Addicted to CAS - Ombre

We have another challenge starting over at Addicted to CAS.  This week the theme is Ombre.

This one was a bit of a challenge for me. When I think of Ombre, I go to ink sponging which is not my best technique.  But to get better, you have to practice, so I thought I would sponge a rather large section and see how it goes.


Here's what I came up with...looking forward to seeing your design! The winning entry will receive a gift card to Happy Little Stampers!

I started with Salty Ocean Distressed Ink, and lightly sponged my background (after masking it off). Once I had a thin coat of Salty Ocean, I added Chipped Sapphire to the top of the area to give it that Ombre feel. I then stamped, die cut and colored my main image and popped it up on foam tape.I stamped my sentiment and heat embossed it in white.  It still looked a little empty so I added a few stars.


Supplies:

large stitched rectangle stackables	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK PAD Full Size me-900	Mini Distress Ink	Hero Arts WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER PW110 Emboss
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	My Favorite Things COOL DAY Die-Namics MFT MFT560	My Favorite Things COOL DAY Clear Stamps MFT BB10	Simon Says Clear Stamps PEACE ON EARTH sss101436 Stamptember

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Tag You're It Challenge #60

It's time for another challenge over at Tag You're It.  Our talented guest designer is Diane Jaquay. Check out her beautiful inspiration.



I'm sure this beautiful tag will give you a ton of inspiration.  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.  Here's my take on challenge.

I started by sponging a few colors of distressed ink...similar to the inspiration tag.  I then added a bit of dimension to the background with a stencil and white embossing paste.

I then die cut this tree from dark brown paper. I decided to keep in the inner parts of the leaves (though one fell out and I didn't have time to remake this tag).  The back of the paper is white, so the effect of the die cut looks pretty cool as you see a bit of the white peek through. I only glued down the truck of the tree so the leaves are a loose and it provides a nice dimension.

Hope you have a chance to play along, we would love to see what you come up with!



Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Bazzill Card Stock	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Die-namics Pierced Traditional Tag STAX	Mini Distress Ink
Simon Says Stamp ALL SEASONS TREE Dies S175

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Less is More - Gold and Purple

We have another challenge starting over at Less is More.  Our challenge for this week is a color challenge and our colors are "Purple and Gold".  Seems like a strange combo...since it was my high school colors it seems a bit old school, but once I started playing around with these colors I had fun!

Here's what I came up for this week...

This is a simple CAS card.  I started my cutting out the little rectangle from the top panel of my card.

I simply heat embossed the sentiment.  Then die cut my present from some purple patterned paper, and some gold foil paper.

I added foam tape to the top panel and done!  Super simple!

What I like most about this design is that you can easily make this into a Christmas card as well!

Here's a close up of the dimension of the card.

Hope you come and join us, we would love to see what you come up with!













Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	large stitched rectangle stackables	Taylored Expressions Little Bits PRESENT Die Set TE440	Reverse Confetti LOTS TO SAY Clear Stamp Set	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342067
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Hero Arts EMBOSS GOLD EMBOSSING POWDER PW100

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CAS on Sunday - Flower

We are starting a new challenge over at CAS on Sunday!  Our theme for this challenge is Flower!  I hope you have time to swing by and join us...this is a fun one!

Here's my take on the theme...

I started my heat embossing the main image and the sentiment.  I then used distress ink to watercolor the flower.

In order to give a bit of depth, I added a very light blue around the flower.

I then added a bit of yellow card stock and popped it up on foam tape.

Pretty simple!

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!






Supplies:

Strathmore Bristol Smooth Surface	large stitched rectangle stackables	Bazzill Card Stock	Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2	Helenium - Large	*Hero Arts EMBOSS ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER PW111
Mini Distress Ink

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Less is More - Celebrate

Time for another challenge over at Less is More.  This week is a special challenge, since we are on our 300th Challenge!  And, of course, our theme is Celebrations/Festivals.  I'm sure you will have a ton of ideas for this challenge!

My go to die for celebrations is one from My Favorite Things.  You can't go wrong with champagne! This card is for my sister-in-law's birthday...she loves champagne and pink, so this is a perfect combination!

This is a quick and easy shaker card, with an inlaid sentiment!  I used silver fold paper for the sentiment.


I added a few stars to the top layer of the card to add a bit of interest!

Super quick and easy and perfect for any celebration!

Here's a close up of the card!

Come on over and celebrate with us!  We would love to see what you come up with!













Supplies:

Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2

Neenah Solar White Card Stock

large stitched rectangle stackables

Die-namics Layered Champagne Glass

Simon Says Stamp CHEERS Wafer Thin Die sssd111458 Plan On It

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Addicted to CAS - Monster

Time for another challenge over at Addicted to CAS.  This week I'm hosting (yeah!) and I picked one of my favorite themes....monsters!  While I'm not much for Halloween, I do love the cute little stamp sets with all of the monsters and other creatures.


Hope you have a chance to play along.  We have Create a Smile as our sponsor for this week and you know they have tons of cute monsters!

I'm into 4x4 square cards at the moment and here's one with these fun monsters.

I simply stamped my images and colored them with copics.  I had to make the moon a bit bigger, so I simply drew some additional craters.

After stamping my sentiment, I thought it looks a bit empty so I added a few tiny silver stars!

Here's a close up of the card!

Hope you can join us, we would love to see what you come up with!










Supplies:

Neenah Solar White Card Stock

Reset Cuttlebug Machine V2

Lawn Fawn SMALL CROSS-STITCHED SQUARE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF183

Clearly Besotted OUT OF THIS WORLD Clear Stamp Set

Copic Sketch Marker

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