CAS Stencil - Baby Wipes - Happy Birthday

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Love the creative challenge ... CAS Stencil - Baby Wipes.

For my "baby wipe" card, I blended Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide inks to create a coral colored panel.  Then, I placed the flower stencil over the coral panel and lifted the ink from the petals using baby wipes.  (In Arizona, USA, with low humidity baby wipes can become dry even when placed in Ziploc bags, so I had to moisten the wipes with water.)  To create definition the petals and center were outlined using white ink.  For interest, white ink was added to the petals and light gems were added to center of the flower.  To continue with the gold color, a small strip of matte gold DP was added to the bottom of the frame and the sentiment was stamped in gold and heat embossed with clear EP.  A pierced square die was used to emboss a frame around the opening.

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Marilyn

Card Stock - Michaels
DP - Recollections
Dies - MFT
Stamp - Stampendous
Stencil - ArtC
Inks - Distress Oxide; Delicata

CAS Mixup - Inchies - HUGS

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CAS Mixup - Inchies

You have the most creative challenge ... it is fun trying the techniques.

For my Inchies card, I embossed a panel using an XOXO cutting plate, then cut three inchies that were adhered to a black card stock background.  Hearts go well with XOXO ... a piece of alcohol ink panel was perfect from which to die cut hearts.  To complete the theme, a HUGS sentiment was stamped.  When I was arranging the pieces, the background needed something ... small splotches were created using a stencil and distress oxide ink in a color that blends with the orange color in the hearts.

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Marilyn

Card Stock - Michaels
Dies - MFT
Inks - MFT - Hybrid; Distress Oxide; Alcohol
Stamp - MFT

CAS Mixup and CAS Watercolour - Enjoy Your Day

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Sharing second card to CAS Mixup (Paper Towel) and CAS Watercolour (Butterflies).  My card used the inky paper towel (1st offspring on the butterfly and 2nd offspring in the circle.  The butterfly was inked with Versamark and heat embossed with clear/sparkle EP.  To add definition/shadow to the butterfly, a black die cut of the butterfly was offset underneath the water colored one. Light grey gems were adhered to the spine of the butterfly.

CAS Mixup - Paper Towel - paper towel, die-cutting, stamping, heat embossing
CAS Watercolour - the butterfly and circle center are the results of sopping distress inks sprayed with water from a card panel.

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Card Stock - Michaels
Dies - MFT
Stamp - Hampton Arts
Inks - Ranger - Distress Oxides; MFT - Hybrid
Other - gems

CAS Watercolour - Colorful Butterflies - just a note

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Another fun challenge is underway on the CAS Watercolour Card Challenge blog ... Colourful Butterflies.  For my card the butterflies were die cut from the first offspring of my paper towel mixed media used for the challenge at CAS Mixup.  A card panel was inked with two colors (Broken China and Peacock Feathers) Distress Oxide inks, liberally sprayed with water, and the rich colors/liquid sopped up with a folded paper towel.  The richest colored paper towel offspring was used to die-cut the butterflies.  Before the die cutting, the paper towel panel was inked with Versamark ink and heat embossed with clear/sparkly EP.  To add interest part of the card panel was textured with a Gross Grain texture plate. A sentiment in the same colors at the butterflies was added. A yellow-colored gem was placed in the center of each butterfly.

Processes used - water color, paper towel, die-cutting, stamping, heat embossing, texturing

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Card Stock - Michaels
Dies - MFT - ArtC
Texture Plate - MFT
Stamp - Stampers Anonymous
Ink - Ranger - Distress Oxide; Versamark

CAS Mixup - Paper Towel - Oh Happy Day!

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A fun challenge at CAS Mixup ... use paper towel.  Since I had no inky paper towels on hand, I made some by inking a card panel with two colors (Broken China and Peacock Feathers) of Distress Oxide ink, spraying liberally with water and sopping up the rich colors with a folded paper towel.  This resulted in 4 paper towel offspring (the paper towel is 2-ply).  The first one with the richest colors was used that was glued to a piece of card stock.  Before die cutting the butterfly, the panel was inked with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with clear and sparkly EP.  The paper towel and the heat embossing created an interesting texture that is very sparkly.  A die cut was used to make the perforations.  The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed following the lines of the perforations.  The die cut butterfly was adhered using foam tape.  The panel was adhered using foam tape to enable more definition to the perforations.

Enjoyed this mixed media challenge.

Processes used - paper towel, water coloring, die-cutting, stamping, heat embossing.

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Card Stock - Michaels
Dies - MFT; ArtC
Ink - Ranger - Distress Oxide; Versamark
Other - EP; gems

CAS Stencil - Smile

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Playing in the CAS Stencil - Alcohol Lift/Alcohol Inks challenge.  On an AI background in my pile the ink was lifted using rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball dabbed through a sunflower stencil. A section of the alcohol-lifted panel was selected for the card. A die cut sentiment was added. The overlay panel was raised using foam tape. A pierced die-cut frame was added for interest.

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Marilyn

Card Stock - Michaels
Dies - MFT
Stencil - The Crafters Workshop
Alcohol Ink - Ranger and/or Copic Refills
Other - Rubbing Alcohol

Twofer - Garden

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Today, it is play day at Twofer - Garden Challenge. My conventional entries include a Cutting Garden (Hello There) and a Container Garden (Happiest of Birthdays) using 3 stamps on each from the MFT Doodle Blooms (retired).  (If only one stamp is allowed, the default is to the largest bloom.) In the Cutting Garden the centers of the blooms were embellished with gold sequins. All images were colored using Prismacolor Pencils. For the Container Garden the blooms were stamped/masked.  The container was created using a (present) stamp from a MFT birthday collection.

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Marilyn

Card Stock - Michaels; MFT
Dies - MFT
Stamps - MFT

Markers - Prismacolor Penceils
Other - Sequins

CAS Watercolour - cheers to you

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Just picked this peony bouquet from my garden for Darnell's birthday!  The celebration is on the CAS Watercolour Challenge blog. This bouquet was created by stamping and masking, dabbing Distress Oxide inks with a dauber and cotton swab in two shades of pink Distress Oxide ink, spitzing with water to make the colors run/blotting with a paper towel, then painting with clear Wink of Stella to make the colors run a little more. The leaves were colored using the same process (although no WOS on them). The bouquet was masked to blend the back ground then lightly spritzed. The sentiments were stamped over the bottom of the bouquet. Extra sparkle, of course, was created using silver sequins.

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Marilyn

Card Stock - Michaels
Inks - Ranger - Distress Oxides; MFT - Hybrid
Stamps - Hampton Arts
Other - Sequins

CAS Stencil and Mixup - Thinking of You

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Playing in the following challenges:
.. CAS Mixup- alcohol lift, plus stamping, die cutting
.. CAS Stencil - alcohol lift alcohol/alcohol ink
Placed the flower stencil over a red AI panel in my pile. Lifted the ink with rubbing alcohol and cotton ball until almost white. Then using a blending tool, sponged Wild Plum ink through the stencil petals. The flower center is Ranger AI Dandelion.  Lifted the stencil and noticed that some of the alcohol seeped under the stencil during the lift off process ... this worked OK ... added lighter color definition around the flower.

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Marilyn

Card Stock - Michaels
Other - Yupo and striped DP
Ink - Ranger, Copic Refills; MFT - Hybrrid
Stencil - ArtC

CAS Mixup - Celebrate

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The CAS Mixup designers have a fun challenge to use "baby wipes" in our card process. In addition to the "baby wipes" and stamping, the card includes die cut and heat embossing. My baby wipes were transformed into "stamp pad" with the application of dye inks in Red Hot, Orange Zest, Ripe Raspberry. The flowers were stamped on the stamp pad then onto card stock a number of times. Then, the flowers were over stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed using clear EP with some sparkle EP (the two have become mixed in my container).  Using the companion dies, the flowers were die-cut. The center of the flower was stamped and heat set. The card was completed with a large sentiment and clear sequins. 

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Products:
Card Stock - Michaels
Dies - MFT
Stamps - MFT; Ranger
Inks - MFT; Versamark
EP - Hampton Arts

CAS Mixup - just because ...

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Stopping by to play in the CAS Mixup - Metals challenge for October.  My card includes aluminum foil, smooshing, die cuts, stamping.  The faintly colored metal burst was die-cut from the leftover piece of aluminum foil that was used to scribble Sharpie markers then blend with alcohol to smoosh the background panel. I like how the wrinkles in the foil give the burst a slightly distressed look The colors of the Sharpies are purples, pinks, oranges, yellow.  Both the foil piece and background panel had waited a couple of months to be used!! To make the foil burst stand out from the smooshed panel, it was adhered slightly amiss to a black "patent leather" (it looks like that) circle die cut.  A small die cut heart from the same smooshed panel paired with a purple colored gem was added ... just because it seemed to work. The sentiment was stamped a few times in hybrid black ink for a rich and crisp look.

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Note:  This is a color palette that is not my norm.  Also, for future ...glue the foil to card stock before cutting, because it is so fragile.  (There was no foil crumpling or tearing ... just had to carefully pick it off the cutting plates.)

Card Stock - Recollections; Ranger - Yupo
DP - Recollections
Dies - MFT
Markers - Sharpies
Ink - MFT
Stamp - Hero Arts
Other - Rubbing Alcohol; gem

MFT Summer School - Session 2 - Ombre'

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A CAS card for the MFT Summer School Ombre' class is presented. Two colors of green (Cracked Pistachio and Lucky Clover) Distress Oxide inks were blended on a card panel. A greenery die was used to make the die-cut from the blended panel that was adhered to a fish tail die-cut textured with the MFT Grosgrain Texture Plate (retired). The white textured fishtail die-cut was adhered to gold sparkle paper. A simple sentiment and gold sequins complete the card.  

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Card Stock - Recollections
DP - from stash
Dies - MFT
Texture Plate - MFT (retired)
Stamp - MFT
Ink - MFT - Hybrid; Ranger - Distress Oxide
Sequins - from stash

MFT Summer School - Session 2 - Focal Point

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My card for the MFT Summer School - Focal Point class is presented.  A stencil with Distress Inks was used to create the flower on the circle die-cut. The butterfly was stamped with Distress and Versamark inks and heat embossed with clear EP.  The sentiment was stamped to follow the curve of the circle. For interest and texture the MFT Grosgrain Texture Plate (retired) was used on the white panel. A few enamel dots complete the card.

Card Stock - MFT; Recollections
Dies - MFT; ArtC
Texture Plate - MFT - Grosgrain (retired)
Stamps - MFT; ArtC
Stencil - ArtC
Inks - Ranger - Distress; MFT - Hybrid; Versamark
EP - Hampton Art
Other - enamel dots from stash

MFT Summer School - Session 2 - Visual Triangle

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My card for the MFT Summer School - Visual Triangle consists of a scene with penguins. All die-cuts, stamps and hybrid black ink are MFT.  

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Card Stock - MFT; Recollections
DP - MME
Dies - MFT
Stencil - MFT
Inks - MFT - Hybid; Ranger - Distress
Stamps - MFT
Markers - Copics
Other - clear WOS; sequins

MFT Summer School - Session 2 - Rainbow

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My card for the MFT Summer School Rainbow class. Flowers were stamped randomly using MFT Dye Inks in colors of the rainbow. The sentiment was stamped on black card stock using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with white EP, then adhered to black and white striped and green die-cut strips. For some definition the die-cut flower panel was adhered to a black die-cut panel. Clear sequins were added to the flower centers.

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Card Stock - Recollections
DP - MFT
Stamps - Precious Remembrance; MFT
Dies - MFT
Inks - MFT - Dye; Versamark
EP - Stampendous
Other - clear sequins

MFT - Summer School Session 2 - Monochromatic

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It's summer school time at MFT. The first class of this session is Monochromatic.  Using the smallest MFT Stitched Frame Square die 5 negative die-cuts were stamped with a flower stamped on each.  These were adhered to a strip of royal blue diagonal striped DP.  For shine a strip of royal blue foil DP was added.  Sparkle was achieved using royal blue gem stones for the centers of the flowers. The sentiment is stamped in MFT black hybrid ink.

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Card Stock - Recollections
DP - DCWV
Dies - MFT
Stamps - MFT; Hampton Art

Twofer Card Challenge #8 - Geometric

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Another fun challenge at Twofer where the prompt is Geometric.  A framed stitched square die was used for my cards.

Card 1 - Celebrate It's Your Day (Birthday category)

The negative of the die was used (times 5) and stamped with the same flower on each.  The flower squares were adhered to a strip of royal blue and white diagonal striped DP.  A strip of royal blue foil DP was added for shine.  The sparkle on the card comes from the royal blue gems on each flower.  The Celebrate sentiment completes the card.

This card will also be entered into the MFT Summer School - Session 2 - Monochromatic 

Card 2 - May Your Holidays Sparkle (Christmas category)
The stitched frame piece of the die was used to create three shaker windows that were filled with multi-colored sparkly sequins. A black foil strip adds interest. An appropriate sentiment completes the card.  

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Card Stock - Recollections
DP - DCWV; Recollections
Acetate - Recollections
Dies - MFT
Stamps - MFT; Hampton Art
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Other - gems and sequins from stash

CAS Mix Up - thinking of you

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CAS Mix Up August 2018 has a fun challenge at this time ... it is Stencil Monoprint.  I was so intrigued that I gave it a go.  My rendition includes the stencil monoprint, stamping, die-cuts and stitching on the die-cut.

Distress Inks in the shades of Picked Raspberry and Spiced Marmalade were inked onto the back of a swirly-design stencil ... then the ink was sprayed with water ...then the inky wet stencil was placed on water color paper and pressed down to absorb some of the liquid. After removing the stencil and when the paper was dry, the flower and sentiment were stamped in black hybrid ink. The flower was colored in the same shades as the panel using Prismacolor pencils. A black die-cut panel was slightly offset on two sides of the colored panel for added interest. A few clear sequins add a little sparkle.

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Card stock - Recollections
Water color paper - Masters Touch
Stencil - Stampers Anonymous (Tim Holtz)
Inks - Ranger - Distress; MFT - Hybrid
Stamps - Hampton Arts
Markers - Prismacolor Pencils
Sequins - from stash

CAS Watercolour and CAS Mixup - sending you ...

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Time to play cards in two challenges:

--CAS Watercolour - Splash Watercolouring Technique and CAS Mixup - Colour Your Dies

In honor of Nancy's last challenge as host, the technique at CAS Watercolour is Splash Watercolouring. 

The green panel, sun and arc behind the sun were created using Distress/Distress Oxide Inks in greens, yellows and pinks using Loll's Splash Watercolour Technique then die-cut.  To add some interest a circle die-cut from the pink panel was offset behind the sun. Part of the sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed using white EP onto a die-cut piece of grey card stock. The rest of the sentiment was stamped using black hybrid ink. For dimension the sun was popped up using foam tape. A few clear sequins complete the card.

Methods used:  Water-colour Splash, die-cuts, stamping, heat embossing.

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Card Stock - Recollections; MFT
Watercolor Paper - Master's Touch
Dies - MFT
Stamps - Hero Arts
Ink - Ranger - Distress and Distress Oxides; MFT - Hybrid
Other - clear sequins

MFT - SS2018 - Symmetry - Send You X's and O's

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It is the last day of MFT Summer School ... today is Symmetry.

The colors used are black, white, red, gray.  A die-cut panda was adhered to a red heart that was adhered to a DP panel trimmed in black.  A few hearts and circles painted with clear WOS were added below the sentiment to further enhance the theme.

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Card Stock - Recollections; MFT
DP - Pebbles
Dies - MFT
Stamp - MFT
Ink - MFT - Hybrid
Other  - WOS