Hello friends,
Today I am sharing my first CAS card for 2015 – yeah, hold on to your chairs as this is not usually my style! Sometimes it is good for me to just try something different from time to time. I decided to dig out my watercolor set and to create a clean and simple card. The chloe stems reminds me of fireworks going up in the air , so I layered them on the watercolor background of orange and yellow. For a bit of sparkle I added orange gemstones. Maybe I need much more practice with the watercolor effect – I tried a few more cards with different die cut and colors which I am also sharing. I always admire all the lovely CAS cards and hopefully I can gain more confidence in creating them in future.
I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:
- Make My Monday Challenge (ends 01/12) – New Beginnings
- Top Tip Tuesday Challenge (ends 01/20) – Keep It Simple
- Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #67 (ends 01/13) – Anything Goes with a Twist Add Orange
- Crazy 4 Challenges #C4C267 (ends 01/10) – Clean and Simple
- Scrapy Land Challenge #9 (ends 01/18) – Anything Goes using any brand of die Scrapy Land sells (Memory Box die “Chloe Stem” No 98321)
- Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 01/20) – It Takes Two … (Memory Box die “Chloe Stem” No 98321)
- White cardstock and Amedeo watercolor paper
- Reeves watercolor paint
- Memory Box die “Chloe Stem” No 98321
- JustRite sentiment stamp set “All Occasion Nested Sentiments”
- Orange gemstones
- VersaMagic Archival ink pad “Midnight Black”
Here are a couple more cards I tried with my watercolors. I love the shades of blue on this one. The butterfly die cut is from Cheery Lynn.
The muted autumn colors are great for a “sunset” feel for the silhouette birds. The “Birds on a Wire” die is from Spellbinders In’Spire.
For this card I used splashes of pink and a Marianne Design Creatables flower die cut.
Thank you for visiting and looking at my cards. I hope next time I show more improvement on the clean and simple style of card making! Have a wonderful day.
Regards,
Amelia
Stamped for the Occasion 
Jan 18, 2015 @ 23:56:55
Gorgeous cards and thanks for joining in at MMM.
Fliss x
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Jan 18, 2015 @ 23:06:32
What a gorgeous set of cards – the backgrounds are stunning
Thanks for playing along at Cuttlebug Mania this time x
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Jan 12, 2015 @ 13:45:38
Liewe Amelia
Voorspoedige 2015 vir jou en jou gesin. Dankie vir die pragtige kaartjies,
ek hou baie van die waterverf tegniek die voeltjies is so mooi. dankie dat jy met ons deel.
Liefde Carina
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Jan 10, 2015 @ 18:25:13
I love the simplicity and the beauty of these. Amazing depth of colors. You do CAS extremely well. We are freezing her while you swelter there. I’d love some warmth right now…….
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 22:34:31
CAS just HAS to be your style!! All of these are stunning!!! I love the watercolor background on them and they’re all so beautiful!
So glad you’re joining us at Scrapy Land Challenges too!
Lynn
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 18:05:30
Thanks for joining in this week at MMM – your cards are lovely – Jacqueline xx
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 02:11:56
These are all absolutely gorgeous!! I love the backgrounds and the colors!! What fabulous cards!! Thanks so much for playing along at Scrapy Land!!
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 23:54:04
I’m back, Amelia! Thanks for playing in the Scrapy Land Challenge using die cuts! I hope to see more of your pretty projects in the next challenge, too! hugs and blessings, de {Creative Smiles}
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 23:23:31
WOW those are all so beautiful!!! Love that watercolor background. It’s perfect. I’m going to have to try that out!!!
Thanks for joining our fortnightly challenge here at Top Tip Tuesday. Hope you will join us next time DT Crafting Vicky. I’m doing a giveaway
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 20:49:37
Oooh, these are all lovely!! Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday, Joan dt
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 20:26:24
I think all four of your cards are beautiful and that you did a fabulous job with the watercolors!! My favorite card is the butterfly one, but I am partial to butterflies! Thanks for playing along with us at Scrapy Land Challenge #9!
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 19:17:02
these are beautiful, Amelia – you make CAS look like it should be framed! Gorgeous colors!
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 18:48:02
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 67 – hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 14:49:08
Amelia, wie sou ooit kon raai dat die CAS styl nuut is vir jou as hulle na hierdie pragtige skeppings kyk!!!!! En jou waterverfwerk is briljant – die kleure is pragtig!!! Jy het ook pragtige dies gebruik wat so mooi lyk teen die waterverf!!!! Ek sien sommer jy gaan nog ‘n CAS meester word, jong!!! Wel gedaan en geniet die nuwe avontuur!!!
Groete en ‘n lekker middag!!!!
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