Baby Bears

I'm playing along today with the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp.  I needed a few baby cards so I pulled out this cute little bear from WPlus9 and paired him with some Studio Calico papers.  To finish them off I scattered a few Simon Says Stamp stars to frame the sentiments from Taylored Expressions and MFT.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Story Time 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Bear and cloud from Little Dreamers) Wplus9, (Sentiment from Simple Sentiments) Taylored Expressions, (Sentiment from Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow'

Dies:  (Stars) Simon Says Stamp, (Scalloped rectangle) Wplus9

Markers:  (R02, B45, C1, W1, W3, W5) Copic

To Youuuuuu!

Hi there!

I'm popping in on this grey and chilly day to share a cheery birthday card for the Anything Goes challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.  I used an adorable Gerda Steiner pooch.  I paper pieced him with, and popped him up on, papers from Studio Calico.  It was nice to take a little break from Christmas cards and make a few birthday cards but now I need to get back to the festive creating!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Snippets 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (All from Howl Are You?) Gerda Steiner Designs

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

What's Up, Giraffe?

Hi there!

I'm here today with a card for the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.  I paired a Simon Says giraffe with a sentiment from Altenew and some Studio Calico paper.  I really like the Simon Says picture book die collection but they're a bit fiddly to put together.  I wish they came with a second die of the solid outline so you could attach all the bits to it.  Since they don't does anyone have any tricks to make putting them together easier?  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Daffodil Delight, Tranquil Tide, Soft Suede, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Darling Dear 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Geometric Menagerie) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Picture Book Giraffe) Simon Says Stamp

Punch:  (2 1/2" circle) Marvy Uchida

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Flying Panda

Hi there!

I've got a card today for the Seize the Birthday Anything Goes challenge and the Time Out Wild challenge.  I'm continuing in my efforts to burn through some patterned paper.  At this rate I should run out by 2026.  :)  This paper is from Studio Calico.  The panda is Mama Elephant, the sentiment is Altenew and the balloon is Lil' Inker.  A cacophony of companies all playing together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Darling Dear 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Panda from Pandamonium) Mama Elephant, (Sentiment from Birthday Greetings) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Balloon) Lil' Inker Designs

Twine:  The Twinery

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Twofer Feathers

Hi there!

I was determined to play along with Darnell's new Twofer Challenge and as usual am squeaking in at the last minute.  I used my Simon Says Stamp feather dies to make a wedding card and an encouragement card.  For the wedding card I used the negative die cuts and decorated them with Nuvo Crystal Drops.  For the encouragement card I die cut the feathers from patterned papers.

Wedding Card

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Soft Stone, Basic Black) Papertrey Ink, (Vellum) Simon Says Stamp

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Ori Kami) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Feathers) Simon Says Stamp

Other:  (Nuvo Crystal Drops) Tonic

Encouragement Card

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Soft Stone) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Snippets 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Words of Wisdom) Verve

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Feathers) Simon Says Stamp, (Scalloped frame) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

A Flock of Happy Birds

A couple of weeks ago my fabulous friend, Claire, of Ham'n'mule Designs posted a card with a birdie from WPlus9's Happy Birds.  I commented that I'd never inked up that set so we challenged each other to make 4 cards and we'd share them on our blogs.  I think I need to do this more often.  It felt so good to ink up these stamps that I HAD to have (and then left to collect dust).  Also I am super excited that I get to meet Claire in less than a month's time!  She is such a cool chick who I totally clicked with the first time we exchanged messages.  She's sassy, funny and a brilliant carmaker.  Who could ask for more in a friend? 

Clearly I got into a blue zone while making these but I guess birds make me think of the sky so blue dominated.  I tried to use a few different techniques - paper piecing on the first two, Brushos on the third, and Copic coloring on the third and fourth.   

Now it's time to hop over to Claire's blog and see the awesomeness she's created!

Supplies Used:

CARD 1

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Snap Life 6x6) Simple Stories

Stamps:  (Bird, leaves & clouds from Happy Birds) WPlus9, (Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Chocolate Chip, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stitched Rectangle) Mama Elephant

CARD 2

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill, (Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird from Happy Birds) WPlus9, (Speech bubble from Just Hatched, Sentiment from Three Amigos) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Dies:  (Inline Alpha Die) Altenew

Gems:  Recollections

CARD 3

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Watercolor) Ranger, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird & sentiment from Happy Birds) WPlus9

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Speech bubble) Neat & Tangled

Paint:  (Prussian Blue Brusho) Colourcraft

Markers:  (YR16, Y08, YG03, YG06, G14, G28) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

CARD 4

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Here & There 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Birds from Happy Birds) WPlus9, (Sentiment from More Essential Sentiments, Hat from Beary Special Birthday) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukeniko, (Chocolate Chip, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Markers:  (R22, R35, YR04, Y06, Y21) Copic

Twine:  (Licorice) The Twinery

Gems:  Recollections

Umbrellas, Clouds & Rainbows

Hi there!  I've got cards for several challenges today.  First up is for the Inspired by All the Little Things challenge.  I was inspired by the grey day, the umbrella and the stripes although I went for rainbow stripes instead of black and white stripes.  I also used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches but I flipped it upside down.  This was actually my second attempt at the card. My first one used different papers.  Can't decide which one I prefer...

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Textured White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Rainbow stripes from Everyday Collection 6x6) Avery Elle, Grey stripes from Dots & Stripes 6x6) Echo Park, (Plaid from Perfectly Plaid) Lawn Fawn, (Grey dots from South of Market 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (All from Weather It) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Die:  (Cloud border) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Finally I have a card for the CAS-ual Fridays rainbow challenge.  How fabulous is that rainbow glitter tape?  Once I laid the tape I embossed the sentiment from Shenanigans to really make it pop and then I added a generous helping of gems for a bling-tactic celebration!

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Shenanigans) CAS-ual Fridays

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Hero Arts

Washi:  (Glitter chevrons) Duck

Gems:  Recollections

Santa Saw That

Yesterday was a pretty successful day of crafting so I'm excited to have posts for the next few days.  

Today I'm playing along with the Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge and the Christmas theme challenge at The Male Room.  I was inspired by the red and white in many of the Pinterest photos as well as the many circular elements (wreaths, plates, bowls).  I used a stencil and some Smooch Spritz to create the background pattern.  Santa and the sentiment are from EBE's 'Tis the Season and they're both popped up on foam tape.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Santa & sentiment from Tis the Season) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  (R17, E51) Copic

Stencil:  (Circle Graph) Studio Calico

Spray:  Smooch Spritz

CASology #190

Welcome to Week 190 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I very often go straight for a sun die when a weather related challenge comes up but today I've gone for some clouds and an umbrella from Reverse Confetti paper pieced with Studio Calico.  I used some Paper Smooches paint strokes to create a breezy sky and of course had to use Stormy Sky Distress Ink for the colour.  :)

Check out all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Design Team and then play along with us! 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Amelia

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that the deadline for entries is Monday at noon (CST).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Pink & yellow from Storytime Girl 6x6, Grey from Storytime Boy 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Clouds, umbrella & sentiment from Weather It Together) Reverse Confetti, (Paint stripes from Positive Strokes 2) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Stormy Sky Distress Ink) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

Flowers & Kitties

I broke my posting streak when I missed out on yesterday but before that I had a 12 day run which is definitely a record for me.  I got a little time in the Craft Cave this afternoon and have two cards to share for three challenges.  First up is my card for the current Muse challenge.  I stuck very close to Tracey's card in terms of colour and matting and also using a swirly stem for the flowers.  I used dusted off some DCWV cardstock for this one and I had forgotten how much I love the texture of it.  I also pulled out some old Hero Arts flourishes to use for the stem.  Someone used these recently and I commented that it was one of the earliest stamp sets that I bought.  Can't remember who it was but thank you for reminding me to look for the set!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Salmon, Orange, Yellow) DCWV

Stamps:  (Fantastic Flourishes) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from Smitten) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Green Hills) Hero Arts

Dies:  (Beautiful Blooms II) Papertrey Ink, (Scalloped rectangle, Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gem:  Recollections

Next is a card inspired by the photo at Curtain Call.  (I like the little kitty cat cap in the top right corner). I paper pieced some NBUS Avery Elle stamps and popped them up on a bright background.  Sweet and simple!  I'm also going to enter it in the Create with Critters challenge over at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge.  That's it for tonight.  Dinner is almost ready - Luis is cooking for us!  Whoop whoop!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Pink polka dots) Pebbles, (Yellow from Snippets 6x6, Grey from Story Time Boy 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (All from Furry Friends) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Rectangle) Mama Elephant

Glitter:  (Yellow Stickles) Ranger

Gem:  Recollections

Thanks, Teacher

Hello there!  I'm popping in with a last minute card for the Paper Smooches Sparks Picture Perfect challenge.  I pulled out this apple from one of the first PS releases and paper pieced it with Studio Calico papers.  For the sentiment I tried to use the chalkboard technique to go along with the school theme.  It looks okay in real life but in the photo the chalky look isn't very clear.  I guess next time I need to smudge a bit more white ink on it.  I'm also going to enter this in the Addicted to CAS School challenge.  

  

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (South of Market, Classic Calico) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Apple from Falling for You, sentiment from Smarty Pants, speech bubble from He Said, She Said) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Balloons & Sunshine

I can't believe the weekend is over already.  I had really hoped to get more time in the Craft Cave but at least I managed to get 2 cards done.  This card uses the palette from the Colour Me challenge and the design from Freshly Made Sketches.  I was inspired by the decorations in the Colour Me photo and pulled out some Simon Says balloon dies and a sentiment.  This came together really quickly which doesn't happen too often.  :)  Love that!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink, (Pink Pirouette, Melon mambo, Tangerine Tango, Perfect Plum) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Birthday Balloons) Simon Says Stamp, (Strings from Party Kit) Mama Elephant

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

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card using the sketch from Fusion and the palette from ColourQ.  I love the adorable butterfly flip flops in the ColourQ picture but despite them and the butterfly in the Fusion photo I veered away from butterflies completely.  Instead I inked up this Hero Arts sun and sentiment and then added some Lawn Fawn sunshine to it.  I'd like to go back and have another play with the Fusion photo but we'll see if I can get back to the Craft Cave any time soon.  Hope you all have a lovely week!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sun & hello from CL765) Hero Arts, (Sunshine from Sunny Skies) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Sequins:  Studio Calico