Quartet

Hi there!  Another weekend is drawing to a close and after some really good crafty time I have a few cards to share with you.  First up is a card for The Card Concept's colour challenge.  I think my card falls into the Clean and Graphic category.  There's no stamping on this one - just die cuts and gems - which made for a pretty simple card once I stopped rearranging those rounded diamonds (and that took way longer than I would like  to admit…).  I actually think I'm going to go back and make some more of these with different papers.  I think they'd make a nice set.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Handy Hippo), (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Essentials Collection 6x6) Authentique

Dies:  (Rounded Diamonds, Thank You) Avery Elle

Gems:  Recollections

  

Next up is a card for the Colour Me…Monochromatic challenge. These stamps are from the Taylored Expressions order I received last month.  How cute is that little race car?  There's a love sentiment in the set too but I need to build up my birthday card stash especially guy cards.  I thought it looked a little plain so I added a bunch of "Vrooms" in the background.  It kind of makes it feel like there's a whole bunch of cars revving their engines at the start of a race.  

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (All from Vroom Vroom) Taylored Expressions

Inks:  (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up, (Red Royal) Hero Arts

Gems:  Recollections

This card is for three different challenges.  I used the design from Freshly Made Sketches and the photo and sprinkles inspiration from Cupcake Inspirations.  I'm also going to enter it in the Simon Says Wednesday Dotty challenge.  I had fun using up some patterned paper all the way down to the paper pieced cupcake.     

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink
Patterned Paper:  (Creative Agenda) 6x6) Echo Park
Stamps:  (Cupcake & Sentiment from Sugar Rush) Paper Smooches
Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Twine:  (Lemondrop) The Twinery
Glitter:  (Star Dust Stickles) Ranger

Last but not least is a card for the current Colour Throwdown challenge.  It's been a long time since that Papertrey Mehndi Medallion saw the light of day which is funny when I think about how much I NEEDED it when it was released!  LOL!  And then something new was released and the Medallion got left in the dust.  So fickle…


That's it for me.  I'll be back with some more cards tomorrow. Have a wonderful week!





Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Mega Mehndi Medallion) Papertrey Ink, (Sentiment from Happy Everything) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger

Dies:  (Fern) Cas-ual Fridays, (Small butterfly) My Favourite Things, (Medium & large butterflies) Papertrey Ink

Gems:  Doodlebug

Where The Heart Is

Hi there!  Just popping in super quick before I dash out the door and head back to work.  This card is for the current CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.  This is a super simple design but I really love how it turned out.  I paper pieced the little bird house, coloured the leaves and that was it!  I also patted myself on the back for the use of some NBUS.  :)  Hope you all have a lovely evening!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink, (Real Red, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Rustc Spring) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Marker:  (Gumball Green) Stampin' Up

CASology #153 - A Little Bit Late!

Welcome to Week 153 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Serendipity Stamps is our fabulous sponsor for this week but due to an unfortunate blond moment on my part I didn't receive my Serendipity Stamps in the mail until this morning which is why I am running so late.  Thankfully I had some time this afternoon between work shifts to make a few cards.  Before I talk about my cards though I want to mention a cool option that Serendipity provides when you purchase their stamps.  For a lot of them you can decide to buy the stamp already wood mounted, unmounted with cling cushion or unmounted without cushion.  I love this!  I got mine unmounted without cushion - it's the cheapest option and also is a real space saver in terms of storage.     

Now onto the cards…  First up (above) is a big pop of colour in the form of a Lil' Inker die cut circle.  How awesome is that cat image?  Image and sentiment all in one - so cool.  Not to mention it made me chuckle.  

  

Next up is a card that also features a pop of colour (the red bike) and the bike is doing a pop a wheelie!  Double the pop on this card!  :D

And now it's over to you.  Check out the awesome designs from the rest of the team and then play along!

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:

Conil

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

Supplies Used:

Cat Card
Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink, (Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (The Cat Could) Serendipity Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Circles) Lil' Inker
Gems:  Recollections

Bike Card
Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink
Stamps:  (Bicycle) Serendipity Stamps, (Sentiment from Wait For It) CAS-ual Fridays
Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Red Royal) Hero Arts
Gems:  Recollections

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

'Tis the SEAson...

… for nautical challenges!  :)  I've got two ocean/nautical themed cards to share today.  I created the first card after seeing the inspiration photo at Addicted to Stamps and More.  I love the watercolour wash on the wall and I decided it was finally time to try the ink "smooshing" technique that I keep seeing everywhere.  I used Peacock Feathers Distress Ink here (I LOVE that colour!) and after the "smooshing" I flicked some ink on top of it.  It was pretty fun and is definitely a technique I want to play around with some more.  I'm also going to enter this in the Addicted to CAS Splash challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolour) Ranger, (White) Papertrey Ink, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Fish from Fishy) Sweet Stamp Shop, (Sentiment from Hooked on You) WPlus9

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Peacock Feathers Distress) Ranger

Die:  Mama Elephant

Markers:  (YR04, YR68, B63) Copic

This next card is one that I made for the latest CASology challenge and decided not to use but I want to enter it over at The Challenge for their nautical theme.  These stamps and the fish above are all NBUS Sweet Stamp Shop images.  They have lots of really cute mini sets that you should check out if you haven't before.  I paper pieced this one (yes, even that tiny skull and crossbones!) and made the banner blue to represent the sea.  Time to dash back to work now.  Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Ship & sentiment from Ahoy) Sweet Stamp Shop

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Papertrey June Blog Hop Challenge

I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've ever played along with the Papertrey Ink monthly blog hop.  I couldn't resist the inspiration photo though so I dug into my Papertrey stash.  Now that I'm looking at the photo on my screen I think those stripes on the shoes are grey.  I initially registered them as a dusty navy blue so that's what I went for with my stripes.  The rest of it is pretty simple and self explanatory so that's it for me for now.  Have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) PaperTrey Ink, (Not Quite Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Happiness In Bloom) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Cover Plate:  (Stripes Horizontal) Papertrey Ink

Cool Summer

Hi there!  I'm popping in this evening with 2 cards for 4 challenges.  First up is this yummy ice cream cone for the CAS Summer Treats challenge at The Paper Players and the AAA Cards Paste and/or Stencil Technique challenge.  I used a Crafter's Workshop stencil and embossing paste to create the dotty background. I really love the fun texture it adds to the card.  Then I paper pieced a retired Sweet Stamp Shop ice cream, added a sentiment and some gems and I was done!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cone & sentiment from Cool School) Sweet Stamp Shop

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Rose Red) Stampin' Up

Stencil:  The Crafter's Workshop

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card using the inspiration photo from Curtain Call paired with the sketch from ShowCASe Your Style.  I used a few different patterned papers, some Lifestyle Crafts Flip Flops and a sentiment from Fresh Squeezed Stamps (which, sadly, is now closed).  That's it for me tonight.  Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with a few more cards.  Have a lovely evening!