Monday, 7 July 2014

Such an Honor

Today I feel as though I have been showered with kindness and friendship.  When I got up this am, I was off to look at the CAS Challenge at Splitcoast.  Imagine my surprise when the challenge was about casing my cards and I was the Featured Stamper.  Wow...such a huge honor !! 
Thanks so much to all the special people at SCS...I appreciate it so much.
So onto today's card.  I cased myself and this card:
 
 
I masked off the panel then stamped the Penny Black stamp called Footnote inside the masked panel.  I inked my stamp with Distress inks, (Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers and Faded Jeans), sprayed with water to give a water colour effect and stamped.  When it was dry, I sponged on some more ink and added some splatters. 
After removing the masks, I scored then pierced the edge. 
My sentiment is from Penny Black called Friendship.  I inked it up with Memento black, stamped then cut the banner shape.  I pierced the edges to match the side strip and mounted it using pop dots.
 
I am also adding my card to these challenges:
 
Addicted to Stamps- MAKE YOUR MARK
 
 
 
 
AAA Cards- PLAY WITH WATERCOLOUR 
 
 
 
Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
 
Supplies:  stamps- Penny Black/ Memento ink/ Distress ink/ pop dots/ piercing tool

22 comments:

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card! Thanks for playing with Addicted to Stamps Challenge!

karen h said...

This card is gorgeous! The stitching detail is perfect!

Betsy Wilson CZT14 said...

So pretty! Nice card and nice body of work...

Carla said...

Another beautiful card! I'm not surprised they chose to CASE you, you have so many gorgeous, inspiring cards on your blog. I am always checking your blog to see what lovely creation you have made!

Gabi MeWi said...

Karen this card is wonderful.

SD pooja said...

Wow Both the cards are superb !

Jane said...

Loving your watercolour panel - the colour is so vibrant. Brilliant case of your other equally beautiful card. Thanks for playing along with our challenge at AAA Cards this week.

Kylie said...

Wow, Karen this is just stunning. The white and blue are so elegant. Thanks so much for playing along at ATSM xx

maria's knutselplezier said...

Great card, Love your colour us and image a lot!!

Greetings
Maria

JD/ Jill said...

This card is beautifully done! Congratulations to you!
PS. I just became a follower of your blog!

CherylQuilts said...

First, congratulations on being FS for the CAS challenge! You so deserve it! And I LOVE this card with the beautiful image and sponging - and piercing that I so love! Another beauty, sweet friend! Hugs!

Pam Sparks said...

awesome Karen! I can see why they chose you! I love your work… gorgeous and creative cards! TFS!

Lee-Anne said...

Love that you cased yourself, Karen! Congrats on being the Featured Stamper for the CAS challenge...your cards are so inspiring and absolutely amazing!

Loll said...

Hi Karen. Congrats on being Featured Stamper at SCS. You are incredibly talented and inspire so many people with your beautiful creations. The honor is well deserved. I hope to play along soon.

Today's card is another beauty. You've used your favorite colors and the image is beautiful. Love all your special touches that you add to all your cards, including this one. Congrats again, my friend! Loll xx

Barb Ghig said...

Congrats to you on being 'Featured Stamper" at SCS! This is such a beautiful card, Karen! I love that you CASE'd yourself and created another gorgeous CAS card!

Thank you so much for playing along at ATSM this week! I hope you had fun and will be back again soon!

Deepti said...

I always am amazed by your beautiful creations, I guess I have said this a lot lol, actually I have no better words to describe these. Thank you so much for sharing with ATSM !

Deborah Frings said...

This is absolutely stunning! I love the shades of blue, the pretty flourish stamp and the lovely sentiment. Thanks so much for playing along with ASM this week!.

BTW - Congratulations on being the Featured Stamper at SCS too!

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, this is so lovely!

Angela said...

Hey Karen! It is so great seeing YOUR waterworks in our challenge gallery at AAA Cards! Your work is so inspiring for me and I hope you visit AAA Card Challenges again soon!

Victoria Lavender said...

Beautiful and well constructed! Your water coloring is divine. I hope you continue to drop by and play with us. Thank you so much, Victoria Lavender, AAA Cards

Margaret said...

What a beautiful CAS card! Margaret

Patti said...

Outstanding! what a lovely card made just perfect with that color combo : )

Congrats on your feature : )

Patti