Blooming Thank You

Hi there.  I hope you are doing well and I'm glad you stopped by!

This was an attempt at partial die cutting using a flower die and a frame die.

It didn't work out as well as I'd hoped but not bad enough to

throw away.

I'll share it with the Penny Black Saturday Challenge

ANYTHING GOES/Optional Something New.

I didn't go with the option this time.

We're still using partial die cutting at CAS Mix Up.

Challenge ends on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Blooming Garden (PB), Wildflowers (TT)

Ink:   Old Olive, SU Markers (Regal Rose, Raspberry Ripple, Old Olive, Always Artichoke)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Field of Dreams Die (PB), Leaf Stitched Frames (PB), Colored Pencils (Caran d'ache supracolor), Subtle EF (SU)

CAS Challenges More Inspiration

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I have a triple post today reminding that there's still time to play
at CAS Mix Up, CAS Watercolour and CAS Christmas.

You might want to grab a cup of coffee.  This is a long post!

CAS Mix Up

Using Partial Die Cutting, Inking with Markers, Stamping, Embossing with Die

and Heat Embossing

The Challenge

I've inked this stamp with markers and stamped, then used a damp waterbrush

to blend the colors.  I've used the die to die cut just the top of the butterfly,

then used the die to emboss the bottom.  Then I went over the butterfly with 

Wink of Stella so it shimmers in the light.

The sentiment has been stamped and heat embossed with Silver.

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CAS Watercolour

This month's challenge is

I've done stripes of blue and pink for my cool colors.

When dry, I sprayed with some shimmer spray.

It has a nice shimmer to it.  Brrr!

The snowflake was die cut from a snippet of Neenah smacked with a 

Wow embossing pad and heat embossed twice with a

sparkly teal embossing powder.

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CAS Christmas

The challenge

This was super quick.  I trimmed the front of a repurposed Christmas card from last year

and used a tag topper punch for the top and corner rounder punch for the bottom.

I've popped it on top of a piece of embossed Neenah and added a 

sparkly die cut merry.  A little gold twine finished it off.

I hope you'll join us at

CAS Mix Up,  CAS Watercolour and  CAS Christmas

The challenges close on the 24th.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps: Soft Wings (PB), Gorgeous Grunge (SU), Deepest Sympathy (HA)

Ink: Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Gaathered Twigs (DM), Encore Silver, Wow Emb. Pad

Paper:  Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Watercolor (Strathmore 300 Series)

Other:  Delicate Wings Die (PB), Pewter EP (SU), WOS

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Special Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Versafine Smokey Gray, Wow Embossing Pad

Paper:   Watercolor (Strathmore 300 series), Neenah

Other:  Gansai Tambi Watercolours, Shimmering Bliss (Technique Junkies), Snowflake Duo (PB), Long Island Teal EP (Wow)

Card Recipe (card 3)

Stamps: None

Ink: None

Paper: Neenah

Other: Repurposed Christmas Caard, Tag Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Snowflake EF (all retired SU), Holiday Words Script Die (TH)

Partial Die Cut Bouquet for CAS Mix Up

Hello Friends. Happy New Year!
I'm so glad you stopped by!

We're off on a new challenge for the New Year at

where the very talented Hideko is our host this month at

CAS Mix Up

We have two fabulous Guest Designers this month...

Tristan of Tinstar Designs

Tristan and our fabulous Design Team have

lots of inspiration for you.

For this card, I've stamped this floral bouquet using 

Distress Markers to ink it up.  I've swiped some of the ink on a

palette and picked up color with my waterbrush to add

to the petals, buds and stems.

I've used the matching die to cut just the top of the flowers and

added them on top of a piece of Japanese paper that my dear friend Joanna

sent me.  I have been hoarding that paper and taking it out to look at

then putting it safely away.  It was perfect for a backdrop for

these flowers, so I braved cutting a piece.

My mixed media are Partial Die Cutting, Inking with Markers, Stamping, Watercoloring, 

and Heat Embossing

Hope you come join us at CAS Mix Up

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bouquet of Thanks (SSS), Banner Sentiments (PTI)

Ink:   Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Gathered Twigs (DI and DM), Wow Embossing pad

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series), Basic Black (SU), Japanese Paper, Neenah

Other:  Bouquet of Thanks Die (SSS), White EP