Tuesday, May 15, 2018

May CAS Mix Up Reminder

Time for our CAS Mix Up Reminder hosted by Bonnie.


My card using Tim Holtz Distress Crayons, Stamping, and Dry Embossing.


I used SU "Layered Leaves" Dynamic Textured Impressions folder, 
which gave a dense design onto my Strathmore Mixed Media paper.

A Tip: when using dense designs, break CS fiber by spritzing
lightly with water or bending and sliding gently against edge of table or desk.
This prevents image from cracking.

I cut image down to a panel size and watercolored with T.H. Distress Crayons:
Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron,
Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves for a rainbow effect.

I scribbled each crayon color onto my craft mat and spritzed with water.
I used a #2 watercolor brush to color each rainbow colored leaf.
I had no idea there was so much pigment in Distress Crayons, 
so works beautifully for watercoloring.

I watercolored the border with Chipped Sapphire, so colors would match and attached
to SU Whisper White Thick Card Base.

Then stamped the sentiment using Festive Inks Distress Ink.
Adding Rhinestone and Done.

Thank you Bonnie or such a fun challenge.  It was the push I needed to get out my crayons:-)
Be sure and check out all the DT and our talented Guest Designer Jenny (My Paper Epiphany) sample cards.  You have until the 24th to play along.  Hugs...



I am adding my reminder card to CAS Watercolour Challenge: Rainbow.


Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black Happy Snippets.
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick.  Strathmore Mixed Media.
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Chipped Sapphire and Seedless Preserves.  TH Distress Ink: Festive Berries.
Accessories: Big Shot, SU "Layered Leaves" EB folder. TH Spritzer. Craft Mat, #2 watercolor brush. Rhinestone.

23 comments:

  1. What a beautiful way to use the crayons and the vibrancy of colour is wonderful. Another fun way to use the crayons, which I am going to try so thank you for the inspiration. Thank you for the tip Nancy x Wonderful card, CAS and so beautiful x

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    1. Your welcome, Mac. The tip really works:-) Hugs

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  2. I love how bright your colors turned out! A very cool 😎 technique!

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  3. The distress crayons really do have a lot of pigment. Your leaves and border are very bold with colour. Just beautiful and a great way to use the crayons. Thanks for the tip about the deep embossing folder. xx

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  4. What a colorful panel of stems you created Nancy! I like your red sentiment layered over the panel rather than the usual black! Julia xx

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  5. I LOVE how you've colored your leaves, Nancy! The deep embossing makes them stand out even better! So festive and fun! Thanks for the tip on embossing with this folder!

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    1. I loved how this new design for an EB folder turned out, too. Fun to color.
      Thanks for your comment, my friend. Hugs.

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  6. Nancy, that's such a great way to colour using the embossing folder. I love the idea of using the crayons. BTW I love the script on that sentimet (so pretty)

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    1. I love this PB Happy Snippets sentiment set because of the smaller sentiments and different fonts:-) Thanks for your comment, my friend.

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  7. Nancy, you must have the steadiest hand in the universe! Amazing effect coloring part of the embossing and love your rainbow colors. You do have such an imaginative style, Nancy.

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    1. I have to admit..I had to be really careful coloring the leaves. Was a fun experiment, esp. with the non leaf colors..lol! Thanks for your sweet comment, my friend. Hugs..

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  8. Love your pretty rainbow coloured leaves Nancy. Beautiful CAS card and layout.

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  9. Great idea to just partially colour the raised parts of the embossing folder - must have taken a steady hand!! Lovely rainbow of colours!

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  10. Beautiful card and watercolouring, Nancy! Love the rainbow colours and that gorgeous EF. Brilliant tip to avoid cracking cardstock... TFS! xx

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    1. I am so excited to see you again in a few days, Trina. Happy Stamping, my friend. Hugs

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  11. Oooh, such beautiful colors, and what a pretty embossing folder and card design! I like how you colored just parts of it. It took me a long time to get around to my SU crayons, but now I love them!

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  12. Wow, such a bright happy card, the partial colouring definitely works for me, great idea with a powerful effect. Loving the blue border to bring the dry embossing.
    Thanks for the tip on spritzing before dry embossing :D xx

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  13. This is a happy and uplifting card, Nancy! You colored the leaves so well - I would have smeared here and there. ;-P I love that you placed the main panel off the center and made the sentiment strip balance it out. Very cool design! Hugs.. Hideko

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  14. I love the way you dressed up your embossing with distress crayons! Such a pretty CAS card!

    I'd love for you to link up to the Cropstop blog where it's always "Anything Goes" as long as you use a product or two from one of the companies they carry in the store. (You did!)
    You can find the current link party here: https://cropstop.blogspot.com/2018/05/may-link-party-39.html

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  15. I love the rainbow colours over the embossed leaves Nancy and the blue border finishes it perfectly. Beautiful! x

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  16. Gorgeous card Nancy, love the vibrant colours, Cathy x

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  17. What a super way to use those crayons! Fabulous card!

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  18. lovely card mf..I like how you coloured just random leaves.
    xx Karen

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Thank you so much for visiting and leaving your much appreciated comments! Hugs....Nancy