Played about a bit with some offcuts, a few pieces of linen textured card and some dies. Result was a batch of CAS cards which always go down well as ' buy and keep them 'cos you'll never know when I'll need one'! Sharing on this post two cards very similar and some inky fingers.... actually I managed to keep myself very clean for a change as normally once the inks are out I have a mad desire to go all grungy and start slapping paint and ink on canvas but the mojo wouldn't switch on to anything fussy and fancy for some unknown reason - perhaps it's pre holiday blues!! I like this blossom die a lot and have used it on several cards. This is the first time though that I tried shading properly with Distress Inks. I used Chipped Sapphire, Broken China and Tumbled Glass and sponged across a piece of textured card. Cut out the die twice and cut out some small squares. Overlapped all the squares, and then put the dies on sticking them at the bottom only so they kind of 'waft about'! Added a teeny piece of hand dyed ragged seam binding tied into a knot and 3 pearls on the bottom square and then layered it all up onto the card with 3d foam pads. I left it sentiment free - might add one but can't make my mind up! Second card was made using up the left over bits from the first! Just cut out the die blossom from a piece of white card and then layered it onto the inked up left over before mounting it onto a white card . Simple sentiment inked in Chipped Sapphire and a couple more blue pearls! Challenges - Pixie's Playground - Snippets Sweet Stamping - Got the Blues Bloggers - To Die For 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes Bunny Zoes - Something Blue Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers & Pearls Will see if these get taken - quite enjoyed doing them so if they get re-housed by one of my ladies then I know that I can use all my bits up! Quite a nice day here so far - much cooler but dry and there's even some blue sky in between the large white clouds! Have a great day whatever you're doing and thanks for sticking with me to the bottom of this rambling post!! x