CAS Mix Up February Challenge

The CAS Mix Up Challenge for February is Dimensional Die cuts ......

Hosted by the friendly and creative Hideko...

Our fabulous guest designer this month is......Arlene from Sundaystamper Papercrafts

There are videos links on the blog for further inspiration....
Pop across and see Arlene's and the wonderful Design Team cards.

Here is My Card.....

I have used Dimensional Die cuts, Stamping and my choice is stencilling and embossing paste.

I started with stamping the text heart in black.

I popped black embossing paste through a stencil and heat embossed a couple of 

Lindy Embossing powders. The effect is quite different on Black Paste.

The three die cuts have been layered several times and I used the same 

Lindy embossing powders, heating and layering several times too.

The effect is really quite eye catching and super shiny.

The die cut heart had the same treatment and also a layer of thick gloss.

The edging on the left is heat embossed over black card.

I popped on this photo to show the vast difference of the effect of the Lindys...

depending on light etc.

I finished off with a gold acrylic paint around some of the edges.

This card is for my DH and the flower head, which I thought looked like a thistle 

is a nod to him being Scottish and hence the colour of the purple as my inspiration.

I don't have a lot of the Lindy Embossing Powders but they give the same amazing 

colour variations and effects as the wonderful Sprays and Magicals.

I had a lot of fun making this card and thank you Hideko for the fun challenge.

Thank you for finding time to stop by and I am looking forward to seeing 

your fabulous creations in the gallery.

Challenges I would love to enter......

The Craft Stamper Challenge- Take It Make It - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - Create any type of project with a Love theme

There are three Digi's for  a free download but you don't have to use their products to enter

Watercooler Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for the shout out and choosing my card as a Rocker x.

Stamplorations - Theme and sketch February Challenge

I have gone with the theme....Stamped heart to begin with and then lots of die cut hearts too....

Winter Wishes.....

I have a friend who's Birthday it is this Month and came up with this card and tag....

Die cuts, stamping and stencilling have been used on the card.....

 The stylised tree Die comes with a coordinating Stamp too, so I masked 

and stamped half the tree stamp under the die cut silver tree, heat embossed it

and hi-lighted it with a white pen.

Layers of Die cuts for texture and dimension.

So hard to photo with the bling of the silver card, the alcohol inks and the acetate....

 To carry the tree theme over onto the tag I used a stencil by Sanna Lippert/Stamplorations

and used black texture paste and then a sprinkling of glitter...

The tag die and Winter sentiment are also Stamplorations.

Stamplorations Tag challenge this month is All About Winter, 

which inspired me to make the card and tag with that theme....

Thank you so much for you stopping by...

I used several different colours of alcohol inks onto acetate..... 

Challenges I would love to enter.........

Stamplorations - Tagplorations - All About Winter

With the optional twist of texture paste, which I have also used

Stamplorations - Mixed Media - Anything goes, which now also includes cards but you must include a stencil, which I have on the card and on the tag

Watercooler Wednesday - Gail's Masculine Challenge - Anything Goes

The Male Room - Anything goes without the optional twist
Thrilled with my win at The Male Room....Thank you 

CAS Mix Up January Challenge Reminder

Half way through the month already and time for some inspiration
on this month's challenge of  The Bokeh Effect.

The wonderful Nancy is hosting the fun challenge.

For more information, video's and inspiration from the Design Team,

pop across to The CAS Mix Up  Challenge.....

Thank you to Viv from Viv's visuals for being our fabulous Guest Designer this month.

Here is My Card.......

I have used the Bokeh Technique, Stamping and my choice is Blending and Heat Embossing.

I started by stamping the foliage and the thistles.

I then sponged several different colours of  green distress inks and left it to dry.

Using a circle stencil and sponging, with white pigment ink, to do the Bokeh effect.

The sentiment has been stamped and heat embossed onto vellum.

Finishing off with hi-lighting in white and a pop of gold for the thistle heads.

The gallery is looking fabulous.......

The challenge is open until the 24th.......

As I used a stencil and sponging I shall be popping my card into the new

CAS Stencil Challenge, which started this month by the Lovely Loll.

Come and join in the fun.....

Challenges I would love to enter....

CAS Stencil Challenge using sponging and keeping it CAS

Craft Stamper Challenge, Take it Make it, which is always anything goes so long as you have used some stamping
Delighted to have won The Take It Make It Challenge with my card.....Thank you x