Perfectly CAS October challenge #32

 hello stampers!

It's time again for the new Perfectly CAS challenge and this month the theme is: think pink. Remember to use only up to 1/3 of the card front for your design.

While pink is not my favourite colour to use, I think a card is improved by using more than one pink tone. Kind of makes it more interesting I guess?

I took my cue from some recent lovely cards by Chris Stokes and used a vase with flowers. The background is stencilled very lightly with distress oxide ink. The vase was die cut then embossed with an embossing folder to give it more texture, and stacked 3 high. The flowers and little bird were die cut then gently inked with various tones of pink. The sentiment was inked using 2 colours randomly, then clear heat embossed for shine.

We're looking forward to seeing your pink themed cards in our gallery. Thanks so much for stopping by!

• dies: paper rose little vases, paper rose little foliage, paper rose birdhouses, gummiapan hearty twig
• inks: spun sugar, picked raspberry, seedless preserves distress oxides
• stamp: penny black grown with love
• stencil: all & create lotza squares

birthday wishes

 hello stampers!

I'm playing along today with the lovely people at cas colours and sketches #456 where they have a sketch challenge.

I wanted to do a birthday card and found a great stamp to use for the sketch.

The image was stamped using Penny Black Grown with Love in memento tuxedo black and coloured with pencils, then die cut using a Paper Rose Stitched Rectangle die. The sentiment from Altenew Sentiment Strips was stamped in memento tuxedo black, edges inked in a cordinating green and popped up with tiny foam squares.

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especially for you

 hello stampers!

I'm outdoing myself, I know - 2 posts in as many days! I might have to lie down for a bit! I've done a lovely little card for the addicted to CAS challenge #213 Hearts.

I'll give it to hubby who loves my cooking 😉 so a warm steaming bowl of love is on the menu for Valentines Day! lol

The bowl was stamped on red card using Hero Arts DC236 stamp and cut, and fussy cut. The hearts were die cut using a Recollections tiny heart die from strips of card adhered together in a rainbow design and also red card. The sentiment from Penny Black Grown with Love was stamped and white heat embossed on a scrap of dark grey card ink blended with distress oxide Black Soot. This was then die cut using Paper Rose Stitched Rectangle die. A white gelly roll pen was added for some interest and the card panel was popped up on foam strips on a white card base.

Thanks for stopping by!