Scrap Art

Hello friends and Happy Good Friday!  Does any one else toss those leftover pieces of designer paper into a scrap box?  I have a box filled with pieces left over from previous projects along with frames and die cuts that never quite made it on the original card.  As I was looking through the box, I pulled out a frame and a few matching springy looking yellow pieces, cut them into strips, and started weaving them into a background.  

Creative Nugget:  A distress ink color wash was applied to a piece of mixed media paper which was embossed with a burlap texture plate...this was mostly covered up with the paper weaving.  The frame was popped on top of the woven paper strips.  The sentiment is from the Timeless Hymns stamp set released by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps this month and was white embossed on a black strip.  The flowers from Whimsy Bouquet were stamped onto mixed media paper colored with Distress Oxide inks, fussy cut, and popped onto the card.  Some texture was added with one of the stamps in the Texture Tiles 1 stamp set.  A few enamel dots were applied to the flower centers to finish this scrappy card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #196 - Spring Fever
Aud Sentiments Challenge #200 - Easter or Spring Sentiment
Craftaholics R Us Challenge #13 - Enamel Dots
Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #162 - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring Flowers
Simon Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says: Anything Goes

Thank you all for stopping by...wishing you a wonderful Easter!
Because He lives I can Face Tomorrow!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Faux Bleach Birds & Blooms

Hello sweet friends!  Yesterday I shared two cards over at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog using the Alcohol Faux Bleach Technique and the new Birds & Blooms stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and thought I would share here as well.  This is a fun technique and the bonus is...you end up with two great backgrounds instead of just one!

Creative Nugget:  Begin by embossing your image on a piece of glossy card stock with clear embossing powder.  Using a felt application tool, dab on a variety of alcohol inks or Copic Refill inks and blending solution or rubbing alcohol to make the inks move.  Play around with the inks until you get the desired results.  Place the panel on a paper towel on an ironing board and cover with another piece of regular card stock.  Iron off the embossing using heat with no steam.  The image will transfer onto the second piece of card stock and leave a bleached look on the first.  And there you have it....two wonderful backgrounds!  To see a video tutorial on this technique at Splitcoaststampers, click HERE.

Now all you need to do is finish off your cards...include some sequins for a bit of bling and there you have it!  Birds & Blooms, Texture Tiles 1, and Timeless Hymns were the sets used to create these two cards and they are all from the March Release and are now available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 459 - Bring On the Bling
Love to Craft Challenge Blog #20 - Anything Goes
Pile It On Challenge #140 - Circles
Eclectic Ellapu: March - Spring is Coming
Daring Cardmakers - Watch the Birdie
Scrapping4Fun Challenge #111 - Anything Goes with Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you were inspired to give this fun technique a try!  Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Cathy

'Tis So Sweet

Hello sweet friends!  My card today was inspired by one of those wonderful old hymns of the faith.  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps just released a whole new stamp set filled with these classics...Timeless Hymns, perfect for sending a message that uplifts and encourages!

Creative Nugget:  The hymn was embossed in the middle of a square panel cut with a Spellbinders die and a circle was lightly penciled in around the hymn.  Using my Misti and the blossoms from the Birds & Blossoms stamp set, a frame was stamped around the sentiment and colored with Copic Markers.  A stitched circle die was then dry embossed around the hymn and some extra blossoms were cut out to pop into the empty spaces. The sentiment from the Be Encouraged 2 stamp set was embossed onto a mixed media panel dabbed in watered down Oxide Inks.  A bow and some sequins were added to finish the card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #3
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #326 - Anything Goes
The Paper Players Color Challenge #384 - Any Shade of Pink
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Inspired By a Song
Alphabet Challenge - Y is Your Choice

Thanks so much for stopping by - have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Cathymac