CASology #116

Welcome to Week 116 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

In school from Primary 4 through Primary 7 we had to write with fountain pens.  When I started P4 I was so excited about graduating from using pencils to writing with a pen.  How grown up!  The excitement wore off pretty quickly once I realized how messy they could be.  My work suffered from many an ink splat and splotch over the years!  Thus you can see the inspiration for this week's card.  And now it's your turn to splatter.  Check out the splattery fun from the design team and then get messy!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

Judy Marino

Meghan McMillan

Gillian Ross

Kimberly Wiener

Joyce Mehrberg 

May Sukyong Park (on a break)

And this week's guest designer:

Sandie

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Pen & ink splotches from Happy Trails) Papertrey Ink, (Sentiment from To The Point) Avery Elle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Island Indigo, Bravo Burgundy) Stampin' Up

Gem:  Recollections

Sunflower Day

***This is my second post for the day.  For my Festive Friday post please scroll down or 

click here.***

Hello again!  I ended up having some time today to make a card for three challenges.  The initial inspiration came from the photo at the Fusion challenge.  It's a CAS design so I'm entering it in the Virginia's View Clean and Simple challenge and since I used all stamping I'm joining in with Time Out's stamping challenge (but not using the optional twist of apples).  I stamped the CAS-ual Fridays flower onto yellow cardstock and then added some highlights to the petals with Copics and then used Cinnamon Stickles on the centre of the flower.  I stamp layered the leaves and sentiment and then popped up the flower for a little dimension.  Okay, that's really it for today.  I'll be back tomorrow!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flower & sentiment from Wonderful Words) Cas-ual Fridays, (Leaves from Turning A New Leaf) Papertrey Ink

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Soft Suede) Stampin' Up, (Green Hills) Hero Arts

Glitter:  (Cinnamon Stickles) Ranger

Markers:  (Y17, Y38) Copic

Festive Wreath

Since I've had so much fun playing along with the Merry Monday challenge I decided I should check out the Festive Friday challenge as well.  The photo they provided this fortnight immediately sparked an idea in my head and it actually translated pretty easily onto my card.  Love when that happens!  I made the wreath using branches from Papertrey's Bells & Boughs set (here it is again!) and added some Stickle berries to it for some colour and shine.  Quick, simple and flat for mailing.  Awesome!   

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Lakeside 6x6) Pebbles

Stamps:  (Leaves from Bells & Boughs, Berries from Holida Cheer, Christmas from City Scene Christmas Sentiments) Papertrey Ink

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Real Red, Old Olive, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Wonderful Words:  Holiday) Papertrey Ink

Glitter:  (Xmas Red Stickles) Ranger

What's Canoe With You?

I love the little fox from Avery Elle's Happy Camper set and this week's ColourQ palette and photo immediately made me think of him.  It's so nice when a card comes together so quickly and easily - just a bit of stamping, some fussy cutting and it was done!  It's my kind of CAS card and because of that I'm also going to join in with the Clean and Simple challenge over at Virginia's View. Hope you're all having a lovely weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Happy Camper) Avery Elle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo) Stampin' Up, (Potter's Clay) Memento

Dotty Christmas

I am totally gutted that I did not take the day off of work today so that I could spend it in the Craft Cave for World Card Making Day.  :(  I have got to be more organized next year so I can really appreciate this holiday!  For now though, before I head to work, I'm going to share a card for two challenges - The Cutting Edge and Merry Monday. I think the Papertrey Ink Bells & Boughs set and the Wonderful Words: Holiday set are two that I use the most for Christmas cards. Do you have a Christmas set that seems to find it's way onto more cards than any others?


Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Gumball Green, Brushed Gold) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Bow from Bells & Boughs, Christmas from Holiday Cheer) Papertrey Ink
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Bow from Bells & Boughs, Wonderful Words:  Holiday) Papertrey Ink, (Circle Border) Simon Says Stamp
Gem:  (Ladybug assortment) Doodlebug

Wish Big & Pink!

Hi there!  I'm here to add some cheer to your Friday morning with some fabulous pink balloons!  I love these Mama Elephant balloons and thought they would go perfectly with the latest sketch and colour combo from The Challenge. I'm also joining in with Seize the Birthday although I haven't used this week's toppings for my card.  I'm hoping to get another one made later in the week.  For now though it's time to jet to work.  Have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Melon Mambo, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Balloons & strings from Party Kit) Mama Elephant, (Sentiment from Storybook) Avery Elle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Melon Mambo, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Balloon) Mama Elephant, (Small Scalloped Border) Papertrey Ink

Gem:  Recollections

Happy Christmas

I've got more Christmas cards this week starting with this one inspired by the sketch at the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge.  It's a great sketch for using up scraps of patterned paper and you could use it for any occasion. This is the first time I've used the ornament stamp and possibly the sentiment stamp too.  The gems around the sentiment are actually red despite looking black in the photo.  Okay, that's it for now.  Have a great day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Alison Kreft It's Christmas 6x6) Webster's Pages

Stamps:  (Ornament from All Yule Need, Sentiment from Joyful Greetings) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Gems:  Recollections