Three Little Inchies

                                

A few years ago, I played with inchies frequently.  I even had a few sheets of inchie stamps, but those are long gone.  For the CAS Mix Up in September, Inchies are the thing!  

I tried some new metallic watercolor paints on cardstock and then stamped a background image and heat embossed it.  Using my old Stampin' Up punch, I created the inches and layered them on black cardstock.  The front layer of my card was dry-embossed with one of the (more than 100) embossing folders in my craft room; I stacked the inchies and then applied a one-word diecut as the sentiment.  

Inchies+dry embossing+stamping+heat embossing+diecut+punch

Dimensional Die cuts

I've been on a Valentine kick, so this particular CAS MixUp  was exactly what I was thinking.  

I stacked the heart die cuts for dimension and adhered them to a dry-embossed layer.  The only stamping is the simple sentiment.  (Dimensional Die Cuts, Stamping, Dry Embossing)

Getting Sketchy with Sunday Stamps

Trying to get back into the card-making after a lengthy absence... The Sunday Stamps sketch is perfect for another Christmas card, which has already gone in the mail!

When I decided to use the Memory Box pillar candles die, I knew I wanted more than just the outline.  Removing only one piece on each candle worked beautifully, and the solid red candles provided the perfect background for my often-used "merry" die from PoppyStamps. 

CAS Mix Up with an Embossing Folder

I watched the videos and tried at least three techniques for the November CAS Mix Up.   My fingers were stained blue and green...because I made a card with those colors but didn't like it.  Only the embossed watercoloring was okay.  On to the next:  a small scrap of watercolor paper was inked with Distress Oxides and water and then embossed.  From that, I die cut the feathers and worked from that point in choosing card colors.  The stitched rectangle die became a frame for the inked and dry-embossed piece of cardstock.  Matte adhesive dots finish it off.  Embossing folder +stamping+watercolor+die cuts.  

Tuesday Card

Obviously, I've been slacking in the card-making ... my last post was a week ago, for a Tuesday card.  Today, I had the card made ahead of time and still missed getting it in the mail.  (As I've explained before, our mail is picked up at the post office around noon and is trucked all the way across the state for sorting, and then is trucked back ... in the case of this card, to an address that's just 30 miles from me.)    But I digress:  I love the color of this cardstock and I love tiny polka dots.  It's a piece of cardstock I purchased at a JoAnn's store a few months ago.   Instead of Thursday, Chelsea will receive her card on Friday this week.