Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Happy Birthday Calvin!

A quick post this morning before we head out on a 2-week vacation to Arizona! I tried a technique I saw on the 'CAS Mix Up' blog...using plastic wrap with any wet medium. I used Prang watercolor paints, dropped dots of watery paint of different colors onto plastic wrap then laid white cardstock over it and rolled it with a rolling pin. That paper is what I used for this card, but I also took the plastic wrap that still had the paint on it and put that on another sheet of paper and got a different watercolor background! I like both of them...this one is a bit brighter and seemed more appropriate for my grandson's b-day card.



Since our plane leaves in a couple hours and I'm kinda in a hurry, no list of ingredients!
Challenges:
http://casmixup.blogspot.ca - January/Birthday

Sunday, January 21, 2018

'Get Well' with Some Bling!


I gave this card to an older lady from my church today who recently fell and broke her hip. My mom did that several years ago and I know how disheartened she was for a while until she was really able to get around well again. And I know this lady loves my cards! So I just had to make a special one for her...with plenty of bling!


My list of ingredients-
Print Cardstock: K&Company "Julianne"
Ivory cardstock: Paper Studio, heavyweight
Die: Spellbinders "Labels 29"
Punch: Martha Stewart "Frond"
Stamps: Hero Arts "Get Well", Woodware USA "Leafy Swirls"
Inks: Memento "Bamboo Leaves", FSJ "Coffee Bean", Stampabilities "Lime", Excelsior "Green"
Embellishments: StampingScrapping flowers "Gardenia" & "Closed Rose Buds", KaiserCraft Rhinestones, generic sheer ribbon

Challenges-
http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #36 Jan. Challenge
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #203 "Bling's the Thing"

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Using a Sketch

Good morning!
Last night I made a fairly quick card using a sketch I found on the CAS(E) this Sketch blog. Here's the lovely sketch, then my card. I must admit, I'm not sure I allowed enough "white space" on this card for it to be considered CAS...but thanks for the inspiration anyway!



Ingredients:
Stamps- "Fern Frond" by Posh Impressions, "Fern" by Prairie Peddler, "Leaf" & "Get Well Soon" by Stampin Up, "Lace Frame" by Hero Arts, "Fleur de Lis" by JustRite 
Inks- Color Box "Bronze", Stampabilities "Lime", Memento "Bamboo Leaves"
Die- Spellbinders "Valiant Honor-CC"
Layered Accents- K&Company watercolor flowers
Generic rhinestones
Cardstock- Paper Studio

Challenges:
http://casethissketch.blogspot.com - #254 Sketch (see above)
http://www.cropstop.com/blog - #36 January Challenge
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com - #203 "Bling's the Thing"
(inspired by pink roses and Victorian look)
http://www.scrapyland-blog.com - #82 Anything Goes

Thanks for taking a peek at my blog and my latest creation!
Have a wonderful week!