Found some gold paint...

Hiya! I was sorting out the craft room, and found some gold acrylic paint that I'd forgotten I had, and had never used... I decided to have a go with it. Here are a couple of very simple CAS cards I made with it. I'm still trying to decide if they are TOO CAS though!

In the first card I painted the flower centres with gold, and left everything else white. For the second card I used inks to colour the dragonfly's body, and used gold paint for the wings. For the third card, the gold is on the bee's stripes. I used a clear star glitter pen for its wings, and coloured the flower with inks, adding a touch of gold to the base of the flower.

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AAA Cards

Creatalicious Challenges: Anything Goes with optional Monochrome

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I'm entering this one in the Allsorts challenge: Anything with Wings

Sunset Snowstorm

Hiya. I made another card using the Lavinia 'tree' stamp, but wanted to use more colours, so I made this one with a sunset. I added Nuvo Glitter drops to the tree, but they don't show up very well in the photo. They look lovely though, like glittery baubles, and they keep their 3D shape :)

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Pinspirational:

CAS on Friday: CAS Christmas
AAA Cards: Along the Edge
Lavinia Stamps: Snow at Christmas
Watercooler Wednesday: 

Stamping Sensations: Anything Goes



Ingredients:
Lavinia stamp: Small Whimsical Whisps
Adirondack ink: Butterscotch, Cranberry, Denim
Nuvo Glitter Drops: White Blizzard
White gouache

New stamp!

Hi! I bought this stamp a couple of weeks ago, and this is my first attempt at using it. I think I need some more practice! But I love the affect. I used my stamping tool, and inked up the leaves first, stamped the image, and then inked the petals with purple and stamped again. Then I added the blue, and stamped again. I spritzed before stamping each colour.

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Challenge Up Your Life:

AAA Cards:

Happy Little Stampers:

Ingredients:
Penny Black: Pure Iris
Adirondack ink: Meadow
Artistry Inks: Midnight Blue, Indian Jamun

IndigoBlu Heart

Hi! Here are three valentines cards, made with one of my favourite IndigoBlu stamps. The image is quite detailed, so I've kept the colours simple, and just added a bit of sparkle with a gelly roll pen.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams: 'Include a Heart'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Feminine Anything Goes'
Creatilicious: 'Anything Goes with optional Love/Hearts'
Simply Create Too: 'Anything Goes with optional twist: use hearts'

 I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Unicorn Challenge: Include a Heart'
Double D: 'Hearts'

AAA Cards:

Uniko:

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Simon Says Stamp: 'Add some red'
Time Out:

The Card Concept:

Ingredients:
IndigoBlu: 'Love Is'
Promarkers
Gelly Roll - Clear Star

Butterflies

Hi! I recently bought a new butterfly die, and this is my first try at using it. I made the background with Distress oxides and Glimmer Mist, and cut a few extra butterflies from it to add to the front of the card. I stamped the sentiment, and added gems to the butterflies. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photos, but the background is very shimmery.

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Addicted to Stamps:

AAA Cards:

HLS Dies:

Ingredients:
Memory Box die; Butterfly Swell
'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Distress Oxides: Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Candied Apple, Salty Ocean
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

Painted Harvest

Hi! I've been drooling over the Stampin' Up! Painted Harvest set for a while, and my lovely mate Debbie found it on eBay for me... would've been rude not to buy it! Here are a couple of cards I made with it. I masked the panel and then stamped the flowers. On the purple one, I added some leaves, and used an ink duster to colour some of the background green. On the blue one, I added mica powder to the flower centres and to the inked blue card border, but it's hard to see the shimmer in the photos.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Shopping Our Stash: 'Birthday'
Creative Inspirations: 'Something New' (stamp set)
MAWTT: 'CAS'
My Time To Craft: 'Something New' (stamp set)
Addicted to Stamps: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted To CAS: 'Ombre'

AAA Cards: 

Stamping Sensations: 'Cold and Frosty Colours'

Pink Gem Challenge: 'Cool in Blue'

Tuesday Throwdown: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:

Stamps from Stampin' Up! 'Summer Silhouettes' set

'Birthday Wishes' sentiment from Woodware 'Daisy Panel'
Artistry Ink pads: Indian Jamun, Lavender Dash, Pampas, Midnight Blue, Blue Chase

Sweet Poppy Mica Powder: Silver Pearl

More Distress Oxide Trees

Hiya! I am completely obsessed with Distress Oxides! I have been making backgrounds with different colour combinations, using the watercolour smooshing technique, then spritzing with Glimmer Mist. I stamp the trees onto the backgrounds and fussy cut them out. After gluing them to the cards, I have added detail with a glitter pen and some Nuvo Drops.

Here are a few I have made:

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The Card Concept: (Style: CAS)

Always Fun: 'Anything Goes'
Crafty Creations: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

That's Crafty: 'Green with Envy'
Muse: Christmas: 'Any Holiday Card'
Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin': 'Your Favourite Christmas Colour Combo'

Simon Says Stamp: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls:

Challenge Up Your Life: 'Trees'

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AAA Cards:

HLS Watercolour:

Uniko:

Ingredients:
Woodware Stamp: Christmas Trees
Distress Oxide Inks: Too many different colours to remember!
Glimmer Mist: Iridescent Gold

Nuvo Drops: Silver Lining, Pale Gold, Red Berry

Gelly Roll pen: Clear Star