Wedding Frame

Hi there!

I'm popping in with a quick card for the Just Us Girls Frame It challenge.  I was inspired by this gorgeous Christmas card by Amy Rohl.  I used some Reverse Confetti leaves with a Paper Smooches frame and my favourite wedding sentiment by Altenew.  That's it for now - gotta dash to work!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Soft Stone) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Penny Lane 12x12) My Mind's Eye

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Build-A-Flower: Magnolia) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Leaves) Reverse Confetti, (Frame 3) Paper Smooches

Markers:  (R27, R32, Y00, Y15, E08, W1, W3, W5) Copic

Gems:  Recollections

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

CASology #292

Welcome to Week 292 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

When I saw this cue word the phrase, "Curses!  Foiled again!" kept running through my head.  I knew it was from some cartoon character but I had to look it up - it's Snidely Whiplash from Dudley Do-Right.  Anyway I pondered that for a bit and considered making an encouragement card - you know, keep on trying even if you're plans are foiled or some such thing.  I also considered the fencing type of foil but really had nothing to work with there.  In the end I stumbled across these foiled vellum papers and voila - a CAS and classy wedding card was born.   

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!

Anna Uhras

Bharati Nayudu

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman
Kevin Bray

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

This week's guest designer:

Svetlana

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that the deadline for entries is Monday at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Soft Stone) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Vellum) DCWV

Dies:  (Mr & Mrs) Paper Smooches

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

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

CASology #272

Welcome to Week 272 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Ever since I saw this cue word I've had Madonna's song "Cherish" stuck in my head.  Talk about a throwback!  Actually that's the second week in a row that the cue word has gotten me singing and the second week in a row I've ignored the song and gone in another direction.  I went in a matrimonial direction after watching a wedding scene on tv.  My ears perked up at "..to love and to cherish...".  Perfect!  Card idea sorted!

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!

Anna Uhras

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino 

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion 

This week's guest designer:

PJ

This week's sponsor:

So Suzy Stamps

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

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flower from Build-A-Flower Magnolia, Sentiment from Ori Kami) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Rubellite, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades) Altenew, (Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Build-A-Leaf Magnolia) Altenew

Gems:  Recollections

Inspired By All The Little Things Guest Designer

I was absolutely thrilled to bits when the lovely and talented Karren of Stamping Stuff invited me to be her guest for this week's Inspired by All the Little Things challenge!  If you've never visited Karren's blog you are missing out.  Her creations are gorgeous and I'm in awe of her colouring skills.  

Here is this week's inspiration photo.  I was inspired by the pink behind the placard and the white sentiment framed by the flowers.  I wish I could say that I inked up the coloured panel on my card but alas, I am not that talented.  Instead it's a gorgeous piece of Cosmo Cricket paper.  The sentiment is stacked multiple times for dimension.  For the flowers I embossed them on vellum, keeping them simple so they wouldn't compete with the coloured panel.

I hope you'll join us and play along this week.  It's wedding season after all so it wouldn't hurt to have a wedding card in your stash!  Also if you have a moment I'd love it if you popped over to the Inspired By... blog and checked out my little interview.  :)

Have a great weekend!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Hey Sugar 12x12) Cosmo Cricket

Stamps:  (Flowers & leaves from Doodled Dasies) Lil' Inker

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Mr & Mrs) Paper Smooches, (Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame) My Favourite Things

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #203

Welcome to Week 203 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This week we are looking for CAS congratulations of any kind.  I was thinking wedding for my card but the sentiment is versatile and leaves it open for a number of options.  I used Mama Elephant stamps with Wow embossing powder for a clean and crisp look. 

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you.  Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design and then play along!   

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

This week's guest designer:

Angela

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Black) Papertrey Ink, (Brushed Gold) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Water Blooms) Mama Elephant

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Hero Arts, (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

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CASology #147

Welcome to Week 147 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

For some reason I always think of wedding cards as being very frilly and embellished so I was panicking a bit about this cue word.  In the end I kept it super simple with an image, a sentiment and a bit of bling all confined to the lower third of the card.  

Now it's time for you to check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team and then get to work!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Hazel Hodgkins

Joyce Mehrberg 

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener 

Kymona Tracey

May Sukyong Park

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Carol

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Brushed Silver, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Sketch Heart) Simon Says Stamp

Glitter Tape:  American Crafts

Stickers:  American Crafts

Four for Sunday

Another weekend is coming to a close without any more painting getting done. Luis and I are slowly working through the interior of the house and I mean SLOWLY!  LOL!  We had planned to paint the next room (we've only done 2 out of 7 so far) and put up some new bookshelves.  However, it was pouring all day on Saturday and after running around doing errands in the morning we arrived home damp and cold and not in the mood to do any work.  So instead we set up the sofa nest and watched more of Sons of Anarchy (only the last half of Season 6 to go!).  Today we swam Atticus and then Luis stained the wood for the shelves and I worked on cards.  We'll paint next week.  Maybe…

Anyway on to the cards!  I have 4 to share with you for 4 challenges.  First up is the card above which is based on the Freshly Made Sketches design.  I tried some watercoouring with Distress Inks here.  I'm pretty pleased with it for a first try and am actually looking forward to playing around a bit more with this technique.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Ranger, (Sahara Sand) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Freestyle Florals, Sentiment from Lovely Mums) Mama Elephant

Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Barn Door, Spiced Marmalade, Wild Honey) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Washi Tape - Crafty Basics

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for the Muse challenge.  I love Marion's bright and cheery design!  I think my inspiration is pretty obvious.  the main difference is that I used dies to create my little scene instead of stamps and ink.  I also used stripes on my yellow background instead of spatter.








Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Stripe from Background Basics: Super Stripes) Papertrey Ink, (Sentimetn from Home Sweet Home) Avery Elle

Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stitched Polaroid) Lil' Inker Designs, (Bird, house & leaves from Folk Art Florals) WPlus9

Now for a colour challenge from The Colour Throwdown.  I had never heard of Vera Bradley before a friend mentioned it to me in passing in late 2013.  Then just a few weeks later I was in Boston and stumbled upon a whole Vera Bradley store!  Funny how that works…  Anyway I've never been much of a pattern person but I thought a lot of the stuff in there was really bright and fun. As is this card I guess.  My pink is a lot darker than the one in the photo but it's there in the string and the stars.  





Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Birthday tag) Neat & Tangled, (Balloons & string) Lil' Inker Designs

My final card is for the Colour Me… challenge and uses these new (to me) Paper Smooches glasses dies.  Actually I've done pretty well with the NBUS overall in this post as every card has at least one NBUS item on it!  (Takes away a bit of the guilt from making a few orders recently…).  That's it for me tonight.  Not sure if I'll have anything new tomorrow as I'm working on a few special orders including 20 receptionist themed Easter cards!!!  I don't ask, I just make 'em.  :)  Have a lovely evening!  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (So Saffron, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Ampersand from CL567) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from Big & Bold Wishes) Papertrey Ink

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Glasses) Paper Smooches

Gems:  Recollections