Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - CAS Christmas Card

Hi everyone, I'm over at Magenta with a very CAS Christmas card. I hope you head over and check out how I made this card.

Stamps used

07.1065.N

09.261.K

07.1057.J

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110Lb White, Black
Ink: Delicata Gold, Archival inks (various grey), Versafine Clair Nocturn
Accessories: Stamp platform
Techniques: Stamping

Group of Seven - Kaleidoscope

Hi Everyone, it's time for the Group of Seven's monthly technique. This month we've chosen Kaleidoscope as our technique.

Jenny of My Paper Epiphany introduced us to the Kaleidoscope technique  when she posted this card on her blog.

The technique is to create a background by either stamping or stenciling. You can watercolour loosely not worrying about going over the lines or by stenciling a background. You then cut it into half inch strips shuffling the strips around so they no longer create an image. I used flowers on both cards unfortunately I don't know who makes the stamps. When you shuffle the 

Card 1- Flower stamp and water colours, Lavinia boot and Lavinia stencil, Impression Obsession sentiment.

Card 2- Poinsettia background stamp, Sentiment Visible Image (no longer available)

I hope you join us in trying out this technique.

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Pan Pastel Poinsettia

Hi everyone, I have another Pan Pastel card for you today. I'm over at Magenta with this Christmas card, I hope you head over and check out how I made it.

Stamps used

Poinsettia

02.327.P

Bauble

02.331.E

07.933.F

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White, 
Ink: Versafine Clair, Versamark
Accessories: Pan Pastels, Fixative
Techniques: Pan Pastels

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Canada Geese

Hi everyone, I have a  quick card using up one of my bubble backgrounds and some silhouette stamps. I'm over at Magenta if you would like to find out how I made this card.

Stamps used

Canada Geese

0779.O

Branch 

0677

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper:110 lb white, Blue
Ink: Versamark, Versafine Clair
Accessories: 
Techniques: Bubble background

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Chickadees in the Bushes

Hi everyone I'm over at Magenta with these sweet Chickadees peeking out of the bushes. I hope you head over and check out how I made this card.

Stamps used

Chickadees on a Branch

0843.M

Forest Branches

0859.P

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White
Ink: Versamark, Versafine Clair Nocturn
Accessories: Pan Pastels, Circle Mask, Fixative
Techniques:  Pan Pastels

Group of Seven - Monochromatic

Hi everyone, it's time for the Group of Seven's Monthly technique, this month we have a design element for you with our Monochromatic cards.

Monochromatic is one colour in different shades, and we could use white, black and metallic for small accents.

Card 1 - I used my new BetterPress plate with different shades of Archival inks and BetterPress sentiment. This was such a quick card I will probably make a few more.

Card 2 - Penny Black poinsettia, unknown background stamp, Sentiment Mama Elephant Easy Christmas Sentiments. The Poinsettia was stamped in Versamark and heat set white embossing powder then coloured with Zig pens.

Card 3 - Stampanory sentiment and image, Coffee stained stenciled background using Paper Artsy Christmas Stencil. the image was coloured with Tombo markers and a glitter pen over the wings and the stars.

I'm entering some of these cards into the following Challenges

NBUS  Challenge #63 with my New BetterPress Plate Card 1

Peace on Earth Challenge #66 with my Green Poinsettia Card 2

Christmas Card Throw down - June Challenge Colour an image  with my Angels Card 3

The Holly and The Ivy Christmas Challenge -Anything Goes - Card1

Card Recipe
Stamps: See individual cards
Paper:
Ink:
Accessories:
Techniques:

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Coffee and Stencils

Hi everyone, I'm over at Magenta with this coffee stenciled card. I hope you head over and check out how I made it.

Stamps and Stencils used

0775.J

Birds and Blooms Stencil

TM298

Circle Duo TM179

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White, Packing Paper, Black
Ink: Distress Oxide, Hero Arts Unicorn White
Accessories: Stencils
Techniques: Stencil Coffee Staining,

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Stenciled leaf

Hi everyone, I'm over at Magenta with some stenciling, I hope you head over and check out how I made this card.

Stamps and stencils used

TM323

07.997F

07.916Q

41.061

41.060

0814.G

Little Circle background

0811.N

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: 110lb White
Ink: Ranger distress Oxide,  Versafine Clair Nocturn
Accessories: Magenta Stencil, Blending Brushes, Low tack Masking Tape
Techniques:  Stenciling, Masking

Treats on Tuesday at Magenta - Bokeh

Hi everyone, I'm over at Magenta with two bokeh cards for you. When I did this with the Group of Seven Cardmakers I mentioned stamping your image before adding the bokeh dots or stamping your image after adding the bokeh dots. This is how different they look.

Stamp and Stencil used

Wild flowers Stamp

14.633.P

Circle duo Stencil

TM179

Card Recipe
Stamps: Magenta
Paper: Watercolour, 110lb White, Black
Ink: Versafine Clair Nocturn, Hero Arts Unicorn
Accessories: Magenta Stencil, Gold pen
Techniques: Bokeh, Watercolouring

Group of Seven Cardmakers technique - Bokeh

Hi everyone, it's time for the Group of Seven Crafters monthly technique. This month we played with a Bokeh technique.

• I taped my piece of watercolour card to my mat creating a border and it also helps reduces the warping of the paper as it gets quite wet.
• I used a large paint brush to wet the whole card.
• After it was wetted I used 3 different colours of water colour on each of my samples, gold snuck into all of them.
• I let the card dry then removed the tape. Little bits of water colour seeped under the tape but I think that adds to the interest.
• Bokeh made easy a Wplus 9 video gives you and idea of how to do the bokeh circles.
• I have the perfect stencil for this by Magenta (TM179 duo circle stencils), but you can make your own stencils by using different size circles with dies or punches on acetate or velum.
• I also used Hero Arts White ink (Unicorn) pad and a small blending foam. I find the Hero Arts white ink is one of the juiciest ink pads and gives a real strong white print with stamps or sponge.

You can either add your white bokeh circles before or after you stamp. I really like the misty look of adding the white circles after my stamping, you see more of the image if you stamp after putting the bokeh circles on. My Christmas card stash really needs a boost so I did three Christmas cards

This was a really fun technique and one I will be doing again.

Card 1 Stamp- Unity (Grumpy Owls) BetterPress Sentiment

Card 2 Stamp- Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, BetterPress Sentiment

Card 3 Stamp- Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous, Mamma Elephant Easy Christmas Sentiments. 

It was hard to capture the image behind the bokeh on this one 😀

Card Recipe
Stamps:
Paper:
Ink: Hero Arts White, Versafine Clair Nocturn, Archival Grey
Accessories: Magenta Stencil set (TM179)
Techniques: Watercolour, Bokeh