CASology #126

Welcome to Week 126 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I finally broke down and made a snow card!  I didn't really have much choice with this cue word.  LOL!  It gave me an excuse to break out this ancient snowflake die though so that's a plus.  :)  I also used some alphabet stickers that I've had kicking around for quite a while.  (This card would have worked for last week's cue as well since the snowflake is actually silver.)  

Anyway I'm looking forward to seeing all your snowy creations.  Pop over to the CASology blog to check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the Design Team and then play along! 

 Ardyth Percy-Robb
Gillian Ross
Joyce Mehrberg 
Judy Marino
Kimberly Wiener 

Melissa Chipperfield
May Sukyong Park
Meghan McMillan

Tracey McNeely

And this week's guest designer:

Laura

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Night of Navy, Brushed Silver) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Snowflake) Marianne Design Creatables

Sticker:  American Crafts

Cutting Edge Colour

Hi there!  I'm back with a two for one challenge today.  I was inspired by the card at the Cutting Edge Challenge and I used the colours from the ColourQ challenge.  I love the flowers on Lisa's card - they're pretty high up on my wish list at the moment.  However, since I don't have those I dusted off some severely neglected Marianne Design dies and put them to work.  I love the layered look of the flowers and the leaves can be embossed which is awesome!  At some point I want to make another card with the ColourQ colours.  I love how the flowers pop off of that rich blue background.  So gorgeous.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Strawberry Slush, Lucky Limeade, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Cake & Candles) Avery Elle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Flowers & leaves) Marianne Design

Gems:  Recollections    

Card Positioning Systems, Moxie Fab & Stamptacular Sunday

3rd Post of the Day! - Please scroll to end of this post for improved card photo!                                                                                                                              

I'm entering this card in 3 challenges: Card Positioning Systems #199, Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger , and Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #92.  SSC92 is a photo inspired challenge but I can't seem to get the photo to follow me home to my post!  You can check it out on the link above.  I turned the CPS sketch 90 degrees to the left.

Supplies:  Card Blank: Handy Hippo; Cardstock: Bazzill Basics, glitter vellum; Stamp: Rubber Stampede Scribble Heart; Punches: Woodware grass punch, Marianne Designs flower punch; Other: Martha Stewart glue pad & Crystal Fine glitter, Stickles Frosted Lace, Basic Grey gems, Nestabilities Lacey Circles, tulle, pearl button

I know it's stretching it a bit for the CPS sketch but that's half the fun isn't it?  ;)  I busted out all sorts of odds and ends for this one - shimmery paper, vellum, punches, a stamp, bling, glitter a button and some tulle.  I had the wreath idea when I started and was originally going to have some branches make the upper part of the shape from the CPS sketch.  Then I started playing with the tulle and thought it looked like a veil so I went with it.  I really had fun with this and am still rather glittery (as are the hounds - Jem's nose is particularly sparkly!).

P.S. Spent ages on Photoshop improving the quality of the picture.  Finally got a result I was pretty pleased with and blogger won't let me upload it!!  It keeps saying "Server Rejected".  What the heck is that all about??  Will have to use the dark and dingy pic I guess...

UPDATE!

Photoshop Success!