JENerally Speaking

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

CASology #150

Welcome to Week 150 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I fell in love with this Papertrey Ink grad hat as soon as I saw it and it was a really worthwhile purchase as I've ended up making a ton of graduation cards this year. This is the most CAS of my designs. I wanted one that kind of said, "Pow! You did it!" so I reached for my trusty PS Bam Bubbles to give it that punch.

Your turn now. Check out the gorgeousness from the design team ladies and then get craftin'!

Tracey McNeely - on a break

And this week's guest designer:

Sarah

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

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps: (Sentiment from Enclosed: Graduate) Papertrey Ink

Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies: (Hat) Papertrey Ink, (Bam Bubbles) Paper Smooches

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

CASology #149

Welcome to Week 149 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

My card this week feels very Melissa-esque to me. Our intrepid leader often creates the most fabulous one layer & one ink colour cards and she came to mind immediately when I put this little number together. This has got to be the quickest card I've ever made. I dithered about adding gems or embossing to it but in the end I decided that I liked it completely raw.

Your turn now. Check out the gorgeousness from the design team ladies and then get craftin'!

May Sukyong Park - on a break

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely - on a break

And this week's guest designer:

Kelly

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (Kraft) PaperTrey Ink

Stamps: (Wine & sentiment) Unity

Inks: (Bravo Burgundy) Stampin' Up

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Cats & Dogs

Hi there! I didn't have as much time in the Craft Cave today as I had hoped but I managed to finish off my special orders and squeeze in another challenge card. This kitty card is one of the special order cards and I'm going to enter it in the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes challenge (sentiment and kitties are all PS) and the Addicted to CAS Animal challenge.

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps: (Cats from Feline Friends, Have a purrfect from nine Lives, Birthday from Sentiment Sampler) Paper Smooches

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Charcoal) Hero Arts

Dies: (Numbers) Papertrey Ink

I have a lovely client who will send me a list of cards she needs like this:

1 x Birthday w golf clubs

1 x bday w a lighthouse

1 x 40^th bday w a Cat

2 x bday w Glamour Girls

1 x bday w camera

2 x Sympathy

3 x Father’s Day

I like it because it gives me a starting point for the cards but still leaves me lots of room to play around and be creative. I used to get pretty stressed out with special orders but I think I've finally found my groove with them and now I kind of look at them as just another challenge card.

This next card isn't for a special order - it's just for a couple of challenges. I started out by using the design from Freshly Made Sketches. This adorable Simon Says pup has been sitting patiently in my stash for ages and I thought this was the perfect time to get him inky. The JUGS Wild Card challenge this week is paper piecing and since this guy is pieced (all the way down to his collar and tag) I'm going to enter him over there.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: (Grid pattern from Documented 6x6) Simple Stories, (Brown polka dots from Natural Necessities Double Dot Designs) Bo Bunny

Stamps: (Dog & sentiment from You Are Pawsome) Simon Says Stamp

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Nestabilities Classic Squares Large) Spellbinders

Saturday, May 30, 2015

A Quartet of Cards

Hi there! I had a productive couple of hours in the Craft Cave today. I made some special order cards and also managed to play along with some challenges. First up is this card that I made using the Paper Smooches Sparks sketch. The spaceship and sentiment are from the PS Space Cadet set. To make the moonscape I used some splatter stamps from Stampin' Up' Gorgeous Grunge. I love how it turned out! I'm also going to enter this in the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge and the Addicted to Stamps and More Anything Goes challenge.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Rocket & sentiment from Space Cadet) Paper Smooches, (Splatters from Gorgeous Grunge) Stampin' Up

Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Nestabilities Standard Circles Large) Spellbinders, (Stars) Mama Elephant

Gems: Recollections

Markers: (Y08, Y17, YR26, B39, C3, C5) Copic

Next up I'm playing along with The Challenge's theme of celebrating teachers. I think all of the sets I used here are either retired or from companies that are no longer in existence. The apple is Unity, the sentiment is Sweet Stamp Shop and the background is Market Street Stamps.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Apple) Unity, (Sentimetn from School's Out) Sweet Stamp Shop, (ABC Background) Market Street Stamps

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Soft Granite) Hero Arts

My third card was inspired by the Joan Bardee's Muse card. I liked the sketchy look of the birthday cake and it made me think of this Hero Arts cake that I've had forever and has never seen ink. The sentiment is also from an old Hero Arts set so because of this I decided to join the a2z Scrapbooking Supplies Anything Goes challenge (using Hero Arts).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps: (Cake from CL139, Sentiment from CL340) Hero Arts, (Circle from Beautiful Blooms II) Papertrey Ink

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Bubble Gum, Butter Bar) Hero Arts, (Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up

Gems: Recollections

My final card is a special order card that I'm entering in the Seize the Birthday Anything Goes challenge. The skyline is cut from DCWV glitter paper. I love that stuff especially for blingy, girlie cards! It may be the first time I actually get through an entire paper pad at the rate I'm going. :)

So that's it for today. I have a couple more special order cards to finish tomorrow and hopefully will sneak in a few more challenge cards as well if the mojo sticks around. Hope you're all having a fabulous weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Pink glitter) DCWV

Stamps: (Birthday from Say What, Party from Good Times) Mama Elephant

Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies: (Super 2) Paper Smooches, (double Ended Banners) Papertrey Ink

Gems: Recollections

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

CASology #148

Welcome to Week 148 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

While my card last week had no stamping on it, this week I have a stamps only, one layer card. I hadn't come up with an idea for a design yet when I stumbled across this Avery Elle sentiment which had the very word I needed included in it. Perfect! And even more perfect as I need a few Father's Day cards.

The design team gallery is a lot of fun this week with all kinds of cool ideas for the cue word. Be sure to peruse all the gorgeousness and then play along!

May Sukyong Park - on a break

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Jan

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: (Sentiment from The Man, Stripe from Celebrate) Avery Elle

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

CASology #147

Welcome to Week 147 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

For some reason I always think of wedding cards as being very frilly and embellished so I was panicking a bit about this cue word. In the end I kept it super simple with an image, a sentiment and a bit of bling all confined to the lower third of the card.

Now it's time for you to check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team and then get to work!

And this week's guest designer:

Carol

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (Brushed Silver, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Die: (Sketch Heart) Simon Says Stamp

Glitter Tape: American Crafts

Stickers: American Crafts

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

CASology #146

Welcome to Week 146 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

As soon as I saw the cue word for this week I knew it was time to break out this Papertrey Ink set that I've had for ages but have never touched. I wanted to keep it super simple by not coloring the image so I stamped it on a coloured card base to add some interest. Originally I was going to stamp the sentiment directly onto the card base as well but it didn't pop enough so I embossed it onto a black piece of cardstock and popped it up on foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the gorgeous inspiration from the design team and then get crafting!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross - On a break

And this week's guest designer: