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 #252

Welcome to Week 252 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I challenged myself not go the obvious butterfly route for my card but in the end I got this idea in my head and couldn't shake it.  Really though, who can resist a pretty butterfly card?  I'm sure that butterflies and flowers make up 80% of my stamp images so I might as well use them right?  Bees and spiders can wait for another day...

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

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion

This week's guest designer:

Anna

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

I'm also entering this card in the current CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Textured white) Bazzill, (White) Papertrey Ink, (Lucky Limeade) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Up The Happy) Essentials by Ellen, (Sentiment from Geometric Greenery) My Favourite Things

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

Markers:  (R37, R35, R22, YR07, YR16, Y38, Y17, Y08, Y06) Copic

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

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Ella & the Party Paper

Today's card is very different for me.  No CASness here.  Nope.  Instead I went wild with the patterned papers.  Miss Ella (from Mama Elephant) and her party hat are paper pieced and popped up against some super fun and busy papers.  Don't they just scream celebrate?  I also added gems all over the place for even more pizzazz.  I'm going to play along with the birthday challenge at The Paper Players, the patterned paper challenge at CAS-ual Fridays and the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Memories Captured 6x6) Fancy Pants

Stamps:  (All from Ella & Friends) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko
Glitter: (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Speech Bubble Rainbow

Today I have a sentiment filled card for the CAS on Sunday repetition image challenge.  A rainbow of happy birthday speech bubbles topped by another happy birthday sentiment - all kinds of repetition going on here!  The birthday die is multi-layered and topped with Glossy Accents for some shine.  To finish it off I decided to give the Nuvo drops a break and use some gems so the poor little sparkly things don't feel neglected.  :)

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Speech bubble from Cl737) Hero Arts, (Happy from Birthday Greetings) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Birthday) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Bowled Over

Hi there!

I'm popping in with a card for Fusion and the MFT Colour challenges.  I took the Fusion sketch and turned it sideways and also used the baking/kitchen theme from the photo as inspiration to ink up these MFT stamps.  The bowls are popped up on foam tape on top of the wonky stitched squares.  I framed the sentiment with some Nuvo drops and also used them for the dots on the bowls.  I know I'm late to the game with Nuvo drops but I am loving them!  My poor gems are getting neglected...

   

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Tip Top Taupe) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bowls from Kitschy Kitchen, Sentiment from You Bake Me Happy) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Coral Crush) My Favourite Things, Sunkissed) Altenew, (Soft Sky) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Bowls, Wonky Stitched Squares) My Favourite Things, 

Other:  (Nuvo White & Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #251

Welcome to Week 251 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I don't know too many people who like medicine but sometimes I suppose it's a necessity.  Wouldn't it be nice if love could cure all ills?  Until then pills and potions will be around so why not make them cute like these little heart shaped ones!  These and a spoonful of sugar should go down pretty easily.   

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

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion

This week's guest designer:

Gwendolyn

This week's sponsor:

Serendipity Stamps

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Soft Stone) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Get Well Soon Additions) Whimsy Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Get Well Soon Additions) Whimsy Stamps

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger, (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Hibiscus Thank You

Hello hello!

I've got a simple card for two challenges today - CAS Colours and Sketches and the Just Add Ink Just Choose Two challenge (I chose flowers & washi tape).  There's a lot of Altenew going on with this card - stamps, washi, ink - which is unusual for me as I normally mix and match a few different companies.  I laid two strips of washi tape and then popped up the fussy cut flower and the sentiment on foam tape.  I actually made a few with different sentiments.  Finally I dug out some yellow Liquid Pearls to use on the centre of the flower for a little shine and texture.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Hibiscus Bouquet, Sentiment from Many Thanks) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Coral Berry, Forest Glades) Altenew

Washi:  Altenew

Other:  (Buttercup Liquid Pearls) Ranger