3D embossing & white highlights

 

Hi everyone, I've been playing with 3D folders and wanted to try highlighting the image with white pigment ink again.

I ink blended distress oxides onto some cardstock, embossed it then tried to get enough white on the embossing to make it stand out. 

It seems to sink in to the colour a bit, but I think this worked in the end!

Love the details in this folder.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge, anything goes

Supplies:

Altenew whimsical bouquet 3D embossing folder; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; distress oxide inks; Paper Rose thank you die Gina K white pigment ink.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Feathers for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki has chosen feather as the theme.

Or play along with our anything goes birthday option.

It's a great way to build up your birthday card stash!

Our party guests Fran and Leslie, along with my team mates have something to tickle your fancy, so I hope you can play along!

I was asked to make a birthday card for an 18 year old girl with a bit of sparkle or shine, (but not too much), and feathers.

I have a few mica powders and perfect pearl powders and thought I'd brush them onto the stamped feathers. The mica stuck pretty well to the versamark ink.

I brushed off the excess and sprayed a very fine mist of water over the card to set the perfect pearls. Not sure if this is necessary, but I did it anyway lol!

Here's a closer look at the shimmer.

I layered the gold numbers and sentiment onto a black base for a bit of shadow.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Krafty Chicks

Addicted to Stamps & More

Supplies:

Deep Red feather and Carabelle Studios live your dreams feather stamps; versamark ink; perfect pearls in various colours; Kaisercraft number dies; Dress My Craft congratulations die; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Christmas treeline

 

Hi everyone, I thought it was about time that I started on some Christmas cards.

I can't believe how quickly the months are flying by!

The theme at ABC Christmas is U for unusual Christmas colours or V for velvet.

I had some backgrounds made with Lindy's magicals that I thought would work as Christmas colours that were non traditional, so have gone with the U option.

I've had this tree die for quite a while and this is it's first outing, so I'm also visiting

 Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Krafty Chicks has a Christmas theme.

It's anything goes Christmas at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge

Supplies:

Penny Black Christmas wonderland die; Tattered Lace sentiment die; Lindy's magicals; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Dots for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday, and Shirley has chosen

 a dots theme for us.

or you can play along with our anything goes birthday option too.

My team mates and our party guest Fran have loads of inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I had some mica spray stain backgrounds in my bits box and decided to have a play with some 3D embossing folders. I need to play with these a more often as I have lots!

This one is by Altenew....

The stars were diecut from some scraps too.

Here's a closer look at the shimmer.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, add some texture

Supplies:

Ranger mica spray stains; Altenew 3D embossing folder dotty circles; Paper Rose happy birthday die;

Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; stars from Card Magic star border die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x