Just Rite Challenge #116, CAS card

Hello All!

It has been a while since my last post.  I am in the midst of changing craft rooms from the super tiny craft room I currently have to a larger room we use for a spare bedroom.  A lot of work going through collected items in both rooms!  Also, I am making a storage unit for my inks which has also taken up quite a bit of time.  Both projects are well worth it and I cannot wait to move into the bigger space and start really crafting again!  My current room is in total disarray.  Thank goodness none of you can see it!

On Sunday my crafty group met for our monthly card making session.  As always it was such a fun time.  I am so fortunate to have such sweet and talented friends!  The cards I designed for the crafty session served double duty: cards for the group to make and cards to enter the current Just Rite Challenge, CAS.  (Another crafty friend in the group is Rebecca and she made two awesome CAS cards for the challenge!)

I could not decide which flower bunch to use on the CAS card: the bunch from Poppies Labels Twenty Nine or the bunch from Black Eyed Susan Vintage Labels Five.  To escape the decision I made one of each.  :)

I colored the poppies with Spectrum Noir markers, the stems with Tim Holtz distress markers then added gold Stickles to the inside of the poppies.  The red SN marker was applied along the edge of the image (cut using Spellbinders Matting Basics), red twine was tied on and the entire mat was foam adhered to the card base.

The card above was colored entirely using SN markers.  Stickles in Crystal was applied on all the petals.  Yellow SN marker was used on the edge.

The card above used Tim Holtz distress markers and a single bow adhered as shown.  Gold was applied to the mat edges.  (a few small changes from the card above)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week!  Will post photos of my new craft room and my new storage unit when all is ready.  :)

Hugs,

Kathy Jo

This card is entered into the following challenges:

Just Rite, CAS

613 Avenue, AG

Word Art Wednesday, AG

Sister Act Card Challenge, AG

TTCRD, AG

JustRite Sketch Challenge 99- You are in my garden of friends

Hello Crafteteers!

JustRite has a new challenge- create a project using their sketch as inspiration.  

I started with the JR background stamp Floral Flourishes.  Versamark Watermark Stamp pad was used on the stamp and was then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Tim Holtz's mowed lawn, peeled paint, tattered rose, fired brick and spiced marmalade were added as shown.  What a fun way to make patterned paper!  

Over the background paper I secured a sheet of frosted vellum paper.  You can still see the background paper but it tones it down just a bit.  It was then assembled to a white card I made from Spellbinders 5x7  Detailed Scallops.  

JR Poppies Labels Twenty Nine provided the sentiment and the poppies.  The sentiment was stamped on white paper, oval die cut and gold applied along the edge.  Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight tag was die cut and distressed in the TH mowed lawn and peeled paint.  The sentiment was assembled to the tag with foam tape.  A small rectangle of white paper was die cut from Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A and then dry embossed a Lifestyle Crafts folder.  The rectangle also had gold applied along the edge. The poppies were stamped in black Versafine and then heat embossed.  The colors took some time to figure out.  I ended up using TH colors listed above and then I used the TH distress marker barn door for extra highlights on the petals.  Liquid pearls Lemon Yellow were used on the inside of the poppies and Stickles were applied for some emphasis. Another piece of white paper was cut from a smaller rectangle of the Spellbinders Scalloped set.  I added a strip of the background paper in the center.  Gems in green and clear were assembled in the areas shown.  Finally I made a triple ribbon from twine and white ribbon and attached to the poppies.    

  

Thank you for stopping by and have a nice Wednesday!

This card is entered in the JustRite Challenge #99: http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/2013/06/justrite-friday-challenge-099-sketch.html