CAS Mix Up July Challenge - u rock

It's the 1st of the month and time for a new challenge for CAS Mix UP!
The July challenge is being hosted by our very talented Bonnie and she chose Alcohol Ink Lift as the challenge. Our wonderful Guest Designer this month is Michelle W (Seashell Creations).

Here's my card:

Using Alcohol Ink Lift Technique, Die-cutting, Heat-embossing, and Stamping

[How I made the card]

1. Made a piece of Alcohol Ink background by dropping a few colors of ink on a piece of Yupo paper and blending the colors.

2. After drying the ink completely, stamped the marble pattern on the Yupo paper using Alcohol Lift Ink.

3. Trimmed the Yupo paper and glued it onto the card base.

4. Made a rectangular window in the white front panel with a die and heat-embossed the sentiment in black. Popped up the frame over the Yupo paper.

5. Die-cut a Koi, put a small piece of black paper on the back (for the eye), and brushed over it with Wink of Stella for a little shine.

6. Popped up the frame and the Koi with foam tape.

I'm glad that the marble background stamp made a pond for the Koi to enjoy gliding through.

Hope to see your card in the gallery!

Stamp: Marble Background Stamp (My Favorite Things), Perfect Words (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Yupo Paper (Ranger), Whisper White, Basic Black (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Alcohol Ink (Turquoise, Patina, Aqua, Teakwood - Ranger), Alcohol Lift Ink (Ranger), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Dies (Rectangle, Koi Fish - Hero Arts), Embossing Powder (Black - Stampin' Up!), Wink of Stella (Clear - Kuretake), Thin 3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

CAS Mix Up June Challenge - happy birthday

Hi everyone,

It's time for the mid-month reminder at CAS Mix Up!
Whatever you do in ombre, it will be beautiful. I've never seen bad ombre. Have you?  Thanks, Mac, for choosing a success guaranteed challenge! 😉

Here's my felt ombre card:

Using Ombre Technique, Die-cutting, Heat-embossing, and Stamping

[How I made the card]
1. Die-cut the front panel.
2. Die-cut the flowers and the leaves from felt.
3. Gold heat-embossed the sentiment on a strip of black cardstock, and die-cut the strip.
4. Glued the flowers and the leaves onto the front panel and popped up the sentiment strip with foam tape. 
5. Adhered the front panel to the card base.

You have until June 24th to link up your card here. Join us for this fun challenge!

Stamp: Essential Sentiments (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Die-namics Upsy Daisy, Wild Greenery, Slanted Sentiment Strips, Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX - My Favorite Things), Felt (Pink Lemonade, Cotton Candy, Periwinkle, Pure Plum, Sweet Tooth - My Favorite Things, Raspberry Jam - Taylored Expressions), Embossing Powder (Gold - Hero Arts), Foam Tape (3M)

CAS Mix Up June Challenge - love & thanks

Hi everyone,

Are you ready for another new challenge? This month's CAS Mix Up is hosted by our very talented Designer, Mac, and she chose Ombre as the challenge.
We have a wonderful Guest Designer, Bobby (bits & pieces).

Here's what I made:

Using Ombre Technique, Stenciling, Sponging, Heat-embossing, and Stamping

[How I made the card]
1. Stenciled the oats image using texture paste.
2. After the paste completely dried, sponged Distress Oxide Inks over the paste (with the stencil) and made an ombre look.
3. Gold heat-embossed the sentiment on a black card strip and layered it on the burlap ribbon.
4. Trimmed the front panel just a little and layered it on the card base.
5. Adhered the sentiment strip to the front panel.

It's funny that most of the time it took me to make this card was not in making the ombre effect, but in deciding how to add the sentiment. I wanted a black sentiment strip for the card to add a little pizzazz. But it was too striking for the soft ombre nature-theme image. So I layered the burlap ribbon under the strip to give a little organic feel.


Check out the cards made by our Designers and Bobby for more inspiration and join the fun! The challenge is open until June 24th.

Stamp: Geometric Greenery (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: Distress Oxide Ink (Frayed Burlap, Fossilized Amber, Bundled Sage - Ranger), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Stencil (Abstract Oats - ARTplorations), Texture Paste (Opaque Matte - Ranger), Embossing Powder (Gold - Hero Arts), Burlap Ribbon (Ribbon Bow-tique)