Just 'Experimenting' here

Hi Blogger Friends!

Today I am posting an experimental card

that didn't turn out toooooooo bad.

I had it in mind  for the current challenge at

CAS MIX UP Challenge

and decided to give it a go!

My Mix is - Acetate, stenciling, stamping,

inking and die cutting.

There are so many gorgeous card in the gallery

that have used acetate with alcohol inks. Swoon!

I don't have any but saw a tutorial on YouTube

using SU Crystal Effects and Re-Inkers

so got out my Glossy Accents (same thing)

and a few re-inkers and slooshed it all around.

I left it overnight and then added some

 PearlEx Antique Gold Powder

 and attached to my white card base.

Then I 'borrowed' Loll's idea to use a stencil

on top. Thanks for that tip!

I used a new stencil I had just bought

using texture paste. I didn't want it to overpower

the background so didn't add any white acrylic paint.

Smooched it a bit with gold paste.

Framed and popped it with a postage stamp die

and a tiny Hello sentiment.

Pretty happy with my first attempt but

I think I need some Alcohol Inks.

Thanks for dropping in

What's 'Trending' at Just Us Girls?

How 'awesome' that Chris chose those 

fabulous powder dies as our Trend at Just Us Girls.

I have only recently bought these addicted little items

and am having so much fun each time I get them out.

My powders are Brusho's

I started by heat embossing my butterfly image with
white embossing powder onto water colour paper then
 added brusho's. After that dried I cut it out with a
stitched postage stamp die popping it
in front of white card stock and then to my card base.

I am sure you are going to want to play with this Challenge so
pop over Here and check out what our June Guest Estelle
and the Super Talented Design Team
have created for your inspiration.
See you there!

Just to make you all envious you may already know
I will be swanning around at a Craft Show
with good friends including Cheryl Wright
(I know a lot of you know her)
when this goes live!
She is coming up again from Melbourne.
We will have a crafty time ahead as Cheryl is coming home with me
and staying for a whole week. Yay!

Thanks for dropping by