CAS Christmas August 2022 Reminder - Merriest Christmas

Hi everyone,

It's time for a reminder for CAS Christmas Challenge!

The theme for August is:

And here's my card:

[How I made the card]

1. Die-cut the pinecones, berries and greenery from watercolor paper.

2. Painted the die-cuts with watercolor paints, and layered some parts.

3. Brushed the watercolored parts with Wink of Stella.

4. Glimmer foiled the sentiment and die-cut it. 

5. Die-cut the sentiment shadow twice and glued the pieces to the back of the sentiment for dimension.

6. Lightly spattered Perfect Pearls on the card base.

7. Die-cut the frame and glued it to the card base.

8. Adhered the pinecones, berries, greenery, and the sentiment to the card base.

Sparkles from Wink of Stella, Perfect Pearls, and hot foil are prettier in real life.✨✨✨

Please check out our challenge blog for more inspirations. I hope you'll join this fun challenge and share your card with us here. You have until August 24th.

Paper: Watercolor paper (Hot Pressed - Arches), Basic White (Stampin' Up!)

Others: Dies (Holiday Brushstroke #2 - Sizzix, Stitched Loops - Penny Black, Perfect Sentiment Holiday - Pinkfresh Studio), Watercolor (Gansaitambi - Kuretake), Glimmer Hot Plate (Perfect Sentiment Holiday - Pinkfresh Studio), Glimmer Hot Foil (Gold - Spellbinders), Perfect Pearls (Blue Hydrangea - Ranger), Wink of Stella (Gloss Clear - Kuretake), Connect Glue (Gina K)

CAS Mix Up August Challenge - Sending Lots of Love

Hi everyone,

My dear friend, Nancy (scandinancycreates), is hosting the CAS Mix Up Challenge this month.

Her challenge theme is:

I made this card, inspired by Nancy's beautiful Hydrangea card. 

Garbera Daisy is one of my favorite flowers (especially dark pink ones). My Mondo Daisy stamp is pretty big, so I thought it would be comparable to Nancy's Mondo Hydrangea. 😊 I CASE-d her layout, and used the same sentiment stamp too.

[How I made the card]

1. White heat-embossed the Gerbera Daisy on a piece of tan mixed media paper.

2. Watercolored with re-inkers over the heat-embossed image.

3. White heat-embossed the sentiment.

4. Die-cut the front panel.

5. Popped up the front panel on the card base with foam tape.

It's a very simple card, but I like how it turned out.

Thanks for visiting!

Stamp: Mondo Daisy (Ellen Hutson), Leaf Canopy (Altenew)

Paper: Mixed Media Paper (Toned Tan - Strathmore)

Ink: Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango (Stampin' Up!), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Others: Embossing Powder (White - Hero Arts), Die (Crimped Frame - The Greetery), Foam Tape (3M)

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CAS Christmas August 2022 - Merry Christmas

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the start of the CAS Christmas August Challenge!

Our very talented Designer, Trina (Phamtastic Design), is our host this month, and she chose "Pine" as the theme. We are lucky to have two wonderful Guest Designers, Elizabeth (Paper Sweetness), and Lucie (LucieG Cards). Welcome,  Elizabeth and Lucie!

Here's my card:

I made the pinecones and bauble blueish to pay homage to Trina. Her favorite color is blue. 

[How I made the card]

1. Made Alcohol Ink backgrounds and die-cut pinecones, a bauble, and a pine bough.

2. Die-cut ornament's caps and hangers from silver foil paper.

3. Glimmer foiled the dotted frame on the front panel.

4. Glued the pinecones, ornaments, and pine bough onto the front panel.

5. Heat-embossed the sentiment.

6. Adhered the entire panel to the card base.

There are more inspirations on the challenge site. I hope you play along with us and add a Christmas card to your stash!

Stamp: Snow Globe Sentiments (My Favorite Things)

Paper: Basic White (Stampin' Up!), Alcohol Ink Cardstock (Gloss - Ranger), Foil Mirror Paper (Silver - Recollections)

Ink: Alcohol Ink (Indigo, Turquoise, Stream, Purple Twilight, Patina, Mermaid), VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Others: Dies (Fall Foliage - Spellbinders, Christmas Icons - Impression Obsession, Stitched Ornaments - Lawn Fawn), Glimmer Hot Plate (Essential Glimmer Rectangles - Spellbinders), Glimmer Hot Foil (Silver - Spellbinders), Embossing Powder (Silver - Hero Arts), Connect Glue (Gina K)