CAS Mix Up November Glitter Challenge

CAS Mix Up November Challenge Glitter Hosted by Bonnie is...Perfect for holiday cards!

Here is my very Glittery 6 3/4" x 3 3/4" Christmas Card!

I was playing with my new My Favorite Things Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window die.  I had die cut the window using a Brushos background splattered with white acrylic paint that was in my stash.  Next I  die cut a SU Thick Whisper White scrap piece of cardstock and laid aside, but time for bed.

Walked into my room the next morning and "My" light bulb switched on.....!!  I had my new STAMPlorations "Merry Little Christmas" stamp laying next to my project and realized it fit perfectly under the die cut window scrap:-)  Now no longer a scrap that would get trimmed,  but a 6 3/4" x 3 3/4" card format!  Love when that happens.

I die cut my IO Fir Trees Dies out of SU Silver Glimmer Paper and attached to window background.  Next I stamped my sentiment using my MISTI and Versamark.  Heat Embossed using SU Iridescent Ice EB Powder.  Very glittery IRL along with the glittery trees.  I added a hologram silver star from my stash and Done.

With all the glitter...it took almost as long to photograph..lol!  I wish you could see IRL...really pretty!

You have until the 24th to play along in our CAS Mix UP Challenge.  Be sure and check out all the gorgeous cards from our DT and our very talented Guest Designer Robyn (Waterlily Cards).  Have a fun Glittery November.  Hugs..

Adding to STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes

Supplies:

Stamp: STAMPlorations Typografia Christmas: "Merry Little Christmas"

Paper: SU Thick Whisper White  Arches Mixed Media Brushos background and SU Silver Glimmer.

Inks: Brushos: Purple, Ultra Marine.  Color Burst: Indigo.  Versamark. 

Accessories: Acrylic White, paint brush for splatters.  IO Fir Trees Dies. MFT Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window. MISTI, fun foam. SU Fine Tip Glue Pen.

French Marigold Tissue Technique Reminder

My CAS Mix Up Tissue Paper Reminder Card

Reminder Close Up

I LOVE this tissue paper technique and now have a stack of backgrounds using different Adirondack Alcohol Ink combos.  You will be seeing more cards in the future :-)

Supplies: Craft non stick mat, Acrylic Sheets..Amazon...007 Clear Craft Plastic 12"x12" 25 sheets..$10.00 (or Window Sheets), Aluminum Foil,  Adirondack Alcohol Inks, Blending Solution and 90% Rubbing Alcohol, White Tissue Paper, Golden's Gel Medium, (or Modge Podge), Sponge Brush, scissors, Dazzling Diamonds glitter (optional)

Step1: cut piece of aluminum foil approximately 8" x11" and lay on craft sheet.

Step 2: drizzle alcohol ink onto foil and spritz with Blending Solution or 90% rubbing alcohol. Alcohol Inks used: Sunshine Yellow, Sunset Orange and Watermelon.

Step 3: pre-cut acrylic sheets..I used 4" x 4" and 6" x 6" squares.  Smoosh onto spritzed alcohol inks until you are happy with results.  You can spritz more if inks dry too quickly. Lay aside piece to dry with alcohol side UP.   Can add more ink to foil to make more backgrounds.  I ended up with 4 large and 9 small backgrounds.

Do not throw away foil.  Can be used for another technique that I will share in a future post that I learned from my friend Christine :-)

Step 4: When piece dries use foam brush to Paint ON Alcohol Ink Side the  Gel Medium or Modge Podge  (optional..pinch of Dazzling Diamonds or fine glitter to lightly sprinkle onto wet glue) then scrunch up a pre-cut (6x6 or 8x8) White tissue paper and then open tissue leaving the scrunched wrinkles and place over wet glue.  Rub with your hands for good contact.  Turn over piece onto clean paper towel and press more with hands.  Carefully add more glue on edges if necessary.  If glue smudges appear on the acrylic side remove using paper towel and 90% rubbing alcohol.

Step 5: Set aside and let glue dry.  Then trim tissue with your scissors.  Check for more glue smudges and remove with alcohol.  Then you can stamp images or sentiments, etc using Stazon ink.  Other inks tend to smear....wonder how I know that...

Once you get the hang of the steps the technique is so easy and the results soooo beautiful and interesting.

I stamped my new STAMPlorations "French Marigold" flower using my MISTI and Stazon Black ink. Popped up with fun foam ($ store) and glued to SU Basic Black CS for a thin frame.  Then attached to SU Thick Whisper White CS tent fold card base.

I used my brand new Poppystamps "Scribble Thank You" Die,  cutting it out of SU Basic Black CS.

I wish you could see the pretty glitter from the SU Dazzling Diamonds.   The tissue adds a white glow to the background.  So gorgeous in real life.  I hope you get to try the technique too or any tissue paper technique and join the fun at July CAS Mix Up.  There are so many gorgeous samples by our DT and our Guest Designer, Sue (Sue's Card Craft)...plus the Gallery is growing :-) 

Sorry about the long description,  but I have not found a video that really works for this technique.  

Hugs...LOVE the Stained Glass Look of Technique!

Adding to more challenges

STAMPlorations Never Ending Anything Goes: 

STAMPlorations July Theme and Sketch.  I did the Theme: Stamps and Warm Colors

Poppystamps PSC#34 Just Bling It!

My 1st Distress Oxide Card!

I am a little late to the Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Craze.....But...so worth the wait!

I used 6 Distress Oxide Ink Colors: Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick, Wilted Violet, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick and Cracked Pistachio.   I sponged one ink at a time using my T.H. Blending Tool using a different sponge for each color,  so as not to contaminate my ink pads.  After several colors I spritzed with water and dried with my heat tool.  Then added more colors and spritzed again and dried.  It is amazing how all the colors show thru the layers and never make "mud"!

I wanted bigger splatter water drops,  so put water in my palm and dropped larger drops of water onto my piece.  I loved the results.

I then cut down my piece and used the extra for a die cut for a future card.  I made my background at our recent craft retreat in BC.   I borrowed a grass stamp that Christine had just received from her China order..no name sorry.  I stamped it with Black Stazon and added just one tiny die cut dragonfly, which was from Loll's Memory Box Dragonfly Stems Left Corner Die.

I finished my card at home adding the SU "You're a Gem" sentiment and Basic Black CS trim.  I mounted my image with 3D foam tape onto a SU Very Vanilla card front that I had die cut with CUTplorations "Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Dies".

Enjoy and hope you get a chance to play with the new Distress Oxide Inks too....

I am adding to CAS Mix Up May Splattering Challenge.  I added stamping + Splattering with water + Die Cuts.  The challenge ends on May 24th...

STAMPlorations Anything Goes..using at least one STAMPlorations Product..I used my die cut frame.