CASeing a Case!

 

Hi everyone, I'm putting my stash into an inventory and am trying to use my older goodies that haven't seen the light of day in ages!

The last time I used this cat stamp was years ago and it was a one layer card, but I thought I'd revamp it to fit a couple of challenges.

The scratched colours were made using the edges of torn post it notes. I scribbled some tombow markers onto an acrylic block, spritzed it with water and dabbed it onto the space. (I touched it up with a brush as it needed more colour.)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, for the love of animals, just scraping it in here!

AAA Cards, ripped or torn edges

Simon Says Stamp Monday, make your mark

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Supplies:

Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die; Katzelkraft cat stamp; Kaisercraft sentiment stamp; versafine clair nocturne ink.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Balloons for Seize the Birthday

 

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

You can always add to your birthday stash of cards with our anything goes birthday option too!

Our party guests Hilary and Claire along with my team mates have some wonderful inspiration for you, so I hope you can play along.

I wanted to try some new supplies and some very old ones that haven't been used before!

I think these hot air balloon stamps were one of my first Stampin Up purchases!
I've had the slimline frame die for a while too, while the slimline sentiment is a newbie.

The background is a mop up piece of watercolour paper from a play with Lindy's magicals. Not much shimmer left as I spritzed a fair bit of water on it. The patchy parts reminded me of clouds.

I inked the sentiment with versamark and embossed it with pearl lapiz embossing powder. It's a pretty blue although it looks black in the pic. The balloons are inked with versafine clair inks and clear embossed for shine.

(The card just fitted in my light box, I'll need to sort something else out for pics!!)

I'm linking up to these challenges:

AAA Birthday

Addicted to Stamps & More

Cardz For Guyz, embossing wet or dry.

Double D Challenge, things that fly

Supplies:

Stampin Up Up Up & Away stamps; versafine inks & clear ep; Tombow markers;

Pink & Main stitched slimline die; Picket Fence Slimline Happy Birthday die; versamark ink and Stampendous Pearl Lustre lapiz ep.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Alcohol Ink Pearls for Mother's Day

 

Hi everyone, it's been so long since I played with pearl Alcohol inks that I had to watch Tim's video again as a refresher! 

Still need to practice a bit more with his ink blower as it works a bit differently to what I've used in the past.

I adhered some foil from a sheet to the tacky parts, and inked the sentiment with versamark and embossed it with gold ep.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

Try it on Tuesday, rainbow colours

Krafty Chicks, occasions

Less is More, anything goes

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies challenge

Supplies:

Memory Box pin point heart, Simon Says Stamp Mum and Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle dies; 

Yupo; Alcohol ink pearls; foil sheet; versamark ink & Wow gold metallic ep; hammered card stock.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Waxes and a 3D embossed butterfly

 

Hi everyone, I've had another play with this impresslit butterfly and changed a few things from the last make.

I diecut it from black cardstock and rubbed on just the blue and purple art alchemy wax pastes.

I added some statue foundry wax as highlights and heat set it to bring out the shine.

(Again, I added the antennae from a Memory Box butterfly die.)

The background was sprayed with oxides in dusty concord and salvaged patina with a spritz of spray stain in antique linen. To finish I blended in some vintage photo distress ink around the edge then spattered on some rich espresso metallic paint.

The sentiment die was inked with versamark and embossed with Lindy's midnight bronze embossing powder this time.

I think I like this bronze version better as the butterfly is more vibrant!

Here's a closer look at the shine

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, things with wings

Simon Says Stamp Monday, make your mark

I've used waxes and sprays.

Country View Challenge, things with wings

Bizzy Bec's Store Challenge

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Addicted to Stamps & More

Double D Challenge, things that fly

Supplies:

Sizzix 3D butterfly impresslit; MFT tag dies; Memory Box birthday cursive script circle (I cut the circle off); 

Art Alchemy antique brilliance wax in amethyst magic and mystic turquoise;

 Distress oxide sprays in dusty concord and salvaged patina; Distress spray stain antique linen; Deco Art dazzling metallic paint in rich espresso; Ranger foundry wax- statue; versamark ink and Lindy's midnight bronze embossing powder; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Embossed resist with Magicals

 

Hi everyone, I've been playing with Lindy's magicals.

I watched one of Jennifer McGuire's videos and was inspired to have a go!

(I think I need to find some more open design background stamps as this one is a bit busy, although I really like it.)

I stamped the Cora Background stamp onto watercolour paper with versamark ink using my misti, then clear embossed it.

After spritzing with water I added magicals, I had lots of pots open so not sure what colours I ended up using!

I don't have many shadow die cuts but thought this one suited the card.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, playing along with the create your own background option

Addicted to Stamps & More

Aud Sentiments, wet or dry embossing option

Make My Monday, frame it

Use a black border to make the colours pop.

Sparkles Monthly Challenge, emboss it

Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge

Supplies:

 Simon Says Stamp Cora Background stamp; Lindys Magicals; versamark ink & clear ep; Thanks die out of it's packet so not sure of the brand; hammered cardstock base.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Alcohol for Seize the Birthday

 

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

You can play along with our anything goes birthday option too, a great way to build up your stash of birthday cards!

Our guest Hilary and my team mates have some wonderful inspiration for you, hop over to the blog and check it out!

I chose to play with alcohol inks as I don't have many dies or stamps relating to alcohol!

I chose blues and greens (as I always need more masculine birthday cards) and added them to some yupo. A spritz of isopropyl alcohol for added texture and that was that.

 Ready to diecut and layer up.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More

Allsorts, playing along with the anything goes option

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Inkspirational, playing along without the optional twist of sunshine or rain.

Supplies:

Yupo paper; alcohol inks; isopropyl alcohol; Penny Black framed fern die; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Mixed Media with Magicals inspired by Tiffany Solorio

 

Hi everyone, I've been watching some You Tube videos by Tiffany Solorio using magicals.

This one is inspired by her video here. 

(I used to have a dress in these colours that I bought from a market in London on my one venture overseas!)

I made the background by sprinkling the magicals onto watercolour paper and spritzing with lots of water. When dry I flicked on water droplets to create texture.

 I also tried stamping some text randomly with white pigment ink, that's the mixed media part lol!

Then flicked on some white gloss spray and some spatters of gold paint.

I layered up the white diecut flower and sentiments for extra dimension.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, playing along with anything goes.

Make My Monday P is for... Purple!

Happy Little Stampers anything goes with dies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, anything goes

It's the first outing for this Sizzix flower die, so I'm also visiting Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Supplies:

Lindy's Magicals; Tim Holtz distress glaze; Finetec gold paint; Dina Wakley white gloss spray; Kaisercraft text stamp; Hero Arts unicorn white pigment ink; Sizzix artsy stems die;

 Creative Expressions stacked happy birthday die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x

Things in a Garden for Seize the Birthday

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday, and our wonderful leader Nancy has chosen things in a garden for us to add to our cards.

So many choices here!

Or you can play along with the anything goes birthday option.

My team mates and our party guest Hilary have some wonderful inspiration for you so I hope you can play along. We will also have a special guest for the fortnight Anagha so hop over to the blog and take a look.

We have a bush garden, full of gum trees, although we've cleared some due to the bush fire risk!

We also have chooks, raspberries and some veggies growing, but I thought I'd stick with the gum leaves and blossom.

I was inspired by this card by Yana Smakula. 

I don't have any similar leaf stamps and used my Prismacolour pencils, (no polychromos), but I'm happy with the result! The gold embossing is really shiny in real life.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Retro Rubber, anything goes using a stamp older than a year.

I used a Kaszazz gum leaf stamp, there's no date on the package but the last time I used the stamp was

here in 2016

Cardz 4 Guyz, any colouring medium - I used Prismacolor pencils.

Krafty Chicks, all occasions

Sparkles Monthly Challenge, Clean & Simple

Supplies:

Kaszzaz gum leaf stamp; versamark ink & Wow metallic gold rich superfine ep; Prismacolour pencils; Stately embossing folder; sentiment sticker.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x