CAS Mix Up July Reminder Card...Markers!

Here is my July CAS Mix Up Reminder Card using Stamping + Marker Layering + my choice Die Cuts.

Because  the many flowers and leaves are quite small I spent probably an hour of relaxing coloring with my new SU 2016 In Color markers.  I used Karen Barber's SCS Marker Layering Tutorial for my marker technique.  I stamped my image using SU Archival Basic Gray ink.  I colored the leaves twice with Emerald Envy then the flowers twice with Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sugarplum.  I added my Dazzling Details to the centers of each flower, let dry before adding a 2nd layer of DD.  I thought it was just the right amount of bling.

I Die Cut my main image and the frame with my SU Square Collection.  I colored the frame with my Dapper Denim marker so I could get subtle streaks.  I then sanded the frame a bit and inlayed my main image.

When looking for the right sentiment I came across the SU  Die Cut Paper Doily,  which worked well for softening all the square lines.  Added the sentiment and......done!  I really liked the results of my 5" x 5" card. It was fun being able to use all 5 of the new In Colors.   Hope you like it too.

You still have until July 24th to join the fun at our CAS Mix UP July Challenge.  Happy Stamping!

Card Recipe

Stamps: SU Awesomely Artistic and Fabulously Florets sentiment

Paper: Whisper White thick and regular

Inks: SU Archival Basic Gray,  Dapper Denim for sentiment and frame.

SU 2016-18 In Color markers: Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum and Emerald Envy

Accessories: Die Cuts: SU Square Collection and Paper Doily (ret), Dazzling Details, foam tape dimensionals, sanding block

Thank you for visiting and especially for commenting...always appreciated my friends.  hugs.....

CAS Mix Up May Challenge

Close-Up: Showing the raised and shiny Heat Embossed framing, flowers, butterfly and sentiment.

  CAS Mix Up May 2016 Heat Embossing Challenge

Used Stamping, Heat Embossing/Emboss Resist, Sponging and Fussy Cutting

I am Thrilled and Honored to have been invited by Loll and Bonnie to join their CAS Mix UP Challenge Design Team along with Susan.  We all have been SCS friends for several years.  Our styles are mostly Clean and Simple, but we also Love to play with Mixed Media Techniques.   Thank you Bonnie and Loll for creating a new unique challenge that fits our style and many other CAS stampers as well.

Heat Embossing was one of the very first techniques I learned over 16 years ago as a new stamper.  It was magical then and still is now!  I needed a CAS "guy" card so I challenged myself  to make my card CAS without using white for the "White space".   I Heat Embossed my flowers and sponged my Crumb Cake CS with Crumb Cake ink for a faux suede look.

I sponged the edges with Night of Navy, covered with Versamark then clear EB powder and Heated.  It made the framing stand out much more.

I popped up the Heat Embossed sentiment and stamped and Heat Embossed the tiny butterfly with EB powder and colored in with my Night of Navy marker.  Still one more step...I fussy cut my butterfly, covered with versamark and clear EB powder and heat embossed.  I love doing that after I have colored small images to make the colors pop.

A Lot of Heat Embossing and Emboss Resist Going On! Hope you can join the Fun!

   

Card Recipe: 

Stamps: Tim Holtz "Stampers Anonymous,  SU Sale-A-Bration Hello (sentiment) and Flowering Fields (butterfly)

Paper: SU Crumb Cake

Ink: Versamark, SU Night of Navy and Crumb Cake

Accessories & Tools: Su Early Espresso and Clear EB Powder, SU Heat Tool, sponge daubers, MISTI, papersnips, dimensionals, glue dot, embossing buddy

Techniques: Masculine CAS, Heat Embossing, Emboss Resist, fussy cutting, sponging

Thank you for Looking and Commenting my friends!