CASology #267

Welcome to Week 267 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Originally I was going to make a card featuring a whale because blue whales are the biggest animals ever to have lived (as far as we know) and apparently their tongue alone can weigh as much as an elephant.  How's that for a crazy fact?  However, while looking for a whale stamp I stumbled across Ella the Elephant from (appropriately) Mama Elephant and she completely distracted me from the whale idea.  I think she still conveys the cue word pretty well though so I went with it.  

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!

Anna Uhras

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino 

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion 

This week's guest designer:

Sunday Stamper

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

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

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Fancy Free 6x6) Pink Paislee

Stamps:  (Elephant & hat from Ella & Friends) Mama Elephant, (Balloon from Pawsome) Waffle Flower, (Sentiment from Hot Chick) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukeniko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Die:  (Stitched Rectangle) Lil' Inker DesignsTwine:  Darice

Gems:  Recollections

Play Date Butterfly

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I'm back with my second Play Date Cafe card and yee haw - I used some mist!!  LOL!  I have quite a number of mists cluttering my shelves but I think I've only used them once that I can remember.  I decided to get crazy and try one out today!  :D  I also used my Corner Chomper for the first time.  It was actually a mistaken purchase.  I had wanted the regular corner rounder but when I got home I realised it was a decorative corner punch.  Doh! Tough to make a return when the store is a four hour plane ride away...  Now I'm glad I have it though because I think it's perfect for this card. The Pink Paislee stamp is seeing ink for the first time which is cool.  When I won this collection I worried I'd never use it as it's far more shabby than my usual style so I'm please to have made this stamp work for me.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Peach Parfait, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Butterfly Garden collection) Pink Paislee

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Punch:  (Corner Chomper) We R Memory Keepers

Mist:  (Water Cooler) Studio Calico

Glitter:  (Icicle Stickles) Ranger

CASology #5

Welcome to week 5 of CASology!  Here's the cue card for this week:

The word "pond" made me think of frogs, ducks and dragonflies.  After going through all my stamps and rejecting the few frog images I had I happened upon this Pink Paislee dragonfly stamp from a Moxie Fab prize package.  The blue circle and the blues and greens in general echo the pond theme and the repeating shapes keep the design simple.  

Be sure and check out the rest of the fabulous design team for more inspiration:

   Ardyth Percy-Robb

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely

And also this week's guest designer:

Joyce

Link up your creations at the Casology blog and remember that submissions are due by Sunday, 12 August at noon CST.

Supplies Used
Cardstock: (Kraft) PTI, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Loyal collection) Authentique

Stamps:  (Dragonfly from Butterfly Garden collection) Pink Paislee, (Sentiment from Word Salad) Paper Smooches
Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger

Punches:  (2' circle) Marvy Uchida, (1 1/2" & 1" circle) EK Success

Die:  (Nesties Standard Circles Large) Spellbinders