Monday, 1 May 2017

CAS Mix Up Guest Design Spot ...

Good evening and how exciting is this ... I'm guest designer over at the CAS Mix Up for the May challenge - this is just one of the joys for being the March monthly winner!  I'm hoping to delight and inspire you all to join in with the challenge ... and the theme this month is:

This is my card:



I began by die cutting a small panel which I then stamped and heat embossed these beautiful rananculus flowers (one of the stamps sets I was able to buy with my winners voucher from Simon Says Stamp).  I loosely water coloured the flowers.  I splattered the background before stitching the panel to the card, added a sentiment and considered the card finished.

 I used:
Simon Says Stamp - Sketch Rananculus
Distress Inks - Mustard seed, Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn
UNIKO - Simply Said
WOW White Embossing Powder

It is a great challenge as it encourages the use of different mixed media techniques in a CAS kind of way.  Each month the designers create some fantastic cards to inspire us to join in ... why not pop along this month and have a look, even better why not enter!

Enjoy!
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12 comments:

  1. Loll1 May 2017 at 18:41

    Hi Elaine. LOVE the bright and cheerful colours of your pretty blooms. The splatters add some whimsy, along with your stitching. Great mix of techniques. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer at CAS Mix Up! xx

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  2. nancy littrell1 May 2017 at 18:46

    Gorgeous flower panel Elaine! I love your coloring, splatters and especially your zig zag stitched in black accent. TFS and so pleased to have you as our CAS Mix Up Guest Designer this month :-) Hugs..

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  3. Mac Mable1 May 2017 at 19:31

    Loving those loosely coloured flowers and such pretty colours. The addition of the black stitching is fabulous and teh splattering finishes your card off beautifully x

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  4. Jo1 May 2017 at 19:50

    This is adorable Elaine. Love the spring colours too. That stitching is perfect to balance the sentiment. Simply CAS Beautiful, Thanks for being our Guest Designer, hugs xx

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  5. Julia Aston1 May 2017 at 21:25

    Love the orange and green on your flowers (I hardly ever use orange and it is SO pretty!) the stitching looks great and the splatter on the corners are beautiful! Thanks for much for being Guest Designer at CAS Mix Up this month Elaine! Julia xx

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  6. Bonnie1 May 2017 at 23:45

    Love this embossed watercolor panel, Elaine! I'm so glad you enjoyed your gift certificate! Your splatters are perfect and I love that bit of sewing and soft colors! Thanks so much for joining our team this month!

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  7. sandie2 May 2017 at 07:00

    Congrats on being GD and your card is superb. I really like how your splattering flows through from top to bottom and wow to your stitching x

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  8. Cara2 May 2017 at 17:28

    Just stunning and congratulations! Cara x

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  9. Pat2 May 2017 at 17:33

    This is an extremely pretty card and adore the ranunculus in that bright orange tone and love the added stitching as well as the splatters of course. x

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  10. Pat2 May 2017 at 17:34

    Sorry Elaine, I meant to say congratulations on your GD spot too. x

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  11. My Card Attic: Hazel6 May 2017 at 12:17

    Congratulations on a well deserved GD spot Elaine! A great card, love the addition of stitching! Thanks for the inspiration!Have a great day! Luv & Hugs. Hazel xx
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  12. Stacy24 May 2017 at 13:18

    Love this card it is beautiful!

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