Just flying by ........

Happy Tuesday .......

Well May didn't seem to last very long .......... Welcome to June!

Are you ready for a new CAS Mix Up Challenge?

We have a Watercolour Challenge this month, and our host is the lovely Viv, who has chosen the theme ...... Flight

  

Oooh, so many options to choose from for this one.  It can be absolutely anything that is flight related, anything with wings for instance like ......... birds, fairies or aeroplanes even.   Butterflies, dragonflies, bees and insects, or ...... cute little kitty cats!!!??

I found this Penny Black stamp in my stash, and thought it was perfect for this challenge ...... he looks so cute flying along with his balloons!

I watercoloured the sky with a wash of blue Distress Ink, 

and then used a damp wet wipe to dab on some white paint for the clouds.

I stamped the little kitty cat, watercoloured the image with various colours of ZIG markers, and fussy cut around him.

I trimmed the bottom edge of the painted panel using a stitched edge die, and attached it to the front of my card blank, adding a sentiment underneath.

I attached the flying kitty using a small wobbler, so that he moves when you pick up the card ..... so cute!

I also added some birds in flight to the background for a little more interest.

I just love this little kitty, so I had to add him to the inside of the card too .......

We have a fabulous Guest Designer this month .......  Joyce (Cards-by-the-Sea) is joining in the fun so please pop by and say hello.  

And don't forget to check out the CAS Mix Up Blog too, there's lots more Flight inspiration on there from the rest of the Design Team.

See you in the gallery!

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Thanks for popping by ...... enjoy the rest of your day.

Cheerio until next time 

Products used:

Stamps: Bubbly - 'T' for Transparent set (Penny Black); Wavy Sayings (Lawn Fawn); Daydreamer (Inkylicious) for the birds; Birthday Essentials (Newton's Nook) for the sentiment inside

Inks: Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Broken China; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Other: Fresco Finish Chalk Paint - Snowflake; Wet wipes; Stitched Edge Die; ZIG Clean Color Brush Markers; Wobbler

Let's get 2020 started with a Blog Challenge ......

Happy New Year! .....

Welcome to 2020 ..... I think this is going to be a great year!
There's so many things to look forward to already ....... we pick up our new motorhome in a few weeks .... hubby's so excited! 
I'm off on a craft retreat in April ..... really looking forward to that one.  Then there's our annual girlie trip across to the Happy Stampers Festival at Port Sunlight, that's also in April. 
And ...... this is the really exciting one ...... we have a BIG holiday in Florida coming up.  We're taking the little man, but he knows nothing about it yet.  He's going to freak out big style when we tell him.  I'm hoping to hold out until Easter, then we're having an Easter egg made big enough to hold a small Florida travel guide, that's the plan anyway, then the egg is going inside a new suitcase for him.  I'm not sure who's going to be more excited ...... Alex or his Mum!!

Anyway ....... back to the main reason for this post. 
The start of a new year means new Blog challenges, and the first one up for me is ..... the CAS Mix Up Challenge.  Yes we're back! 
We have a great challenge theme to start the year ....... Partial Die Cutting

Hideko is our Host this month, and we also have a fabulous Guest Designer ...... Tristan (from Tinstar Designs) is joining in the fun.

So .... partial die cutting, another fun way to use your dies.  Check out the CAS Mix Up Blog for links to some fab videos showing different ways of using this technique, to get even more out of your die collection.

As it's New Year's Day I made a card to celebrate ........

I had a piece of leftover black cardstock on my desk, that had been splattered with gold and silver metallic inks ......

I cut it down to fit the front of my cardblank to make the backdrop for the numbers.
I then took a piece of white card and partially cut the 2020 along the top edge.

I added a few more ink splatters and then attached this to the bottom of the black card.
I die the numbers again from glitter cardstock and attached these over the top, slightly offset to give the shadow effect

A sentiment stamped on the bottom .... and we're done!

Happy 2020!  See you in the gallery.

Thanks for popping by ..... enjoy the rest of your day.
Must dash as we have the family round for dinner, and I'm cooking!  Another meal where the table groans under the weight of all the food.  I'm making the most of it, as the diet starts on Monday!!

Cheerio until next time .....

Products used:
Stamps: Winter Wavy Sayings (Lawn Fawn)
Inks: Delicata inks - Golden Glitz & Silvery Shimmer; Versafine Clair - Nocturne
Others: Large number dies (Stampin Up!); Gold & Silver Glitter card