Sovushka Slavia MASTER CLASS "Disguise stamp cutting"

I really wanted to try this technique when I saw it, but I haven't had much crafting time recently and it took me a few attempts before I came up with a finished card.
I did originally try a watercolour background, but in the end I decided to go with distress inks applied with my ink dusters.

So here is my card

The distress inks I used were barn door, rusty hinge and wild honey.
The word die is from Clearly Besotted and the 'happy' is from the Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type set.

To see the masterclass click here.

Thank you for visiting my blog today. Karen x

CAS(E) this Sketch #118

I really love this week's sketch at CAS(E) this sketch. The simplicity of the sketch allows for a great variety of interpretations. It's definitely a sketch I will use again.

Here is the sketch

and here is my card

For my card I used my Inky Doodles Floral Circles, a set I love playing with!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog. Karen x

Sovushka Slavia CASEing # 2

Thought I would have a go at a different challenge and decided on this one at Sovushka Slavia Blogspot.

The challenge was to come up with a card based on the gorgeous card above, which was created by May Sukyong Park. 

For my card I decided to use the idea of masking a central area for the sentiment.

Here is the card I came up with

I used a star shaped mask and sponged distress inks through plasterer's tape. The distress inks I used were Barn Door, Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge. The little stars and splatters were created using a Lavinia stamp. The sentiment was from the Clearly Besotted Sentimental Type set.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today. Karen x