Diwali CAS Cards

Hello crafty peeps,

Today I am here with 2 beautiful CAS cards. Since it’s the festive season and the theme of our blog is gold and glitter, following the same I made these 2 cards.

As I always make mixed media projects, be it canvas, covers or even cards, I thought of doing something different this time. Using stamping and embossing techniques combined with vellum and shaker elements I gave life to these cards.

Let’s have a look!

I created both the cards in the regular 5 ½ x 4 1/4. For card one, I stamped, colored and fussy cut a diya. I adhered it on my card base and water colored around it. Next, I cut a piece of vellum ¼ inch smaller on all four sides. I stamped the same diya on it with versamark clear ink and heat embossed it in tinsel gold embossing powder. Similarly, I stamped the firecrackers as well. I stamped a couple of little twinkles from the same stamp set and heat embossed them in yellow color.

I stamped the sentiment in the color plum and highlighted is using a red tombow marker. I added the sentiment on top of the diya to create a new layer and add dimension to my card. I used a strong double sided score tape to adhere my vellum on top. To cover up the tape, I added strips of yellow golden glitter foam sheet on all four sides.

For my second card I used a jelly bean shaker element. I die cut out a circular window on top of my card base and a circular frame using metallic gold cardstock to adhere around my shaker. I water colored on the top of my card to make it look cheerier. I stamped and heat embossed the fireworks in the color golden tinsel.

I stamped, colored and fussy cut a diya and adhered it in the center of the window using foam tape. I stamped a couple of twinkles in red color around the diya. Next, I added shaker elements like golden sequence, pink and yellow stars, some micro pearl beads and finally a pinch of rainbow glitter.

Hope you liked these simple and easy to make cards for the festive season. These make for a perfect note cards to give along with your gifts. You can make tags in the same manner as well. If you plan to make your own, do tag me in your pics, I would love to see your makes.

Until next time

Keep crafting, keep inspiring!

XOXO

JK

Mixed Media Cards

Hello crafty people,

This is Jaishree this side. Today, I am here with a picture tutorial on how to create these two beautiful mixed media cards with the amazing Immix products.

The Immix products are so amazing that even if you are a beginner you'll be able to create these cards in no time. So, without further adieu lets get started!

I created these two cards measuring 6x6 inches. Then I cut two pieces of paper in the size 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches in order to create the layer to work on. I distressed all the edges of both the papers.

Next to add texture to my background I mixed Immix texture paste with some sprinkle glitz to make my paste grainy. 

I used two different stencils from expressions craft for both the cards. Using the above made texture paste, I created lovely backgrounds with the stencils. 

Using the beautiful sprinkle mist spray paints I added two colors of paints on each cards background. on one card I used yellow and red tones while on the other I used pink and blue tone. Also, I added a tint of titanium white where ever I thought the color was too dark. 

Next to start layering my cards I added a few pieces of corrugated sheet and gave it a coat of heavy gesso white from Immix. This gesso has a creamy consistency which is very easy to spread and also gives great coverage within the first coat. 

Next I used magic sparks from Immix to add a little sparkle and glitter to my chippies. I used leafy wreath chippies from expressions craft. I covered the complete chippie with glossy accent first and then sprinkled the magic sparks onto it. I used both circular and the heart shaped chippie from the pack for each of the card.

I also added glitter to my flowers using fairy dust. I used green fairy dust for yellow flowers and blue fairy dust for my aqueduct colored flowers. 

To assemble everything together, I started with chippies, filled in some cheesecloth (colored it in the same colors as each cards background), topped it up with sentiments and butterflies. 

In card one I used shabby crinkled flower in the color lemon twist along with mixed boutique 2 filler flowers both from expressions craft. In card two, I used shabby crinkled flower in the color aqueduct. 

I finished my cards by adding some Deco art stones medium and mini and some splatters of white titanium sprinkle mist. Here's the finished look of the cards.

Lets's take a closer look at the cards!

Hope you all liked my cards and are inspired to create some yourselves too. Do share your cards with us at the expressions craft club and participate in the monthly challenge. 

Until next time

XOXO

JK

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Supplies used in this project - 

• IMMIX heavy gesso white
• IMMIX texture paste
• IMMIX magic sparks, sprinkle glitz & fairy dust
• IMMIX sprinkle mists - citrus yellow, persimmon, deep teal & fuschia
• IMMIX deco art stones medium
• Expressions craft stencil - diamond & weave pattern
• Expressions craft botanical melange flowers
• Expressions craft wreath chipboard