Monday, February 22, 2021

In the pink

 Hello-

My dreaded vampire hours have returned. My days are flipped night for day.  The only productive thing I get done is catching up on reading.  I can't do laundry as our washer and dryer are near the bedroom and hubs is a light sleeper.  Ditto with my crafty space and its inherent noises (Paper cutter, heat gun...)

I have a  card today to post to a few challenges. CAS Mix Up Challenge, NBUS, and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. 

At CAS Mix up we need to use a stencil with heat embossing.  My NBUS item is the stencil Peeking Chrysanthemums from Artplorations. Simon is asking for favorite technique- for me its still the magic of heat embossing which sucked me into this hobby.






I cut a slimline card base and inked up the stencil with Hero Arts Neon pink ink heavily at the center then very lightly towards the longer petals.  On the main bloom at the bottom I added versamark  then lifted the stencil to heat and add sticky embossing powder through the stencil and some very fine glitter after activating the sticky powder with heat. One more light heating and it was nicely glittered.  Lastly I added ink to the remaining images on the stencil but left them plain.  (The embossing changed the ink color just a bit, but I like that it keeps the focus on the bottom bloom.)

After adding the sentiment, I chopped off about an inch from the top of the card. The new dimensions are 7.5 inches by 3.5 inches. 

Below is a close up of the heat embossing.

Thanks so much for visiting.





22 comments:

papierelle said...

Your card is stunning!! And thanks for the enlargement, you can see the effect very well!!

Viv said...

Lovely vibrant pink yet it maintains a fabulous overall subtlety Cat. Great make and thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up. x

Marcia Hill said...

SOOOOOO pretty Cat and I love the sentiment...definitely makes me happy!! And how pretty is that stencil?!! Great idea to just heat emboss the bottom flower to keep the eye traveling...lovely, lovely card my friend!! Hugs. :0) P.S. Hope your hours get turned around soon!!

Brenda in IN said...

Beautiful vibrant pink and just embossing one flower really draws the eye and makes it the focal point. Just gorgeous.

Betty said...

WOW - gorgeous! love the sparkle with the soft pink!

nancy littrell said...

Gorgeous pink stenciled dahlias slimline card, Cat. I love your pretty pink and especially your pretty heat embossed main dahlia imagine. Your card will definitely make someone happy:-) TFS and joining us at CAS Mix up, my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy

Leslie Miller said...

How gorgeous this is! You're truly a heat embossing expert. What a beautiful stencil, and love the neon pink. Interesting how the heat embossing changed the color a little. I also love how you embossed only the one bloom so it becomes the main player. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up, Cat! I'm sorry about your vampire hours coming back. I know the feeling, but it doesn't stay with me as long. My stamp room is right across the hall from the bedroom, so I can't do much, either. I hope you return to daytime hours soon. ps: Received the cutest little snowman card... I'm smiling! Hugs

Loll said...

Your card is STUNNING, Cat! I LOVE the stencil you've used. I have an order in with STAMPlorations and just checked it hoping I orderd the peeking dahlias stencil. Nope ... more shopping in my future! :) I love it done in tones of pink and so pretty with the large bloom at the bottom sparkling from the glitter. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up! Love the new colours of your blog! xx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

So beautiful with all the glitter & texture, Cat!! Love this design! Thanks for the bday card too btw - was out of town for my bday but have my mail now. Love it!!

Bonnie said...

Love these pretty pink stenciled flowers, Cat! Just adding the embossing to the bottom flower makes this extra special! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

Darnell said...

Wow, this must be so glistening in real life, Cat! It's a gorgeous card! You've hit on yet another item in the ol' Playhouse that's never been opened: sticky e/p. I love the effect of the embedded schparkle! Thank you for sharing with everyone at NBUS!

If I ever wake up in the middle of the night, I'll message you. But, seriously, I know that can't be easy, so I hope you revert back to human soon! Hugs, Darnell

TK said...

Very pretty, Cat! I hope your daytime hours return for you soon

I Card Everyone said...

Cat, this fabulous stencil may come home to mama - fabulous time to get out the glitter - gorgeous!
=]

Mac Mable said...

Wow what a stunning card. It is so pretty and the way you've done the stencilling looks amazing Cat x.

HilaryJane said...

So sorry to hear your sleep pattern is messed up again, hope it proves to be short lived. This is a wonderful card, I love the vibrant colour and the added sparkle from the glitter. It certainly has brought a little dose of happy xx

Tracey McNeely said...

This is absolutely gorgeous Cat! Love the texture!

Greta said...

You know me & pink--LOVE this, Cat! So sorry the darn vampire hrs are back!

Linda said...

This is simply beautiful. Thank you for sharing at CAS Mix Up!

Jean said...

Wonderful use of the stencil and the technique, as well as the slimline size.

Greta said...

Congrats on the Top Pick at CAS MU!

Barb Ghig said...

Gorgeous stenciling, Cat! I love all the texture and sparkle...WOW! Congrats on being in the top 3 at CAS Mix Up!

Tracey McNeely said...

Gorgeous stencil Cat, you always do pink so well.