Pine Trees

The challenge at CAS Christmas 

This month it's PINE!

I'm not really sure where the die for the trees came from but it's only about 1in across!

The background is a print from a Gelli plate background. I use dies from Presscut for the squares and the circle aperture. The pine tree die is just a frame die,  so I cut the circle aperture in the square just a tad smaller so I could attach it.

I think I must get out my Gelli plate again, this background has been sculling away in a drawer for a while!

Hello

It's time for another challenge at CAS Mix Up, which this time is to include Emboss Resist!

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Emboss Resist is an old technique using different Heat Embossing techniques.

I highly recommend you watch one or more of the videos that have been 

provided by our design team.  I guarantee that you will be inspired to play along!

We can't wait to see your Clean and Simple Mixed Media cards:-)

Video Tutorials:

2 Ways to do Emboss Resist by Kristina Werner (10:52)

Emboss Resist with Stencils by Lydia (6:01)

Emboss Resist WITHOUT Embossing by Natasha Foote (5:25)

Black Embossed Resist by Jennifer McGuire (9:08)

Heat Emboss Resist with Watercolour Wash by Debby Hughes (5:11)

Faux Batik Cards by Channin Pelletier (7:13)

Welcome to our wonderful Guest Designer

 Brenda (Inkspired to Stamp)

I thought that this small Stamplorations bubble wrap stamp looked rather like honeycomb, so I stamped in Versamark, embossed with clear embossing powder and inked with a few shades of Distress Oxide Inks, applied with blending brushes. I'm not sure of the origin of the bee die cut, but it was coloured with marker pens and then glazed with Nuvo Crystal Glaze. The hello is from a long string die, but I chopped off the ends.

 

Happy Birthday

A card using dies from Gummiapan (net) and Charlie and Paulchen. The dies were cut from pieces of digitally printed card with images from pngwing. The pink was flowers and the green was a leafy background. I think it works quite well, giving slight variations of colour.  Sentiment is from Paper Smooches.

Addicted to CAS - Nautical

 

Happy Birthday

When I saw the challenge at the Male Room, I realised that I had posted the perfect card for it the previous day, so I went about making another in a similar vein. 

My previous card has a knot on it and so I thought I would do another with a similar knot, but not exactly the same. This took me back to my Guiding days and this knot is called a sheet bend.

Here's how to do it!

The sentiment is by Gummiapan and the posts from Memory Box, the anchor was a freebie from a magazine. The source for the seagull escapes me, but that may be Memory Box too!

The only source of colour is the seagull's beak and legs!

We're off to our grandson's Speech Day today on his last day of school for the academic year. There is a to be a picnic in the grounds so it should all be great fun!