CAS Mix Up May Challenge - my sweet friend

Welcome to our new challenge at CAS Mix Up!

Our talented Designer, Linda, is hosting the challenge this month and her theme is Gesso Resist. We have a wonderful Guest Designer, Pooja. 

There are tutorial video links at the challenge site, so please check them out and try this fun technique.

Here's my card:

Using Gesso Resist technique, Die-cutting, Heat-embossing, Stamping

[How I made the card]
1. Applied gesso on the stone background stamp, stamped it on a piece of mixed media paper, and dried the paper for 10-15 min.
2. Masked the outside of the window and sponged Distress Inks over the gesso stamped image.
3. Lightly spritzed with water over the distress inked window.
4. Die-cut the leaves and the window frame, and glued them on the front panel.
5. Punched small circles out of the glimmer paper and glued them near the leaves.
6. Heat embossed the sentiment in dark brown.
7. Adhered the front panel to the pale pink card base.

Thanks so much, Linda, for hosting this fun challenge this month! This is the first time for me to use gesso for stamping, and I loved the more subtle texture than heat-embossing for the background.

You have until May 24th to link up your card here. Looking forward to seeing your card in the gallery!

Stamp: Slate & Stone (Stampers Anonymous), Well Hello (My Favorite Things)
Paper: Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore - 140 lb), Pale Rose (Bazzill), Whisper White, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Distress Ink (Pumice Stone, Iced Spruce), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Gesso (Liquitex), Dies (Grasses - Alexandra Renke, A2 Thin Frames - Simon Says Stamp), Embossing Powder (Early Espresso - Stampin, Up!), Circle Hand Punch (1/16", 1/8" - Fiskar), Connect Glue (Gina K), 

CAS Mix Up April Challenge - hello

We're halfway through this month and it's time for more inspiration for CAS Mix Up. The challenge for April is Bleaching.

Here's my card:

Using Bleaching, Sponging, Die-cutting, and Stamping

[How I made the card]
1. Sponged a piece of Bristol paper with Distress Inks, heavier toward the bottom.

2. Applied bleach to the stamp, stamped the image on the blue sponged panel. and cut out a 1-inch strip from the center.
3. Inked the stamp with sponge dauber and stamped the image on a piece of white cardstock. I used the sponge dauber so that I can ink the upper part of the stamp lightly.
4. Matched the image of the bleached panel with the stamped image and glued the panel to the card base.
5. Die-cut the thin frame and the sentiment from silver foil paper and glued them to the card front.
6. Punched two tiny circles from the silver foil paper and added them to the card front.

The challenge is open until April 24th. Check out the challenge site and enjoy the wonderful sample cards.
I hope you try this fun technique and share your card in the gallery!

Stamp: Just Believe (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Bristol Paper (Strathmore - 100 lb.), Whisper White (Stampin' Up!), Foil Mirror Paper (Silver - Recollections)
Ink: Distress Ink (Timbled Glass, Peacock Feathers - Ranger)
Accessories: A2 Thin Frames Dies (Simon Says Stamp), Greetings Thinlits Dies (Stampin' Up!), 1/16" Circle Hand Punch (Fiskars), Connect Glue (Gina K)

CAS Mix Up April Challenge - happy birthday

Welcome to our new challenge at CAS Mix Up!

Our very talented Designer, Loll, is hosting the challenge this month and her theme is Bleaching. Our wonderful guest designer is our former Designer, 
Mac (The Sweetest of Peas).

I would have never thought of using bleach in my craft room, and I was not sure how it would lift colors from cardstock. Buy I'm telling you, it does work!

If you're not familiar with this technique (like me), please check out the tutorial videos provided on the challenge site.

Here's my card:

Using Bleaching, Sponging, Heat-embossing, Die-cutting, and Stamping

[How I made the card]
1. Stamped the image with dark brown distress oxide ink on Mixed Media paper, and clear heat-embossed it to make a front panel.
2. Sponged the front panel in lavender dye ink with a blending brush.
3. Lifted the colors of the petals from within, using bleach and a cheap small paint brush.
4. Added pink distress ink only to the center of the flowers and spread the ink a little with water.
5. Gold heat-embossed the sentiment.
6. Adhered pearls to the center of the flowers.
7. Die-cut the front panel and glued it onto the card base.

Thanks so much, Loll, for hosting this fun challenge this month!

You have until April 24th to link up your card here. Looking forward to seeing your cards in the gallery!

Stamp: Dotted Bloom (Altenew)
Paper: Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore - 140 lb.), Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Dye Ink (Grapesicle - My Favorite Things), Distress Oxide Ink (Ground Espresso - Ranger), Distress Ink (Picked Raspberry - Ranger), VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Stitched Mod Rectangle STAX Die-namics (My Favorite Things), Embossing Powder (Metallic Gold Rich - Wow), Pearl Basic Jewels (Stampin' Up!), Connect Glue (Gina K)