Blingin' Balloons

Hi there!  Popping in quickly this morning with a card for the Lawnscaping Bling It challenge using the sketch from Lisa Arana's Wanna Sketch?.  Grand Greetings has become my favourite Lawn Fawn sentiment set and whenever I need a balloon image the balloon from Admit One is the first one I reach for.  Here I decorated them with some Stickles and added the sweet little curly strings in a light grey.  A quick and simple birthday card!  Hope you all have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Balloon & string from Admit One, Sentiment from Grand Greetings) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Glitter:  (Fruit Punch, Yellow and Aqua Stickles) Ranger

CASology #86

Welcome to Week 86 of CASology!  Here's the cue word for this week:

This week's cue word was the source of some good conversation amongst the design team and wait until you see all the different directions we went in!  This is why I love this challenge - you never quite know where it will take you.  For me, I got the phrase "Roots Rock Reggae" stuck in my head which then lead me to Bob Marley's "One Love."  I was inspired by a couple of images I found on Google.   I like the font on the first image and the distressed look of the second.  

Go visit the rest of the design team and then get cracking' on an entry.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Gillian Ross

Kimberley Wiener

Joyce Mehrberg

May Sukyong Park

And this week's guest designer:

Claire

***PLEASE NOTE!***

In order to give participants more time to play along we are extending the deadline for entries to Mondays at noon (Central Time).  Due to this extension we will be announcing our winners and honorable mentions on Tuesdays at 7:00am (Central Time), one hour before a new challenge begins.  Challenges will begin at the same time as usual, 8:00am (Central Time) on Tuesdays.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Swoosh from Typically Teen) The Craft's Meow, (Letters from Inline Letters) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green) Stampin' Up

Have a Hibiscus Day!

**This is my second post for the day.  For my Addicted to CAS post please scroll down or click here!**

Hi again!  I had a really productive day in the Craft Cave today.  The last couple of weeks I've been struggling a bit with my mojo but today was smooth sailing.  I got lots of cards for design teams, challenges and special orders knocked out so I'm feeling very accomplished.  Hopefully the good feeling will last through Beat the Couch training tonight - my calves are pretty achy right now.  :(

This card combines the colours from the Colour Throwdown and the sketch from RetroSketches.  There are hibiscus hedges all around our property and although they come in many different colours there's just something special about the classic red ones.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower from Get Outta Town) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from Happy Camper) Avery Elle

Ink:  (VersaFine) Tsukineko

Embossing Folder:  (Linen & Canvas) Papertrey Ink

Punch:  (1/16" hole punch) McGill

Gems:  (Ladybug assortment) Doodlebug

CASEd Baby

Popping in with some entries for the Addicted To CAS Baby Challenge.  I actually CASED an old thank you card of mine for these two cards.  I used the same layout and even some of the same papers and just changed the image and sentiment.  It's a good trick to use when you're really stuck for ideas or time!  The stamps are from Nursery Deco by Mama Elephant and the papers are Authentique.

Atti and I are headed off for a walk to the beach. It's sunny and gorgeous today!  Sending warm vibes out to you all!

Birthday Butterfly Muse

Sunday already. *Sigh*  And in the blink of an eye it will be Sunday again!  The days are just coming around way too fast.

Anyhow I want to share a card I made that was inspired by Vicki's lovely card over at the Muse challenge.  I tried some misting with a chevron mask and popped up the black panel and then the Skipping Stones Designs butterfly and the banner to add lots of dimension.  I am in need of birthday cards so I stuck with Vicki's sentiment and I'm going to play along with Seize the Birthday. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Poppy Parade, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Specialty Paper:  (Watercolour paper) Mead

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Breathtaking Butterflies) Skipping Stones Designs, (Sentimetn from Salutations) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaFine) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Circles) Lil' Inker

Gems:  (Red) Doodlebug, (Black) Recollections

Mist:  (Mister Huey's Water cooler) Studio Calico

Mist:  (Chevron Mask) Studio Calico

A Rainbow of Thanks

Hi there!  It's a wild and windy Saturday here today with sporadic showers.  I did my Beat the Couch run this morning and man, was it a rough one!  I felt great at the Thursday night session and pushed myself a little more than normal so I guess I was paying for that today.  Blah!  Hopefully Monday will be better.  

I'm offering up two Paper Smooches rainbow cards to combat the dreary weather and am going to play along with the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge.  I needed a lot of colored stars for another project so I figured I'd put the rest of the die cuts to use instead of chucking them.  Hope you're having a lovely weekend!      

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Grey, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Dies:  Hot Spots Sm Set 1, Thanks Word) Paper Smooches

CAS(E) This Sketch #67

Welcome to Week 67 of CAS(E) This Sketch!  Take a look at this week's sketch designed by Chrissy Larson:

I'm not sure why but this sketch gave me a hard time.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with so I can have lots of, "Why didn't I think of that?" moments.  :)  So check out the designs from the CTS team and then show me what you got!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Happy Day 6x6) Simple Stories

Stamps:  (Subway Series: Holidays) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Gem:  Recollections