Birthday Leaves

 I've got a card for 3 challenges today.  I used the sketch from CAS Colours & Sketches, the theme from Just Us Girls (Leaves) and the third column (Die cut, Leaves, Embellishments) from the Tic Tac Toe challenge at The Paper Players.  I had forgotten even ordering these leaf dies from MFT (and I confess that happens way more than it should!) so was thrilled to find them in my stash and put them to use.  I cut the leaves from some Basic Grey paper and layered them three times for dimension.  I embossed the Simon Says sentiment on an MFT stitched arch and added twine and Crystal Drops for a bit of embellishment.  I was feeling very rusty today so it took far longer than it should have to come up with this but I'm happy with how it ended up.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Oliver 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Furry Cat & Box) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (In-Focus Florals, Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Twine:  Darice

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

R is for Rude

 After being crowned Queen of Snark last week at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers I was invited to be a guest designer for their new challenge - R is for Rude!  If you've never played along with (or heard of) the Sisterhood you MUST check them out.  You are always guaranteed a giggle with their collection of cheeky and sassy cards.

I made a few different cards for this challenge but this was the favourite in the end.  I pulled out these Skipping Stones Designs granny panties, paper-pieced them and paired them with a Technique Tuesday sentiment - they were made for each other!

Head over to the Sisterhood to admire the DT cards and join in the fun!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Let's Polka, Mon Amie 6x6) Lawn Fawn

Stamps:  (Pantie from Funderwear) Skipping Stones Designs, (Sentiment from Sassy Birthday) Technique Tuesday

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Circles) Heffy Doodle

Rainbow Greetings

 Just popping in with a card for the CAS birthday challenge at the Paper Players.  I ended up making 6 cards to make use of all the rainbow stripes that were cut.  The sentiment dies are from Simon Says Stamp and Paper Smooches.  I used 3 layers of cardstock for them and then covered them with Glossy Accents.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Pattered Paper:  (Dots & Stripes Sorbet, Dots & Stripes Fresh 6x6) My Favourite Things

Dies:  (Rainbow) Essentials by Ellen, (Happy birthday, thank you) Simon Says Stamp, (Hello) Paper Smooches 

Other:  (Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble, Ripened Pumpkin, English Mustard, Bottle Green, Caribbean Ocean, Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

Hey Boo!

 Today's card is for the CAS on Friday Autumn or Halloween challenge.  I used these adorable Essentials By Ellen ghost stamps and some fun Halloween colours for this quick and easy card. And I'm still having lots of fun with the Classic Block Alpha dies that let you make any sentiment you want!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Granny Apple Green, Concord Crush) Stampin; Up

Stamps:  (Ghosts from Happy Hauntings) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Classic Block Alpha) Essentials by Ellen

Other:  (Nuvo Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Lucky Me

 I'm playing along today with the Friendship or Encouragement challenge at Time Out.  I used a new to me sentiment die from Essentials by Ellen and some fun Crate Paper patterned paper that's been kicking around for a while.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Bliss Collection 12x12) Crate Paper

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Lucky) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Lucky) Essentials by Ellen

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Happy Birthday To Ewe

Today's card is for the Birthday challenge at AAA Cards.  This is their 200th challenge so they're having a big celebration!  I couldn't resist a punny sentiment and going back to this stacked sentiment layout that I love.  I coloured the MFT sheep with Copic and I added some Honey Bee stars for a little extra colour.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sheep & sentiment from Ewe Are The Best) My Favourite Things, (Stars from Celebration Box) Honey Bee Designs

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Tiara) Catherine Pooler, (Limestone) Altenew

Die:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R29, Y15, C1, C3, C7) Copic

You Never Age

It's been a long time since I played along with The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers but I couldn't resist their birthday challenge.  I adore this grumpy cat and this MFT snarky sentiment suits him perfectly.  I paper-pieced a Tim Holtz birthday hat for him which seems to have made him even more grumpy!  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, So Saffron, Bermuda Bay, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cat) Katzelkraft, (Hat) Tim Holtz, (Sentiment from Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Oval) My Favourite Things

Other:  Nuvo Rhubarb Crumble & Caribbean Ocean Crystal Drops) Tonic

Eeeeek!

 I've got another Halloween card today.  This one is for the Spooky challenge at The Paper Players.  I went for an almost one-layer card here which I very rarely do.  Despite loving CAS designs I always feel the need to pop up a few elements for some dimension.  Here I popped up the Happy Halloween sentiment and in person it makes the ghost peeking out from behind it look even cuter.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Images from Happy Hauntings, Sentiment from The Last Bite) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Orange Twist, Tiara, Lime Rickey, Grape Crush) Catherine Pooler

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Batty Halloween

 I've got a card today for the Just Us Girls Halloween challenge.  I pulled out my new Essentials by Ellen Halloween stamps again and went with a repeating sentiment and one image popped up on foam tape.  A simple layout but always one of my favourites.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Bat from Happy Haunting, Sentiment from The Last Bite) Essentials by Ellen

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Lime Rickey, Grape Crush) Catherine Pooler

Other:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #396

 Welcome to Week 396 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This was the sentiment that immediately came to mind when I saw this week's cue word.  I tried a couple of different layouts but finally settled on clustering the elements in the corner.  I used yellow ink for the sentiment to mimic the setting sun.

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!

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Melissa Chipperfield

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Asa

***You've got 4 weeks for this challenge!***

Link your creations to the CASology blog by 9am Monday, 1 November (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Waves from Stay Cool) Essentials by Ellen, (Sentiment from Get Outta Town) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (Tiki Torch, Something Borrowed) Catherine Pooler

Dies:  (Swaying Palm) Memory Box

Birthday Flowers

 I'm popping in today with a card for the Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes challenge.  I used some older Mama Elephant and Avery Elle stamps for the flowers and sentiment.  The paper is from a Teresa Collins collection that I won via a Moxie Fab challenge back in the day.  Remember those challenges?  I really do miss PaperCrafts and Moxie Fab!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Fabrications 12x12) Teresa Collins

Stamps:  (Flowers from Freestyle Florals) Mama Elephant, (Sentiment from Cake and Candles) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  Copic

Gems:  Doodlebug

Snappy Birthday

 Hello there!

I've got a card today for the Die Cuts and/or Stencils challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.    I've been having lots of fun creating my own sentiments with these Essentials by Ellen alpha dies.  This time I paired those letters with a Simon Says "birthday" die and some alligators from My Favourite Things.  I ended up making two designs but still can't decide which is my favourite.  What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Lucky Limeade, Mossy Meadow, Cucumber Crush, Emerald Envy, Call Me Clover, Lemon Lime Twist) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Alligator) My Favourite Things, (Alpha letters) Essentials by Ellen, (Birthday) Simon Says Stamp

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic