Flowers, Bowls & Leaves

Hey there!

I'm popping in this evening with a few CAS cards.  I've had some wonderful crafty time this past week and am gutted to have to head back to work and real life tomorrow.  Oh to be independently wealthy!

Anyway the first card is for Freshly Made Sketches.  It was super quick to put together - nothing but washi tape, a few die cuts and some gems.  I'd forgotten about that Avery Elle Thank You and was happy to stumble across it in my stash.    

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

Dies:  (Flowers) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment) Avery Elle

Punch:  (5/16" hole punch) McGill

Tape:  Stampin' Up

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is for the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge - a colour palette this week.  I struggled a bit with these colors but finally inked up these cute My Favourite Things bowls, die cut them and popped the front ones up on foam tape.  It's hard to see but I went over the dots on the blue bowl with Nuvo drops - it adds a fun bit of texture.

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

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

Inks:  (Blushing Bride, Cajun Craze, Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Kitschy Kitchen) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Finally is a another really simple card using the colours from The Colour Throwdown and the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch.  Again mostly die cuts and I used Nuvo drops to add the little dots to the vase.

That's it for now.  I'm off to soak up my last few hours of freedom!  Have a good night!

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Sentiment from Salutations) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Vase, leaf) Paper Smooches, (Stitched Scallop Basic Edge) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections  

Circle Rainbows

Hi there!  

I've got a card for two challenges today - the AAA Cards Rainbow challenge and the CAS-ual Fridays Dies Only challenge.  I love how this card turned out but I have to say it was pretty fussy trying to get everything lined up just right.  Since I had so many circles left over I made a second card.  The jury is still out on which one I like best.  What do you think?

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Circles) Avery Elle, (Sentiment) Papertrey Ink

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Gems:  Recollections

CASology #260

Welcome to Week 260 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

    Given that it's BBQ season the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this week's cue word was a big juicy burger!  Nom nom nom!  However, there are plenty of other less carnivorous directions to go in as you can see from the rest of the DT.    

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:

Michele

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

Patterned Paper:  (Tiny Check 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Burger from King of the Grill, Candle from Birthday Style) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (Real Red, More Mustard, Garden Green, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up, (Sand Dunes, Morning Frost) Altenew

Dies:  (Scalloped rectangle) Winnie & Walter

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Lighthouse

Hey there!  

I'm sneaking in at the last minute with a card for the Paper Smooches Anything Goes challenge.  I added some yellow ink to some texture paste to create the stenciled background and it stands out beautifully against the turquoise card base.  The lighthouse was die cut and popped up on foam tape for some dimension.  Pretty simple but the texture and height add a lot of interest and I'm trying to use more coloured card bases these days.

That's it for now.  Have a good night!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay, Basic Grey, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Word Up) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Lighthouse) Paper Smooches

Stencil:  (Sketched Lines) Altenew

Embossing Paste:  Dreamweaver Stencils

Gems:  Recollections 

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Flowers & Birdies

Hi there!

I've got a few cards to share for several challenges today.  First up is for the Inky Paws Tropical Theme challenge at Newton's Nook using the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches.  I'm also going to enter it in the CAS on Friday Exotic challenge.  I love this NN flower die and there isn't a flower that says "tropical" better than a hibiscus!  It came together quite quickly so I made it with a couple of different background colours and different sentiments.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Watermelon Wonder, So Saffron, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Smile sentiment from Dog Days of Summer) Newton's Nook, (Thank you from Many Thanks) Altenew, (Happy birthday) Hero Arts

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Hibiscus) Newton's Nook, (Wonky Stitched Rectangle) My Favourite Things

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card using the Reverse Confetti Sketch For You to Try and the colours from The Colour Throwdown.  I paper pieced the adorable RC birdies and the patterned paper stripe is also RC.  I ended up making two but added extra stripes on the second card.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Raspberry Ripple, Daffodil Delight, Gumboil Green) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Pattern Play 6x6) Reverse Confetti

Stamps:  (All from The Tweet Life) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Gems:  Recollections

Hi-ya!

Hello hello!  

I'm popping in today with a card for the Inkspirational sketch challenge.  It gave me the perfect excuse to finally ink up these adorable Mama Elephant ninjas and also to use some ancient Echo Park patterned papers.  I'm also going to play along with the Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes.

Fussy cutting the ninjas took a bit of time but aside from that this came together pretty quickly.  I'm kind of loving all the bright colours and patterns - so not my usual style but fun to play with once in a while!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Little Boy 12x12 collection) Echo Park

Stamps:  (Ninjas & sentiment from Tiny Ninjas) Mama Elephant, (Happy birthday from Birthday Greetings) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Punch:  (2" circle) Marvy Uchida

 

CASology #259

Welcome to Week 259 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

 Guess what?  It's CASology's 5 year anniversary!  Yaaaaassssss!!  

We are celebrating today with a hop that includes design team members past and present as well as some of the generous companies that have sponsored us over the years.  You should have arrived here from Altenew.

I have had the honor of being on the design team since CASology began.  I was so thrilled when Melissa contacted me and asked me to be a part of the team - my first design team ever!  I could not have asked for a better experience over the last 5 years.  I have gotten to know and work with many amazing ladies through CASology and Melissa has been a wonderful leader.  Not only did she create a brilliant challenge but she is talented, sweet, funny and so easy going.  Thank you so much for bringing me along on this fabulous ride, Melissa!  I'm looking forward to the next 5 years!

Now it's time for you to hop along to Ardyth's blog.  Once you've reached the end of the hop we hope you'll dig out your balloon themed supplies and play along with us!

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

Patterned Paper:  (Kioshi 12x12 collection) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Birthday Wishes, Strings from Party Kit) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko, (Grout Grey) My Favourite Things

Dies:  (Balloons) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

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