Merry Monday #172 - WATERCOLORS

There are times when cards come together with ease, and this one did not.  Actually it came close to being deposited in the dreaded bin.  But I am a firm believer that we should not throw something out because the time may come when inspiration will lead you to pick up the card again.  Corny?  Well I have been anxious to make a card using this stamp set but it began with the inking not covering, even using Misti.  I used distress inks (picked raspberry, barn door, dusty concord), an acrylic block and aqua pen to color and then a spritz of water.  Still I  was not happy.  After letting the paper dry I used colored watercolor pens, a multiliner pen and some Inka gold. I applied a lot of Wink of Stella and matted the wc paper with a lovely piece of textured gold paper.  Am I thrilled, no, but it is nice enough to give to a friend.

Stamp Set - MFT "Holiday Botanicals"

Paper - Strathmore 140# Watercolor, PTI white cs, snippet gold paper

Ink - Stazon, Distress Inks (picked raspberry, barn door, dusty concord, scattered straw, wild honey), Inka-Gold gold

Other - Wink of Stella

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/09/merry-monday-172-and-huge-welcome.html

 

CASology Week 165: CIRCLES

My card making group is a part of the Sewing, Etc. club.  For our October luncheon all members are asked to bring something they have made that is orange.  This group of ladies are multi-talented and the Etc. part includes card making, jewelry making, knitting and quilting.  The items will be diversified but I must say that the quilting items are phenomenal, so having said that a little CAS card will not get the oohs and ahhs, but it will be appreciated.  So this card is one of about three or four I will share, each one showcasing a different technique.

This is a NBUS stamp set which I just received from Purple Onion.  I had been admiring the flower stamp for some time and what is unique is there are four stamps that you can use in the center.  So I chose the one with the most circles. As usual I stamped (no embossing) the flower and the sentiment and then colored with Copics.  Glossy Accents was applied to the smaller circles in the center of the flower.  After trimming the focal piece I mounted it onto the base card.

Stamps - Purple Onion "Mixed Middle Flowers," PO "Birthday Wishes"

Ink - Copics, Memento

Paper - Neenah, PTI White Card Stock

Other - Glossy Accents

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/09/week-165-circles.html

Tag You're It! Challenge #30

This is my first entry for Tag You're It! and my inspiration came from Mary Beth Lopez's card. All of her cards are inspiring but I really liked the cupcake. I chose to use this Tim Holtz stamp which I colored with Copics and used Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents. I added the sentiment from MFT. For the tag I used a die cut that I cut so it was not so long. I also attached a cute piece of paper that has cupcakes. The two pieces were attached with ribbon and baker's twine. This was attached to a piece of white card stock, with rounded bottom, and I added some pink rhinestones.

Stamps - Stampers Anonymous "Mini Blueprints," MFT "Piece of Cake"

Ink - Copics, Memento

Paper - Neenah, snippet

Die - MFT Designer Label, Set 2

Other - Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents, Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Pink Crystals

http://tagyoureitchallenge.blogspot.com/

Addicted to CAS: LEAVES

The inspiration for this fall tree was a photo I took on a trip to the Grand Canyon two years ago. I referred back to the photo to color the leaves. The picture was taken in the parking lot of the hotel and there was a long row of probably six trees amassed in color. 

I began by stamping the tree trunk and branches in brown and then stamped each leaf in different directions and colored with Copics. Then using a mask I lightly sponged blue and then stamped the sentiment. This focal piece was then die cut and attached to the white card base.

Stamps - Paper Smooches "Gently Seasonal," Sweet & Sassy Stamps "Rhubarb's Autumn Joys"

Inks - Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa, SU! Bashful Blue

Paper - Neenah, PTI White Card Stock

Die Cut - Lil Inker Stitched Rectangle

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2015/09/challenge-72-leaves-winners-post.html

Merry Monday #171 Sentiment Focal Point

This card for Merry Monday was CASED from a video I viewed of Kylie Purtell's. I rubbed distress inks onto an acylic block and spritzed with water and placed  watercolor paper on top and lightly tapped. When the paper was completely dry I stamped the background stamp and let it dry. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed and the image was attached to two pieces of colored card stock and lastly I attached some bling.

Stamps - SU! "French Script," "Sassy Salutations"

Distress Ink - Barn Door, Evergreen Bough, Peeled Paint

Paper - 140# Watercolor Paper, SU! Real Red, Old Olive, Riding Hood Red

Other - VersaFine, Zing Clear Embossing Powder, Bling (Michael's)

http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2015/09/merry-monday-171-sentiment-in-spotlight.html

CASology: UMBRELLA

California has been struggling with heat, humidity and fires. The fires are in the northern part of the state and not close by. However, the heat and humidity are everywhere. Tuesday when I awoke I said to myself, "oh happy day." Really. It had rained and a good rain and too much in some areas. I had the first full night's sleep in ages and I felt good. It was fortunate the cue word at CASology was umbrella and I knew what I wanted to make even before I got out of bed.

I began by stamping the image on a snippet of paper with VersaFine and heat embossed and I colored the handle with black marker. Next I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed and then glued the umbrella which I had paper pieced. The clear acrylic crystals were attached and then I mounted onto the base card.

Stamps - MFT  PI "My Umbrella," Avery Elle "Oh Happy Day"

Paper - PTI white card stock, snippet

Other - VersaMark, Zing Clear Embossing Powder, Acrylic Crystals (?)

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/09/week-164-umbrella.html

Happy Baa-thday

This card is being submitted to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #5 and CAS(E) this Sketch!. This cute image is NBUS which I stamped, colored and die cut. Following the sketch I used washi tape on the bottom of the base card, stamped the pink image and then the sentiment. The sheep was attached with pop-ups.

Stamp/Die - Paper Smooches "Party Posse," SU! "Work of Art"

Paper - Neenah, Michael's 110# white card stock

Ink - Copics, Memento, SU! Pink Pirouette

Other - Washi Tape, Pop-ups

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/09/case-this-sketch-140.html

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/09/its-here-nbus-challenge-5.html