Double stamped Vellum

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Today I'm sharing an old make, which I never posted about. I'm playing along with my friends from Group of Seven Card-makers. They are focusing on Vellum and Embossing.

I began by stamping and heat embossing the butterflies on the front of the Vellum. Then I stamped the back with the purple pattern. I backed this with white card-stock, to whichI added some colourful splatters! These panels were framed with the black and white layers to make it pop and easy to adhere the Vellum.

Stamps: Inspired by Stamping Butterflies

Hero Arts - very old wood-mount background stamp. 

The sentiment is from Altenew

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CAS Mix Up JUL'21 Reminder

    Hi there. Just popping in to remind you about this month's  CAS Mix Up Challenge.   This month is a Mixed Media themed challenge. Coni is our host and the prompt is 'ACOHOL INK on VELLUM'. There are some links to video tutorials on the CAS MIX UP blog. Please be sure to keep your card designs Clean and Simple and include one other Mixed Media element.

 You can see more inspiration from our Design Team at our blog.

I'm also sharing my card at the following:-

ABC Christmas Challenge ('O' for Off to one side)

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CAS Mix Up JUL '21

 Hello there Crafty Friends. This month is a Mixed Media themed challenge. Coni is our host and the prompt is 'ACOHOL INK on VELLUM'. There are some links to video tutorials on the CAS MIX UP blog. Please be sure to keep your card designs Clean and Simple and include one other Mixed Media element.

I was excited to play  with some new Alcohol Inks from Couture Creations. The colours are amazing and the white is glittery.  I backed the vellum with some design paper, which is very subtle, but looks good IRL. 

Stamps: Newton's Nook

Die: SSS Butterfly, not sure about the frame.

We have  the incredibly talented   Hannelie   as our Guest Designer this month and you can see her card  and more inspiration at our blog.

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CAS MIX UP (May Reminder 21)

   Hi there. Just popping in to remind you about this month's  CAS Mix Up Challenge. 

It's a Stencil Challenge this month.  Nancy is our host and the prompt is 'Rainbow Ink Blending or Colours'.  There are some links to videos on our blog. Please be sure and keep your card designs Clean and Simple.

I made my own stencil with Penny Black balloon die and Yupo.  I then stencilled and blended the balloons with Distress Inks. I hand drew the strings and stamped the bows and sentiment.

I have another card to share which was not quite CAS enough to use for CAS Mix Up. 

I layered 2 sheets of vellum with different patterns on each. 

The butterfly die is from Waffle Flower.

We have the Uber talented Michelle, from 'I Card Everyone' joining us as Guest Designer this month. You can see Michelle's card and more from our fabulous DT at the CAS Mix Up blog.

I'm sharing my Balloon card at the following:-

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CAS Mix Up October - Stencil Challenge

 Hello there. It's time for another challenge at CAS Mix Up and this month is a Stencil Challenge. 

Or host is Viv and she wants to see 'TONE on TONE'.

To explain my method, I'll do it in point form.

Sponged Speckled Egg Distress Oxide over white card

Placed stencil over background & sponged same Ink  and spritzed.

Placed another stencil over background and sponged with same ink.

Embossed with Distress Embossing Glaze (Speckled Egg).

Stamped and Embossed butterflies on Vellum & embossed with Liquid Platinum.

Fussy cut Butterflies.

Stamped and embossed sentiment with Liquid Platinum.

Die-cut panel and mount on base card. with dimensional tape.

Arrange sentiment, butterflies and pearls.

Stamps: Kaisercraft Butterflies; Penny Black 'Banner Sentiments'

Stencils:- Memory Box 'Distress Grid'; Kaisercraft 'Roses'

We are so happy to have Pat (Colourful Card Creations) as our guest this month. Please check out our blog to see more wonderful 'Tone on Tone' stencilled cards from our Pat and the rest of our Designers.

I hope you'll be inspired to join in the challenge.

                         

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My (not so) Secret Addiction!

Hi there.  I've had a very productive card-making day. I've made a few more DT cards and I've been dabbling in a bit of Mixed Media, trying some techniques I've seen on Youtube. 

I recently received the new Speckled Egg Distress Oxide and Distress Glaze Embossing Powders and I can't stop using them! I am so addicted that sometimes I just make a smoohed background, just to look at it!  So you can expect to see lots of Speckled Egg projects in the future:) 

As you've probably noticed, I've been making lots of cards during this Covid Madness and I've become a bit bored of creating the 'same old, same old' ! So today I challenged myself to use some old stamps in a new way and to dabble in Mixed media. Here are some of the cards I made...

Made a smooshed background with Speckled Egg DO and dried.

Stamped PB 'Botanical Notes' on 2 corners & embossed with Speckled Egg Distress Glaze EP.

Stamped PB Diamond Pattern Background Stamp in other corners.

Stamped another old PB stamp with script over the diamond pattern.

Stamped PB 'Soft Wings on vellum papewr and embossed with Rose Gold.

Stamped the sentiment from PB 'Banner Sentiments' and mounted with foam tape.

Added sequins and pearls.

I was happy with the look, but in  retrospect, I shouldn'tr have embossed any of the bnackground, as it became a bit to bold. 

Something Beginning with "B". 

Inked Kaisercraft stencil with Speckled Egg& Iced Spruce DO ink , spritzed & flipped the stencil over onto the card-stock, ink-side down & then covered the stencil with a piece of paper towel, to soak up excess ink. 

When dry, I re-aligned the stencil and sponged Antique Linen DO. 

I then sprayed a touch of Altenew gold ink for a bit of shimmer. 

Die-cut Sizzix Poinsettia, spritzed with water, scrunched up and dried.

Shape petals with embossing tool and fingers and construct the flower. 

Softly spritz poinsettia with Altenew gold spray.

Add pearl brad in centre of flower. 

Wiped Delicata gold ink over embossing folder, spritzed and passed through Big shot machine.

Stamp PB 'Banner Sentiments' sentiment and put card together. 

I'm sharing ath these challenges:- 

Prompt: TAGS

A Vintage Journey 

Tag You're It

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Anything Goes 

Rudolph Days

Anything Goes

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge (Nature)

Hi there. Here's my mid-month reminder inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Or theme is 'ANYTHING GOES' and the optional twist is 'Nature'.

I stamped the glorious Penny Black stamp 'Awaken' on vellum and white embossed. The image was coloured with Zig Markers and then fussy cut. The sentiment is from Stamplorations. 

Our Guest Designer this month is the lovely Loll of Stamping with Loll. You can see Loll's card and more from our Design Team at our blog. I hope you'll  be inspired to join in our challenge:)

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor:

                                                        

                                                               Prize - $20 voucher!

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*****In the Garden******

Theme: Flowers All Over

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Winter Rose (Hellebores)

Here is another card for The Flower Challenge - this time a 'Winter' themed card.

I stamped and coloured the image with Zig Markers and then fussy cut.  Next I embossed the vellum paper panel,  die-cut the sentiment and white panel, backed it with burgundy coloured card and then put it all together. 

Stamp: Hero Arts 'Floral Rose Stem'

Die: SSS sentiment; Lil Inkers 'Stitched Rectangle'

Embossing Folder: Kaisercraft

I'm sharing at the following:

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Vellum Birthday Card

Hi there. I've been having lot's of fun playing with vellum paper this month. This one is for AAA Birthday Challenge...

I stamped and heat embossed some of the foliage and the vase on vellum and then fussy cut the images.  I also stamped the foliage , sentiment and border on to the base card.  

Next I stamped the flowers and fussy cut. 

I cut a notch in the top of the vase to insert the flowers and then arranged it all on the base card. I used glue behind the embossed bits. 

The flowers and vase were coloured with Zig Marvkrs and Wink of Stella. 

Stamps: Altenew 'Pen Sketched Flowers', 'Versatile Vases', 'Leaf Canopy'

Mama Elephant (Border)

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CAS MIX UP reminder

We're halfway through June (eek 6 months till Christmas!) so I have another card to inspire you for this month's CAS Mix Up Challenge.

 Susan is our host and she wants to see 'Embossed Vellum' on our cards. There are various ways to achieve this, including heat embossing, using a stylus and/or using an embossing folder.

I have included heat embossing and also used a stylus on the flower petals.

I stamped the old Hero Arts background and embossed with Pearl embossing powder. The flowers were stamped and white embossed. I added shading with Copic markers and shaped the petals with a stylus.  The flowers are from Concord & 9th Wildflower stamp set. 

We have the lovely and creative Bonnie as our Guest Designer this month. You can see her card and inspiration from the rest of the team at our blog.

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Vellum Vase

I'm sharing a card for Altenew's June Inspiration Challenge. The colours are quite earthy and would be great for a masculine card, but I challenged myself to make a feminine card this tme.

To begin I stamped the leaves and vase directly on the white card. Next I stamped more leaves and the flower and fussy cut the images. I stamped the vase a second time on vellum, heat embossed and fussy cut.  I recently discovered Nuvo Aqua Shimmer  Glitter Gloss pens and blended the Zig Markers on the flower and and the vase. It's a pity the picture didn't pick up the shimmer - it is so beautiful! 

Stamps:- Altenew 'Versatile Vases', 'Leaf Clusters' and 'Pen Sketched Flowers'

I'm sharing my card at the following challenges:-

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Vellum Rose

I'm sharing a card I made for The Flower Challenge, which was also inspired by our  theme at this month's CAS Mix Up Challenge, which is'Embossed Vellum'.

I stamped and heat embossed the the rose and used a stylus to add more dimension.  I'm sure many of you will recognise this Stampin Up rose. 

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

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