Sending Hugs..

Bistre Powders, Glitter and Metal....
Update.....CAS Mix Up Challenge-Pick of The Month...Ye Ha, Thank you so much x

Today's card....

I started by die cutting the loop/circle die and used this as a stencil.

I made sure my base card was completely covered and popped the die into the negative space.

I wanted to preserve the white space and working with the powders is always really messy.

I sprinkled the Bistre powders and sprayed with water to activate them.

I didn't want the inlay effect as I wanted the water and powders to work within the circles.

I die cut the circles again out of aluminium foil tape and coloured with copper alcohol ink.

The feathers have been die cut and one covered in double sided tape and glitter added.

The other one has been heat embossed with several layers of copper embossing powder and

stamped with blue paint at the top and Bistre's at the bottom.

The squares have been die cut with a stitched die twice.

I popped on copper glitter dots, a sentiment and three blue crystals to finish.

On hind site I should have just die cut and inlayed but I was trying for a more pooled effect 

inside the circles. I think I could have done that better with water-colours and not the Bistre's.

My Bother-In-Law yesterday found out he was to be made redundant so I wanted to make 

a masculine card but was mindful it was for his wife too.....They are a team x

So ....I thought brown and blue with a pop of glitter and shiny metal hit the mark?

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Crafty Hugs x

PS Bistre powders are more vintage in colour with hints of brown in them 

as opposed to the Brusho's.

After popping on the liquid copper glitter dots they re-acted to the powders and made me chuckle...Learning all the time x

Challenges I would like to enter....

The following challenges inspired my colours and my choice to mix CAS and Mixed Media.

Simply Less is More - Colour Challenge - Brown and Blue

Update...I am thrilled to have been show cased with this card at Less is More....Thank you x

CAS Mix Up - Stamping + Spray + a Choice...Die Cutting and Heat Embossing.

I do so love CAS and Mixed Media and love joining in this challenge

Update.....Pick of The Month...Thank you so much x

Stamplorations - CAS - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers - Die Challenge - Anything Goes

Happy Little Stampers - Mixed Media - Metal