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.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
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

Mother's Day Silhouette Cards

Hi! Here are a couple of Mother's day cards I made. I masked the circle, then stamped the image and inked the backgrounds. I added extra colour to the seeds, and then went a bit crazy with gems!

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Less Is More: - 3 colours

Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes + optional twist of Inked Background'
Creative Inspirations: 'Spring Greens'
Addicted to CAS: 

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps:

Pearly Sparkles: 'Make it Girlie'
Creatalicious: 'Anything Goes'
My Time to Craft: 'Mother's Day or For a Female'


Ingredients:
Woodware: 'Grasses'
Adirondack Inks: Meadow, Butterscotch, Cranberry
Artistry Inks: Midnight Blue
Crystal Parade gems

Funky Flowers

Hi! Here are a couple of Mother's Day cards I made, using my new Lili of the Valley flowers! I love these images :)

I coloured the flowers with inks. For the first card, I layered up the middle panel to add a bit of dimension, and added a little gem. For the second card, I added white dots with a white gelly roll pen, and some glitter with a Clear Star gelly roll pen.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color Throwdown:

Addicted to Stamps:

The Flower Challenge:

Pink Gem Challenge: Anything Goes

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

CASology:

The Sisterhood of Crafters: 'In the Red'
Unicorn Challenge: 'Spring'
Sweet Stampin': 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lili of the Valley: 'Blooming Lovely'
Artistry Inks: sweet toffee, cotton candy, midnight blue, indian jamun, moon crater
Adirondack inks: butterscotch, terra cotta, cranberry, meadow
Sakura gelly roll pens: white, clear star

I Love You-nicorn

Hiya

Ok, I admit it. I am a bit obsessed with this unicorn image. So I decided to make a Valentines card with it. I'm not entirely sure the sentiment works, but I still like it!

The unicorns are coloured with smooshed inks again, and I used a Wink of Stella pen and a gelly roll pen to add the shimmer and sparkle.

 
I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Pearly Sparkles: 'It's a Love thing'
Sweet Stampin': 'Valentines'
Always Fun: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life: 'Love is in the Air'
Addicted to Stamps: 'Make Your mark'
Crafts Galore: 'Anything Goes'


Ingredients:
Lili of the Valley - Jolly Unicorns
Artistry Inks: Indian Jamun, Cotton Candy
Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry
Adirondack Inks: Sail Boat Blue, Hazelnut
Wink of Stella - Clear
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.

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

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

Colourful Daisies

Hi! Here are a couple more cards made with my new daisies stamp set. Seriously, inking, spritzing and stamping is my new favourite way of colouring, especially as I'm pretty bad at colouring with markers! I really love this watercolour technique! I added Nuvo Drops to the flower centres in the first card, to give a bit of dimension, and the colours are inspired by the current Color Throwdown challenge - they are so pretty! I like the softness of the second card, from the chalky-look of the Distress Oxides. The colours are inspired by my friend Debbie, as she often uses these two colours together in her cards, and they look stunning! :)

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Color Throwdown:

Addicted to Stamps:

Simon Says Stamp: 'Anything Goes'

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Mix It Up: 'Anything Goes + optional twist of Clean and Simple'

Seize The Birthday: 'Anything Goes'

Watercooler Wednesday: 'Anything Goes'

Ingredients:
Stamps By Me: Amazing Daisy set
Adirondack ink pad: Aqua
Distress Ink pads: Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade
Distress Oxide Ink pads: Twisted Citron, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry
Nuvo Crystal Drops: Gloss - White
Crystal Parade gems: Clear

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

Ruby

Hi. My lovely neighbour Ruby passed away on Friday. She had been ill for a few months, and in hospital with pneumonia for the last couple of weeks, but it was still a shock. She was such a lovely lady, and she used to look after our cats while we were away. She loved baking, and often popped round with cakes for us. We have known her for 17 years, and the street won't be the same without her.

I wanted to make a Sympathy card for her family, but I find them so difficult. You want them to somehow express how you feel, and they'll always fall short. I ended up trying a couple of designs, but went with the one with the vase of flowers in the end. I suppose that although they are difficult to make, sympathy cards are also a bit of therapy, giving you something to do when you feel so sad and empty.

Anyway, here are the cards I made:

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps: "Clean and Simple"
Watercooler Wednesday: "All About Occasions"
MAWTT: "Flowers"
That's Crafty: "Feeling Blue"

I'm entering this one in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: "Winter Blues"
Alsorts: "No Patterned Papers"
Crafty Creations: "Anything Goes"
Crafts Galore: "Anything Goes"



Ingredients:
Stamps from Stampin' Up! 'Summer Silhouettes' set
Sentiment from Woodware 'Jane's Script'
Vase digi from Vectorstock
Adirondack Ink pads: Aqua, Denim, Hazelnut, Juniper, Cloudy Blue
Nuvo Drops: Pale Gold