What's in Your Cup for CAS Stencil

Hi there.  Are you ready for the weekend?

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I sponged some Real Red ink through a stencil.

When I removed the stencil, I spritzed with some water and laid it

on a piece of Mixed Media paper and pressed down.

This created a stencil monoprit that looks like a warm and cozy

sweater or afghan.

It's been paired up with a cup colored with red re-inker dropped

onto a wet die cut cup.  I've filled the cup with some hot cappuccino

and a healthy helping of whipped cream. 

(Whipped cream is healthy isn't it?)

CAS Stencil

Also for CAS Christmas

and for CAS Watercolour

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Peaceful Pines (SU)

Ink:   Real Red (SU)

Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore), Watercolor for cup (Arches Cold Press) for card front (Strathmore), Dazzling Diamond Glimmer (SU),

Other:  Holiday Knit Stencil (TH), Double Stitched Circles Die (Lil' Inker), What's in Your Cup Dies  (PB), Real Red Re-inker.

Rudolph for Jingle Belles

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

This beautiful reindeer was a gift from a sweet friend.  He'd been waiting
patiently in my NBUS box to make his debut.

The gals at Jingle Belles gave me a perfect excuse to get him out
as they are asking for  Rudolph and Friends.

He looks like he might be checking the weather while he's
practicing his prancing!

The trees and stenciled snow were already on this piece.
It was a happy find!

I placed the background in my MISTI and inked Rudolph several times
adding more color to some spots.

The stenciled snow acted as a resist.
I wish the picture showed the sparkle of the snow coming down.

I'm also going to enter this at Craft Stamper Magazine's
Take It Make It Challenge
where it's anything goes with stamping.

(I'm pleased as punch to say that this card
won over there last month.)


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Reindeer Clear Stamps (Westrim Crafts), Tree (Seaside Stamps), Merry Up (PB)

Ink:   Antique Linen (DI), Brushed Corduory, Mowed Lawn, Candied Apple (DM), Basic Gray (SU), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches 140 lb. cold press), Basic Black, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  

Little Cottage in the Snow

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

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas

My sweet friend Trina is hosting this month and she chose

I fell in love with this stamp at the retreat when I used it for this foiled card.

Of course I had to find this stamp!

I think I'll get lots of use out of it and my friends will get to use it
in my class this weekend.

This is such a simple card.  I inked the stamp with Brushed Corduroy
Distress Ink and stamped.  A little touch up with a damp waterbrush on the
cottage and the hill behind it and a bit of marker for the windows and door
and a cozy cottage scene was done.

Doesn't it make you want to snuggle go in and sit in front of the fire
with a cup of hot tea, coffee or hot chocolate?

I'll hope you'll check out the challenge and see what our fabulous Design Team

and our Guest Designer Bobby have done to inspire  you.

Then join us with your warm and cozy CAS Christmas card at

CAS Christmas.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Little Cottage in the Snow (Crafty Individuals)

Ink:   Brushed Corduroy (DI), Fired Brick (DM)

Paper:   Watercolor (Arches Hot Press), Neenah Classic Natural

Other:  Stately EF (ret. Craft Concepts)

Sing Song in Sepia

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

It's time for another challenge at CAS Watercolour.

This month the amazingly artistic Karen is asking for...

I've had this set of birds for quite a while and I know I hadn't inked this stamp before.

For this card, I inked the whole stamp with Tea Dye Distress Ink and

used my waterbrush to blend out the ink adding more brown colors for some shading.

I used some Scattered Straw ink swiped on my palette to paint a 

wet on wet wash.

I'll hope you'll check out the challenge and see what our fabulous Design Team

and our Guest Designer Birgit have done to inspire  you.

Then join us with your monochromatic CAS card at

CAS Watercolour.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sing Song (PB)

Ink:   Distress Ink (Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Scattered Straw)

Paper:   Mixed Media, Neenah Classic Natural

Other:  Stitched Square Die (SSS), Subtle EF (SU)

Oxidized Metal for CAS Mix Up

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

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Mix Up.

This month's challenge is hosted by Susan and she chose...

I had seen a video with this technique but hadn't tried it.

I had a bit of trouble with the original technique so I moved on to

try one of the others we have listed at the challenge site.

I used silver foil and dry embossed a piece with my crackle embossing folder.

Then I patted my WOW Embossing pad randomly on the piece.

Using my fingers, I sprinkled some gold and copper embossing powder randomly.

When I was happy with the embossing and it was cool, I wiped a black StazOn

ink pad lightly over the raised parts.

I was in a quandary as to what to do with the piece when it was finished.

but when I saw this card that Loll had done, it all fell into place for me.

The cattail die was a gift from a friend.  I believe it came from Ali Express.

I used part of the die cut.

Our Design team along with our Guest Designer Arlene have some

wonderful inspiration for you.

Hope you'll give this technique a try and join us at

CAS Mix Up.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Fun Birthday Sentiments (HLS)

Ink:   WOW Embossing Pad, Jet Black StazOn

Paper:   Acrylic Paper (Strathmore), Basic Black, Silver Foil (SU)

Other:  Crackle EF (Darice), Copper EP, Gold EP, Cattail Die (Ali)