Bending a Branch

Hi there and Welcome to today's post.
It's for the current  CAS Christmas Card Challenge
to use an Ornament - Here are the Details.

I found it hard to get a good photo showing

how nice the gold shimmery paper is

so here is a closer look also showing

the Alcohol Inked background.

I penciled around my Kaisercraft Ornament
and fussy cut out the background
then die cut the ornament with gold paper.
Cut out my MB Woodland Branch
to attach the popped ornament too.
Added to white card stock for a stitched die line
 spritzed with SU Champagne Gold.
Die cut a Merry Christmas in the same gold paper,
adding a bow and pearl to finish.



That's another Christmas card done.
So many more to go before the end of the year.

This is a great challenge to get involved with
 as they are CAS - just perfect for
that especially busy time of the year.

Thanks for dropping in.
Love reading your comments!

A Cling Wrap Thank You

I was soooooooo excited when I saw the results 

you get from inking with Cling Wrap

 so of course I now have a multitude of

crazy coloured patterns and have made another card

 for the CAS Mix Up January Challenge 

at CAS Mix Up

My Mix is - Cling Wrap, Brusho Powders

Stamping, Smooching, Die Cutting

I used basic white card stock. 

Insert has been smooched with the same

Brusho powder but watered down and smooched

with a smidgen of Iridescent Medium.

My focal leaves are from Kaisecraft cut from

photo paper after cling wrapping 

in shades of Brusho Greens.

I cut and popped my frame 

attaching my leaves after I

inked my Thank You sentiment from SU.

I will make one more card with this technique

and put the others away for a rainy day and

move on to something else. 

Thanks Ladies for a super fun challenge.

Till next time - Cherrio from

Flowers 'Bloom'

Hi there Crafty Ones - I am here today for my first card

Designing with the Anything Goes with Dies Team

 over at Happy Little Stampers 

You will have seen my first card
for the Water Colour Challenge a few days ago.
Now you get a bonus seeing 2 cards

a month for Happy Little Stampers. Yay!

Still a Happy Little Stamper -
just jumped ship in a new direction!

I was looking for something a little different for the background
of my floral image and remembered my Twinkling H2O's so
that is what I used - Millard Green and did a waterwash
getting an ombre effect using watercolour paper.
 Did the same for my Kaisercraft leaves.
The tiny flowers are from
 CUTplorations Trendy-Spring-Blooms-Dies
cutting several and mounting.
Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Bloom-Happy
Added a few SU gems and some variegated cotton
and my card is done.

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS 

AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER, 

YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

How good is THAT!

Check out all the details HERE.

Don't forget to check out what my Team Mates created
and come join us this month.
Love to see you in the Gallery.

May Your Days be Merry!

Hello Crafty Friends - so glad you popped in.

Today's post is for the current challenge over at

CAS Mix Up and the November challenge is

I have stamping - my sentiment

Glitter - Leaf

+ Choice - Splash Water Colouring

Die Cuts & Shimmer.

and over at Stamping with Loll

Loll has a splash Water Colour Challenge Here

so will pop this card over there also.

I love that easy peasy technique (Thanks for the tutorial Loll)

and is  perfect for leftovers which I have once again used here.

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My water colour splash was inked with Tim's Oxide Ink

in Abandoned Coral cut out from

CUTplorations Crazy-Double-Running-Stitch-Rectangle-Nesting-Dies

attaching a white frame behind it and popped.

Added my glitter leaf from Kaisercraft.

Sentiment is from

STAMPlorations Merry Stamp Set

Added a touch of Nuvo Shimmer to the sentiment leaves

and my card is done.

We have a whole month to play with this CAS Challenge so

I am sure I will be back with more Glitter - after all

Christmas is all about glitter isn't it?

then again I may go a different direction.

Till next time