CAS Christmas - Birds

Hi everyone, it's so exciting to have CAS Christmas back with the monthly Christmas challenge. 

I definitely need incentive and inspiration to add to my Christmas card stash, what about you?

For our first challenge we are looking for som Birds on your cards

Just a remind of how we interpret CAS

This month our Guest designer for this month is Bobby of Bits and Pieces, don't forget to stop by and say hi.

My card is a quick CAS card using the Grumpy birds from Unity. I stamped the image using memento ink and quickly coloured it using alcohol markers. I left the stamp in the positioned as I painted the white parts of the hat with a white ink, let it dry and then re stamped the image. I die cut the image using a decked edge die and layered it onto a card base. The sentiment is from Stamping Bella.

I love using these guys because the have such wonderful grumpy expressions on their faces.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Unity (Grumpy Brids), Sentiment Stamping Bella
Paper: 110lb White
Ink: Memento Black
Accessories: Alcohol pens, Deckled Die cut
Techniques: Alcohol pens

CAS Christmas Mid Month Reminder - Santa

Hi Everyone, it's time for CAS Christmas mid month reminder. For my card I used a Stamping Bella Santa and sentiment and a Simon Says Stamp die cut with a glimmer hot foil system.

Santa was coloured with Touch Alcohol pens and die cut with the Stamping Bella matching die and the swirl was made using a Simon Says Stamp die cut and Hot Foil.

Card Recipe
Stamps: Stamping Bella
Paper: 110lb White
Ink: Raniger Archival
Accessories:  Die cut, Touch Alcohol pens, Hot foil, Simon Says Stamp Die cut
Techniques: Alcohol ink colouring, Die cutting, Hot foiling

CAS Christmas Card Challenge - The Twelve Days of Christmas

Hi everyone it's time for CAS Christmas Card Challenge and Susan is asking us create a card based on the 12 days of Christmas. We are pleased to have Meg (Bits and Pieces) as our Guest Designer so please drop by her blog and say high..

For my card I used a die cut window, a stamp Drummer stamp which was a freebee in a magazine.

I hope you like my Twelve Drummers Drumming.

I masked the drum and then stamped the Nutcracker soldier over it, the drum stick is a little off but it still works😏. I die cut the 12 and popped the panel up to give a little dimension.

Card Recipe
Stamps: free with a Magazine
Paper: 110lb white,
Ink: Memento Black
Accessories: Die, Alcohol ink pens,
Techniques: Die cutting, Alcohol ink pen colouring

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta

Hi Everyone, I'm over at Magenta playing with some Shrink Plastic. Come and see how these pretty little card ornaments are made. Also check out your stash you might have some Shrink Plastic that your have never used 😏

Stamps used


Delicate Leaves
 [0784.Q]


Bloom Crescent
 [09.256.P]


Dragonfly Dreams
 [0776.P]


Best Wishes to a Special Friend...
 [07.1055.H]



Wishing you... Happy Birthday
 [07.1034.I]

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: Mixed Media, 110lb white
Ink: Ranger Archival, Stazon Black, Versafine Clair Morning Mist
Accessories: Ranger Shrink Plastic, Brayer Heat tool, Acrylic Paints
Techniques: Brayering, Shrink Plastic, Alcohol Markers

Treats on Tueaday at Magenta

Hi Everyone I'm over at Magenta with some of their beautiful scene stamps, come on over and see how I made these cards..

Stamps used

Reflective Blue Heron
 [0763.M]
  
Canada Geese Family
 [0779.O]

  
Flying Geese
 [0795.K] 

 Sandpiper
 [0777.N]

 

Watchful Goldfinch
 [0785.Q]

 

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White, Black, 110lb Coated Card
Ink: Stazon
Accessories: Acetate, Wax Crayons, Encaustic Hot Iron
Techniques: Encaustic painting, Stamping on Acetate

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta

Hi everyone I'm over at Magenta with a fun technique using Distress stains.  You can see the how it's done in a video Loll from Stamping with Loll did a little while ago on splattering techniques. 

You prime the sponge on a distress stain and smack it down on the card. This gives these wonderful ink splatters for my card I used pewter and persimmon.

The pewter is a metallic stain so to add colour to the flowers I used alcohol inks. I stamped the image in memento black in my MISTI coloured the image and then stamped again in Black Versafine Clair and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

No sentiment yet, I'm waiting for just the right occasion.

Flower Filled Heart (08.077.N)

I'm entering this for the Rainbow card challenge Orange opulence.

The flower Challenge -A new stamp

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White, Black, Mixed Media
Ink: Versafine Clair Black, Memento black
Accessories: Clear Embossing powder, Distress stains, Alcohol pens
Techniques: Stain splattering, Alcohol pens, Heat Embossing