Thanks Friend

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I'm sharing a couple of Thank You cards I've made recently ... one CAS and one very busy on your eyes ... you have been warned!  For my CAS card everything was stamped directly onto the card base ... I do love Autumn colours and just chose two to create my card.


I first placed a strip of masking tape across the card front near the top and stamped two different leaves using red and yellow pigment ink pads overlapping them slightly.  A horizontal line was then scored above.  'Thanks' was stamped above centre and 'friend’ below right.  Added a few die cut circles as embellishments and some glossy accents for highlights.

I've used - A6 cream landscape card base
Leaves from Creative Stamping mag issue 60
Sentiment - mag freebie Ranger LETTERit stamps
Papermania pigment ink pads
Playing along with -
Allsorts Challenge Week 538 - Trees and Leaves
Krafty Chicks  Challenge #473 - Thank You Card
Creative Friday # 239 - Friendship

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My second card uses a new-to-me paint technique called ‘Dendritic’ monoprinting where you press acrylic paint between two pieces of glass/acrylic blocks/CD cases to get a tendril effect of branching, treelike patterns ... interesting … something to revisit again.  Hopefully the die cut letters in a softer tan colour helps to diffuse the busy background which I also used for matting & layering onto the card base.


I placed a pea sized drop of paint on an acrylic block and pressed another acrylic block on top then gently prised them apart revealing the dendrictic effect on both sides.  You do need to be fairly quick in placing your card over the top to transfer the paint as it will dry in next to no time.  This was repeated several times with the two colours to cover the area I wanted.  I think I prefer the finer tendrils over the much thicker ones which is why there are two die cut circles added on top with die cut flower detail.


I've used - 4x4" white card base
Striped upper case alphabet dies from The Works
docrafts Artiste Acrylic paint

Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. brendaSunday, 22 September, 2019

    A lovely Autumnal creation and great stamping, thanks so much for joining in with our 'Tress and Leaves' theme at Allsorts challenge.

    B x

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  2. EllibelleSunday, 22 September, 2019

    Two beautiful cards, love your autumnal leaves creation and what great effects you achieved with the paint on your second card! Thank you so much for joining us this week at Allsorts challenge!
    Ellibelle's Corner

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  3. EmmaTSunday, 22 September, 2019

    Love your CAS card and your second one is amazing, not a technique ive seen so thank you for the full details - a fabulous effect. Emmax

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  4. NanceTuesday, 24 September, 2019

    Beautiful cards. Love that CAS fall card so much! And that is a cool technique on the 2nd. I have to try that. Have used blocks but not that way. Thanks for sharing with us at Krafty Chicks this week!

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  5. StempelomiThursday, 03 October, 2019

    so lovely! Thanks for joining us at creative friday.

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  6. me gusta zelluloseSunday, 06 October, 2019

    Both are so beautiful, but the first one is my favorite :-) Give me CAS anytime!
    Thanks for joining us at Creative Friday! Love, Kat

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