CAS Mix Up & CAS Watercolor reminders

Hi again. I'm back to remind you about our February challenges.

Firstly at CAS Mix Up, Joanna is our host and she's challenging you to use a die-cut for a stencil.

Die-cut Stencil, Acrylic paint, Heat Embossing & Stamping

I bought a new paint that I thought was dimensional, but it was still still a bit fluid, so my 1st attempt ended up in the bin (trash) - I had scraped it over the die cut and it bled under the edges. So this time I sponged on the paint. I did it a few times, drying it in between layers. You can't tell from the pic, but it's a shimmery paint. To get the sentiment to match, I used a white ink pad and silver pearl embossing powder. To finish, I mounted it on the base card and added some pearls. 

The die is from Tim Holtz Sizzix and the stamp is from Stamplorations.

This month the talented Ina is our Guest Designer and you can see her card and more inspiration from the the DT at the blog.

Next up is my card for this month's CAS Watercolour Challenge. Marcia is our host and she's challenged us to play with Red & Black this month.

I stamped Penny Black's 'SpringBlossoms' using Zig Markers. Then I added detail to the blossoms with Gansai Tambi watercolour paint. Then I took a damp brush and went around the image to make the colour bleed. To finish I mounted on a black card base and stamped the sentiment from Altenew.

This was an earlier attempt, which was much looser in style...

We have the delightful Michelle, from 'I Card Everybody' as our Guest Designer this month. You can see Michelle's card and more inspiration from our DT over at the CAS Watercolour blog.

I'm sharing my die-cut stencil card at the following challenge:-

I'm sharing my watercolour card at the following challenge:-

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