CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #588 colours

 hello stampers!

This month for our colours challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches Suzy is our host and she's chosen some gorgeous deep colours. I wanted to do flowers but thought I'd change it up a little!

I recently got a new set of dies with flowers and leaves and thought it would be great in these colours. Then when looking through my die cut stash I came across this butterfly in the right purple colour. Serendipity! 

I've been wanting to do a butterfly half flowers for a while. I ended up die cutting the leaves from green card and the flowers were die cut and watercoloured with the purple colours. Truly this was not a difficult make - simply placed and adhered the leaves and buds, then the purple flowers on top, after tracing out the shape of the butterfly in reverse. The sentiment was sponged with an ink dauber with both purple and black to make a variegated look.

Thanks so much for stopping by - we'd love to see your card in our gallery.

 

dies: Uniquely Creative flower cluster builder, Paper Rose butterfly, MFT skinny strips

stamps: Altenew sentiment strips

inks: wilted violet, black soot distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #587 sketch

 hello crafters!

This month's sketch challenge at CAS colours and sketches was designed by me! I thought a tag on a square card offered so many options. Can't wait to see your designs in our gallery!

I wanted to give the tag a few layers to make it stand out, but I think in the end it's the leaves that stole the show! lol The tag was die cut from a reverse stencilled panel, then stamped with dots and edged with 2 colours of ink. The cogs and leaves were die cut from ink smooshed panels and lightly ink blended. The sentiment was stamped and clear heat embossed, to echo the white heat embossed butterfly, then die cut into a banner.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We'd love to see your card in the gallery!

• dies: MFT itty bitty strips, Recollections tag, MFT bitty fall leaves, Gummiapan cogs
• stamps: Gummiapan, Lavinia Stamps mini flutter
• stencils: Hero Arts fall leaves
• inks: barn door, ripe persimmon, mustard seed, scattered straw, carved pumpkin, vintage photo distress oxides

bloom

 Morning crafters!

I recently purchased some lovely design papers from a few different companies and couldn't wait to use some for a card. The sketch over at freshly made sketches provided the perfect opportunity! 

I found this subtle paper for the background and die cut some blooms to match. The lovely sentiment came from the same set of paper. I've always loved the look of a bouquet of flowers in an envelope so decided to make some tiny envelopes and fill them with blooms!  

I'm also posting this one to Darnell's fabulous blog, NBUS. Sending hugs, Darnell! 

Thanks for stopping by today and spending some time with me!

 

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #586 colours

 hello stampers!

I'm your host this month for our colour challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and I've chosen colours that I think may tempt you toward a masculine card.

I've used a new to me die set with a world and the 'travel' word. The world was die cut from different ink blended card, then inserted into a die cut circle on the front panel. The 'travel' word was die cut twice and stacked. I chose several small travel related stamps to stamp around the world in the challenge colours.

I'm also uploading this one to Darnell's fabulous blog, NBUS. Sending hugs, Darnell!  And thanks to a suggestion from my lovely friend (who has an eye on LOTS of blogs) I'm also joining in the fun at addicted to CAS where the theme is 'travel'!

Thanks so much for stopping by - we'd love to see your card in our gallery.

   

   

dies: Uniquely Creative travel the world

stamps: Darkroom Door wildflowers, MFT take shape

inks: pumice stone, tumbled glass distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #585 sketch

hello crafters!

Our latest sketch challenge at CAS colours and sketches is out and we'd love to have you join in the fun. The central rectangle is perfect for a CAS card!

The background stripe was stencilled in crumb cake to match the card. The bricks were stencilled with several colours, then splattered with water to achieve an old brick look. This was backed by a watercoloured panel. The gumboots were die cut from ink smooshed card and popped up on foam squares. Sentiment was stamped with the brick colours.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We'd love to see your card in the gallery!

• dies: Gummiapan twigs, gumboots, MFT skinny strips
• stamps: Paper Rose tiny forest sentiment
• stencils: Darkroom Door bricks, Stamperia lines
• inks: evergreen bough, barn door, aged mahogany, ground espresso distress oxides