Sunday 4 August 2019

August's CAS Stencil challenge ..........

Happy Sunday ......

I hope you're having a lovely weekend.
It's been a quiet one around here, which has been nice.  I've even managed to spend some time in my craft room!

It's time to get this month's CAS Stencil challenge underway.
Robyn is our host for August, and it's another fun theme for you ....... Sprays


There's loads of sprays out there ..... Distress Sprays, Distress Oxides, Perfect Pearls, Dylusions you name it!  But don't worry, if you don't have any of those in your stash you can still join in the fun by making your own.  Just put a little drop of your liquid inks (re-inkers etc.), or pigment powders like Brushos or Color Bursts, or even acrylic paints, into a spray bottle, add water, give them a good old shake to mix, and then spray!

I've used Distress Oxide Sprays with my pretty daisy stencil ......


I simply placed the stencil over a piece of watercolour card ..... spritzed with the lightest shade all over, and then used a darker shade just in the centre of the flower.


Depending on how much you spray, you may get a little of the ink bleeding underneath your stencil in places ....... I quite like the little imperfections though. 
If you like a more crisp finish, spray the underside of your stencil with a little repositionable adhesive to hold it in place on your cardstock.


I mounted the card onto a slightly larger piece leaving room to add a sentiment at the bottom ......


And finished off with a few dots of Crystal Drops


We have two lovely Guest Designers joining us this month ...... Hilary (from fiddling about) and Amy (from Miss_Lomax_Art).  Pop by the CAS Stencil Challenge Blog to see what they've created for this month's challenge theme.  You'll also find some fab inspiration from the rest of the DT on there too.

Thanks for stopping by ...... enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Cheerio until next time .....


Products used:
Stamps: Sunshine Wishes (Inkylicious)
Inks: Distress Oxide Ink - Fossilised Amber; Distress Oxide Sprays -  Squeezed Lemonade, Fossilised Amber
Stencils: Daisy Stencil (Inkylicious)
Other: Crystal Drops (Nuvo)

12 comments:

HilaryJane said...

I love that brilliant yellow daisy, a beautiful card. Love the matching colour of the sentiment too xx

Julia Aston said...

What a lovely mix of colors on your beautiful sunflower Linda! the oxide sprays give such a different look than other sprays and inks - a beautiful card! xx

Robyn Oliver said...

A gorgeous daisy card Linda, lovely stencil work with shading the sprays over the stencil - a bright cheerful 'sunshiny' card, love it - hugs Robyn

Barb Ghig said...

Your daisy is absolutely gorgeous, Linda! I love how you varied the shades of yellow to create a darker center and your Nuvo Crystal Drops are the perfect touch! Very pretty card!

Christine Alexander said...

wow Linda, beautiful mix of spray colours with your daisy stencil. LOVE that card :)

Mac Mable said...

What a beautiful card and the spray effect looks amazing x

Bonnie said...

Love that sunflower! What a happy card, Linda!

nancy littrell said...

Love your beautiful yellow daisy stenciled with sprays, Linda. Your sentiment is perfect for your happy CAS design, my friend. TFS Hugs...Nancy

Loll said...

Beautiful sprayed daisy, Linda! Love how you've combinated the two colours. And perfect sentiment to go with the image. Wonderful CAS design, my friend! xx

Cathy said...

Gorgeous stecilling Linda, love the depth of colour, beautiful CAS card, would be perfect for so many occasions, Cathy x

Viv said...

Playing catch up! Lovely daisy stencil Linda and the little extra touches of the co-ordinating crystal drops and sentiment are fab. x

Brenda in IN said...

Love the happy flower and matching crystal drops. A happy summer card!