Corking it for the CAS Mix Up Challenge.

Hey there I'm Back!

I have just spent the most amazing few weeks of

 fun filled craft time with my bff

creating and trying out new things.

This was the first card I made and is for the

February CAS Mix Up Challenge at the CAS Mix Up Blog

I just had to wait till I got home 

so I could add to my Blog. 

I knew as soon as I saw the Mix I knew I wanted to use cork.

My friend has an EBosser so the cork die just cut out beautifully.

I think I will add this to my Wishlist for the future as I loved using it.

It is from Tim Holtz Wildflowers.

This was such a cas quick card to make.

All I needed was the cream card stock

my cork wild flower, an inked up sentiment

using distress inks and distressing/inking the edges.

My Mix is - Cork, Die Cut, Distressing and Stamping.

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You will find that some of my postings 

will be a little light on with products

I used while I was away as there was so much going on

I didn't get time to write it all down.

Too busy playing! 

Hope you like what I made. Love to read your thoughts!

Thanks for dropping by.

It's CAS Watercolour 'Fall' Leaves

I have been in somewhat of a get those Christmas Cards

made earlier this year mode 

but thought I needed a change and the

new challenge over at CAS Water Colour did just that.

As soon as I saw this

I knew exactly what I wanted to make.

Because it is a cas challenge I used just one leaf.

It was cut from an old Cuttlebug Leaf Die

then added Autumn Gilding Flakes

#Hint Cut your die out using jac paper

then peal off one layer and add

your flakes. No glue to get your fingers

covered in those flakes.

I am so glad I tried this. Guess I will use those flakes

a bit more often now. They make that leaf look fabulous.

The background is simply swiped with a wet paint brush 

using TH Distress Inks on canvas paper.

Added a touch of Inka Gold using Karen Dunbrook's

credit card swipe technique. Thanks Karen.

Distressed and inked the edges.

Sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers

 Thinking of You heat embossed with

 Wow Metallic Platinum.

Finished with a few pearls.

I have another leaf cut out and flaked 

(no sense just cutting one) so

that's for another day.

Congratulations on celebrating your 1st Birthday
Loll Bonnie and the Talented Designers.

Going to pop this over to the

 Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge

where the Optional Twist is Gold.

#Update I see my card qualifies for the
Colour Me Fall Challenge over at
The Mod Squad so I am now dropping it over there.

Thanks so much for popping in today.

Love reading your thoughts!

Till next time - Cherrio

STAMPlorations Things with Wings Blog Hop Continues

We are into the 3rd week of our 

Things with Wings Blog Hop & Linky Party

Hope you are all enjoying the fabulous creations

made for you by the STAMPlorations Girls.

I went all out grungy and distressy for this weeks card.

Lots going on here.

Kraft card stock as base inked with

ARTplorations Flutterby Stencil

This was also used on the corrugated cardboard

but was painted with colorburst paint.

Attached some inked mesh before  adding the distressed cardboard.

I then added another layer heat embossing the butterfly from

STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies

Did a bit of random stamping from 

ARTplorations Dots All Over and

STAMPlorations Scribbly Splattery Grunge



then some Inka Gold.

Sentiment stamps are STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies

and STAMPlorations Vignette Artful Butterflies

Inks were from Memento & Tim Holtz

As you can see LOTS to look at.

Here are the Prizes you could win - 

- (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $10 gift certificate to the store

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive Trendy Butterflies 2

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive the

 Spring Blooms Plate die

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive her choice of any 2 of the new phrase dies (Sweet Spring Wishes, Bloom & Grow, Hello Sunshine, Be Kind)

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive her choice of die set (Flutter Zen 1 layering dies, Flutter Zen 2 layering dies, Dragonfly layering dies)

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive a

 $15 gift certificate to the store.

*Winners announced on May 10 in the April Challenges & Hops winners post.

You have a bit more time to join in. Hope you get the chance to play.

Thanks for dropping in to check out this weeks 

Things with Wings posting.

Next week is the last one so be sure to come back

and see how I inked up my Things with Wings!

Don't be afraid to leave me a comment - love reading them.

#Popping this over to

HERE

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's 'TREND WEEK' at Just Us Girls

Bobby is Hosting this weeks Trend Challenge at

Just Us Girls and chose

'All Over Stamping'

 

 

Now I had the stamp set I used here in line for another challenge

but realized it was 'perfect' for this one instead.

It is SU - Timeless Textures and this is another stamp set

that has so many ways you can use it.

I got out a bunch of Tim Holtz Distress Inks

and just started inking and stamping randomly and as you can see

it lands up an 'all over stamping' background

for my butterfly which is by the way

a left over from a few I made last year.

How perfect was that? The only thing I had

to add to my background was some Inka Gold

as I had added it to my butterfly.

I cut my background with a stitched die

and framed it then added to my card base.

I die cut my 'Happy' from Impression Obsession

attached it to the butterfly and

stamped the Birthday (from Pink & Maine)

Finished with a gem.

 



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going on to be Guest Designer in March.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in.