CAS Mix-Up, Watercolor and Stencil for November

I'm having hand surgery tomorrow so I have to post all three of my CAS cards today (the fourth is my guest designer post for CAS Christmas that you've already seen).  The only cards you'll see from me for the next couple of months will be scheduled Design Team ones.  Let the show begin.

First Up - the Mix-Up Challenge:

I watched the shorter video and followed her directions.

I started by embossing black paper with the gear folder, then lightly inked with VersaMark and sprinkled copper, silver and gold powder before heating.  I layered it behind a popped up panel cut with a SSS stitched circle.  I had some coppery metallic paper to cut the PTI word die and then silver embossed the 'happy'.  So I have the oxidized metal, stamping of the sentiment, with die cuts as my choice. I think this makes a great masculine card.

Next is CAS Stencil.

I've tried monoprints before without much success but this time I think it worked.

I just HAD to have this Buffalo plaid stencil by Echo Park and think I've used it once.  I inked it up with Iced Spruce DOX, spritzed it (maybe not well enough) and printed it to my cardstock.  I love how the DOX separates into different colors.  I added some Altenew greens and a heat embossed sentiment from HLS.

Last but not least, and my favorite, for CAS Watercolor.

I've used this PB stamp many times but never all in browns.

I colored the stamp with Distress Markers and spritzed them, repeating several times until I got a look I liked.  The background looked a little stark so I inked the edges with Frayed Burlap, splattered some Walnut Stain and added a sentiment from N&T.

So that's it from me.  I love these CAS challenges and am so glad I had time to enter them.  Thanks, girls, for four more wonderful challenges that teach us new tricks and stretch our imaginations. These are the last challenges for the year as the teams take a break in December so hopefully I can enter again in January.

And thank you for dropping by.

Time Out #125 - Inspired by Words

I knew right away what I wanted to use for a sentiment on my card for Time Out which is the opposite of how I usually roll.  I make a card and then agonize over what sentiment to put with it.  This time I agonized over the design of the card.  I practiced a few things that ended up in the recycle bin until I decided to use something in my WTDWT (what to do with this) drawer.

I tried a few stencil monoprints for another challenge and this one didn't make the cut but I liked it enough to save it.  I thought it looked perky enough to use with the copper embossed sentiment from Hero Arts, one that's been in my stash and unused for way too long.  Here's what inspired me.

I hope you all live your life with joy.