Cas cards

I started playing with the flowers of the Alexandra Renke Welcome Butterfly set ... and I ended up with four cards! I wasn't sure what I was going to do so I stamped 2 sets of the flower with leaf, and the 2 individual flowers. The flowers had two tones of inks : started with the pale pink, then dabbed on a darker shade to the centre. I like the curve of the flowers and leaf and thought it would look good along a frame. I wanted to keep it light so used 2 of the Alexandra Renke Oval Angular…

Happy Monday ........ Welcome to glorious June! And welcome to the new look CAS MIX UP CHALLENGE! For all you CAS challenge fans out there we've made things a little easier for you. Three of the CAS Challenges have all come together ......... that's the original CAS Mix Up, CAS Stencil and CAS Watercolour have all joined forces and are now the new CAS Mix Up. We've still got the same designers creating fabulous inspiration pieces each month, and there will still be a regular Mixed Media…

Lets add some WOW to your clean & simple cards? I have 5 fabulous ideas as well as a BONUS technique to share with you today!

Here's CAS(E) this Sketch 64 brought to you by N@Ali. Isn't it a fun one? Are you stumped? I was! Then I thought about using a stencil and it came together quickly. I used one by Ronda Palazzari and inked just a portion of it, then stamped the sentiment and added a few sequins. Quick and easy peasy. The thought process may have taken longer than the actual completion! Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the clever takes from the rest of the design team and join us if you can. Make sure to link…

It's time for the Sketch #129 winners! Wow, you guys went all out for this sketch and the talent is just staggering! We hope you had a great time with this sketch because we sure had a great time looking at your cards. We hope you'll join us and play along with Sketch #130. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners: CTS #129 Winners! 57. Kay Miller Grab your winner's badge to display on your blog…

I do a You Tube Live on Wednesday's at noon EST. I used dry embossing to add the interest to these You Tube Live - embossing ideas cards.

I am getting the hang of combining challenges....not sure if that's good or bad... In the past I would just put all my "creative energy" into one challenge and then just link up with others, if the card just happened to fit...but now I do that on purpose. Well, I'll see how it goes.... Anyhow here is the card that came out of this: I did not want to add a sentiment - I 'll add it later, when I know who will get it. And here is a close -up: Challenges: Dynamic Duos CAS Colours and Sketches…

Mikey's Mom

Hello crafty friends. It's time for a new challenge at CAS Mix Up Our sweet and very talented Joanna is our host this mon...

Learn how to take your 3D cover die to the next level and create beautiful floral cards easily. Therese is on the blog with cardmaking tips and crafting ideas.

Hi Everyone I shared a card on the Simply, Sweet Poppy Stencils Group on Facebook yesterday and was asked how I did it so I thought I’d ...

Altenew Blog

A blog about handmade cards, paper crafts, rubber stamping

Hi everyone. I'm so happy to be back as the Surprise Party Guest for Seize the Birthday again this month. Today starts the first challenge of 2024 with a choice of options (Embossing Wet or Dry) - Challenge #275. I made two cards (the one above with dry embossing, and a second card with wet embossing). The card above uses the Perfect Peonies from Clearly Besotted. I stamped the image in black ink and heat embossed with clear before watercolouring using Distress Inks (Kitsch Flamingo, Picked…

Hi there! I had so much fun in my craft room this morning ! I designed a stencil in the Silhouette studio, featuring circles, half circles ...