Masculine

I'm busy learning the basics of Clean and Simple cards. This week's Less is More challenge Week 246  is

MASCULINE

Here is my take on it. Trying out the rule-of-thirds - hoping that the number plate (HBD.2U) is noticed by being at one of the intersections of the 'imagined' thirds. Also hoping that the creamy paper counts as 'white space' - I'd love some feedback on design +'s and -'s please.

The die is Rusty Old Ute (Ultimate Crafts), the paper is Webster's Pages Beautiful Chic 'Watermarked'. Letters - Spellbinders.

CASology 'Silly'

I couldn't resist doing a card for the latest CASology challenge:

The card also works for the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge this week:

Product used was a Penny Black stamp 1249F Reindeer Lights from 1998 (I've been addicted to cardmaking for quite a while!), plus Distress Markers - festive berries, tumbled glass, wild honey, antique linen, brushed corduroy, ripe persimmon, twisted citron - applied either from the nib end or using a Tim Holtz fine tip water brush.
The wording is computer printed and demonstrates my warped sense of humour!

Turquoise, Amethyst & Ruby fish for a 'Jewel Colours' Challenge

I have 20+ Make&Takes to prep, as well as next week's class of six sets of 4 cards for Concordia Craft group to do ... so I'm playing with a challenge!!

Week #244 Colour - Jewel Colours






Here is my card - Turquoise, Amethyst and Ruby fish :)

The Taylored Expressions 'Oh Carp' was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-embossed with Black Sparkle powder. Fish coloured with Distress inks (mermaid lagoon, wilted violet, festive berries) using a water brush. Crystal sequins coloured with an alcohol marker. Embossing folder Sizzix Waves and Bubbles. The fish are actually sparkly - Atyou Spica clear glitter pen.

CAS Christmas

I'm loving the CAS challenges at the moment - it gives me a chance to get my Christmas cards started!
This is for CAS(E) this sketch challenge #143

I have used a Memory Box die (Free Hand Merry Christmas)
for the wording and a selectively embossed parts of a
Cuttlebug snowflake border.
The ink is Distress Ink Tumbled Glass,
with a psychedelic embossing powder for the sparkle.
 My camera has a problem showing sparkle - the small clip to the right gives a better idea than the full card shown below.

Another CAS card - 'Science'

I'm really enjoying creating Clean And Simple (CAS) cards at the moment - stay tuned for an upcoming class in this style of card.

The following card was created with the above two CAS challenges in mind. You can visit the CAS.ology challenge by clicking HERE. To visit the CAS(E) this sketch challenge click HERE.

I offer the science part as entomology!
The stamps used are from Stamp-It ( Western Australia) and the ink is Kaleidacolor 'Berry Blaze'. The sparkle was added using a clear Atyou Spica pen.
Update 13/10/2015 -

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Clean and Simple

CASology has a challenge of circles this week - this is my first time for a CAS challenge. I had already made this card today, and purely by coincidence it covers two of the 'design defined' techniques - using a dry embossed background for interest (my new doily embossing folder) and using a little sparkle to 'pop' the main features (my new clear glitter Gelly Roll pen).

Product used:

Memory Box Poinsettia Ribbon and Sizzix Texture Fades embossing folder. Also Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Glitter pen and Spellbinders Holiday Sentiments.

Let me know if you are interested in any of the above.

Mojo Monday Ute - or do as I say, not as I do!

Card below created for this week's Mojo Monday. I decided I needed a pink sparkly ute - surely no-one 'grown up' would own such a thing!
Unless you are totally masochistic, do NOT make your own sparkly pink card by using Sticky Embossing powder and pink glitter, then die-cut it.
If you ARE totally masochistic, eucalyptus oil on a toothbrush removes MOST of the goop from your die :)

Here is the end result:

This was the sketch for the challenge: