You Made the List

I'm playing along today with the Any Occasion challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.  When I got this Yasss! die I knew immediately that I was going to use it with these particular Ellen Hutson stamps for a cheeky Christmas card.  They really were meant to be together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: Adornit (?)

Stamps:  (Bear from All Inside, List & sentiment from Santa's List) Ellen Hutson, (Santa hat from Beast Friends) My Favourite Things

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

Die:  (Yasss!) Ellen Hutson

Christmas Cactus

 Hi there!  I'm popping in today with a card for the Simon Says Wednesday Happy Holidays/Christmas challenge.  There was a period last month where we thought there wouldn't be any Christmas trees making their way to the island this year so I figured I should make some cards with alternative decorative options!

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Cactus from Llama Love, Pot from Sweet Succulents) My Favorite Things, (Sentiment from Jungle Greetings) Mama Elephant

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

Die:  (Zig zag stitched oval) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R59, G07, G14, E08) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry, English Mustard, Caribbean Ocean, Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

I'd Totally Pee On You

 Today I'm playing along with Addicted to CAS where the codeword is Circle.  I'm pretty sure I bought this Essentials by Ellen stamp set purely for this sentiment.  It totally cracks me up and is actually a true promise here in Bermuda when at certain times of year the Portuguese Man 'O War jellyfish are plentiful.  The sentiment pairs perfectly with these MFT jellyfish and I thought the porthole would be the perfect way to highlight it!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pool Party, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Jellyfish from Ocean Fun) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment from Besties) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Pinkalicious, Rubellite, Razzleberry) Altenew

Die:  (Porthole) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

Warm & Fuzzy Wishes

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and the word is Merry.  It's hard to believe that time of year is already upon us and that there are only 7 more Fridays until Christmas!!!  Yikes!  It'll be January before we know it.  I found a sweet little MFT kitty to wish us a merry Christmas.  I coloured him with Copics and popped him up on a patterned paper panel that's so old I have no idea which company it comes from but I made use of it and that's all that matters.  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink,

Stamps:  (Cat, holly & sentiment from Peace, Love & Paws, Santa Hat from Beast Friends) My Favourite Things

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

Die:  (Hemstitch Rectangle) Spellbinders

Markers:  (R27, G07, G14) Copic

Good to the Last Drop

 CAS on Friday has a Coffee challenge going on so I'm jumping in with these cute MFT cups and a throwback sentiment from Skipping Stones Designs.  Does Maxwell House still use this tag line?  It sends me right back to memories of commercials from the 80s!  Remember those Tasters Choice ones with the flirty neighbors?  Did they ever get together?  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Cups from Coffee Date) My Favourite ThingsSentiment from Funny Coffee Vol 1) Skipping Stones Designs

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Tiara, Lime Rickey, Aquatini) Catherine Pooler

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Furry & Bright

Today's card is for the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge and the MFT Sketch challenge.  This little pup is so adorable in his Santa hat and scarf and he makes an appearance on my cards every year.  I just can't resist that floppy ear peeking out of his hat.    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Pear Pizazz, Shaded Spruce) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Dog & sentiment from Happy Pawlidays) My Favourite Things

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

Marker:  (R27, E35, E37, W1, W3, W5, 100) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Deck The Halls

 I'm popping in with a card for the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge.  I love this sentiment from My Favourite Things and thought it suited this grumpy Katzlekraft kitty perfectly.  I dressed him up with a hat and bowtie from Tim Holtz hoping that would cheer him up but as you can see he's still grumpy!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Dark green) Bazzill, (Real Red, Cucumber Crush), Going Grey Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cat) Katzlekraft, (Hat, bowtie) Tim Holtz, (Sentiment from Sassy Pants Holiday) My Favourite Things, (Envelope Pattern) Hero Arts

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

Dies:  (Oval Shadows) My Favourite Things

Marker:  (R27) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Birthday Leaves

 I've got a card for 3 challenges today.  I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches, the theme from Just Us Girls (Leaves) and the third column (Die cut, Leaves, Embellishments) from the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Paper Players.  I had forgotten even ordering these leaf dies from MFT (and I confess that happens way more than it should!) so was thrilled to find them in my stash and put them to use.  I cut the leaves from some Basic Grey paper and layered them three times for dimension.  I embossed the Simon Says sentiment on an MFT stitched arch and added twine and Crystal Drops for a bit of embellishment.  I was feeling very rusty today so it took far longer than it should have to come up with this but I'm happy with how it ended up.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Oliver 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Furry Cat & Box) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (In-Focus Florals, Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Twine:  Darice

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Rainbow Greetings

 Just popping in with a card for the CAS birthday challenge at the Paper Players.  I ended up making 6 cards to make use of all the rainbow stripes that were cut.  The sentiment dies are from Simon Says Stamp and Paper Smooches.  I used 3 layers of cardstock for them and then covered them with Glossy Accents.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Pattered Paper:  (Dots & Stripes Sorbet, Dots & Stripes Fresh 6x6) My Favourite Things

Dies:  (Rainbow) Essentials by Ellen, (Happy birthday, thank you) Simon Says Stamp, (Hello) Paper Smooches 

Other:  (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble, Ripened Pumpkin, English Mustard, Bottle Green, Caribbean Ocean, Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

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

You Never Age

It's been a long time since I played along with The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers but I couldn't resist their birthday challenge.  I adore this grumpy cat and this MFT snarky sentiment suits him perfectly.  I paper-pieced a Tim Holtz birthday hat for him which seems to have made him even more grumpy!  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, So Saffron, Bermuda Bay, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cat) Katzelkraft, (Hat) Tim Holtz, (Sentiment from Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2) My Favourite Things

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

Dies:  (Oval) My Favourite Things

Other:  Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble & Caribbean Ocean Crystal Drops) Tonic

Snappy Birthday

 Hello there!

I've got a card today for the Die Cuts and/or Stencils challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.    I've been having lots of fun creating my own sentiments with these Essentials by Ellen alpha dies.  This time I paired those letters with a Simon Says "birthday" die and some alligators from My Favourite Things.  I ended up making two designs but still can't decide which is my favourite.  What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Lucky Limeade, Mossy Meadow, Cucumber Crush, Emerald Envy, Call Me Clover, Lemon Lime Twist) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Alligator) My Favourite Things, (Alpha letters) Essentials by Ellen, (Birthday) Simon Says Stamp

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Yasss!

 

Today's card is for the Just Add Ink Just Add Lines challenge which came along right when I needed it.  I was SO excited to get this Essentials by Ellen Yasss die - it's totally me!  I was trying to put this card together and knew it wasn't quite right - there was something missing.  Then I happened upon the JAI challenge and the lightbulb went on - some lines across the bottom were the perfect element to balance out the design.  Thanks, JAI!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: (Enchanting Washes 6x6) Altenew

Stamps:  (You Rock from Sparkle & Shine) Neat & Tangled, (Brush Spatter Background) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (Fresh Snow) Papertrey Ink

Dies:  (Yasss) Essentials by Ellen, (Stripes) Mama Elephant

Other:  (Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #395

  Welcome to Week 395 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I wanted this stamp and die set for AGES, finally got it and then it sat...  So glad this week's cue word gave me a reason to break it out.  All those little dies are a bit fiddley but it was worth it.  It's so fun!

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

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

***You've got 4 weeks for this challenge!***

Link your creations to the CASology blog by 9am Monday, 5 October (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Pizza My Heart) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Pizza) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Dotty Hippo

 

Today's card is for the Simon Says Wednesday Stamp It challenge.  I broke out my Concord & 9th Painted Dots Turnabout stamps for the first time.  I bought a couple of them and I like them but they're definitely more suited to square cards aren't they?  I tried to figure out how to use it on my Misti with a rectangular card and failed spectacularly so then I just used a 5.5 x 5.5 piece of cardstock and trimmed it for the front of the card. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Hippo & balloons from Happy Hippos, Sentiment from Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things, (Painted Dots Turnabout) Concord & 9th

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Bellini, Mint To Be) Catherine Pooler, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  (R02, G00, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Bright Birthday Flower

 Life has been busy and it's been over a month since I last posted so I'm glad to finally have a bit of crafty time.  Today I'm playing along with the Paper Players and Time Out.  The Paper Players gave us a Tic Tac Toe challenge and I used the first column for my card - feminine, birthday, florals.  Time Out wants us to use a coloured card base.  I've actually been trying to use more coloured card bases in a bid to tackle my cardstock stash (ha ha!) so I appreciate the encouragement here.  I haven't used these Essentials by Ellen flower dies in ages but they are perfect for some bright and cheery birthday florals.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, So Saffron, Pistachio Pudding, Wild Wasabi, Coastal Cabana) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Sassy Pants Birthday 3) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Wild Garden flowers) essentials by Ellen

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

I Ate Him

I've got a card today for the Inky Paws Use Stripes challenge and the Stripes challenge at Seize the Birthday.  I'm always a little torn about this image and sentiment (poor birdie!) but Newton's so cute it's hard to resist him - so much so that I made two cards!

 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

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

Stamps:  (All from Newton's Birthday Flutter) Newton's Nook

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

Markers:  (R11, Y15, BG09, C1, C3) Copic) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble & English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #394

  Welcome to Week 394 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

For this week's card I broke out an NBUS set from Lil' Inker Designs and paired the stamps with a splash of yellow and some fun stripes.  Keeping it all layered and centered helps to keep the elements from becoming too overwhelming and keeps a CAS feel.

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

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

Sue Symens

This Week's guest designer:

Karen

***You've got 4 weeks for this challenge!***

Link your creations to the CASology blog by 9am Monday, 6 September (CDT).

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Painted Prints 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (All from Super Kids) Lil' Inker Designs

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

Dies:  (Stitched Wonky Squares) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (R11, R27, Y08, B29, W1, W3, W5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic