Smile!

I was inspired to make this card by the code word DOTS at the challenge over at Addicted to CAS this week. I used some dotty paper for the background, machine stitching around the panel to echo the stitching on the circle.  I gave the butterfly an extra vellum layer - I've started using vellum again as I like the effect it creates.

Materials used:-
Circle die - Lawn Fawn stitched party banners
Butterfly die - Sizzix butterfly framelits
Dotty paper - download from Mad about Cards
Sentiment - Uniko Studio Fontiments Birthday
Ink - Archival cobalt
Vellum and pearls from stash

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Welcome baby!

Challenge #48 at Keep it Simple is to make a baby card. This gave me an opportunity to use the new baby stamps from Uniko Studio. They are so versatile and great for CAS cards. I used distress inks to watercolour the image and machine stitched around the card to link in with the stitching on the circle.

Materials used:-
Uniko Studio "Sweet baby" stamps
Distress inks - tea dye, vintage photo, broken china and stormy sky
Black archival ink
Lawn Fawn "stitched party banners " circle die

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Butterfly birthday wishes

I'm having fun playing with mask/stencils at the moment. In this card I tried to get an ombré effect by using various shades of distress inks. I then cut out the banner panel by hand and stitched around the edges to echo the circle die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-
Keep it Simple - challenge #47 Ombré
AAA cards - challenge #17 CREATE stencil style
A Blog Named Hero - challenge #50 Ombré

Materials used:-
Lawn Fawn "stitched party banners" circle die
Butterfly - Sizzix framelits die
Stencil - Creative Expressions
Sentiment - Stampin Up "so happy for you" set
Distress inks - tumbled glass, broken china and peacock feathers
Coredinations card

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Christmas in July!

There are lots of challenges for July at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown blog. I decided to follow the sketch challenge and made a very CAS card. I added some stitching and some gems for added interest.

Materials used:-
Tree stamp - Chocolate Baroque Christmas Flourish set
Sentiment - Elusive Images (now Chocolate Baroque)
Ink - StazOn Forest Green


Thank you for visiting my blog - I hope you are inspired to start making your Christmas cards early!

Earth Tones

The colour challenge for week 179 at Less is More is   Earth Tones.   I made a very simple card using the Kaleidocolor rainbow dye inkpad which has lots of earth tones. I thought the card looked quite bare so I inked the edges lightly with some distress ink, added machine stitching and some glitter stickles to the seed heads. I am feeling quite pleased with myself as the stamp and the inkpad both came from my NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff)!

Materials used:-
Woodware Grasses stamp
Kaleidocolor - Cappuccino Delight

Distress ink - Antique linen

Ranger Stickles - copper

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Spread sunshine

The code word on Addicted to CAS this week is "sun" so I searched my stock to find a suitable stamp. The one I have used was a free one from Craft Stamper magazine. The background is done using a Tim Holtz technique which you can see on his blog. I like the water coloured effect it produces. I machine stitched around the background to link this to the stitching on the circle.

Materials used:-
Tim Holtz mask - Harlequin
Distress inks - mustard seed, spiced marmalade and picked raspberry
Sun stamp - Craft Stamper
Sentiment - Hero Arts "Anytime messages"
Dies - Lawn Fawn for the circle and Die-amicus for the banner

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Stencil

I used a Paper Artsy stencil by Lin Brown to create this card. I inked through the stencil with Black Soot distress ink and then clear embossed it. The background is inked with Broken China and Tumbled Glass distress inks and spritzed with water. I finished the card with some machine stitching.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
KIS #challenge 37 - stencil
http://kis-challenge.blogspot.com.au
CAS on Sunday. challenge #30 -stitching real or faux http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.co.uk