12/02/2017

CAS Watercolour December Challenge - winter wishes

I am so honored and thrilled to be Guest Designing for the December challenge at CAS Watercolour!



This month's theme is "Anything Goes"! Isn't it nice sometimes to just explore your creativity and make whatever you want?



Here's my card:



I heat-embossed a log in white, and smooshed the embossed cardstock with distress ink. I watched one of Loll's tutorial videos and tried the smooshing technique for the first time. It was fun!!



Then I heat-embossed the deer and in glittery platinum and stamped the sentiment in dark red.



Please check out the challenge blog and you can find inspiration from the Design Team. Come play along! I can't wait to see your card in the gallery!



Stamp: "Stamptember" 2017 Tim Holtz Collection (Stampers Anonymous/Simon Says Stamp)
Paper: Watercolor Paper (Strathmore - 140 lb)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko), Distress Ink (Ranger - Peacock Feather, Broken China), Cherry Cobbler (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Embossing Powder (Hero Arts - White, Wow! - Metallic Platinum Sparkle)
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19 comments:

  1. nancy littrell12/2/17, 10:18 AM

    Simply beautiful Christmas design, Hideko. I Love how your smooshed watercolour background over your heat embossed log turned out. Your close up really shows off your pretty and artsy smooshing:-)

    Beautiful heat embossed deer and sentiment too. TFS my friend and I am so pleased you are our Guest Designer for December. Happy Holidays and Hugs...

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  2. Cathy12/2/17, 1:40 PM

    Gorgeous card Hideko, your smooshed background looks great, smooshing is so much fun isn't it! Cathy x

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  3. I Card Everyone12/2/17, 3:34 PM

    Bravo, Hideko!!! I'm thrilled to see you are the guest designer - now I must play along, right?
    Your card is absolutely gorgeous! LOve the smooshed shades of blue over the snowy white - and your deer is stunning in that glittery silver, too. I really have to branch out of my boring embossing powders, right? Well done, my friend... big hugs...
    =] Michele

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  4. Loll12/2/17, 4:32 PM

    Great work with your first smooshing, Hideko!! LOVE the design with your white embossed log and shiny, silver deer. The red stamped sentiment makes for a beautiful combination with the blue background. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month!! xx

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  5. Pat12/2/17, 4:53 PM

    Your smooshed blue background is like a pretty winter sky Hideko, and the white tree rings look great behind the sweet glittery silver embossed deer, and eith a great pop of red from the sentiment. x

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  6. Pat12/2/17, 4:54 PM

    Sorry, I meant to say congratulations on being GD this time. x

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  7. Ina G12/2/17, 5:18 PM

    I love smooching and you have created a beauty here Hideko. Love the embossed wood and the texture you got on your Deer. A beautiful cas card. Congratulations on Guesting for December.

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  8. Christine Alexander12/2/17, 5:52 PM

    Hideko, congratulations on being our guest designer for this month, I love your wood slice image with the deer. I just bought this stamp set and after seeing this I'm so excited to start stamping with the set. Totally awesome card :)

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  9. Susan12/2/17, 6:41 PM

    Wonderful watercolour smooshing for your background, Hideko! It is such a great technique and it worked perfectly with your heat embossed wood. A great setting for the lovely heat embossed deer. Thank you so much for being our Guest Designer at CAS Watercolour!

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  10. Bonnie12/3/17, 6:43 AM

    I love how your smooshed background shows off the tree rings in the background and makes a lovely feeling of snowy hills for the deer to perch on! The pop of red in the sentiment is perfect! Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer this month at CAS Watercolour!

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  11. Karen Dunbrook12/3/17, 10:06 AM

    great card Hideko...so happy to have you as our GD this month!!
    :) Karen

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  12. Susanne Vargas12/3/17, 2:45 PM

    Congrats on your GD spot, Hideko! Absolutely love your artsy CAS card!

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  13. Mac Mable12/4/17, 11:48 AM

    Your card is amazing. So unique and love the white embossing against the smooshed background. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration and many congratulations on guest designing. I love your creative and unique talent x

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  14. Ros Crawford12/6/17, 4:20 AM

    Many congrats and what a spectacular card you created!

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  15. Sue12/7/17, 11:13 AM

    Wow, this is gorgeous, Hideko. I love your smooshing and design. Congrats on your GD spot and the mention at CAS(E) This Sketch!

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  16. Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards12/8/17, 12:02 AM

    Imaginative card, Hideko, great use of smooshing technique, love Loll’s work and you’ve certainly learnt well.
    Thanks too for popping over to my blog too and leaving some encouragement. :-)
    Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
    Shaz in Oz.x

    {Calligraphy Cards - Shaz in Oz}

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  17. donna mikasa12/10/17, 11:00 PM

    So beautifully "smooshed" Hideko! I love this CAS design!
    And congratulations on guesting for CAS Watercolour!

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  18. alexandra s.m.12/14/17, 10:35 AM

    Gorgeous "Arsty" acrd you've created here Hideko!

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  19. Trina P.12/17/17, 9:47 AM

    Beautiful smooshing. Love the colours and the white embossing. Congrats on GD this month.

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