CASology #328

Welcome to Week 328 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Looks at me!  A zebra that's not black and white!!!  I have such a hard time colouring animals unusual colours.  I love it when other people do it but generally cannot bring myself to follow suit.  But it's a new year and it's time to chill out and get a little adventurous so here I go!

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!

Bharati Nayudu

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Monika R

** We're back to weekly challenges now that the holiday are over!**

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 28 January at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Bermuda Bay, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Zebra & sentiment from Wild About You) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stitched arch) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R22, Y11, BV02, BV04, C5) COpic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #327

Welcome to Week 327 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Ever look at a card after you've photographed it and brought it up on your computer and thought, "Huh.  I wish I'd done this a little differently..."  Such is the case for me here.  I wish I'd stamped a black sentiment with only "sunshine" in yellow.  However, redoing it is not in the cards so I'm going to go with it!

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

Bharati Nayudu

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Marcie Sharp

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Christine A.

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

** We're back to weekly challenges now that the holiday are over!**

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 21 January at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Something Wonderful 6x6) Teresa Collins

Stamps:  (Sun rays & sentiment from Sunny Skies) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (Sunkissed, Warm Sunshine, Maple Yellow) Altenew

Die:  (Cloud border) Wplus9

Gems:  (Orange) Basic Grey, (Clear) Recollections

Stay Paw-sitive

Hi there!

Today's card is for two challenges - Freshly Made Sketches and Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday (try something new).  This is a pretty old set from Your Next Stamp but this is the first time I've inked it up.  I got the matching dies and they include these awesome scratch mark dies which I love and they add a great bit of texture!  I can definitely seeing them get a lot more use in the future.  

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Cats & sentiment from Scratch Pad) Your Next Stamp

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Scratch Pad) Your Next Stamp 

Markers:  (YR04, Y38, C5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops) Tonic

Lovie Friends II

I'm back with three more cards using Lil' Inker Designs' Lovie Friends stamps.  I went much more CAS with these cards.  For the first two I paired the critters with different Simon Says Stamp dies.  For the last card I made a funky background panel using some of my favourite washi tape.  I'm going to be really sad when that ones runs out but maybe then I'll use the zillion other rolls collecting dust on my shelf!

Lovie Friends I

Hello hello!

I'm back with some more Just for the Heck of It cards.  There are 4 in this post and I'll share 3 more later.  I've dipped into my Lil' Inker Designs stash again and pulled out the Lovie Friends stamp set.  I am excited that I used almost every stamp in the set - I only skipped 2 small sentiments!  I know I've used the giraffe in the past but I think that's it and I have to say that finally getting the matching dies was a big help as some of these are pretty fiddly for fussy cutting.  I've used mostly Lil' Inker products here -  patterned paper and the scalloped die cuts and stitched heart.  The hearts on the third card are from Taylored Expressions.

Sentiment Cakes II

I've got three more cards to share from my session with the Lil' Inker sentiment cake stamps.  I continued on with the theme of patterned paper for the first two cards.  The sunburst die on the first card is from SugarPea Designs.  The rectangle dies on the second card are from Mama Elephant.

For the last card I used stamps to create a background pattern and stamped the main cake with Hero Arts ombre ink.  The vellum circle is die cut with a Lil' Inker fringe scalloped circle die which adds some fun to the edges.  I used Nuvo drops for the flames on the candles.

Sentiment Cakes

Hi there!

I've got another Just for the Heck of It post today.  This time I'm using these adorable sentiment cakes from Lil' Inker Designs and pairing them with lots of patterned paper and Lil' Inker stitched and pierced dies.  The papers are a mixture of American Crafts and My Mind's Eye and I used Nuvo drops for some of the candle flames and Stickles for others.  Mixing and matching patterned paper is a struggle for me.  Some people make it look effortless like Heather Hoffman does here and here and here (fox card).  I often go to her for inspiration.