our sponsor this week is

giving a $20 gift voucher to our winner.

To make this card, I inked the flower from the new Butterfly Basics (SU) set 

with Stampin' Write Markers and stamped on a piece of Whisper White.

I huffed on the stamp and stamped again in the background.

(Second generation stamping.)

I stamped the flowers on a sticky note and fussy cut that out 

to use as a mask.

Placing the mask over the stamped flowers, I stamped the fern, 

which had been inked with a Wild Wasabi Stamin' Write marker.

I swiped the markers on a plastic lid and picked up some color

with a Blender Pen and lightly added some color to the inside

of the flowers and around and between the flowers to.

I liked that watercolor look.

Now it's your turn.

I can't wait to see what you create.

Addicted to Stamps Challenge

(our sister challenge)

is 

ANYTHING GOES

Thanks so much for your visit and your lovely comments.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Butterfly Basics

Ink: Wild Wasabi, SU Markers (Strawberry Slush, Wild Wasabi)

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Whisper White

Other:  Stitched Mats Rectangles (Lil' Inker), Blender Pen

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted