More Fun Coloring Die Cuts for CAS Mix Up

Hello friends! It's hard to believe the month is half over!

There's just over a week to color your die cuts and enter at CAS Mix Up.

Using Distress Crayons, die cuts, stamping, heat embossing and dry embossing.

I'm hosting the challenge this month.

I had fun coloring this die cut with my Distress Crayons.

The color spread smoothly on cardstock with my finger.

I wet my finger with a baby wipe occasionally to help the color move easier.

Details were added with Polychromos Pencils.

I popped the poppies in a die cut frame with a snippet of

an embossed piece in the background.

I should have colored the buds in green but did them in red.

Trying to go over them with green didn't work great.

Oh well.

There are video links at the challenge site to show

different ways to color your die cuts.

The gallery is full of awesome colored die cuts too.

The challenge is open until the 24th.

Challenges:

CAS Mix Up

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Persian Motifs (ALT)

Ink:   Whisper White (SU)

Paper:   Neena, Basic Black

Other:  Distress Crayons Spiced Marmalade, Festive Berries, Peeled Paint (TH), Polychromos Pencils (Faber Castell), Double Pierced Rectangles Die (Avery Elle), Oxford EF (Cuttlebug),White EP (SU)

Stamping with Distress Crayons

Hello friends and welcome.

There's just over a week left to join in at CAS Mix Up.

Using Stamping, Distress Crayons Watercolor, Splash Watercolor, Die Cuts and Inlaid Die Cuts

I've enjoyed experimenting with Gelatos and Distress Crayons this month.

I'm hosting the challenge this month at

CAS Mix Up 

For this card I colored the stamp with Distress Crayons, spritzed and

stamped onto the die cut then moved the color around with a water brush.

(I used the MISTI to do this.  I explain how to stamp on die cuts on this post.)

I repeated the coloring and spritzing until I was happy with the colors

and removed it from the MISTI.

After it was dry, I added details with a Polychromos Pencil.

I die cut the corner of the out cut from the die and adhered it over

a piece of Splash Watercolor paper that was in my stash of backgrounds.

The flowers were inlaid back into the outcut and the whole thing was

mounted on foam then to the card base.

There are lots of techniques you can do with Gelatos or crayons.
We have links to video tutorials at the challenge site
as well as awesome inspiration pieces by our talented
Guest Designer, Jenny (My Paper Epiphany) and our
wonderful Design Team.


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Blooming Garden (PB)

Ink:   

Paper:   Neena, Watercolor (TH)

Other:  Distress Crayons, Mustard Seed, Festive Berries, Peeled Paint (TH), Water Brush, Polychromos Pencil, Field of Dreams Die (PB), Windham Collage Die (MB)

Splattering for CAS Mix Up

It's CAS Mix Up time.

Welcome to Adventures in Splattering!

My dear and very talented friend, Loll is hosting the challenge this month.

I used stamping, splattering, watercoloring, Distress Crayons, die cuts

Now splattering can be tricky.
And it's lots of fun to see where some of those splatters land!

But first I stamped these pretty blooms with archival ink.

I was playing with Nance (Soul Stampin') that day
and I had taken my Distress Crayons.

I scribbled the yellow crayon on a fancy palette (the stamp case)
and added a little water with my Aqua Painter.
The crayon doesn't dissolve in the water like paint,
but eventually it was in liquid form.
And what a gorgeous shade of yellow!!!!

I added some orange (colors below) toward the center of the flowers
and finished off  by coloring the stems and center with Distress Markers.

I did the wash after I got home.  I was so busy yakking that I was
afraid to do that there.

After everything was dry, I smooshed some black paint on
another fancy palette (laminated cardstock),
held my breath and splattered.

I actually hit the paper in a few spots!

My table was covered in lovely black spots too.

Fortunately I'd moved most everything off the table.

I probably should add that I masked the flowers while I splattered.
Knowing how splatters fly, I was hesitant to take a chance
on my aim.

I've been told that the best way to splatter is to use a cardboard box.

Doesn't sound as exciting to me.  But maybe I'll try to find one next time.

I do love the look of the splatters though.  At least this time!

Do check out the CAS Mix Up challenge site.
The Design Team and our Guest Designer Elaine,
have awesome inspiration for you.

There's some links to good splattering tutorials too,
in case you're interested.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge:  SPRING OR EASTER

Simon Says Monday Challenge:  THE GREAT OUTDOORS

  

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Stitched Flowers (PB), Painted Butterfilies (Altenew Sentiment disected, ouch!) 

Ink:   Versa Fine Onyx Black, Tumbled Glass, Broken China

Paper:   Neena (110 lb.), Mixed Media (Strmr), Daffodil Delight (SU)

Other:  Distress Crayons (Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade), Distress Markers Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs), Acrylic Paint (Licorice), Aqua Painter, Paint Brush, Baker's Twine (Darice), Stitched Rectangles Dies (LI)