Thursday, 15 June 2017

CAS Mix Up June reminder

I'm back today with my second installment as a guest designer for this month's CAS Mix Up challenge.


There is still time to play along with the theme for this month's challenge, which is:


This time, I decided to create a Christmas card, since I am way behind on my goal to have all of my Christmas cards ready by the end of October. Besides, I wanted to have a play with this gorgeous stencil paste that I recently picked up at a shop in Heraklion. Here's what I came up with:


I applied stencil paste (Vanilla, Pentart) through a stencil (Frozen forest, StudioLight) onto a scrap of dark kraft cardstock and fussy cut my pinecones once the paste was dry. I stamped the text fragment and sentiment (Pinecones, CAS-ual Fridays, retiring) in distress oxide ink (vintage photo) onto a die cut panel of Neenah desert storm cs and then restamped the sentiment in fired brick. I diluted a little fired brick ink to create some splatters. Before I mounted everything to my card, I went around the edges of my pinecones and panel with a blending tool and vintage photo ink. I added a double bow from some red ribbon I found in my recycle box.

I do hope you will pop over to the CAS Mix Up blog for more inspiration and to play along.

I'm also linking up my card at:

SSS Wednesday - Emboss it

SSS Monday - Touchy feely

ATSM - #249 Anything goes


Sparkles Christmas -  #77 Non-traditional colours

STAMPlorations - June CAS challenge 
(optional colour twist: masculine colours)





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22 comments:

  1. brenda15 June 2017 at 20:45

    What a very stylish card Marianne, have never played too much with Kraft card but I think you have inspired to to get playing.

    B x

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  2. nancy littrell15 June 2017 at 20:47

    Gorgeous embossed stenciled pine cones, Marianne. I love the shimmer and texture you achieved. Your added ribbon and splatters were the perfect additions. TFS and so pleased to have you as our CAS Mix Up Guest Designer this month. Hugs..

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  3. Ruth15 June 2017 at 23:18

    Seriously classy card and I love the look of that embossing paste. I admire you wholeheartedly for getting very far ahead on your Christmas cards. I am absolutely nowhere and need to find something super quick and simple to do very soon! Xx

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  4. Loll15 June 2017 at 23:58

    Your embossing paste pine cones are gorgeous, Marianne. Love the shimmer from the paste. I never think to add paste over coloured card stock ... this is awesome! Love the script in the background and your pretty splatters. Thanks again for being our Guest Designer this month at CAS Mix Up! xx

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  5. Bonnie16 June 2017 at 02:13

    Wonderful pinecones, Marianne! Love that texture and the rustic look of this card! Thanks so much for joining our Design Team at CAS Mix Up this month!

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  6. Craft-E-Place16 June 2017 at 08:34

    Fabulous card ... the embossing paste adds so much to the pine cones. I love the Kraft card base, it works so well. Thanks for joining us at ATSM
    Elaine

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  7. Anonymous16 June 2017 at 11:03

    What a beauty!! Een chique uitstraling door prachtige combi-kleuren.
    Mooie embossing pasta! Mooie dimensie op deze manier van de dennenappels. Klasse, dat lint maakt het wel af hè? 😘 Ineke

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  8. Mac Mable16 June 2017 at 13:23

    Love the colour of the paste on the pine cone. Such a striking card, loving all the elements and the layout is CAS perfection x

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  9. Julia Aston16 June 2017 at 17:47

    LOVE your pretty paste stenciled pinecones! Julia xx

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  10. Susan17 June 2017 at 00:27

    Wonderful CAS Christmas card! Love that embossing paste you used! The pine cones are fabulous. Thanks so much for being our Guest Designer at CAS Mix Up this month!

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  11. Jo17 June 2017 at 01:23

    A Christmas Card with class. Those pine cones are just beautiful with that gold paste. Thanks for being our Guest Designer, love your style. xx

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  12. Tracy Freeman17 June 2017 at 13:03

    Really lovely card, the texture from the paste is fab and I love the colours.
    Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge x

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  13. Catherine17 June 2017 at 18:29

    Your card is very classy. I love the design and the dimension you created with the pine cones. So pretty! Thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge.

    Cathie ♥

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  14. Christine Alexander18 June 2017 at 06:53

    so pretty love the mix of gold and kraft

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  15. Barbara18 June 2017 at 18:09

    What a gorgeous part, love the rich gold stencilling. Keeping my fingers crossed for the October deadline!

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  16. Martina Svoboda19 June 2017 at 15:46

    I love the pinecones and the effect on the backgrout, the little splasches look amazing! Thank you so much for sharing with us at Addicted to Stamps and More! Martina DT

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  17. JosieD20 June 2017 at 13:03

    Love the look of this card -- rustic and interesting. The double bow and splatters are such a nice finishing touch.

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  18. Sandra H21 June 2017 at 01:26

    This is just the cutest card ever and just perfect for our challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge "None traditional colours" good luck and hope to see you again next time Dt Member Sandra H xx

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  19. Helen24 June 2017 at 20:26

    Love this - red and kraft go so well together and the pop of gold is perfect.

    Thanks for joining us at the Sparkles Christmas Challenge.

    Helen x

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  20. Pink Unicorn25 June 2017 at 20:59

    Oh wow, Christmas cards done by the end of October, well done you if you get there :) I haven't even started... Love the beautiful CAS design. Thank you for playing along with the STAMPlorations CAS Challenge. We hope to see you back again soon! Karola, DT, InvisiblePinkCards

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  21. Paddington fan26 June 2017 at 18:54

    A gorgeous Christmas card, love the pine cones! Love your color choices and design on this fab Christmas card! Thank you for joining us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge this month and I hope you'll join us again soon, love Jacky x

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  22. Tenia Nelson4 July 2017 at 19:21

    So pretty!! Thanks for playing along in the STAMP CAS June challenge!!

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