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Wednesday, October 5, 2016

CAS Mix Up October Challenge my second card

I tried it again friends!  This time I used a more intricate stencil...an Echo Park Snowflakes # 2 stencil...and I thought I would try softer colors to sponge on the mixed media paper.
I used distress inks:  tattered rose and shaded lilac...couldn't resist adding some pearl drops from my Viva Paper pen and a PTI Fab Flakes die cut on vellum and white embossed.
I have one more idea and I think I will use this same stencil, but a different technique...so stay tuned!  Will see if the next one is a better ghosting technique for me!
Here is the link to the October CAS Mix Up challenge
I stamped + ghosting + die cut & embossing
Heart Hugs, friends!

4 comments:

Loll said...

Another ghosted beauty Colleen! Love the design of your snowflakes ... so pretty with the sponged background. Great texture with the layered die-cut and heat embossed snowflakes ... and the pearls add even more elegance. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! xx

Bonnie said...

You are on a roll, my friend! Love the snowflakes with the softer colors! Love all the pearls falling with the snowflakes! Thanks again for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous Colleen!! I love your soft sponged colors with your ghosted snowflakes, pearls and especially your beautiful vellum heat eb snowflake. TFS...again with us on CAS Mix UP.

Birgit said...

Beautiful Colleen! I'm hoping to try this technique as it's new to me. I love the soft look of the snowflakes.