CAS Mix Up Alcohol Ink Lift

Playing in Bonnie's awesome Alcohol Ink Lift challenge again:-)

There are video tutorials and gorgeous samples by the DT and GD!

Alcohol Ink Lift + Stamping + Die Cut

I was happy to find this beautiful Alcohol Ink background in my stash.

I used Rangers: Sunshine Yellow, Sunset Orange, Raspberry and Wild Plum inks.

Dropping inks onto Yupo paper and using Blending Solution to move the inks.

I die cut my piece with a SU Square die cut.

Placed in MISTI and inked Magenta C0705N Leaves with Alcohol Ink Lift.

Then stamped image in MISTI.  Let air dry and buffed with paper towel.

Repeated process 2 or 3 more times drying and buffing each time.

Loved how the paper towel lifted off the color from the leaf for a beautiful image.

Then stamped SSS sentiment in MISTI with Versafine black ink 

and heat embossed with SU Clear EB powder.

Popped up image and sentiment with White Craft foam

attaching with gina k Connect Glue and attached to Gemund Woodland 110# CS.

Added sequins and Done!  Loved the Results:-)

Thank you again Bonnie for an awesome challenge.

You have until the 24th to play along. Hugs...

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CAS Watercolour July Splash Watercolouring

Time for our CAS Watercolor July Splash Challenge!

Hosted by Nancy (me).

A fun and easy watercoloring technique.

After watching Loll's (Stamping with Loll) You Tube 

Splash Watercolouring Background video: In 2:25 minutes you will be ready to create:-)

Using different watercoloring medium: reconstituted pigment powders,

watercolor paints, distress inks, dye inks, etc on different watercolor papers

will create different effects.  

All the amazingly creative samples from the DT and our 

Guest Designer: Marcia (marciakdesigns) will inspire you as well.

Here is my Splash Watercoloring Background Card!

Because I knew I would be hosting the Splash Background theme,
I have built up a stash of backgrounds:-)  Sure makes creating a card quick and fun!

This was my very favorite background created with Distress Oxide Inks.
I added 2 or 3 colors at a time with space in between onto my craft mat.
Spritzed with water using T.H. Spritzer.

Then the Splashing (pouncing) began using Fluid 100 Hot Press watercolor paper.
Be sure to use any type of watercolor paper.
The trick is to dry between layers of Splashing.  I used a heat tool.

I used a total of 7 DOX inks: Fossilized Amber, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Candied Apple, Cracked Pistachio and Spiced Marmalade.

I will be sharing more samples this month using different watercolor mediums:-)

I die cut the background using Poppystamps: "Floral Stem Collage".
Next I die cut the same image using SU Whisper White Thick CS.

Then watercolored the white stem with green Zig marker and inlayed the frame,
 flower and stem into the splash background.
Attaching inlay using SU Fine Tip Glue Pen.

There is a separate flower in the die set that I die cut out of the white SU CS.
Next used my zig marker to color the flower
and then spritzed with water to give a more watercolored look.
When dry I attached flower and added Wink of Stella.  Very pretty IRL.

I stamped my PB "Happy Snippets" sentiment using MISTI.
Popped up main image with fun foam and Done!

I love the Splash colors and artsy look of the background.  Hope you do too!
  You have until the 24th to join the fun at CAS Watercolouring.

Remember to keep your design Clean and Simple! You have until the 24th to play.
Hugs...

Adding to CAS Mix Up July Colour Your Die Cuts + Stamping + Your Choice Challenge.

I am sad to say that this will be my last month as a member of Loll and Bonnie's fabulous CAS  

Watercolour Design Team,  but I will still play as often as possible.  I am still on the CAS Mix Up Design Team,  so not going away:-)

You are going to LOVE our new DT girl,  who will be starting in August:-)

Thank you so much Loll and Bonnie for the opportunity to learn so much about 

Watercoloring this past year and our growing Design Team friendships.

Hope you all enjoy and plan along with this creative and easy challenge.

Love and Hugs...

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black "Happy Snippets" sentiment.

Paper: Fluid 100 Hot Press.  SU Whisper White Thick.

Inks: Archival Black.  T.H. Distress Oxides: Fossilized Amber, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron, Candied Apple, Cracked Pistachio and Spiced Marmalade.

Accessories: Poppystamps "Floral Stem Collage" Die.  Craft mat. TH Spritzer. Zigs green and coral watercolor markers. MISTI. SU Fine Tip Glue Pen. Fun Foam.

Twofer May Butterfly Challenge

Loving how our butterflies are showing up on our flowers.

The perfect Challenge for Challenge #5, Darnell!

I used a NBUS stamp set "Layered Butterflies" designed by Shirley of "Bees Knees".

Shirley is one of the talented designers for STAMPlorations.

Here are my Two Cards.  

Here is a close up of my card using Bisters pigment powders for the background.

Of all the backgrounds I made recently on our trailer camping/hiking vacation, 

this background with my new (to me) Bisters pigment powders was my favorite.

I just sprinkled Bisters on Strathmore Hot Press paper

and spritzed with water using  my TH spritzer.

I used: Mahogany, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Natural and black Bisters.

After getting home I finished my card by Die Cutting the piece

with CUTplorations Crazy Double Stitch Rectangle Die.

Then placed in MISTI and Stamped my Butterfly.  Next stamped sentiment

using a piece of Mahogany colored white CS.

Popped image up on SU Whisper White Thick card base using

fun foam and Done!

I loved how it turned out. 

Here is the Close Up of my 2nd card.  Same butterfly stamp,  but very different design.

Shirley has many card samples using her new "Layered Butterflies" stamp set.  

Be sure and check out her blog (shirley-bee's stamping).

I was inspired by This Gorgeous card by Shirley.  Mine turned out very different,

but still liked the results.  Thanks Shirley.

I used Distress Ink refills:Blueprint Sketch, Dusty Concord and SU 

Daffodil Delight inks.  I added small drops of DI's and blew with a straw.

I added the yellow by stamping with the smaller stamps.

Next fussy cut my butterfly and set aside.

Then used diluted splatters of the blue and yellow inks for a background.

Then stamped the sentiment and die cut the card front with Penny Black Antique Frame Die.

Shaped my butterfly with my bone folder and popped up with dimensionals.

Finally popped up the main image with fun foam and done.

I would like to try Shirley's technique with Alcohol Inks on Yupo paper.

Thank you Shirley for the inspiration and your awesome new stamp set:-)

Be sure and check out the fun challenge and wonderfully creative Twofer designs

by Darnell and her amazing DT and GD plus...the growing gallery!

You have until the 24th to play along. Hugs.

Adding 1st card to STAMPlorations: CAS Challenge: CAS Things with Wings

 STAMPlorations Theme and Sketch: Only Theme this month..Things with Wings

STAMPplorations Never-Ending Anything Goes

STAMPlorations Inspiration Projects #173..Shirley..Things with Wings

Supplies Card #1:
Stamps: Layered Butterflies
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick.  Strathmore Hot Press.
Inks: Archival Jet Black.  SU Daffodil Delight.
         Bisters Pigment Inks: Mahogany, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Natural and black.
Accessories: MISTI. TH Spritzer. CUTplorations Crazy Double Stitch Rectangle Die. SU papersnips.  Fun Foam.

Supplies Card #2:
Stamps: Layered Butterflies
Paper: SU Whisper White Thick.  Strathmore Hot Press.
Inks: Archival Jet Black.  TH Distress Ink Refills.  SU Daffodil Delight.
Accessories: MISTI.  SU Bone Folder and dimensional.  Penny Black Antique Frame Die. Fun Foam.  Flat paint brush for splatter. Straw.

CAS Mix Up December - Your Choice

Our last month of CAS Mix Up Challenges for 2017. Hosted this month by Loll!

Ina (Little Bits of Craft) is our crafty Guest Designer for December.
Be sure to check out her beauty and the DT's samples.

Stamping + Monoprint Stenciling, Heat Embossing, Die Cutting and Dry Embossing

are my choices!

Close Up showing Heat Embossed sentiment and holly Stenciled Monoprint!

Here is my Stencil Monoprint Technique.

Turned over ARTplorations Mini Holly Stencil onto my craft mat and swiped the back of stencil with Distress Oxide Inks:
 Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Charm.

Spritzed ink liberally with water.  Then placed CUTplorations ATC Tag Builder Die Cut, Strathmore Bristol paper layer over inked stencil.  Used a paper towel to rub firmly over the paper to get a good impression of the Holly Stencil.
If you look closely to the photos you will see the holly and berries designs.
I really like the 3 shades of green too.

Next I placed my background in MISTI and stamped the STAMPlorations Typografia Christmas "Christmas in the Heart" sentiment with Versamark, removed from MISTI and heat embossed with SU Cherry Cobbler EB powder.

Framed with SU Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and popped up with fun foam onto SU "Softly Falling" Dry Embossed Whisper White layer.
Attached to SU Thick Whisper White card base and done.

I was inspired after seeing Karen's (Snippets) recent Christmas Stencil Monoprint Card to use a Stencil Monoprint design for a Christmas Card.
Here is Karen's beauty! Thank you for the inspiration my friend.



I made a 2nd card using Typografia Christmas "Peace, Love and Joy".  Two quick and easy cards for my stash.  Getting very close to enough cards:-)  Then I can start baking!!

Enjoy and do come and play along with us at CAS Mix Up until the 24th..."Your Choice"!

Happy Holiday preparations my friends.  Hugs

Adding to STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes.

SSS Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Less is More #356 Let it Shine Heat EB sentiment Shines!

CAS on Friday #122 Christmas

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations Typografia Christmas "Christmas in the Heart".

Paper: SU Thick and Regular Whisper White.  Strathmore Bristol.

Inks: T. H. Distress Oxides: Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover. Versamark.

Accessories: ARTplorations Mini Holly Stencil. CUTplorations Mini Holly Stencil. Craft Mat, SU Cherry Cobbler EB powder. Heat Tool, SU Softly Falling EB folder. Fun Foam ($ store)

Day 10 Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll & Friends!

Another fun Christmas tag for Loll's Twelve Tags of Christmas event!

Loll's Day 10 snowflake tag and her Guest Designer Darnell's snowflake tag are Gorgeous!

Be sure and check them out!

Here is my tag with UFO pieces:-)

After seeing so many of Bonnie's (Stamping with Klass) Christmas Tags using pieces from her UFO (Unfinished Objects) I started searching my boxes for neglected pieces.

I found this tag using Arches Cold Press paper that I had cut into a 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle and cut the diagonal corners.  I used a piece of scrap CS to make my template,  which I have kept.

I had sponged with Distress Inks with blue and green colors. I added the stenciled snow using Golden's Molding Paste.  When dry I used my UFO alcohol ink with tissue paper backing die cut trees that were extras from a previous project.  The large tree is popped up. The smaller tree attached with Tombow liquid glue.

Then stamped the PB sentiment using Archival Jet Black ink and layered over a sentiment that was smeared, but made a nice black border.  Added SU Lost Lagoon silk ribbon (ret) and done.

Thanks Bonnie for inspiring me to make a quick tag that I really like:-) 

The Guidelines for the challenge are that it must be a mixed media Christmas Tag (any style/any size),  which includes stamping, plus at least two mixed media elements (techniques or products.)

There will be samples by Loll and her Guest Designer until Friday the 17th, but you have until the 24th to link your tags to the challenge. There are many gorgeous tags in the challenge gallery too.   It is so much fun getting our tags done ahead of the holidays!

Happy Holidays my friends!  Hugs..

Adding to STAMPlorations November Mixed Media Challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black Holiday Snippets

Paper: Arches 140# Cold Press. SU Thick Whisper White..sentiment.  Acetate Sheet and tissue paper for trees. 

Inks: T.H. Distress Ink..colors..blue and green.do not remember names.  T. H. Alcohol Inks.

Accessories: Impression Obsession Fir Trees dies (lg and small). Snowflake stencil my friend Loll made for me:-)  Golden's Molding Paste. Dimensionals. SU Lost Lagoon ribbon (ret)

My Tag was chosen as an Honourable Mention!
Thank you Judge Jeremy:-)

CAS Mix Up November Glitter Reminder

The Holiday Season is Flying By....

Our CAS Mix Up Stamping + Glitter + Your Choice is perfect for catching up on your Christmas Stash!

Here is my Season's Greetings Card with a Red Glimmer paper frame!

Stamping + Glimmer Paper + Die Cut and Layered Stamping!

I am having so much fun with 3 new stamp sets designed by Shirley Bampton designer for STAMPlortions.  I used "Layered Snowman" for my ornaments.  I used the snowman's head stamp!
I loved the ornament card Shirley made for her STAMPlorations Spotlight sample.

I reconstituted Brushos on my craft mat to color directly on the solid stamp with my aqua painter.  Istamped onto Strathmore Bristol paper using my MISTI.  I used Brushos: Scarlet, Emerald Green and Brilliant Blue.  Archival Black ink to stamp the outline stamp and the snowman arm for the hanger.  I just extended the hanger a little longer to reach the sentiment!

Next I used MISTI to stamp the Season's Greeting,  which is from Shirley's Layered Holly set.  Added Wink of Stella to the ornaments and white twine bows with silver brads from my stash.

I wanted more glitter and remembered my SU Red Glimmer.  I added as a glittery frame after die cutting the Stitched Rectangle frame.  Then attached to my SU Thick Whisper White Card Base with Fun Foam and Done!  So fun using stamps for a creative way..thanks to Shirley's Inspiration.

Hope you get to play along with our CAS Mix Up November Challenge.  You have until the 24th to play along.  Be sure and check out the DT and our Guest Designer Robyn's awesome cards.  Happy Holiday Stamping my friends.  Hugs...

Adding to STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes .

STAMPlorations Spotlight Project: Shirley's Layered Stamp Sets.

STAMPlorations CAS Nov. Anything CAS..no Twist

Supplies
Stamps: STAMPlorations "Layered Snowman" and  'Layered Holly"       '
Paper: Strathmore Bristol.  SU Thick Whisper White
Inks: Brushos: Scarlet, Emerald Green and Brilliant Blue. Archival Black
Accessories: MISTI. Craft Mat, spritzer, Memory Box Stitched Rectangle die, Brads from stash, SU White Twine.

Day 6 Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll & Friends!

Loll is half way thru her Twelve Day Christmas Tag Event!

Six more days of inspiring tags from Loll and her Guest Designers.

But you have until the 24th to link your Christmas Tags!

Here is my Day 6 Holly Tag!

I love how my sweet holly tag turned out using a favorite SU retired 2 step stamping set..."Watercolor Winter".  I used it with a trendy technique...placing my die cut tag in my MISTI and arranging the solid leaves and berries stamp and coloring with Garden Green and Real Red markers then spritzing lightly with water and stamping.  

Next I arranged the lined stamp and stamped over the leaves and berries with Archival Jet Black ink.  I loved the watercolor effect.  I used the same steps for the stamped upper part of the tag.

I kept the tag in MISTI and arranged 2 sentiments from Penny Black "Holiday Snippets" stamp set and stamped with Archival Jet Black ink.  Added Real Red silk ribbon and white twine.  Done.

A pretty little tag for a tray of cookies:-)

Hope you get to play along in Loll's tag event.  A fun way to get your Christmas Tags done ahead!

So much awesome inspiration from Loll's and her Guest Designers daily Tags!

The guidelines for the challenge are that it must be a mixed media Christmas Tag (any style/any size), which includes stamping,  plus two mixed media elements (techniques or products).

Happy Holidays my friends...Hugs!

Adding to STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes

Supplies:

Stamps: SU Watercolor Winter.  PB Holiday Snippets

Paper: SU Shimmery White

Ink: SU Garden Green and Real Red markers.  Archival Jet Black

Accessories: CUTplorations Luggage Tag (Medium).MISTI. SU ribbon (ret) and white twine, spritzer.

Splash Season's Greetings!

Loll's Splash Watercolour Challenge!

AND

Karen's Splitcoaststampers Splash Watercolour Challenge!

How fun is that..Two dear friends playing together:-)

Here is my Splash background card using my brand new "Layered Holly" set by "Shirley Bampton" designer for STAMPlorations!

Such a fun and easy CAS card design using my Splash Background technique.

Here is Loll's wonderful Splash Watercolour Backgrounds Video!

I stamped my holly leaves with Archival Ink using MISTI.  Next stamped the solid berries with Barn Door Distress Ink and stamped with lined stamp in black ink, fussy cut and set berries aside.  Stamped sentiment in MISTI.  

I then die cut my frame using CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Die. I popped up my berries with dimensionals and also popped up my card front with fun foam onto SU Thick Whisper White Card Base.  I really liked the results of this very easy to create card.  I am loving Shirley's new Layered Holly set.  I will soon have more cards to share using the same set:-)

Enjoy and Happy Holiday Stamping my friends.  Hugs...

Adding to STAMPlorations November CAS Anything Goes (no twist).

Also STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes

Supplies: 

Stamps: STAMPlorations..Shirley Bees "Layered Holly"

Paper: Strathmore Bristol.  SU Thick Whisper White CS

Inks: Archival Jet Black.  T.H. Distress Inks: Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn and Barn Door.

Accessories: MISTI. CUTplorations Crazy Stitched Rectangle Die. Dimensionals, papersnips.  For background: craft mat, spritzer, heat tool.