You Sweep Me Off My Feet

 

Today's card is for CAS Colours & Sketches.  I'm still on a Valentine kick so I dug out this old Fresh Squeezed Stamps set.  I've used a couple of stamps from the set but not this broom and the fabulously punny sentiment.  This was a quick one to put together.  I think fussy cutting the broom took longer than anything else.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Papers:  (Crush 6x6) We R Memory Keepers

Stamps:  (All from A Punny Valentine) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Sand Dunes, Rocky Shores) Altenew

Dies:  (Stitched wavy line) Mama Elephant

Markers:  (E31, E35, E37, E43) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Prayers & Hugs

 After two storms in a row we finally had a hurricane-free weekend!  Of course that also means that this will be the first Monday I've had to go to work this month but I guess I can cope with that.  :)  Since we had electricity all weekend I took the time to make a couple of challenge cards.  This one is for Freshly Made Sketches.  I found some remnants of this handmade paper that's been kicking around the craft room for years and decided to dust it off and make use of it.  I love the texture and movement in it.  Its so pretty and tactile!  I wanted to let the paper shine as much as possible so I kept the rest simple.  I layered a couple of MFT butterflies together,  added an Altenew sentiment and used some Nuvo crystal drops to finish it off.     

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  Handmade paper

Stamp:  (Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Butterflies) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Banners & butterfly

I've got a card tonight for CAS(E) This Sketch and the Colour Throwdown.  I actually already had these little banners on my desk wand just needed to decide what to add to them.  This butterfly die hasn't seen much action in a while so I thought I'd break it out and dust it off.  The sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps and is one of my favourite "thinking of you" sentiments.  The butterfly is popped up on some very tiny pieces of foam tape to give it some dimension.  Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe out there!

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Sentiment from You Said It, Sister) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Butterfly, flags) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Autumn Red Crystal Drops) Tonic, (Glitter Black Wink of Stella) Kuretake

CASology #335

Welcome to Week 335 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Earth (as in dirt) has been a frequent presence in our house lately as Miss Chica has suddenly displayed an affinity for digging!  Despite our best efforts she's dug up our new banana plant 3 times now.  We may have to resort to rerouting the invisible fencing around the garden because chicken wire and concrete blocks have done nothing to deter her so far! 

  

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:

Helen

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

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 18 March at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Carrots & trowel from Green Thumb) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from My Punny Valentine) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

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

Die:  (Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R17, YR04, YR07, G14, C5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops) Tonic

Critters in Santa Hats

Hi there!

Just popping in with a card for the Santa hat challenge at Merry Monday.  I made a few with different papers and sentiments and also some with kitties.  I love these Tim Holtz critters but I really need to invest in the dies - they took ages to cut out!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (It's Christmas 6x6) Webster's Pages

Stamps:  (Dog from Crazy Dogs, Cat from Crazy Cats, Hat from Crazy Things) Tim Holtz, (Sentiments from Hello December) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

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

Die:  (Stitched speech bubbles) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (R20, R27, R29, Y17, E33, E35, E37, C5) Copic

Tribal Butterfly

Hi there!  I've got a card for the Just Us Girls Trend Week challenge - Create a background using inks.  I had fun inking up a panel of paper with Distress Inks and then die cutting this super cool Waffle Flower tribal pattern.  I layered a solid vellum butterfly behind the grey one and the edges of the wings are popped up on foam tape.  I added some Nuvo drops to the butterfly for a bit of fun.  

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko, (Abandoned Coral, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed Distress Inks) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Butterflies) Papertrey Ink, (Tribal Pattern) Waffle Flower Crafts

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Mother's Day Flower

Hi there!  Just popping in quickly while Luis throws some food on the grill.  I've got a card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge and the Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge where I used the bottom row - Pink + Leaf/Leaves + Flower.  I used a Papertrey Ink leaf die in place of the circle on the sketch.  The flower is Altenew which I watercolored with Distress Inks nd I added some Stickles to the center.  

That's it for tonight.  Hope you have a wonderful week!

ETA:  The lovely Sandie suggested I join in with the current challenge at Time Out - flowers with the optional twist of stamp kissing.  No kissing here but definitely a flower!  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Watercolor) Ranger, (Going Green, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower from Wild Hibiscus) Altenew, (sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko, (Jet Black Archival Ink, Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Glitter:  (Yellow Stickles) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

Rainbow, Unicorn & Flowers

Hi there!  I'm popping in with two cards today.  First up is for the My Favourite Things sketch challenge and the Cupcake Inspirations Mythical challenge.  The stamps, patterned paper and wonky stitched die are all MFT.  I love this unicorn set.  They are a little chubby and super cuddly looking!  I coloured the unicorn and rainbow with Copics and popped them both up on foam tape for some dimension.  There's also a healthy dose of Wink of Stella on the unicorn and rainbow.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, Bashful Blue) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Rainbow stripes from Sweet Celebration 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (All from Magical Unicorns) My Favourite Things

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

Die:  (Wonky Stitched Rectangle) My Favourite Things, (Flag) Paper Smooches

Markers:  (R85, RV000, YR00, Y11, YG11, BG10, BV00, C1, C5) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for three challenges - Curtain Call's photo inspiration, the Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark challenge and the Spring word prompt at Inkspirational.  Doesn't get must springier than flowers and Mother's Day I'd say!  I Zig coloured some Simon Says Stamp flowers and put them in a subtly striped vellum jar from Paper Smooches.  The sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps and you'll probably see a lot of it since it's one of the few Mother's Day sentiments I have.  Also there's that MFT scallop frame popping up again...  :)  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Bashful Blue, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Vellum)

Stamps:  (Flowers from Spring Flowers) Simon Says Stamp, (Sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko, (Cement Grey) My Favourite Things

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Jar) Paper Smooches, (Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (Zig Light Pink, Light Carmine, Light Green) Kuretake

Gems:  Recollections

Elephant & Flowers

I was so relieved to wake up headache free after such a horrible day yesterday and since Luis was going to work on the yard I hit the Craft Cave.  The annual craft event at the Mason's Lodge is coming up next month so I'm working hard to build up some stock.  Thank goodness for challenges to get the mojo flowing!   

This card is based on the design over at Freshly Made Sketches and I'm also entering it in the two patterned papers challenge at Seize the Birthday.  I love this elephant set from WPlus9 - they're so darn adorable!  I used a Mama Elephant cloud border die and some ancient Basic Grey papers - anyone remember Lime Rickey?  For some reason I have that collection in 6x6 AND 12x12 form.  I must have really loved it!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Limre Rickey 6x6) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (All from Unforgettable) WPlus9

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Die:  (Cloud border) Mama Elephant

Markers:  (C1) Copic

Other:  (Oyster Grey Nuvo Crystal Drops) Tonic

Next up is a card using the sketch from CAS Colours and Sketches and the colours from The Colour Throwdown.  My coral colour looks a lot darker on screen than in real life which is kind of annoying but oh well.  The flower is from WPlus9 and the sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps.  Also I finally got the MFT rectangle scallop edge frames and I love them!  I have a feeling they'll be appearing quite a bit...

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Gumboil Green) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower from Summer Blooms) WPlus9, (Sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Gumboil Green) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Ebony Black Nuvo Crystal Drops) Tonic

Purple Bottles & Kites

After a busy couple of weeks I was excited to get some crafty time this weekend and not just card making crafty.  Last night a few friends got together to make Bermuda kites.  It's tradition here on Good Friday to fly kites and to eat lots of hot cross buns and fishcakes. 

As you can see from the photo we all went for different patterns.  It's a seriously fiddly job cutting the panels and gluing them down and I confess that by 10:30pm I was losing the will to live but I got it done and we'll see on Friday if it flies.      

  

As for my card this is for The Card Concept and I'd say it definitely falls into the clean and simple category.  The bottles and sentiment are from Fresh Squeezed Stamps (sadly closed) and the flower is Altenew.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bottle from Soda-Lighted, Sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps, (Flower from Doodle Blooms) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFne Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

CAS Colours & Sketches Guest Designer Take 2

Hi there!  I'm back for my second week of guest designing for CAS Colours & Sketches.  

This week we have a sketch challenge:

I broke out some NBUS items for my card which seemed to perfectly capture the sketch.  The wreath and bird are from Lil' Inker Designs with a banner from Paper Smooches and a sentiment from Fresh Squeezed stamps (sadly closed).  It came together quickly once I finally decided on the colours for my bird - I could have dithered forever on that!

Be sure to check out the inspiration from the Design Team and then play along!  You have until 6pm Eastern Time on Monday, 20 March.    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill, (White) Papertrey Ink, (CPear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird from The Little Things) Lil' Inker Designs, (Sentiment from You Said It Sister) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Wreath) Lil' Inker Designs, (Flag) Paper Smooches

Gems:  Recollections

Bear & Rose

Hi there!  How's your weekend going?  Today was my first day off in 12 days so I was excited to not have to set the alarm last night.  However, I don't think I ever need to set it again because the Ella alarm was right on time purring in my face at 5am and demanding her breakfast.  Ugh!  No rest for the wicked around here...

Anyway Luis and I did some errands and then I got a little crafty time so I have 2 cards to share.  First up is for Freshly Made Sketches.  This MFT bear is one of my favourite birthday images - probably because I wish he was delivering that gorgeous cake to me!  He's coloured with Copics, fussy cut and popped up on foam tape inside the stitched circle.  The background paper is from American Crafts.  I'm also going to play along with the No Toppings portion of the challenge over at Seize the Birthday.     

 

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan 6x6) American Crafts

Stamps:  (Bear & sentiment from Beary Special Birthday) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Stitched circle) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (R00, R02, R20, R22, RV42, YR00, E00, W1, W3, W5, 100) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

My next card is for the Muse challenge.  I was inspired by the rose, colours, layers and die cut sentiment on Jenni's card.  The rose is from an NBUS Clearly Besotted set and the pink striped paper is from Doodlebug.  The sentiment is a combo of a Mama Elephant die and a Fresh Squeezed Stamps stamp.  I'm also going to enter it in the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Pink Pirouette) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Cupcake Stripes 12x12) Doodlebug Design

Stamps:  (Rose from English Rose) Clearly Besotted, (Sentiment from Mother Knows Best) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

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

Die:  (Happy) Mama Elephant, (Tag) Avery Elle, (Panels) Papertrey Ink

Gems:  Recollections

Flowers and a Tree

Hello hello!  I've made cards for quite a few challenges lately but then never got around to posting them so I am determined to stop that trend right now.  First up is a card for the current RetroSketches challenge.  I didn't stray far from the design at all and, as always, I was proud of myself for using so much patterned paper.  The flowers are Paper Smooches and the sentiment is Altenew.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Reunion 6x6) My Mind's Eye

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Birthday Greetings) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Flowers & leaves) Paper Smooches, (Small scalloped border) Papertrey Ink

Gems:  Doodlebug

This next card is for the Cupcake Inspirations Trees challenge.  I went really CAS for this sympathy card and used some stamps that haven't seen ink in a long time (and sadly are no longer available).  The tree is from WPlus9 and the sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps.

That's it for now.  Back tomorrow with a few more cards!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Elegant Eggplant) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Tree from Funky Foliage) WPlus9, (Shadow from Shadows) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from Tickle My Fancy) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black Tsukineko, (Forever Green) Hero Arts, (Crumb Cake, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Wonky Stitched Rectangle) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections