CAS Watercolour November "Holiday" Challenge!

Taking advantage of our CAS Watercolour "Holiday" Challenge to add to my Christmas Card Stash!

Be sure and check out the Gorgeous cards by our very talented DT and Fabulous Guest Designer Ina (Little Bits of Craft)!

Here is my CAS Christmas Card !

My card was so quick and easy since I had my die cut poinsettia in my stash.  Here is a card I made in August using the same poinsettia Poppystamps "Holiday Poinsettia" and "Holiday Holly" Dies.  This was the smaller flower that I did not use.

First I made a watercolor wash using Gansai Tambi watercolours on Strathmore 140# Cold Press paper.  I used a flat paint brush and liberally added water to my paper then painted with my paints.  While paint was wet I sprinkle with Himalayan pink rock sale, then sea salt and table salt.  Let dry..be patient..takes time.  Then brushed off salts.

I then die cut my petals with the Holiday Poinsettia dies and the leaves with the Holiday Holly dies.  Shaped with my bone folder and attached with fine tip glue pen.  Added a gold Nuvo drop to the center.

I then used my Sizzix T.H Mixed Media Christmas Poinsettia die to die cut the corner.  There are 3 corner dies in the set:-)  Here is a card I made for our CAS Mix Up July Tissue Paper Challenge using the same corner die,  but very different effect.

I placed my card into MISTI (without flower) and used my new Penny Black "Holiday Snippets" sentiment set.  I arranged 4 of the sentiments with no problem using MISTI and stamped with Archival Jet Black ink.  I like how they are different fonts.

Next I added dimensionals to my flower and placed on my card.  Then attached my card front to SU Thick Whisper White card base and Done!  I am really liking the simplicity of the design and pop of color from the poinsettia.  Be sure and check out all the DT and our Guest Designers cards.  You have until the 24th to play along.  Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays my friends.  Hugs..

Adding The Flower Challenge #14 CAS

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black: Holiday Snippets

Paper: SU Thick Whisper White.  Strathmore 140# Cold Press

Ink: Archival Jet Black.  Gansai Tambi Watercolour Paints.

Accessories: Sizzix T. H. Mixed Media Christmas Die.  Poppystamps Holiday Poinsettia and Holiday Holly. MISTI. SU Fine Tip Glue Pen, bone folder and dimensionals. Nuvo gold drops.

CAS Mix Up December Sponging

The CAS Mix Up December Challenge...Stamping + Sponging + Your Choice will be great to use on your last Christmas Cards or any other occasion.

Here is my Christmas Card using Stamping + Sponging + My Choice of Die Cuts and Alcohol Inks Background.

I started my main image by using a piece of a Smooshed Alcohol Ink background using Loll's Tutorial on Smooshing Inks.  I thought it made a pretty Wintery Sky.  I used Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks: Sailboat Blue and Juniper.

I used CUTplorations smallest "Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies" to die cut the frame on the main image and largest Die on the card front.

I sponged a piece of Arches Mixed Media paper with Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Shabby Shutters and Mowed Lawn and die cut with Sizzix Tree Line Die.  I then attached to my AI die cut background using SU Fine Tip Glue Pen.  Then splattered diluted white acrylic paint using a paint brush.

Stamped my SU Christmas Greetings (ret) sentiment using Archival Jet Black ink. Attached my main image with foam tape and done with another Christmas card for my stash:-)

There are so many gorgeous CAS samples for your Inspiration from the Design Team and our Guest Designer for the month...the very talented Maura aka "Beesmom" from Splitcoaststampers.com.

Hope you get to join us with your Clean and Simple Mixed Media card this month.  Happy Holidays..Hugs

CAS Die Cut Copper Tree

Here is my CAS Mix Up June Reminder Card using Stamping + Die Cuts + Acrylic Block Watercolor Stamping with Zig Markers and Alcohol Inks on Copper Tree.

This card was so much fun...I know I say that a lot,  but anytime I am stamping I am having fun!

I was playing around with swiping my Zig Markers onto my Acrylic Blocks and then spritzing with water and Stamping onto Arches 140# Cold Press W/C paper,   I  also played with some die cut copper pieces.  Coloring them with Adirondack Alcohol Inks.  I used Salmon and Pink Sherbet Alcohol Ink to bring out the pinks and orange glow on my heated copper die cut tree.

The Sizzix "Medium Pine Tree" Die Cut was laying next to my watercolored piece and I said, "Wow,  I like that..."  Yes,  sometimes I talk out loud to myself!  I Die cut the layers using my MB Stitched Rectangles and Die Cut the SU Christmas Greetings Peace.  I Die cut the Peace twice for extra thickness using Arches Cold Press and W. White Thick then used my Zigs to color the Whisper White Thick layer.  I assembled my card using dimensionals and used my SU Fine Tip Glue Pen for my Die Cut Peace.

I realized after all that assembling that I had not stamped an image...not sure if my acrylic stamping counted so.....I searched my Christmas stamps and found the perfect little stamp "& Love"  from SU's  "Holly Jolly Greetings."  One thing I never get rid of are Sentiment Stamp Sets! I used my MISTI for perfect placement and Archival Black Ink for my "& Love." This set is still available and is in the new SU Annual Catty June 1st 2016 to May 31st 2017.

I am so happy with how my Die Cut Christmas card turned out.  Hope you like it too.  Enjoy and Happy Stamping. You still have until June 24th to join our  CAS Mix Up June Challenge :-)

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SU "Holly Jolly Greetings"

Paper: SU Whisper White Thick, Arches 140# Cold Press

Inks: Adirondack Alcohol Inks: Salmon and Pink Sherbet.  Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Archival Black Ink.

Accessories: Big Shot, Sizzix Medium Pine Tree (retired..I got mine on E-Bay), Memory Box Stitched Rectangles,  SU Christmas Greetings. SU Acrylic Block, spritzer, Fine Tip Glue Pen, dimensionals, K & S Precision Metals Stock #6020 Soft Copper 12" x 30"..I ordered online.  Can get in some craft stores and other online stores.

Techniques: CAS, Mixed Media, Die Cuts, Acrylic Block Stamping, Burnt Copper