CAS(E) This Sketch cards

Hello and Happy 2019!  I have a couple of cards to share today. These came together pretty quick using this sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch:

I used scraps for these. The tall rectangles were cut from black and white patterned paper I've had for several years. I added some stamping and sequins/glitter glue to coordinate it with my sentiment patterned paper. The sentiments were both stamped and heat embossed. They were attached with foam tape over sparkly ribbon.

January Calendar page

Hello and Happy New Year's Eve! It's hard to believe that 2018 is coming to an end! It has been an eventful year and I am looking forward to what 2019 will bring! I have my January calendar page ready, using photos from January 2018. I started with this sketch from Stick It Down:

I added some extra photos to the layout, but kept the large "T" element. I kept the embellishments pretty simple since there are so many photos; a few stickers and rub ons are all I added. I did attach some of the stickers with foam tape for some dimension.

I am also entering this in the Lasting Memories patterned paper challenge: use at least 3 patterned papers. I used exactly 3, the mittens snowflakes and the red that I die cut the title from.

Fall Alcohol Ink Lift Off Cards

Hello again! I have another couple of cards to share. I played with the alcohol lift ink again. I started by inking up some glossy cardstock with fall colors of alcohol ink. Once that was dry, I used the Lift Off ink and some leaf stamps and transferred the ink to some kraft cardstock. I stacked the two pieces, stacked them and cut them at an angle in my trimmer. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed on a strip of patterned paper and mounted on the card with foam tape. I finished off the cards with glitter cardstock and gold spray ink splatters. 

Watercolor Background Cards

Hello! I have another couple of cards I made last couple months to share! I was inspired by this image from The Card Concept:

I loved the color scheme and wanted to try this watercolor background technique again. I didn't have ink to match, but I had gelatos, so I tried those. I scribbled the colors into my acrylic block, sprayed them with water, and used my finger to work the pigments loose and into the water. I then pressed the block into my watercolor paper. This first card was for my daughter's 10th birthday, so I stamped and heat embossed the numbers onto vellum and fussy cut them out.

I did the same for the background if this card as I did above. I added gold tape to frame it. The sentiment and flowers were stamped and heat embossed. I first cut the flowers and leaves and added them with foam tape.

November and December Calendar Pages

Hello! I'm still alive! I had a crazy busy fall with photos. I got a few cards and layouts done, but never had a chance to post them. I will be working on that in the next week or so! Today I am sharing my calendar layouts for November and December.

My November page is based on the double sketch from October at Stick It Down.

I stuck pretty close to this sketch as it worked well to get lots of photos on my page. I stuck my patterned paper down and then used the smooshing technique to add the ink in the corners. I then splattered some gold ink for some added interest. I embellished with some stickers from the collection kit.

Next is my December page using the November double sketch at Stick It Down.

I started by spraying my cardstock with green ink. I then took a evergreen branch stamp and added tat in the corners of where my photos would be. I layered on the photos. I cut the ornambents using the Holiday Cakes Cricut Cartridge. I cut them in a couple of sizes and from a couple of different papers and then put them together. I popped a couple up on foam adhesive for some dimension. I made bows from thin ribbon and floss. 

October Calendar Page

Now that the month is almost over, I thought I better share my October calendar page. I was inspired by last month's sketch at Stick It Down:

Since I was making a page about October, I decided to make a "mosiac" of leaves. I grabbed a bunch of patterned paper scraps and set my Cricut to work, cutting different leaf shapes in several different sizes. Then I laid them all out over my two pages before sticking them down. I added a few stickers and enamel dots for embellishment. I also cut my title with my Cricut.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my layout!

Birthday Cards- Stick it Down

 Hello! I have a couple of cards to share today! I played some more with the alcohol ink lift off technique for these cards. I was inspired by the current card sketch at Stick It Down:

I started by making my background using alcohol inks on yupo paper. I just dropped the inks on and tried to create the diagonal with the colors. Once the ink was dry, I used a Simon Says Stamp background stamp to lift off the ink. I stamped it onto light purple cardstock (which I used for the second card in this post). I used a scalloped circle punch for the center piece. For the sentiment, I lifted off color from the center of this panel and stamped it onto my punched piece. I then attached the circle with foam tape over where I lifted the ink. To finish off the card, I glued on some coordinating sequins.

For my second card, I used the panel that I had stamped with the ink from the card above. I cut it downn to size. I then took the center section of the background stamp (which pops out) and stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed it with glitter embossing powder. I took one off the scraps that were trimmed of the above panel and picked up the ink for the cupcake. I finished it if with some glitter glue.

I am really loving using the lift off ink and the beautiful results it provides!