RetroSketches Thanks

Good morning!  Thursday already. Another week speeding by!  My card today uses the RetroSketches sketch and the Lawnscaping colour combo.  I kept it pretty simple and stuck close to the sketch.  Must dash off to work now.  Have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Hello Friend) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Fillable Frames #8, Hexagon coverplate) Papertrey Ink

Punch:  (1/8" hole punch) McGill

Twine:  (Mandarin) The Twinery

Gems:  Doodlebug

CASology #103

Welcome to Week 103 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This week's cue word definitely had me thinking right up until the last minute.  Lots of things came to mind - glowworms (seen only at certain times of the year in the water), phosphorescence, lightning bugs, neon, blushing, lanterns, city lights, etc - but none of them were morphing into card ideas for me.  Finally a design came to mind - the glow of a TV screen!  I pulled out the fabulous Paper Smooches set called Boob Tubes and googled some TVs.  Quite a few red ones popped up so I went for a fabulous fire engine red TV.  I would have loved to have had one like that as a kid!  Now it's your turn to make your cards glow.  Check out the amazing designs from the rest of the design team and then get glowing!  :) 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

Judy Marino

Meghan McMillan (Taking a break)

Gillian Ross

Kimberley Wiener

Joyce Mehrberg

May Sukyong Park

And this week's guest designer:

Quyen

And our July guest designer:

Lindsey

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (TV from Boob Tubes) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from Sty Tuned) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Inline Letters) Mama Elephant

Seize the Stickers

Hi there!  I'm back today with a couple more cards using ready made embellishments.  These use the sketch from Seize the Sketch and stickers from s.e.i.  The stickers had a couple of gems on them but I added more for a little more bling.  It's a lovely rainy, thundery morning here - a perfect crafting day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Here & There 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Sentiments from Label Love) Altenew

Inks:  (Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Nesties Classic Ovals Large) Spellbinders

Gems:  Doodlebug

Stickers:  (Flowers from Sunny Day elements) s.e.i.

Golden Wishes

I'm posting this before I jet off to work this morning.  It's an entry for the current AEIHeartU challenge to use gold.  I misted some black cardstock with Smooch Spritz Gold Glow.  Sadly that's the last you'll see of it for a while as I promptly dropped the spritzer and it shattered all over my floor.  Doh!  So frustrating!  At least I had already spritzed what I needed.  I stamped and embossed some banners from To The Point and added a sentiment from Handwritten Notes.  Then I hand stitched the banners to the cardstock (still no sewing machine here in the old Craft Cave…) and added some gold gems.  And voila!  Shiny, sparkly good wishes!  Hope you all have a lovely day!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Bermuda Bay, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flags from To The Point, Sentiment from Handwritten Notes) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

Glitter:  (Smooch Spritz Gold Glow) Clearsnap

My Sunshine

Hello, Friday!  I have another card using a sticker embellishment.  How cute is that sun from s.e.i?  It's so bright and fun that it doesn't need much more than a strip of patterned paper to make it seriously awesome!  I'm going to join in with the Sun challenge over at Addicted to CAS.  And now I have to dash to work.  Hope your day is full of sunshine!

**Edited to add:  Thanks to Lynn for pointing me in the direction of the latest Time Out challenge - Fun in the Sun!



Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Here & There 6x6) Studio Calico

Stamps:  (Sentiment from The Weather Report) Technique Tuesday

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Sticker:  (Sunny Day elements) s.e.i

Ombre Birthday

Hi there!  Today I'm playing along with the CAS on Sunday challenge to make a birthday card.  This card came about after I had stamped a sentiment in Island Indigo a few times and liked the way it looked as it faded out.  So I stamped the happy 3 times without reinking and then added die cut birthdays in 3 different shades of orange.  I really like the way it turned out and it could be made in lots of colour combos!  That's it for me - hope your week is going well!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzil, (Peach Parfait, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Happy from Happiness in Bloom) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (Island Indigo) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Birthday) Papertrey Ink

Happy Birthday, Darnell!

***This is my second post for the day.  For my Cutting Edge post please scroll down or 

click here!***

Today I am thrilled to take part in the birthday celebrations for Darnell of djkardkreations!  Until you've visited Darnell's blog your crafty life will not be complete.  Darnell is the sweetest, most supportive, funniest blogger out there.  I am in awe of how much time she gives to her fellow bloggers in the form of comments and messages.  She really is an amazing gal!  In honor of Darnell my card today is made up of NBUS and SNALTD (Severely Neglected And Left To Die) products.  The stamps are seeing ink for the first time and the paper had a few little scraps cut from it about 5 years ago but hasn't been touched since!  Darnell, I hope you have a fantastic day and that everyone spoils you rotten!  Big hugs to you!

Supplies Used:

Patterned Paper:  (Raspberry, Pink Lemonade, Green Apple, Blueberry & huckleberry from Lollipop Shoppe collection) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (All from Easily Distracted) Sweet Stamp Shop

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Marker:  (Wisteria Wonder) Stampin' Up

Gems:  Doodlebug, Recollections

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger