Flowers & Stripes

Today's card is for The Colour Throwdown and Addicted to Stamps and More challenges.  Initially I was going to keep this super simple with just the flowers and a blue flag for my sentiment but then I decided the flowers needed a backdrop.  After playing around with a few ideas I settled on these skinny stripes from Essentials by Ellen and I like how it looks like a blue sky!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pacific Point) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower from Build-a-Flower Magnolia) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Bamboo, Olive) Altenew

Dies:  (Skinny Stripes) Essentials by Ellen

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Monstera Birthday

 

Today's card is for the Just Add Ink photo inspiration challenge and for Darnell's NBUS challenge (since it's the first time I've inked up this Altenew potted plant).  I love the inspiration photo as it could have been taken here where all our houses are built of stone and painted bright and cheerful colours with white roofs.  Over the years our house has gone through a number of colour changes.  Here's a photo of the transition from turquoise to dark blue.  Today the house is sage green.

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Terracotta)

Patterned Papers:  (Kioshi 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Plant from Potted Plants) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter 

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Eucalyptus) Catherine Pooler

Dies:  (Hemstitch Rectangles) Spellbinders

Gems:  Recollections

Floral Birthday

 

Lately it seems that Saturdays are my only days to craft so I'm trying to make the most of them.  I managed to get 10 cards made which is pretty good considering I took a break in the middle to go for a walk with a friend.  We were trying to out walk the rain and almost made it but got caught out 5 minutes from our cars.  Doh!  Here's the sky about a minute before we got hit with the rain...

Anyway today's card is for CAS Colours & Sketches.  I love these simple flowers from Altenew.  I stamped them on coloured card stock and this time remembered that I had the matching dies to use so saved some time on fussy cutting.  I scored some lines along the bottom for a little something extra without letting it get too fussy.

(Couldn't resist making a second card and adding some yellow Nuvo drops to it)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Flirty Flamingo, Smoky Slate) Stampin' Up, (Blue) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Flowers from Stunning Cosmos) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Other:  (Nuvo Silver Lining, Navy Blue & English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Vintage Santa

 

Today's card is for the Inspired By... challenge.  I love the vintage look of the picture but I don't have any stamps that really fit that aesthetic.  I have a few sheets of vintage looking patterned paper but have always found them really busy and could never work out how to use them.  Enter Lisa Elton's card which gave me the perfect inspiration for what to do with them!  I think I'll end up with a stack of similar cards that makes use of some of the papers (Christmas and otherwise) that I just don't know what to do with.  Thanks so much, Lisa!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Mistletoe Memories 8x8) Daisy D's

Stamps:  (Christmas) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss) Tonic

Warm Winter Wishes

Today's card is for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I have a whole pile of images on my desk that are stamped and ready for colouring.  This little birdie looked like he'd be the perfect fit for the sketch so I coloured him with Copics and added some Stickles to his hat for a bit of shimmer.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Red, green) Bazzill

Stamps:  (All from Season's Tweetings) Winnie & Walter

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

Dies:  (Stitched circle) Heffy Doodle

Markers:  (R29, R59, YR02, YR31, G28) Copic

Glitter"  (Stardust Stickles) Ranger

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Purple Birthday Flower

 

This card is for the Just Add Ink (photo inspiration) and Inkspirational (Angle It) challenges.  Unfortunately I don't seem to have any ink that matches the gorgeous blue from the JAI inspiration photo (but I really need to find some to add to my collection!) so I went with purple shades when stamping this Altenew flower.  I knew I wanted to position it diagonally across the card front but it seemed a little plain so I added the striped paper for a bit of fun and to make a clear diagonal line.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Perfect Plum) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Black & White Stripes 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Flowers from Handpicked Bouquet) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Midnight Violet) Altenew

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Chevron Flower Birthday

I'm playing along with the Tic Tac Toe challenge at the Paper Players.  I made this using the top row (flowers, girly, birthday) but it also works for the diagonal (flowers, die cut, embossing).  I used Jennifer McGuire's ink smooshing/faux watercolor technique on a Craft's Meow flower and leaves.  I really love this look especially with the Oxide inks - such rich colour!  I added some MFT chevrons in the background for a bit of drama and a Winnie & Walter sentiment to finish it off.

   

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Happiness Is...) The Craft's Meow, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Abandoned Coral, Fossilised Amber, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover Oxide Inks) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Chevrons) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #340

Welcome to Week 340 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

When I saw the cue word for this week the first thing that came to mind was a safari.  I have tons of stamps of animals you might see on safari but one of my favourites is this (now retired) giraffe from Avery Elle.  I love the little grin on his face and how he's perfectly angled to peek onto a card to deliver a message!

  

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 - Taking a break

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Claire

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 29 April at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Giraffe from What's Up?) Avery Elle, (Sentiment from Sketchy Thoughts) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Speech bubble) Winnie & Walter

Markers:  (R02, E33, E35, E51) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Flower Birthday

 Hi there!

I've got  card today for Heather's colour challenge at Winnie & Walter.  I had some fun creating this patterned panel although it took forever to lay it out - I need to speed up my randomness!!  I like how it came out though and everything from the flowers to the sentiment to the scalloped die cut panel are all Winnie & Walter.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flowers from In Bloom: Eva's Favourite Flowers, Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Pumpkin Pie) Stampin' Up, (Tiara, Aquatini, Flirty Fuchsia) Catherine Pooler

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Scalloped rectangle) Winnie & Walter

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Panda & Abstract

Hi there!

It's been ages since I've done a non-CASology post but I had a lovely day in the Craft Cave today so I have some cards to share.  First up was inspired by Anita's card at Muse.  My original idea involved a lot more white and no yellow but I couldn't get it to look quite right.  I finally set it aside.  Maybe I'll go back and try to figure it out another time.  In the end I took inspiration from the teal and the balloon on Anita's card and came up with this little number.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Panda from Pandamonium) Mama Elephant, (Sentiment from Sentimental:  Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Balloon, Pierced rectangle) Lil' Inker Designs

Twine:  The Twinery

Washi:  Pebbles

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card using for CAS Colours and Sketches (colours) and the Simon Says Wednesday challenge (Thanks/Thanksgiving).  I broke out some NBUS Altenew stamps and tried to go a little abstract.  It's really not my forte but it was fun.  I definitely need to keep practicing though. 

   

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up!

Stamps:  (Squares & lines from Watercolor Frames, Dot pattern & sentiment from Halftone Circles) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (So Saffron, Bashful Blue) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Thanks) Altenew

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Birthday Butterfly

Hi there!

I've got a card today for the sketch challenge at CAS on Friday.  I used another one of my fast watercolor creations here - this time an Altenew butterfly.  I popped it up on foam tape and layered it over some pretty paper from We R Memory Keepers.  I used a tiny sentiment to keep the focus on the pretty colours, added some tiny bling and that was that!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

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

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Bejeweled) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Candied Apple, Abandoned Coral, Fossilised Amber) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

Trio

Thankfully my mojo decided to return today after yesterday's frustration so I've got a few cards to share.  

First up is for Freshly Made Sketches and Seize the Birthday.  I've still got a few images sitting on my desk from when I tried Jennifer McGuire's Fast Watercolor Technique.  I love how this Altenew flower came out and I paired it with some MFT paper and a Winnie & Walter sentiment.  

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Grey & White Basics 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Magnolia's for Her) Altenew, Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Abandoned Coral, Fossilised Amber, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for The Colour Throwdown.  I took inspiration from the duvet in the photo for my design.  I used the backside of an MFT leaf stamp to stamp the shapes and then filled them in with the patterned front side of the stamps.  The leaf strip is matted on Elegant Eggplant paper and the sentiment is popped up on foam tape.    

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Leaves  sentiment from Geometric Greenery) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Lemon Lime Twist, Lucky Limeade, Elegant Eggplant, Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

Finally is a card for CAS Colour and Sketches.  I finally got hold of this cool Essentials by Ellen sunbeam die that's been on my wish list for ages.  I cut in from the three challenge colours and then put it back together alternating the colours.  The die cut sentiment is covered in Glossy Accents and I added some Nuvo drops around it.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Poppy Parade, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Yellow, wine) Paperbilities

Dies:  (Silver Linings, Sentiment) Essentials by Ellen

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

Another Fast Watercolor Flower

Hi there!

I've got another card for the Just Us Girls challenge to use Jennifer McGuire's Fast Watercolor Technique and this time I paired it with the current CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.  This time I used a flower and a sentiment from Winnie & Walter.  You can barely see it in this photo but I also used a cover plate from Lil' Inker to add some texture to the black panel.  

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from In Bloom: Addie's Garden, Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Quilt coverplate) Lil' Inker Designs

Gems:  Recollections

Fast Watercolor Flower

Hi there!

I've got a card today for 3 challenges.  Just Us Girls challenged us to use Jennifer McGuire's Fast Watercoloring technique.  It looked easy enough so I gave it a try and made a bunch of flowers that look so awesome!  This is the first one I'm sharing using the sketch from Just Add Ink.  I'm also playing along with the Simon Says Wednesday challenge to Distress It (since I used Distress inks).  There are lots of different companies showcased here - the flower and leaves are Altenew, the Happy is Mama Elephant, the Birthday is Winnie & Walter and the patterned paper is MFT.  It really is a wonderfully easy technique especially as I really have never mastered the whole watercolor thing.  Expect to see more in the future!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Gray & White Basics 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Hennah Elements) Altenew, (Birthday from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Abandoned Coral, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Happy) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Hello There

Hi there!

I'm popping in at the last minute to play along with the Addicted to Stamps and More photo challenge.  I was inspired by the succulents and it gave me the perfect excuse to break out these adorable Spellbinders dies sent to me by the fabulous Claire of Ham'n'Mule Designs.  I paired them with a Winnie & Walter sentiment and some My Mind's Eye washi tape for a simple but fun hello card.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Mossy Meadow, Tranquil Tide,  Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Sketchy Thoughts) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Succulent Garden) Spellbinders, (Speech bubble) XCut

Washi Tape:  My Mind's Eye