Sponging Runoff

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I made a discovery lately that I thought I'd share.

You've probably already discovered it yourself.

Sometimes I'm slow to pick up on things!

We were adding sponging to the edges of a leaf flourish die cut at my last class.

I noticed that there was a really pretty pattern on the paper mat after the sponging.

So I decided to put a the die cut on a clean piece of cardstock in order to catch 

that pretty pattern.  It's masking, which isn't new, but it's like a bonus to another technique.

So I took some left over pieces that were sitting on the table, added some little gold

hearts and a stacked die cut to make another valentine.

Here you can see the shine of the gold better...

Challenges:

Tic Tac Toe - Used  middle row (Heart, Free, Stitching)

Addicted to CAS - Hearts

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:   Wild Wasabi (SU)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil

Other:  Stitched Rectangles Die (SSS), Simple Leaf Flourish (MFT), Heartfelt Die (PB), Heart Punches (SU), Frame Die (?)

Enjoy!

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Zoom Fun TImes Two

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I recently Zoomed with some friends.  It was so much fun!

I had tried this technique before and was happy to try it again.

You can watch Eileen Godwin's tutorial HERE

First we lightly sponged a little ways from the edge of a piece of heavy acetate

with our lightest color. Then we changed the angle of the acetate and sponged a

second color. We repeated this step until we were happy with our coverage.

I lay a stencil over the top and lightly added ink through the stencil.

I love the soft colors and pattern!

I added some NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) die cuts over top.

with dimensionals behind the flowers  and a fussy cut sentiment banner.

Challenges:

AAA Birthday #21 - Stencil Background

Krafty Chicks #543 - CAS week

NBUS - Never Before Used Schtuff

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - ATG/Optional Something New

   

  

Winner of the Golden Egg Award at Krafty Chicks

We did another of Eileen's techniques.  I didn't have as much luck with this one.

You can watch the video for this technique HERE.

We spread a thin layer of gesso through a stencil and let it dry.  It was 

such a thin coat that it dried quickly.

Then we lightly sponged color over the gesso.  The gesso is supposed to act

as a resist, but mine seemed to absorb the ink more than the paper did.

If you look closely you can see the lighter leaves, but the gesso is between the leaves.

I'm not sure if the problem is the gesso or me but I was able to get a usable card

from it.  The stamping and splatters help.

If you get a chance watch some of Eileen's videos.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Banner Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Rustic Wilderness, Faded Jeans, Tea Dye (DI), Wow Emb.

Paper:  Neenah, Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 Series) 

Other:  Layering Mini Stencils set 4 (TH), Illuminate Die (PB), White EP

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Insightful Meadows (Unity)

Ink:   Shabby Shutters, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah, Black, Mixed Media 

Other: Laurel Stencil (Lavinia), Gesso, Black & White Acrylic Paint, Twine

Fun with Bleach

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Today I'm sharing a card that was made from
techniques at our retreat. This is a card using Susan's bleach technique.

The retreat was long ago and I'm still trying to get cards made
from things we did and get them posted. This one is long overdue.

She gave us each a little dish with a bit of bleach in it and a cheap 

paintbrush that we could just use for bleach.  It worked seamlessly.

I might add that it was splashless bleach.  A warning though. You still need to 

be careful using it and old clothes are suggested.  Just in case.

We used our new blending brushes (thank you, Trina) to blend

Distress Oxide ink on cardstock.  I dabbed a bit with a baby wipe

because I like the bit of texture it adds.

When the ink was dry (make sure it's dry) we stamped an outline stamp

with Archival ink.  Then we set about removing the color from the

inside of the image with a little bleach on our brush, blotting often with a

paper towel.

I love this stamp but can't decide if it's an iris or a lily?

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe 

Stamps:  Summer Glow (PB), Deepest Sympathy (HA)

Ink:   Archival Jet Black, Whisper White

Paper:   Neenah, Basic Black

Other:  Bleach, Watercolor pencil, White EP, Blending Brushes

Ombre Fern for CAS Mix Up Reminder

Hello crafty friends.

Can you believe it's the 15th of the month?

There's still time to join in at 

CAS Mix Up

Pop on over and see what our talented Design Team and 

this month's fabulous Guest Designer, Bobby have done to inspire you.

I've sponged an Ombre background using Distress inks and

those fun new brushes that Trina gave all of us at the retreat.

They work like a dream! (Or else rubbing Trina's arm to get her

talent to rub off on me really worked!)

I used two shades of green starting with Mowed Lawn at the top

and Twisted Citron at the bottom and blended in toward the center.

I die cut the fern from Neenah cardstock then used what was left

behind as a stencil.  I used a wet baby wipe to dab at the blended

background through the stencil to get a ghosted look.

The frame was in my stash and seemed a good fit.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Scripty Sayings 1 (GKD)

Ink:   Mowed Lawn, Twisted Citron (DI), Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Delicate Fern Die (MB), Dew Drops (PPP), Deckled Rectangle Die (Spellbinders)

Playing with Gesso

 Hello friends.

I'm finally trying to get some posts done with some of the
fun techniques we did at the Retreat in beautiful British Columbia.

This was one of my favorite techniques.  Or should I say, one of the techniques

when I ended up with something I really liked!

Christine showed us how to use Gesso in different ways.

For this card, we put gesso on a stamp and pressed it on some heavy white cardstock.

It acts as resist so when we sponged color over it (after it had dried),

the stamped image stayed white.

I added some color on top with the awesome brushes that Trina gifted us and 

Distress Oxide inks. Then I pounced a baby wipe on top of that to give

it a little texture.  Somehow the sponging and baby wipe went awry

in the top left corner.  I was happy that this arched tag die would 

cover that  oops up!

These sponged colors are a bit more vivid in the photo than IRL.

My camera is not being my friend today!

I went over some of the flowers by adding dots with a Pentex white marker 

that Loll had gifted me.  It's wonderful for touching up!

After I got home and got this all together, I randomly added 

some clear Dazzling Details  for a little glitz. 

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Garlic Flower (Magenta), Friendship Messages (SSS)

Ink:   Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Oxide (? colors)

Paper:   Neenah

Other:  Gesso, Baby Wipe, Anytime Tags Die (Lil Inker), Dazzling Details (SU)

Bejeweled for Autumn

Hello friends.  I hope you've had a fun and creative weekend.

I've done some stamping, sponging and splattering with one of

my favorite Penny Black stamps.

I've used my MISTI to ink and stamp the flowers and leaves and 

touched the ink with a damp water brush.

When I was happy with the flower, I removed it from the MISTI and

sponged some Distress Ink over and around, using a darker ink

around the edges.

A little splatter and a stamped sentiment finished the design.

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday October Challenge: Anything Goes Optional Spooky Colour

Penny Black & More: Autumn Splendour

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Bejeweled (PB), Happy Harmony (ret. SU)

Ink:  Distress Inks (Spiced Marmalade, Aged Mahogany, Forest Moss, Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy), Versamark Onyx Black

Paper:   Naturals Ivory (ret. SU), Mixed Media (Strathmore 400 series)

Other:  Stitched Rectangle Die (SSS)

Snow Dust for CAS Christmas

Hello friends and welcome.

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas.

Hideko is our host this month and here is what she chose for us...

Our Guest Designer, Barb, and the Design team have a beautiful array

of Christmas trees to inspire you.

We have two new designers joining our team.

I'm so excited to have Colleen and Linda on board.

I hope you'll give them a warm welcome join us in our challenge.

For my card I used a stamp that I have long admired and finally added to my collection.

I stamped it with a WOW Embossing Pad and heat embossed the image.

Using sponges, I added blue inks around and over the trees.

When I was happy with the background, I sprinkled some

Chunky White Frantage over the top and heated from underneath the card

so it wouldn't blow away.

I've torn some snippets of white card for snowdrifts and added some

flat stickers and a die cut sentiment.

As seems to be my favorite layout lately, I've framed the design

with a stitched die cut.

Challenges:

CAS Christmas: Tree

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Snow Dust (PB)

Ink:  Embossing Pad (WOW)

Paper:   Neenah, Whisper White, Silver Foil (SU)

Other:  WOW Bright White EP, Chunky White Frantage (Stampendous), Exultations Die (PB)

Christmas Bells

Here's some more sponging for

CAS Mix Up!

The challenge closes on the 24th so there's still time.

Our challenge this month is....

The bells were stamped on a snippet of Whisper White and heat embossed.

Then I sponged some ink over the embossing (emboss resist) and punched them out.

The edges of the punched holly leaves have been sponged and shaped 

and added to the tops of the bells.

I love this wire twine for shaped bows.  It ties beautifully and curls the way 

I want it too.

My mixed media are Stamping, Sponging, Heat Embossing, Punches and Dry Embossing

I hope you'll visit
CAS Mix Up


Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps: Seasonal Bells, Christmas Pines (SU)

Ink:   Encore Silver, Dapper Denim (SU)

Paper: Dapper Denim, Whisper White, Snippets of Garden Green and Real Red (SU)  

Other:  Bell Punch, Pine Bough EF, Silver EP, Sponge Dauber (SU), MS Holly Punch, Silver Wire (Michaels)

Tis the Season for CAS Mix Up

We're halfway through the month and there's still time to join in at
CAS Mix Up.

Here is this month's challenge.

I stamped the snowflakes and heat embossed with silver.

Then I used a sponge dauber and sponged some Pool Party ink in the center of each snowflake.
For the largest one, I put the dauber down in the center and twisted.  Then I pulled the color out toward the edges just a bit.

The background is a piece of vellum over the white card.
It adds a misty look like a snowy day, don't you think?

By cutting the vellum half an inch longer than the card front, I was able to wrap it
over the top and adhere it to the back.  I also used some adhesive under where the design piece would be to hold it steady to the card base.

The design is on a piece of silver foil.  The camera thinks it's black.

We did a similar card for a recent card class. Here's a peek.

It's not quite CAS.  Just a bit too much going on.

I hope you'll join us at CAS Mix Up this month and share a bit of sponging with us.

The Design Team has some awesome inspiration for you and we have a 

very talented Guest Designer too.

This challenge is open until December 24th.

December - Sponging videos:

Basic Sponging Techniques by Dawn (3:04).
Bokeh by Brenda Keenan (6:32)
Color Layering for Galaxy background by Ilina Crouse (7:40)
Emboss Resist Ink Blending by Laura Bassen (5:48)
Faux Mother of Pearl by Loll Thompson (6:09)
Layered Sponging by Susan Campfield (6:05)
Masking and Sponging by Brenda Keenan (7:42)

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe (card 1)

Stamps:  Tin of Tags, Peaceful Pines (SU), Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Encore Silver, Pool Party, Emerald Envy (SU)

Paper:   Solar White (Neena 110 lb.), Vellum, Silver Foil, Whisper White (SU)

Other:  Silver EP, Sponge Dauber, Vinyl Stickers-Silver (Stampendous)

Card Recipe (card 2)

Stamps:  Same

Ink: VersaMark, Bermuda Bay

Paper:  Pool Party, Silver Foil, Whisper White (SU), Foiled Vellum (retired SU)

Other:  Silver EP, Sponge Dauber, Vinyl Stickers-Silver (Stampendous)

Sponging with Shimmer for CAS Mix Up

It's time for a new challenge at CAS Mix Up!

Our CAS Mix Up Challenge this month is

I used a technique that Jennifer McGuire shared here.

I started by masking a piece of white and sponging some Distress Ink
Then I brushed Perfect Pearls over the top while the ink was still damp.
It makes for a wonderful shimmer!

I've die cut the sold butterfly from vellum and the open butterfly from white.

Here's a close up of the shine.

I used Stamping, Sponging, Masking, Perfect Pearls, Heat Embossing, Dry Embossing, Die Cuts and Vellum.

The Design Team has some awesome inspirations pieces to show you.

And we have another fantastic Guest Designer, Maura,

who won the October Challenge.

Here's some videos if you'd like some ideas.

December - Sponging videos:

Basic Sponging Techniques by Dawn (3:04).
Bokeh by Brenda Keenan (6:32)
Color Layering for Galaxy background by Ilina Crouse (7:40)
Emboss Resist Ink Blending by Laura Bassen (5:48)
Faux Mother of Pearl by Loll Thompson (6:09)
Layered Sponging by Susan Campfield (6:05)
Masking and Sponging by Brenda Keenan (7:42)

The challenge is open until the 24th of December.

Hope to see you in the gallery.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Painted Butterflies (Altenew)

Ink:   Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber (Distress), Whisper White (SU)

Paper: Solar White (Neena (110 lb.), Whisper White, Vellum   

Other:  Perfect Pearls (Metallic Pearl), White EP (SU), Butterfly Thinlits, Bold Butterfly Framelits (SU), Stictched Mats Rectangles Die (LI)

  

Sponged and Stenciled

 I've used a couple of techniques on this card.

There'a s new CAS challenge over at Happy Little Stampers

I used a leaf stencil that Loll had sent me.

This is not as CAS as some of my cards.  I hope it's not too busy.

I think this will work for the 

April Mixed Media Card Challenge

I've used stamping plus sponging and stenciling.

I sponged through the stencil and sponged the die cut iris.



We have enjoyed such a beautiful day today.
The leaves are popping out on the trees.
It's good to see green again.
And the flowering trees are so pretty.
I need to take my camera outside.


I'm so glad you stopped by to visit.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  French Script (retired)

Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Wild Wasabi

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Certainly Celery, Whisper White

Other;  Leaf stencil (gift), Iris die (Penny Black)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Irresistible Butterfly

This month's Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge is almost over.

I have one more card to enter there.

We did a similar card in a Stamp Stack last week.  

One of the gals used the Simply Scored to score a few lines.  

I CASEd her card.

The Irresistibly Yours paper was sponged with Soft Sky, Baja Breeze and Lost Lagoon.

I love that it's already embossed and ready to sponge!

The Memory Box butterfly was in the loose butterfly box and it seemed a good home for him.

Since I used some snippets left over from class, I'm off to visit 

Pixie's Snippet Playground.

Uniko Studio

is having an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

It's turned cold here again.  The daffodils are shivering!

At least it's not snowing like in some parts of the country.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Stamps:  Gifts of Kindness

Ink:  Soft Sky, Baja Breeze, Lost Lagoon

Paper:  Solar White (Neena), Lost Lagoon, Irresistibly Yours

Other:  Simply Scored, Isabella and Pippi Butterfly Dies (MB)

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Sponged Iris

I love irises and I'm looking forward to seeing them bloom soon.

In the meantime, I'll have to do with the paper kind.

This iris was die cut with a Penny Black die

from Whisper White cardstock.

I sponged on some color and used a marker to add some little squiggles.

QACAS (Quick and Clean and Simple) as Darnell would say.

Since I've used some snippets, on off to

Pixies Snippet Playground #168

One of my favorite places to play.

and

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge #3

I see that I won a Favourite Award for last month's challenge there

with this card.

What an honor.  There were a LOT of awesome entries!

I'm so glad you stopped by.

Enjoy!

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Card Recipe

Ink:  Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, SU Marker (Perfect Plum)

Paper:  Solar White, (Neena), Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Other:  Iris Die (Penny Black), Square Lattice EF, Simply Scored

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted