Friday, January 8, 2016

Essentials by Ellen January Mix it Up Challenge

Howdy!  I'm here today with a card for the January Essentials by Ellen Mix it Up Challenge and the current CAS(E) this Sketch!  This month Essentials by Ellen is mixing it up with one of my favorite stamps companies, My Favorite Things, so I was eager to create a card for the challenge.













To make this card I first swiped some Wplus9 inks direct to paper (Beanstalk, Falling Star, Little Piggy, Cockleshell, and Bo Peep).  Next I added some of the flower die cuts from Essentials by Ellen Wild Garden and coated them with some clear Wink of Stella.  The white panel is cut with a scallop border die from Winnie & Walter.  The sentiment is from MFT's Amazing stamp set and dies.  I die cut 4 of the word "amazing" from black card stock and glued them together for dimension, then I added Glossy Accents on top.  I stamped the rest of the sentiment, "you are way", using Cockleshell ink.  I added a shiny heart accent over the "i" and some clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to finish my card.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!


14 comments:

  1. Oh, this is gorgeous! Fabulous take on the sketch, Diane!

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  2. The swiping technique is absolutely gorgeous Diane!! Beautiful card.

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  3. What's amazing is all that gloss and shine you got on that sentiment Diane! Wow! Fab contrast with the soft watercolor stripes. I cant stop staring!

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  4. Wow! Amazing is definitely the right word for this card! That's gorgeous Diane!!

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  5. Hi, Your card is stunning! I didn't realize Glossy Accents would make such an impact. Have to try that myself. THanks for sharing your creativity with viewers. JJ

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  6. Fabulous card for the Mix It Up Challenge!! Love the gloss!

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  7. Your die cut word is amazing ... and I love the inks you used for the background (such fun ink names).

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  8. The swipes looks so cool such a creative and beautiful card !

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  9. Wow, this card is amazing! I love the way you did the colors on the background and the outline shapes of the flowers is such a cool look for this! Thanks for playing along with us at CAS(E) This Sketch!

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  10. Beautiful! Love the way you applied the stripes of color diagonally.

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  11. Fantastic take on this sketch! Love the swipes of color under the bold die cuts with generous amount of shine!

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  12. Wow, I love this bold beautiful card!
    Thanks for joining us at Case this sketch!

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  13. Ah-mazing take on the sketch, Diane!

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