Thursday 4 February 2016

CAS Colours & Sketches #159

A new month and a new hostess, but the same fabulous challenges at CAS Colours & Sketches! We're kicking off with a colour challenge and don't you just love these pretty colours chosen by Stef?


http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/2016/02/challenge-159-colours.html

Here's my sample card which I'm hoping may just inspire you enough to join in yourself.


I started by smooshing a pink pirouette splodgy background and then used a stencil to add some pumpkin pie round the edges. Next I stamped the large butterfly using melon mambo - which just has to be one of my all time favourite ink colours!


I'm thinking maybe I might use this card on a scrapbook page and that led my choice of sentiment. And butterflies are pretty incredible anyway.

Supplies:
Stamps:Uniko, English Country Gareden - Butterflies; Technique Tuesday, Incredible by Ali Edwards
Inks: SU, pumpkin pie, pink pirouette, melon mambo
Stencil: Memory Box, texture mesh
Punch: Xcut, corner rounder
Embellishments: Ppaermania, adhesive pearls

So of you go now to soak up all the DT deliciousness over at CAS Colours & Sketches and then raid your craft stash and get creating!

Thanks for visiting today, your time is much appreciated.  And keep crafting!

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9 comments:

  1. Love the grunge CAS style and the butterfly looks so pretty against it in those colours. Beautifully done. Hugs Bev x

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  2. Love the idea of smooshing the background first and then layering over it with the stencil, very creative x

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  3. Love all the inky techniques going on here Jane. I've just acquired the ECG Butterfly stamp and am looking forward to using it! Stef x

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  4. I love Malon Mambo too! And I love your card. That one rounded corner gives it such an awesome finishing touch. Caro x

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  5. Awesome card! I love the texture and the contrast between the organic smooshed background with the geometric stencil!

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  6. The card is pretty incredible too! It's a great combination of the challenge colours. Liz x

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  7. Your smooshed background turned out much better than my attempts (which have been added to the recycling bin rather than made into cards)! It's a lovely background for the pretty butterfly. And hey, I have that sentiment stamp set, too! :)

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  8. Grunge for CAS, I love it. Great way to showcase the colours
    Louise xx

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