Our fun challenge this month at The CAS Mix Up Challenge is Paper Towel
and is hosted by the lovely Loll.
This is to challenge you to recycle those inky paper towels.
Our creative and talented guest designer this month is Betty from Created by bjk.
Pop across to the blog for fabulous inspiration from the design team and Betty.
I have recycled an inky paper towel, stamping and my choices are heat embossing and die cutting.
The inky paper towel was glued to a mixed media card.
I applied glue to the edge and heat embossed two shades of gold embossing powders
and for added texture one was UTEE
The leaves where stamped and heat embossed in gold and so was the die cut sentiment.
It is great to use up those mop up pieces of kitchen and paper towels and make them into a card.
There are different ways to use the inky Paper Towel
and Loll has a video showing you how over on the blog.
and I am so looking forward to seeing your creativity in the gallery.
Challenges I would love to enter...........
Watercooler Wednesday - Anything goes
CASology - Shimmer
Country View Challenge - Texture
57 comments:
this is so cool - love the deep colors you achieved by glueing your paper towel to cs - and the gold just accents it so well!
WOW! LOVE your paper towel section of your card front. So much dimension with the creases ... and gorgeous colours. I love how you've added the layers of gold embossing powder to blend the paper towel into the card - very cool!! Beautiful gold accents with yoru leaves and die-cut hugs. I'm always in awe of your imaginative creations, Mac!! xx
You really are so VERY creative, I love the combination of the green and gold and the edging to the paper and card, a Stunning creation Mac - AGAIN!
Faith x
Gorgeous card Mac.
Pam x
Stunning looking card Mac, the technique looks amazing in your greens and gold! Cathy x
This technique is so pretty, Mac. Love the rich colours, super card. xx
WOW, Mac, this is awesome! I love the embossing on your inky paper towel! It really brings out the rich colors! Wow!
Awesome texture and fabulous incentive using paper towel...I have a few inky ones I have kept and now inspired to try this. The added gold sure makes it classy...Have a lovely weekend.x
The paper towel border is so cool - love the texture! Beautiful card! Thanks for playing along with us at CASology!
Mac your cards are always so unique, I love the blue/green tones with the gold. Stunning card :)
Wow! OK, so now I'm going to start looking at paper towels in a completely different way now! I must not throw anything away! LOL!! Your card is amazing and I just love the gold embossed details along the edge! Beautifully done and I never would've guessed it was a paper towel!! :) Thanks for sharing! HUGS
Incredible card. Such creative use of a paper towel. Amazing dimension and texture. Love the gorgeous colours and the gold embossing! xx
Superb and the edge looks like the tide rolling in. I'm wishing I'd have kept my paper towels now :) x
Gosh, Mac, this is fantastic ... such rich colour, shimmery metallics and fabulous texture ... and all so deliciously clean and crisp ... gorgeous! Hugs, Anita :)
what incredible use of your paper towel Mac. The colours are so rich and stunning. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week. Dawn -DT
Brilliant contrasts Mac on this card, simply love it, very clever ... now if it’s not I could remember all these wonderful ideas to try!
Thanks for being a blessing, and may God bless you too.
Hugs, Shaz in Oz.x
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Really arty and beautiful Mac... Love how you did the edging with the embossing - It is so tactile and I love that!
wow...how cool looking, adds such great texture too. Well done mf.
xx Karen
Hi, Mac! You always come up with the most magnificent abstract designs! The gold EP and UTEE on this are just amazing! I'm curious about the application of EP to the torn edge of your paper towel? I see you used glue - did you apply the EP while the glue used to adhere the paper towel was still wet? It's such a clean edge along the white card stock - that's why I was wondering. Some 20 years ago, we did this technique in the stamp store I was demonstrating at. But it was not with beautiful "left overs". It was with clean paper towels that we deliberately inked up, stamped on, and then applied to card stock with Mod Podge Glue. Our textures were just like yours, only, we did not do the UTEE on a die (dies were just a fledgling market back then) and we did not use UTEE, just EP. I love this card. It seems like magic with the crispness of your images, and that fabulously embossed edge! BEAUTIFULLY DONE, MAC! hugs, de
Lovely project. Thanks for joining in with my challenge over at Country View Crafts.
Now that I studied your before and after photos even more, I am impressed with your skill at applying the glue on the edge for the EP. And duhhhhh! I understand now that you didn't have to be extra careful if some of the glue was on the white cardstock, you just wanted to make sure that the white cardstock didn't have little unwanted flecks. IT'S GORGEOUS with or without the EP - and now that I've left you a booklet of my stupidity, thanks for the inspiration today! LOL xx
Awesome design Mac, loving the bright green with the embossed gold and texture that you achieved with the Paper Towel.
What a gorgeous card, the gold and the torn edge make for a stunning visual.
Wow, this is beautiful. Awesome recycling.
You always have the most unique designs for your cards and this is another one. I love that dark green with the gold. I have to go watch these videos to see how to do this. Gluing it right on the paper gives so much texture.
Oh I love your fabulous design Mac, what a brilliant card and gorgeous colours, have a lovely weekend, Kate x
Love the shimmery gold on the gorgeous green! Great card - thanks for sharing with us at CASology!
WOW Mac this is amazing - one moment while I wipe the drool off my keyboard. Love your rich colours and the gold on top is exquisite. A stunning outcome.
Blessings
Maxine
I used to use glue on tissue paper or serviettes when I was doing mixed media (a long time ago!) and I loved the effect. You have reminded me of this technique Mac - but I never would have been brave enough to try it on a card front!
Awesome! x
Amazed at the ideas you come up with. This is gorgeous. I love all that rich looking embossing. Hugs Mrs A.
What a stunning card. You always make such unique cards, I just love that gold embossing on the paper towel. I would never have thought of doing that, it is so effective. I am afraid I have to admit that if I have a wet paper towel it gets binned. I must change my ways if this is an example of what you can do with them xx
totally AMAZING, Mac! This paper towel just blends right into that white card base. Green and Gold, the perfect combo, but you always make things look exceptional LOL. Gorgeous dear friend! xxx
Beautiful. Love it to bits. Happy creative weekend too. Angela xXx
What a gorgeous card, Mac! The shine from the gold embossing for the edge, the leaves, and the die-cut sentiment looks amazing with the beautiful shades of green paper towel! I love the beautiful contrast of the panel with all the white space. The creases and UTEE add so much interest and dimension.
Thank you for sharing the picture of “before” and “after” of the paper towel panel!
Hideko xx
Wow..Stunning gold and green mixed media textures added to your mopped up piece of paper towel, Mac. TFS your gorgeous card and your creative steps, my friend. Hugs..Nancy
WOWZERS! This is a gorgeous creation!
This is so pretty! How can this be a paper towel!? I love the green and gold. That is a rich combo! Wonderful work, as always. You are so talented!
What a gorgeous mop up towel & so wonderfully made into a card, Mac! I adore the 2 gold embossing powders on the edge--need to remember that!
What a great look and I will definitely be on my way to see the video --- your card is BEAUTIFUL!
waue love you inky towel..this is great.
Wonderful texture and shimmer. Thanks for joining in the fun at CASology this week.
Really beautiful with it's organic colours and a recycle of resources that are close to my heart, you know me I never want to throw anything away :D A stunning card which makes me think I really need to get back to creating cards again... you may just have been the inspiration I needed. Thank you for sharing and your ever kind comments. Much appreciated. Creative wishes Tracey x
Another artistic card, Mac. Your approach to theme challenges, as always, goes beyond the limits and you go your own way, brushing against the theme. The combination of gold and green is perfect, I love the wonderful elect you received. Two shades of gold, yes, only you could have figured it out. xx
Another WOW card from you again Mac!you always find some new technique to try and this one is just amazing. Loving the green and gold too ;) Viv xx
Wow, wow, wow... this is a knockout! The paper towel texture and the intensity of the colour, the gleam of gold, and then that broad white space making look even more glamorous by contrast. Brilliant!
Alison x
Oh, my...how amazing!! Great texture with the paper towel! Amazing color and love the touches of gold!!
Oh, my...how amazing!! Great texture with the paper towel! Amazing color and love the touches of gold!!
WOW Mac this is yet another beauty M. Simple and stunning in it's creativeness, colours and techniques. Loooooove it!
Such a wonderful technique- love your pretty card and the gold edging adds so much!!!
Fab texture and such a lovely CAS card. Thanks so much for joining in with our August Texture challenge over at Country View xx
Gorgeous work Mac and what a fabulous green colour to your piece of kitchen towel, and love the texture especially the gold edge and the added gold embossed leaves and flowers and gold embossed die cut sentiment. The white space on the right really makes the contrast even greater. x
Just a fabulous technique, colors and idea.
Hugs Diane
Who knew paper towel could look so glamorous! Love how you kept this cas despite all those fabulous techniques.
Lovely project with nice texture ! Thank you so much for joining the 'Texture' challenge over at Country View Challenges. Corrie x
what a gorgeous look you achieved with your ink soaked paper towel! Who knew???!!! The gold really makes it all so elegant as well as that dark saturated green! Julia xx
OMG Mac! This project is just awesome and I have never seen that technique before. You made a throw-away item into a lovely work of art and I love it.
Hugs
Carol x
Wow! This looks like something you mind find in an elven realm! Absolutely stunning Mac!
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