Hi there, blog friends! I am thrilled to be hosting the CAS Stencil Challenge for the month of April and I hope our theme encourages you to join in the fun ~
I love adding texture and dimension to my cards, but don't want the 'bulk', so adding embossing pastes or gels is a great way to get around it!
I started by using a Christmas stencil and applied opaque matte texture paste to serve as a background for the mushrooms, which I stamped in 2 shades of pink and aqua. A few crystal clear sequins and puny sentiment, and this card was done and dusted!
If you have never used texture paste or gels on your stencils, we have several video tutorials and lots of inspiration from my teamies on the Challenge Blog ~ We would love to see your creations!
Thanks so much for stopping by,
Supplies:
Stamps & Dies: Altenew - Love You So Mush
Stencil: Tim Holtz - Peppermint Layering Stencil
Misc: Pretty Pink Posh - Crystal Sequins
Great sentiment for your colorful mushrooms Barb! Your white embossed stripes are a great CAS background adding nice texture to your design! xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun sentiment and such fabulous mushrooms, so pretty. The dimension from the texture paste is a wonderful background and adds dimension without bulk...love it x.
ReplyDeleteoh that sentiment made me laugh out loud Barb and so sweet 'mushrooms' made me smile, thanks for this wonderful start to my day!
ReplyDeleteA fun card Barb, great use of the stencil paste in a simple way to ground the 'mushys' and add depth... great sentiment, and thanks for hosting this technique.
ReplyDeleteLove the striped textured background, perfect for these cute mushrooms and the fun sentiment. Love this technique! Cathy x
ReplyDeleteAwww ... sweet card Barb!! Love the pink and blue mushrooms and the perfect sentiment to go with them. :) Your striped embossing paste strip really shows off the mushrooms. Great challenge Barb! xx
ReplyDeleteThese mushrooms are adorable, Barb, and the sentiment such fun! I love how the embossing paste adds texture while not overpowering the sweet mushrooms!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the shrooms and that fun sentiment. Such a great way to use texture paste.
ReplyDeletethose mushrooms are darling...and the embossing paste adds a lovely texture.
ReplyDeleteFun sentiment to go with your mushrooms and love the touch of stencilled texture paste as the background. Great card Barb :)
ReplyDeleteI love the subtle lined stencil using textured paste to help ground your sweet mushrooms, Barb. All your white space, fun sentiment and sequins are wonderful final touches to your perfectly CAS Card design. Thank you for hosting this fun challenge. Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeletelove the stripe of the embossing paste to ground your mushrooms. Great CAS card.
ReplyDeleteVery cute mushrooms in the pastel colours, Barb. I love the punny sentiment! Great how you used the texture paste to create texture in the background.
ReplyDeleteDeliciously texture-y, Barb ... and what a great punny sentiment to go with those cute mushrooms! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteSweetest little toad stools, EVER! and such a great idea to use the embossing paste as a background! I can't wait to use some of that HAD TO HAVE embossing paste, Barb! [hope it hasn't dried out! eek!] xx
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Wonderful, the colorful mushrooms are so cute!
ReplyDeleteCute all around, Barb. The sentiment, the mushrooms. The strip of embossing paste is perfect with them.
ReplyDeleteLove the stripe texture in the backgound and those little mushrooms are just too cute! xx
ReplyDeleteI love the colours you have used for the mushrooms and the strip of embossing grounds them beautifully, I love this card xx
ReplyDeleteThose mushrooms are so cute and the sentiment is a hoot! I love the idea of using the texture paste as a background. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great theme for the challenge! I love embossing paste! Your card is gorgeous - the stenciled element adds a nice grounding for those delicate and oh-so-cute mushrooms.
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