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Cozy

The colours chosen for this weeks As you see it challenge were so pretty I couldn’t resist trying to make a card using them.

Challenge #214
Challenge #3 – Christmas

As well I decided to try to make the card fit the Perfectly CAS use one third site. These days I am trying more CAS cards so I get better at making them. Using my new Hero Arts stamp kit received during the week, I chose the stocking stamp and stamped it in a line down the side of the card. I also used the sentiment from the same set as it seemed to fit using a stocking.

Matching the colours wasn’t so easy, and initially I tried with distress oxides but couldn’t get the depth of colour I wanted. Then I decided to go over them with my shimmer water colours and that worked perfectly. The colours now pop beautifully and I was happy. I felt the card still needed something and I had the rickrack braid on my desk so decided to use it. It is a slightly darker green but has a glitter to it and to me it was the perfect addition.

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27 thoughts on “Cozy”

    1. Glad you like it Jan. I think the one third challenge is an Aussie based one. Would be fun to have that badge to display, but when I see some of the entries I see some very talented card makers and think they deserve a win.

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  6. Thanks Judy. It took a while to get the colours to pop and on a CAS card the colour is everything if the design is small.

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  7. A card worthy of the two challenges. Such a beauty! I really love the stockings and the third design for the CAS challenge. I popped over there and liked their description of CAS dividing into thirds. Awesome cards.

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    1. As I mentioned initially I wasn’t happy with the depth of colour but using the shimmer water colours over the distress inks worked perfectly. Glad you like it.

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  11. This is fantastic! Love those crazy socks and the rick-rack is perfect for it. Great CAS card too. Thanks for playing along with us at As You See It Challenge.

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  12. Thanks so much. It almost didn’t make it to the challenge. I guess I was a bit tired that day because I uploaded to my blog added the links needed for the challenges but completely forgot to actually add it to the challenge itself. Only realized yesterday that I had half done the process. Thank goodness I didn’t miss it entirely.

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  15. Your card is a great example of good CAS design. Your colourful stockings make a great border pattern and I love the addition of the rick rack edging too. Thanks for playing along with us over at As You See It this week!

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  16. I’m pleased you think it a good example of CAS as it isn’t my go to way of creating. Trying to do more and get better at it. Thanks so much for the encouragement.

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  17. I think you are quite skilled at CAS creations! I love those socks and I’m amazed at how well spaced you got them. The colours are perfect and the rickrack makes a great border! Thanks for joining us this week at As You See It Challenges!

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  18. You literally just made my day! Thanks so much for this wonderful comment. As to the spacing – I am exceptionally lucky in that I see space in my mind very clearly and can measure something without a ruler sometimes. As long as it is in inches I can see it.

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  19. Cute stockings. I love how you oriented them vertically along the left side of your card. The rickrack seems to “ground” the stockings. I love it when the right embellishment just “pops” up! Thanks for joining us at Perfectly CAS.

    sue n.

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