Time for our CAS Mix Up (W) Autumn Colours Reminder CAS cards by our very talented CAS Mix Up Girls and hosted by our amazing talented CAS Girl, Leslie.
As you all know....Leslie is a master at watercoloring. You will be inspired by the DT and our talented followers too. You still have until the 24th to play along.
I used Watercolour Stamping, Heat Embossing and Die Cut Frame.
Close up of the heat embossed sentiment and sequins shine!
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My 1st time to use this beautiful Penny Black "Fresh Ferns" stamp,
that I recently received from a dear friend!
I placed stamp in MISTI and stamped off the edge of Strathmore Mixed Media paper
using a Watercolour Technique.
I used Ranger Distress Oxide Inks in this order: Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin,
and Fired Brick.
I stamped the DOX inks one layer at a time directly onto Fern stamp. Then spritzed each layer
with water using Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer and stamped with MISTI.
This gave the ferns a Watercolour look! I did not dry between layers.
Next stamped just the tips of ferns with DOX Rustic Wilderness. Loved the results.
Then stamped the Visible Image "Where Flowers Bloom" sentiment
with DOX Aged Mahogany
and heat embossed with SU Clear EB Powder for a nice shine.
This was my 1st time to use this new stamp set.
Next added STAMPlorations Shaker Blends "Color Confetti" flat sequins.
Used Spellbinder 'Hemstitch Frames Die" and mounted card front
onto SU Tangerine Tango card base for a bit of extra color.
Thank you Leslie for a fun Autumn Colours Challenge!
The DT cards and cards in our followers Gallery are so inspiring!
Love and Hugs..
Stamps: Penny Black "Fresh Ferns". Visible Image "Where Flowers Bloom".
Paper: Strathmore Mixed Media. SU Tangerine Tango.
Inks: Ranger Distress Oxides: Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Fired Brick, Rustic Wilderness.
and Aged Mahogany.
Accessories: MISTI. Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer. Spellbinder Hemstitch Frames Die.
SU Clear EB Powder. STAMPlorations Shaker Blends "Color Confetti" flat sequins.
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Adding to these Challenges!
NBUS # 30 Challenge: never before used PB "Fresh Ferns" Stamp and Visible Image "Where Flowers Bloom". 
Oh my goodness - this is Autumn in our [former] woods! We even brought a few of our ferns with us!
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous, Nancy! The perfect time to bring out the Hemstitching!
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Beautifully done! Every time you use that gorgeous frame I think I have to have it. I have that stamp and LOVE it. Great job stamping it in multiple colors.
ReplyDeleteI love the Hemstitch Rectangles so much that I just got the Hemstitch Squares Die set from Amazon Prime:-) Hugs...
DeleteThat fern stamp lends itself well to the watercolor technique, Nancy, and I love it done with Fall colors.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the design with the fern leaves off the edge, Nancy! And so beautiful with the Hemstitch border. xx
ReplyDeleteThat fern is stunning and done in those colors are great for autumn. Pretty design and I love that border letting the color show through.
ReplyDeleteFabulous effect with the stamping/watercolour technique Nancy x. The pop of colour behind the hemstitch frame looks wonderful and the sentiment looks great. Such a striking Autumnal card Nancy x.
ReplyDeleteI must try more spritzing! Even with an outline stamp like this it looks very watercolory. Pretty border with just a peek at the color underneath. Gosh, I love ferns and these are particularly beautiful. Nancy, I'm going to put on my Four Seasons DT hat now and say thank you for sharing your awesome CAS Mix Up card in our brand new Four Seasons challenge!
ReplyDeleteTFS your sweet comment, Leslie. I am Loving your wonderful CAS Mix Up Autumn challenge, thank you, again. I do not do the W/C technique often enough, either. Congratulations on being on the New Four Seasons DT, my friend. Such a fun Challenge. Love and Hugs..Nancy
DeleteOh Nancy this is FABULOUS!!! LOVE the CAS design and your color choice is so rich!!! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Four Seasons Challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back again soon.
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P.S. Do you know this also fits our LEAVES challenge over on the Double D Challenge blog? Hope you'll come share it with us there as well! BEAUTIFUL card!!
Thank you Dar for the sweet comment. I have added my ferns to your Double D Challenge Leaves. TFS Hugs...Nancy
DeleteYAY! Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful creation with us at Double D! GOOD LUCK and please come join in our challenges again ... would LOVE to see more of your beautiful designs!
DeleteYour ferns are so beautifully, Fall, Nancy! Love, love, love how you've colored them and that embossed sentiment! Awesome card, my friend!
ReplyDeleteLove the hemstitch die - must buy that! Beautiful ferns, wonderfully coloured!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and elegant! Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D and at Foru Seasons!
ReplyDeleteDiane DD D and FS DT {Nellies Nest}
ferns are one of my favourite plants and love it mixed with the hem stitched die ♥
ReplyDeleteYour watercolour stamping is immaculate my friend! Stunning card. Have yourself a beautiful day ... hugs
ReplyDeleteThese ferns are just lovely, I have many in my garden and love to see the changing colours throughout the year... a gorgeous card! I love it!
ReplyDeleteChrissie x
Awesome Fern image Nancy and I love the border die, one gorgeous card design.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ferns! Love the color and CAS design! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Double D, Leaves Challenge. Donna, DT Member.
ReplyDeleteYour ferns are so beautiful, Nancy! Watercolor stamping worked so well, and the mix of the colors is organic and delicate. I love the greenish tips of the ferns too. Great job, my friend! The design is fantastic, letting Tangeline Tango peeking from the Hemstitch frame! The tips of the ferns lead the eye to the sentiment and the sequins perfectly. Hugs.. Hideko
ReplyDeleteThank you dear friend for your sweet and thoughtful comment. Margie just got this card yesterday for her/our :-) birthday and loved it. I knew she would! We both Love ferns in the woods:-) She said it was prettier IRL...I had to agree...Love and Hugs, Nancy
DeleteSo pretty Nancy - your die cut frame is perfect for the ferns and I love the soft look you've created with the watercolour stamping!
ReplyDeleteThis is so effective, I love the soft stamping and the colour variation but keeping it monotone. Just lovely simple framing too. I have had a desire to add more interesting panel dies to my stash for a long time. Stitched rectangles get a bit boring after a while, but these types of dies aren’t often made for A6 cards. I find that a bit frustrating as I don’t want to always make A2 cards as the card is more expensive over here - hey ho … xx
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about the Hemstitch die cuts is that you can use for the inside of the cards for just a framing around your image.In the Rectangle set there are 4 plain rectangles and 4 hemstitch rectangles. In the Square set there are 3 plain and 3 Hemstitch squares. The hemstitch dies only cutout the holes. They might work on A6 cards. TFS your sweet comment my friend. Love and Hugs...
DeleteLovely to see the fern stamp in autumn colours; I hadn't thought of that. The colour peeping through the die-cut border makes a pretty frame.
ReplyDeleteso beautiful
ReplyDeletexx Karen
Wow, Nancy, what a wonderful example of CAS! I love the ferns
ReplyDeleteThose ferns are beautiful and I love the detail from the pretty frame xx
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