…if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude

Had to make a thank you and farewell combination card for a male colleague so I went with a CAS design featuring a Tim Holtz Mixed Media die and a chippie from Make It Crafty.

Went with the die cut design to fit the current challenge at Crafting with Dragonflies.  I’ve used this same design for a sympathy card too; it’s cased from a card I saw at a craft show demo.  A great way to use the mixed media dies and really effective yet elegantly CAS and perfect for male cards.

Over at Just Us Girls they are looking for ink blending so that’s what I did for the background to my die cut.  I used several shades of blue Distress Inks and then spritzed with water for a lovely almost ombre effect.  I used the same colours blended together over the chippie ‘thanks’, which I teamed with a printed sentiment.

As this card is CAS, blue and actually going out to a male I am also entering it in the current male challenge at Crafty Friends.

Ingredients:

Chalks & Powders etc

Ranger Embossing Powder ~ Super Fine Detail Clear

Dies, SVGs & Templates etc

Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits ~ 661186 Mixed Media 3

Embellishments

Make It Crafty Chipboard ~ 3¼'' Thanks

Inks & Paints etc

Spica Pen ~ Clear

Tim Holtz Distress Ink ~ Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Embossing, Salty Ocean & Tumbled Glass

Papers

Arches Watercolor Paper ~ 185gsm Smooth

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock ~ Marshmallow

Bazzill Prismatic Cardstock ~ Classic Blue

Challenges

Crafting with Dragonflies #84 ~ Punches and or Dies

Crafty Friends #61 ~ Man/Boy

Just Us Girls #401 ~ Trend Week (ink blending)

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