CAS: Splatters

Hello

Today I'm sharing my CAS Splatters card:

I used watercolour paper which I taped to my work surface and sprayed with water. I dripped Dylusions ink (Bubblegum Pink and Calypso Teal) in a controlled way to create pockets of colour. I left the paper to dry naturally. When it was completely dry, I stamped the Papermania 'Hello' and heat embossed it in Seafoam White. I love how the word has texture.

Finally, I trimmed the watercolour paper and mounted it onto an ivory card base.

xoxo

I'm entering this at:

Less Is More Week 280 - Splatters

CAS: Patterned Paper

This week #274 at Less Is More is Lucky Dip Week and the challenge is to use designer paper in a CAS style. 

I hope what I made qualifies.

I started with embossed white card and added a die cut, black stitched frame on foam pads. I used a Tattered Lace Flower die to cut three lacy flowers from patterned Deco Time paper. A silver, shimmer glitter dome was added to the centre of each flower and the flowers were glued on to the card. 

The sentiment was die cut from black card and a second from white card. These were glued together to give a shadow effect and attached to the bottom right of the card.

I'd like to enter these challenges:

Less Is More Challenge #274 Use patterned design paper in a CAS style

Crafty Creations Challenge #314  Black, White and a Pop of Colour


xoxo

Carole 

CAS: Cute Dragon

 This little chap helped me make Top 3 at Crafting with Dragonflies

The theme this week at Less is More #273 is Saints, Dragons or Heroes in honour of Saint George's Day on the 23rd April. According to the legend Saint George, the patron saint of England, slew a dragon to save a maiden in distress. The cards at Less is More  must always be CAS cards.

Here is my card:

The image is a digi stamp from Pretty Grafik Design (who have an 80% sale at the moment). It was printed onto white card and coloured with Spectrum Noir markers. 

A dragon shaped mask was made so that inks could be blended through a Dylusions Lucious Leaves stencil for the background.  I used Memento Dandelion, Nautical Blue and Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers inks.

The sentiment from Hobbycraft was stamped in Ranger Jet Black ink and heat embossed with clear WOW powder.

I'd like to enter these challenges:

Less is More week #273 Saints, Dragons or Heroes

Crafting With Dragonflies week #55 Masculine

Dream Valley Challenges Challenge #130 All Creatures Great and Small

xoxo

CAS: One Layer Geometric

This week's challenge at Less Is More is to create a one layer card with geometric shapes or patterns.

Sounds so easy, but in reality its not, as there is no room for error since there can be no cover-ups in a one layer card! 

Here is my make:

I used a Just a Trace stencil called Bobby Tiny Stencil and a blending tool and inks to put colour down. I used Crushed Olive, Danube Blue and Violet Posies. The stencil really is tiny, so I reversed the design alongside the first.
The sentiment is from Inkilicious. I stamped it in Jet Black archival ink and then clear heat embossed it.

My inner critic is saying that I was too heavy with the distress ink at first, but...hey-ho, you live and learn!

I'd like to enter into these challenges:

Less Is More Challenge #271 One Layer Geometric shapes or patterns


 Addicted to Stamps Challenge #189 Clean and Simple


xoxo

White Space

The challenge this week at Less is More #270 is a colour challenge. It is: White space but not  WHITE 

Here is the card I made:

The scribbly flower was stamped in black ink onto book paper. It was then coloured in a puddle of distress ink (Rose bud and Spiced Marmalade) and water. Once dry the flowers were glued onto snippets of black card and cut out. The same was done with a piece of torn paper for the sentiment. 

The sentiment was stamped and was heat embossed. I cut a piece of Kraft card to 12cm x 17 cm as the background of the card and assembled the flowers and sentiment using foam pads to add a bit of dimension. The main flower was finished with a pearl centre.The kraft card was attached to a white card base.

I'd like to enter this for the following challenges:

 Less is More #270 Colour Challenge
Pixies Crafty Workshop Week #223

xoxo

Hello Dotty

The challenge this week at Less is More is to use Polkadots.

The challenge at Dragonfly Journeys is 'As Good as Gold'.

Here is my make for these challenges:

It is a very simple card made from die-cut polkadot card.

The card is from Deco Time and is glittered, golden-coloured, tiny polkadots. The two end strips and the wreath were cut from this.  

The bird and the sentiment were cut from gold mirror card.

The die used is the Tattered Lace Wreath Die.

CAS: One Layer

Week 267 at Less is More is the 'One Layer Challenge' with the sentiment being the main focus of the card.

You would think that making a one layer card would technically be the easiest sort to make ... oh no!!!  I have a pile of failed attempts and I'm still not happy with this one.

My one layer card :

 

The background was ink stamped, using Memento Dandelion and Rose Bud, with a very old embossing folder from Darice. The watercolour effect is the result of spraying water onto the ink in the folder before printing the card. The border was stamped in Memento Gray Flannel using a Papermania Capsule Geometric Mono stamp (this really could do with a strip of ribbon or washi or something to hide the disjointed joints between the stamping, but I thought that would be classed as embellishment). The sentiment was stamped in Ranger Jet Black archival ink, using a stamp from the same Papermania set.

Thanks for stopping by and looking!
xoxo

CAS Card: Citrus

I made a very simple card today.

The background was embossed with Decadent Blooms - a free folder :)  from this month's Papercraft Essentials magazine (issue 131). A small strip of card was embossed for the ribbon and coloured with Crushed Olive distress ink.
Using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scalloped circle die, I cut a circle and, using a blending tool, coloured it in Crushed Olive and Dandelion.
The 'Thank you' sentiment was die cut from a scrap of white card using another free die from Papercraft Essentials magazine (issue 128).

I'm entering this card into:

 Less is more - colour week challenge 

Pixies Crafty Workshop Snippets Playground Challenge - week 219

Thanks for looking!