Happy Birthday To Ewe

Today's card is for the Birthday challenge at AAA Cards.  This is their 200th challenge so they're having a big celebration!  I couldn't resist a punny sentiment and going back to this stacked sentiment layout that I love.  I coloured the MFT sheep with Copic and I added some Honey Bee stars for a little extra colour.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Sheep & sentiment from Ewe Are The Best) My Favourite Things, (Stars from Celebration Box) Honey Bee Designs

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Tiara) Catherine Pooler, (Limestone) Altenew

Die:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R29, Y15, C1, C3, C7) Copic

Bah Humbunny

 

I have a couple of cards today inspired by the Addicted to Stamps and More Christmas challenge.  These grumpy holiday bunnies from Honey Bee Stamps still manage to be adorable despite their moodiness.  I had fun colouring them and their accoutrements and putting some ancient patterned papers to use for the backgrounds.  

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Papers:  Various

Stamps:  (All from Bah Humbunny) Honey Bee Stamps

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

Dies:  (Flag, oval) My Favourite Things, (Speech bubble) Lawn Fawn, (Letters) Mama Elephant

Markers:  Copic

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

  

Thanks A Latte!

 

Hello!

I've got a card this evening for the Fusion challenge where I used the sketch and took inspiration from the purple in the photo.  I used some ancient Basic Gray patterned paper and the new to me latte die and stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps.  I also added a little coffee cup from Essential By Ellen. 

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Kioshi 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Coffee cup from Everyday Essentials) Essentials by Ellen, (Sentiment from Latte) Honey Bee Stamps

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Fresh Fig) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Latte) Honey Bee Stamps

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Congrats Tags

I haven't played along with Shopping Out Stash in forever but their current challenge is UFOs - UnFinished Objects.  There is a perpetual pile of odds and ends on my desk so this forced me to dig in and try and make use of some of it.  This shiny, stacked congrats diecut has been sitting there for awhile along with an open package of tags from Fancy Pants.  I thought the colorful tags would make a fun background for the sentiment.  Further digging led me to this twine bow and with the addition of some foam tape and black stripes I had a card in no time!

Supplies Used:

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

Die:  (Congrats) Honey Bee Stamps

Tags:  Fancy Pants

Other:  (Nuvo WhiteCrystal Drops) Tonic

Congrats Banners

I've got a card today for Freshly Made Sketches and Just Us Girls (Use 2 or more different patterned papers).  I knew I wanted to use dies for this sketch but I spent quite awhile digging around before I finally came across these Reverse Confetti banners.  I paired them up with some of my favourite My Mind's Eye papers and then added this Honey Bee congrats.  Originally I planned to use black cardstock but then I went for Bermuda Bay which really made the turquoise in the papers pop.

Supplies Used:

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

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

Dies:  (Banners) Reverse Confetti), (Congrats) Honey Bee Stamps

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic, (Glossy Accents) Ranger

CASology #359

Welcome to Week 359 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

We're back with another year of CASology!  We have new DT members and lots of great challenges so I hope you'll play along every two weeks.  

Today's cue word leaves your options wide open - you could repeat images or a sentiment (like I did).  Or maybe you have a critter or person that looks ill because their meal is "repeating" on them!  Ha ha!  Get creative and show us what you've got!

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!

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Claire

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 20 January (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Balloon from Celebration Box) Honey Bee Stamps, (Sentiment from Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Cement Grey, Grout Grey) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R35, R37) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Dotty Meow

Hello hello!

I'm playing along today with two challenges - the Simon Says Wednesday challenge to make your own background and the Just Add Ink inspiration photo challenge.  I took my inspiration from the rainbow colours in the photo and pulled out my Hero Arts ink daubers to create this dotty rainbow background.  I chose this Newton's Nook image because the ball of yarn continues the round theme (and also because he's just so darn cute). 

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Kitty from Newton Unwinds) Newton's Nook, (Sentiment from Pawsome Sentiments) Honey Bee Stamps

Ink:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Meow) Newton's Nook, (Dashed rectangle) Avery Elle

Ink Daubers:  (Pale Tomato, Orange Soda, Butter Cup, Field Greens, Tide Pool) Hero Arts

Markers:  (BG15, V000, C1, C3) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

  

Defeated Bunny

Hi there!

I'm popping in with cards for two challenges today.  First up is for the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge using this adorable (but slightly broken looking) Honey Bee bunny.  He looks pretty much how I feel right now.  I upgraded the OS on my computer yesterday and it has rendered the damn thing almost useless.  I've spent the better part of the day trying to sort it out and am feeling rather defeated.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Lollipop Shoppe 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Bunny, rug & mug from Blah Bunny, Sentiment from Blah, Blah, Blah) Honey Bee

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

Markers:  (RV10, BG10, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Next is a card for Freshly Made Sketches.  I made it a landscaper card instead of portrait and paired these Honey Bee dies with Altenew flowers.  I tend to end up going pastel and pink when it comes to wedding cards so I wanted this one more neutral. 

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Bamboo Rose) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Mr & Mrs) Honey Bee

Other:  (Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Graduation Squared

I've got cards for two different sketch challenges today.  First up is for CAS Colours and Sketches.  Simon Says has a few of these "Stacked" dies (stars, flowers, diamonds) and I love them all!  For these stars I inked up some card stock with Distress inks and then die cut them from it.  The sentiment is from an awesome graduation set from Lil' Inker. 

Supplies Used:

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

Stamp:  (Sentiment from Grad Class) Lil' Inker Designs

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko (Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stacked Stars) Simon Says Stamp

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for Freshly Made Sketches.  I love these layered sentiment dies.  A lot of companies are doing them now but this one is from Honey Bee who I think did some of the first.  The cap is from the same Lil' Inkers set as the sentiment on the first card.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Fun & Frolic 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamp:  (Grad cap from Grad Class) Lil' Inker Designs

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko 

Dies:  (Congrats) Honey Bee Stamps

Gems:  Doodlebug

Kitty Trio

CAS(E) This Sketch has another Retro Sketch for us this week.  I was on the design team the first time this sketch was used - you can see my original card here.  This time around, instead of a chevron injury, I went for a trio of adorable MFT kitties, a Honey Bee sentiment and Lawn Fawn paper.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Let's Polka 6x6) Lawn Fawn

Stamps:  (Cat from Cool Cat) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment from Pawsome Sentiments) Honey Bee Stamps

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

Markers:  (RV000, YR02, YR07, Y38, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Gems:  Recollections