Gifts, Gators and Kites

Hi there!  I've barely been in the Craft Cave at all in the last week but I found a little bit of time to sneak in there today.  I made 3 cards for 5 challenges.  

First up I combined the Addicted to CAS Gift challenge with the CAS on Sunday sketch challenge and came up with this little number.  The patterned papers are from an old Crate Paper collection.  The gifts and sentiment are Reverse Confetti and the Wonky Stitched Circle die is from My Favourite Things.

  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Lillian collection) Crate Paper

Stamps:  (Gifts & sentiment from Monkey Business) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Wonky Stitched Circles Die-namics) My Favourite Things

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for the Stampin' Celebration inspiration challenge.  I was inspired by the blues and greens, the flags in the top right picture and the kraft background in the bottom right picture.  I used my favourite Reverse Confetti alligator and some RC banners along with Newton's Nook sentiments.  I'm also going to enter it in the  Seize the Birthday Anything Goes challenge. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Alligator from Later Gator, Hat from Monkey Business) Reverse Confetti, (Sentiment from Shark Bites) Newton's Nook

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Banners) Reverse Confetti

Marker:  (Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

 Finally a simple card for the Paper Players colour challenge.  The polaroid frame has been in my scrap pile for a while so I was glad to use it.  The Taylored Expressions kite die is NBUS, the cloud is Lil' Inkers and the sentiment is Altenew.  It's perfect for this time of year as Good Friday is kite flying day in Bermuda!  A long weekend with kites, hot cross buns and codfish cakes.  Yummy yummy!  Fingers crossed for sunshine and a good breeze.  

That's all for today.  Have a lovely evening! 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Calypso Coral, Bermuda Bay) Stamping' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Bejeweled) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Superfine) Wow

Dies:  (Kite) Taylored Expressions, (Cloud, polaroid frame) Lil' Inkers Designs.

CASology #189

Welcome to Week 189 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Recently the lovely and talented Anita from My Papercraft World sent me an envelope full of Papertrey Ink's Doodlie-Do images and sentiments - a set stamped in Memento ink and an embossed set!  I was thrilled to bits to receive them especially as I knew this cue word was coming up.  :)  I coloured the flower and leaves with Copics and then paired them with a balloon string sentiment from Mama Elephant which I thought made a perfect stem.  I was going to leave it at that but then decided the image needed to be grounded so I added some  washi tape in a graph pattern to help balance out all the rounded shapes above it.  

Now over to you - check out the gorgeous inspiration from the design team and then get crafting!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Rachel

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Flower from Doodlie-Do) Papertrey Ink, (Sentiment from Party Kit) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Old Olive) Stamping' Up

Markers:  (Y17, YR04, YR07, YG03, G99, E08) Copic

Skipping Stones Tip/Technique Hop

Hi there!  Welcome to the monthly Skipping Stones Design Team Tip/Technique Blog Hop!  You should have arrived here from Coralynn's blog.

I broke out the watercolors again for this card but instead of going for my usual smooshing technique I tried to do more of a wash.  I masked and stamped the butterfly from Healing Wings onto Ranger watercolor cardstock.  Then I painted over them in rainbow colours.  Once they were dry I fussy cut them and mounted them onto a black card base.  The sentiment (also from Healing Wings) was stamped onto white cardstock then trimmed and popped up on foam tape.  I felt like it needed a little something else so I used black gems to create each of the butterfly bodies.  

Okay, time to get hopping.  Your next stop is Ilina's blog.  Be sure to leave comments along the way to be entered in the giveaway.  Also check out all the fabulous stamp sets in the 

Skipping Stones store!

The Skipping Stones Design Blog

Kandi

Stephanie

Tanja

Martha Lucia

Larissa

Coralynn

Jen  <---  You are here!

Ilina

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Black) Papertrey Ink, (Watercolor) Ranger

Stamps:  (Butterfly & sentiment from Healing Wings) Skipping Stones Design

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Gems:  Recollections

CASology #188

Welcome to Week 188 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I'm excited to see what everyone comes up with for this week's cue word - it's pretty broad and I know there are a lot of hilarious crafters out there.  :D  

After breaking out this Taylored Expressions set over the weekend (see here) I went back to it for this cue word because the grumpy faces on these critters and their cheeky sentiments totally crack me up!  I paper pieced the bear with some older Basic Grey papers and popped him up on some happy polka dots although he's still not in a party mood.  Tee hee!  

Be sure and check out the cards from the rest of the design team - lots of laughs to be had from these fabulous ladies!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Jane

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Life of the Party 6x6) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Bear and sentiment from Party Grumplings) Tailored Expressions

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Party Cats & Dogs

The other day I got busted by a lady who buys my cards from the animal hospital:  

"Jen, I love your cards but you've been on a bit of a flower bender lately.  More dog and cat cards please!"

She's right.  I have tons of animal stamps  but I keep reaching for easy, often used images especially flowers and balloons.  For some reason I'm always apprehensive about using stamps for the first time which is pretty silly.  It's not like you can use them incorrectly.  Does anyone else feel this way?  Anyway I steered myself to the animal stamps and pulled out Party Grumplings - a Taylored Expressions set that was totally NBUS despite me being desperate to get my hands on it.   How cute is that grumpy kitty?  I paper pieced him but used a colour as the base layer (instead of my usual white) to make him pop a bit more.  I got that idea from Courtney Kelley who is my fussy cutting and paper piecing idol (see here and here specifically).  I LOVE her style!  

I'm going to enter this card in the Seize the Birthday Anything Goes challenge.    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pink Pirouette, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Basic Black) Stamping' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Flags & light beige from Dear Lizzy Neapolitan 6x6, Textured beige from Mayberry 6x6) American Crafts

Stamps:  (Cat & sentiment from Party Grumplings) Taylored Expressions

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Stitched Arch Stax) My Favourite Things

Sticking with the animal theme I made this card using the current design at Freshly Made Sketches.  This time I used some Lawn Fawn stamps and some Echo Park papers.  Now that I'm looking at it on the screen I'm kind of wishing I'd put a party hat on the pooch.  May have to go back and do that...  

That's it for now.  Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (This & That Graceful 6x6) Echo Park

Stamps:  (Dog from Critters at the Dog Park, Cupcake from Bake Me a Cake, Sentiment from So Much to Say) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Skipping Stones Design

Hi there!  I'm sharing a card today over at the Skipping Stones Design Blog.  I'd love it if you popped over to take a look at it!  

Have a great day!

CASology #187

Welcome to Week 187 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I love this fan image (unfortunately retired) from Sweet Stamp Shop and I thought of it immediately when I saw this cue word.  I also love the "fan-freakin-tastic" part of the sentiment so I wanted to highlight it when I made the card.  I found a stripe stamp that fit the sentiment perfectly and stamped it in Poppy Parade.  Then I paper pieced the fan, popped it up on foam tape and added a gem to the centre of it.  Clean and crisp with a pop of fun color from the stripe.  And now it's over to you guys -  check out the fabulous inspiration from the design team and then play along!  

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester 

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Michele

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Island Indigo, Smokey Slate) Stamping' Up

Stamps:  (Fan & sentiment from Spin Me) Sweet Stamp Shop, (Have a...birthday from Sketchy Cities America) Altenew, (Background Basics: Super Stripes) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Poppy Parade) Stampin' Up

Gem:  Recollections