Live for Today, Dream of Tomorrow

Hello again, I've another poppy card to share for the CAS Watercolour April challenge.... after my first browse through my stamps I found five or six images but today I'm looking again and it seems I really do like poppies... another six or seven, so the tricky part is selecting just three...
I going with this one showing how the outline looks when Distress Oxide ink is used - gives a nice soft finish and quite different to Distress Inks.  I used Pumice Stone DO on the stamp which includes the background and then colored with DO and added more definition with pencils.  I tried to choose a grey card stock that would work with the card colours as a frame and then stamped a mini sentiment strip and attached with foam tape.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, have a great week

Happiness is Homemade

Well I'm off to visit my mum and other family members with our daughter and the little granddaughters this evening, for a week ... the girls are so excited to be flying in a big plane, so I thought I'd add this post for the CAS Stencil April challenge - Embossing Paste/Gels, before I go.
While playing around with my texture paste for the design team post - I mixed up  toooo much paste with Distress Oxides and had leftovers - I quickly mixed all the colours together with some Pearl Powdered Pigment (- that didn't show too well) and applied it to my cream card over this stencil... removed the stencil, let  it dry, replaced the stencil and inked with Versamark and added Super Sparkle embossing powder, I carefully heated it and it melted nicely to the paste...it's quite sparkly.  Of course then I didn't have a clue how to use it and after staring at me for ages and trying different coloured card against it I decided on the kraft card.  Then thought it did look a bit like a patchwork wall hanging, and this fancy die looked a bit like a hanger... I die cut and glued two for the top and trimmed two for the bottom rail and to finished stamped my sentiment in brown and clear embossed.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - have a great week, I know I will

Birthday Wishes

I think you could call this a male 'Spring' card .... asked my hubby and he gave me the nod... so this is for The Male Room challenge #108 - Spring.  I'm also joining in with Pixie's Snippets Playground #349 challenge ... this stamped and embossed basket is nearing on 'ancient' - over 10 years ago I stamped a bundle of these with a borrowed stamp at a Stamp Camp a group of us Darwin Stamping girls used to hold - oh my goodness that brings back memories.
I touched up the wicker with a wash of Distress Ink and then cut a slit so I could slip in my die cut 'bluebells' -(touched the stamen up with white gel pen).  I partially impressed a stitched die for interest and to finished attached a large blue glittery sentiment and used cream card base.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy card making.

 

Just for You

A 'pretty pink' floral card today for the Watercooler Wednesday WWC215 - Donna''s Feminine "Anything Goes" challenge and The Rainbow Card challenge #4 - Perfectly Pink.  This is a digital image in grey and coloured with pencils...I like how it overhangs the edges of the panel.  I mounted it with foam tape to a stitched die cut square, used two strips of pink card to add interest and attached to a white card after silver embossing the sentiment.  Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it -- happy card making.

 
 

CAS Stencil April Challenge

Welcome to CAS Stencil April challenge

and this month Barb is asking us to create and share CAS cards 

using Embossing Pastes/Gels with our Stencils.

There are some helpful video links over on the CAS Stencil blog and we'd love to see you get

 'paste-y' with your choice of medium and stencil and share your cards.

For this card I created a coloured textured stencil background to go under my vellum layer bearing my sentiment.  I mixed textured paste on my plastic sheet with four shades of Distress Oxides - mustard seed, dried marigold, carved pumpkin and ripe persimmon... using a palette knife I scraped the different shades over my flourish stencil onto white cardstock and left it to air dry....
I cut down the panel and cut a frame in white card.   Then gold embossed my sentiment on vellum and attached that the to back of the frame.  I used foam sheet under the frame to give it a lift and raise the vellum off the stenciled panel.

Close up view of the softening effect with the vellum overlay.

Hope you are able to join in with the April challenge at CAS Stencil.... pop over to the blog and checkout the gorgeous cards the design team have to share and check out their blogs to find out how they went about their embossing paste stenciling.
Thanks for visiting me, I really appreciate it - happy stenciling

Merry.....

This afternoon I have a Christmas card using and embossing folder.... I dry embossed the tree on white card, then lightly dabbed Versamark ink over the raised area... I used post it notes to mask the white card and an anti static pad to help - I sprinkled on gold EP and heat set it. Then to finish I added a metallic red die cut sentiment and a glitter gold layer to border the panel.  I am playing along with Just Us Girls Wild Card Week #481 - Embossing Folders and also The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge #46 - Anything Goes.   Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it... happy card making

Thinking of You

I was rapt when I saw that Loll had chosen "Poppy" as the theme for the April CAS Watercolour challenge... I do love these bright cheerful flowers, and ANZAC day here in Australia is April 25, we can all relate with them as Remembrance for those who lost their lives at war.
I used the Misti to stamp my poppy image and left the card and stamp in place so I could overstamp at the end.  I used Antique Linen DI first and Distress Inks to watercolour the image, then used Distress ink in Frayed Burlap to overstamp...wish I'd taken a photo of before and after to share, it really adds dimension....next time.  Next I chose the stitched frame I had floating in my stash and decided to fussy cut the bottom of the image so it could escape the frame. It was all a bit 'white' so I lightly smudged on some blue and added a shadow with the blue pencil too. To finish I assembled the card and stamped on my sentiment...this card is for my friend who has been undergoing radiation and chemo for a brain tumor, yesterday we heard a positive result from her MRI - unbelievable and so very relieved.
I am also playing along with Double 'D' challenge - Watercolour.
Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it, happy watercolouring.

 

Happiness is.... Tag

Very handy when you have a stamp in the shape of a tag AND then one that matches the theme.... over at TAG, You're it! #84 the theme is Coffee Break.   

I stamped my image in Antique Linen DI so I would have a light outline and then watercoloured it with DI.  I decided to leave the card in my Misti along with the stamp and then when I finished coloring it, I re-inked the stamp in Brushed Corduroy and overstamped to redefine the outline and details.  I fussy cut a wide edge and added some ribbons, then to finish I stamped my sentiment and attached with foam tape. 

I am also joining in the STAMPlorations Spring Fling..  and Stamplorations Never Ending challenge   using Coffee and Dog roses.   

Thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it - happy stamping