Challenge Time

Well it's that time again when I look at which challenges I would like to enter..

This month on The Flower Challenge #33  is to Focus on Background stamping..
This month on Happy Little Stampers is anything goes with dies
The Simon Says Challenge is Wedding/Anniversary
This month on Watercooler Wednesday WWC225 - All about Occasions
The Double D Challenge is Rose Garden
And Just us Girls #492 - Light, Medium and Dark colour challenge

So I decided that I would play with my MFT background stamp - Roses all over, and I had the perfect card base all ready ink blended in Distress oxides, now normally I would heat emboss first and then ink blend, but this time I did it the other way round.. (not sure that it really matters which way TBH)

So to make this card, I did an ombre ink blend, in Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry, I've stamped the Roses all over background stamp in Versamark ink and heat embossed it with Hero Arts White Satin Pearl embossing powder. (I do love this one!)

The Congrats Die is by MFT and I've cut that out of Fun Foam and Pink Chiffon Satin cardstock by Tonic.

The Sentiment is from the All About You by MFT, and to finish the card I've used some sequins called Cherry Blossom by Little things from Lucy's Cards. I've adhered these with glue dots as they don't have a flat surface like conventional sequins.

This is a fairly CAS card, but I think the Pearl embossing powder and the Tonic cardstock really make it pop.

Hope you like the card, and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs

Alli

XoX

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Altenew - AECP - Level 2 - Beyond Basic Backgrounds

Hi all, I'm back today with another card for for AECP level 2 this one is all about backgrounds..

The lovely Lydia Evans, took this class, it was all about stepping up your backgrounds, now I learnt a few things in class, so if you are one of those crafters that just reaches for the patterned paper, then I would suggest you take a look at this course!

Sometimes the card's background can make the card, and all you need is a sentiment!

Now again I have made more than one card, just to give you all that extra bit of inspiration LOL (OK I couldn't decided on which one...I love them all!)

So first up, is a technique that you have probably already mastered, Emboss Resist...

I stamped the images in Versamark ink from the Persian Motifs set, and heat embossed them in Pearl embossing powder, then I've gone over the whole background with Distress oxide inks in, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye and Dried Marigold.  The Congrats die is from the Script Words set by Altenew, and that has been cut out of Pearl cardstock, and fun foam, much easier to glue these together as opposed to trying to cut tiny pieces of foam tape, a few splatters of gold paint and a couple of sequins and this card is ready to go!

So card number two is something I've never thought of doing.... it's called bleaching technique, but with water... So I've taken a piece of water colour cardstock as we're using a lot of water for this one.. and I've ink blended it up with Dried Marigold, Picked Raspberry and Festive Berries Distress ink. 

I've used my stamping platform and the Altenew set A Study In Watercolour and instead of stamping it with ink, I've stamped with water and as you are all know distress ink reacts with water, just like bleach!

 This is what I was left with after blotting up the water/ink puddle LOL..

I've paired this background with the Thank you die from the Flower Arrangement set, but I felt that something was missing so I traced round the bleached images with my Sakura Stardust Gelly Roll Pen, and now I just loved it!

 And to finish it off a few droplets this time from Studio Katia.

My Last card is a Masculine card....Yes I hear you... I don't do many of those... but Father's day will be fast approaching and I thought I would kill two birds with one stone as they say...

So this is another technique that I haven't done before too! (see I told you, you would learn lots!)

For this one, I've taken the Mug die from the Best Dad set and marked and die cut it and made a stencil.

Now hang on to one of those mugs and the little piece that goes in the handle as we're going to need them!

We need it for that little space in the handle... So we don't ink the whole of the image! I've used Stormy Sky Distress Oxide Ink.

Next we'll stamp the image with the coordinating stamp and Versamark ink and black embossing powder to create the card, and finally stamp a sentiment, and mount it on white cardstock and our card is complete!

I'm entering this one into 

1. Challenge #344 - CAS over on Addicted to Stamps and More 
2. June challenge - Masculine - Crafty Calendar Challenge
3. Challenge #175 Man or Boy - addicted to stamps
4. Masculine - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

 Thanks for stopping by, I hope you liked these cards, and that you'll take a look at the class over on the Altenew website!

Hugs
Alli
XoX

I think I'm getting the hang of this link tool... YAY

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