CASology #258

Welcome to Week 258 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

    How much fun are these Waffle Flower alpha dies?  I decided that they were screaming for some sparkle so I cut them from some DCWV glitter paper and I love how they came out. They are the perfect accompaniment for a shower of diamonds!

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you.  Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team then play along!

Anna Uhras

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion 

This week's guest designer:

Lana

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that the deadline for entries is Monday at noon (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Pink glitter) DCWV

Stamps:  (Diamonds from Sparkle & Shine) Neat & Tangled, (Sentiment from Rad) CASual Fridays

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Frosty Pink) Altenew

Dies:  (Papercut Alpha) Waffle Flower

Gems:  Recollections

CASology #257

Welcome to Week 257 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

All the stamps on this card are NBUS which always makes me feel accomplished.  I love this little Pinkfresh bunny and there are a bunch of cute images in this set.  The sentiment from W Plus 9 also has bunnies with it but they will have to wait to see the sun another day!  

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you.  Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team then play along!

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion 

This week's sponsor:

Uniko Studio

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that the deadline for entries is Monday at noon (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Night of Navy, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Dots & Stripes Sorbet 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Bunny from Little Love) Pinkfresh Studio, (Sentiment from Wishing You) WPlus9

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko, (Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  (Y17, C1, C3) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

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Party Elephant

Hi there!  Just stopping in with a quick card for the My Favourite Things sketch challenge.  This elephant from the Jungle Friends die set is so darn cute and I think he's extra adorable with a party hat on.  Although now that I look at it it seems that the hat is on his butt and not his head.  Hmmmm...  Someone may have gotten into the drinks a little early...

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Trail Mix 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Sentiment from More Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Dies:  (Elephant & grass from Jungle Friends, Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things, (Tall Triangle) Reverse Confetti

Gems:  Doodlebug

CASology #256

Welcome to Week 256 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

    Mmmmm.... pizza!!!  As a child I refused to eat cheese and so would peel it off of pizza, pick out the toppings and put them back on the dough.  Yes.  I was picky and weird.  Now I eat pizza as it was meant to be enjoyed and finally realize what I was missing all those years!

 

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you.  Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team then play along!

Anna Uhras

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion 

This week's guest designer:

Maja

This week's sponsor:

SugarPea Deigns

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that the deadline for entries is Monday at noon (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Pizza from Think Fast) Paper Smooches, (Alpha from Claire's ABCs) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Grout Grey) My Favourite Things

Dies:  (Louie's ABCs) Lawn Fawn

Super Lucky

One more card from the weekend to share.  I combined the sketch at Fusion with the Ellen Hutson June Pin-Sights challenge.  I love the yummy colours!  I spritzed up some Brushos, die cut the EBE flower from that and then cut the flower and the leaves from black card to really make it pop.  I like the thinness of the MFT scallop edge frame - it's the perfect size and doesn't overwhelm the rest of the elements.  

Hope you all have a lovely week!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Watercolor) Ranger

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Up the Happy) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Dies:  (Flower & leaf from Wild Garden) Essentials by Ellen, (Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame) My Favourite Things

Paints:  (Alizarin Crimson, Orange, Sunburst Lemon Brushos) Colourcraft

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Other:  (Oyster Grey Nuvo Crystal Drops) Tonic

Congrats Rose

Between work and having friends visiting it's been a busy week so we have laid pretty low this weekend.  Also it's been super hot and humid so I've been happy to chill out indoors for the most part.  

I made this card for the current Card Concept challenge and I'd say it falls into the clean and layered category.  I was inspired by the red roses and the black and white paper wrapped around the stems.  Aside from the Basic Grey patterned paper everything else from stamps to ink are Altenew.  I have to say I'm in love with Altenew inks these days.  Such yummy colours and I like the way the cubes are packaged together in colour families.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Spice Market 6x6) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Flower from Painted Rose, Sentiment from Build-A-Flower: Magnolia) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen) Altenew

Gems:  Recollections

A Flock of Happy Birds

A couple of weeks ago my fabulous friend, Claire, of Ham'n'mule Designs posted a card with a birdie from WPlus9's Happy Birds.  I commented that I'd never inked up that set so we challenged each other to make 4 cards and we'd share them on our blogs.  I think I need to do this more often.  It felt so good to ink up these stamps that I HAD to have (and then left to collect dust).  Also I am super excited that I get to meet Claire in less than a month's time!  She is such a cool chick who I totally clicked with the first time we exchanged messages.  She's sassy, funny and a brilliant carmaker.  Who could ask for more in a friend? 

Clearly I got into a blue zone while making these but I guess birds make me think of the sky so blue dominated.  I tried to use a few different techniques - paper piecing on the first two, Brushos on the third, and Copic coloring on the third and fourth.   

Now it's time to hop over to Claire's blog and see the awesomeness she's created!

Supplies Used:

CARD 1

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Snap Life 6x6) Simple Stories

Stamps:  (Bird, leaves & clouds from Happy Birds) WPlus9, (Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Chocolate Chip, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stitched Rectangle) Mama Elephant

CARD 2

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill, (Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird from Happy Birds) WPlus9, (Speech bubble from Just Hatched, Sentiment from Three Amigos) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Dies:  (Inline Alpha Die) Altenew

Gems:  Recollections

CARD 3

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Watercolor) Ranger, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird & sentiment from Happy Birds) WPlus9

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Speech bubble) Neat & Tangled

Paint:  (Prussian Blue Brusho) Colourcraft

Markers:  (YR16, Y08, YG03, YG06, G14, G28) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

CARD 4

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Here & There 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Birds from Happy Birds) WPlus9, (Sentiment from More Essential Sentiments, Hat from Beary Special Birthday) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko, (Chocolate Chip, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Markers:  (R22, R35, YR04, Y06, Y21) Copic

Twine:  (Licorice) The Twinery

Gems:  Recollections