Faux Stone

Here I have tried another new technique. I call it faux stone.

I used a retired Jumbo Wheel, Speckled, with Whisper White Craft Ink, then Soft Suede then Chocolate Chip ink to create a background on Crumb Cake cardstock. The tools were heat embossed with silver embossing powder, then coloured with Platinum Shimmer Paint and the More Mustard marker. The sentiment from Perfect Punches was inked with Soft Suede, stamped on Whisper White and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch. The card base is Soft Suede and the first layer is Soft Suede DSP. The number 50 was stamped on the base with Versamark ink.

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Perfectly Flat Card

Another great idea from a CAS class is to make a perfectly flat card. This card uses a visual triangle to give WOW to a very simple layout.

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Frosted Window Cuckoo

How is this for a subtle look? It is called Frosted Window and the tutorial is available at Splitcoaststampers.

Just take a piece of white cardstock and a piece of vellum paper. Stamp the same image on both. Colour the cardstock image with very bright colours, and then colour the back of the vellum image with more muted colours. Join the two pieces with dimensionals and add a frame. Result, a perfect frosted window.

Recipe:
Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Vellum Paper
Ink: Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, River Rock, Marina Mist, Baja Breeze
Stamps: Easy Events
Accessories: Stripes EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Dimensionals
Technique: Frosted Window

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Stamping in the Die

A recent Splitcoaststampers challenge was to ‘Stamp in the Die’. Basically, cut out the cardstock with a die, leave the die in place and stamp. This will ensure that the die creates a frame for the image.

I have used Inspired by Nature – both the flowers and the grass to create my sample. It is a great way to showcase part of a large image.

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Chevron Border

Here is a great idea I picked up as extra inspiration for CAS cards. This technique uses small pieces of DSP to create a chevron border effect. A very useful addition for the most CAS of cards.

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CAS Layer

The third simple sketch from the CAS class has layers, but still reflects the CAS theme.

I used a Pacific Point card base, added some Pacific Point Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and Real Red Taffeta Ribbon to a piece of Whisper White and adhered it to the base. I stamped the scallop image with Pacific Point, Real Red and Basic Black on Whisper White and punched it out with a scallop circle punch. The sentiment comes from the Just Believe set.

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CAS Masking

Today’s CAS card uses another simple sketch and masking.

After masking the centre of a square card, I took out a retired background stamp, Print Patterns, and stamped a border on the base. Using a white gel pen, I created a faux stitched border, heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder, and added some Boho Blossom punch flowers to complete the picture.

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CAS Classes

I thought I would try and learn some more about CAS [clean and simple] cards, so I am attending a series of CAS class. The first class uses simple sketches. Over the next few days, I will show you my creations for these sketches.

Today I have used a reverse image from a Sizzlits Die [Swirls Scribbles] to create my focal piece. The die cuts were made on a piece of Whisper White that was coloured with markers. I cut 2 buttons using the Sweet Buttons Embosslits, glued them together and used a piece of Linen Thread coloured with a marker to thread the button.

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