Starfish Thoughts

 Today's card is for the Time Out photo inspiration challenge.  I took my inspiration from the starfish on the pillows and the teal chairs.  Since I was going for a beach feel I finally pulled out these Avery Elle coral dies and put them to use behind the starfish.  Since it's their first time getting dusted off I'm also going to play along with Darnell's NBUS challenge.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pumpkin Pie, Bermuda Bau, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from The Reef) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Coral) Avery Elle, (Square Frame) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #381

 

Welcome to Week 381 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This is a great cue word to start off the new year because it really does hold a lot of possibilities for interpretation.  I went for some simple thought bubbles and a thinking of you sentiment which can include thinking of good times with the recipient.  Since my design was all about the sentiment I decided to use bright colours to really make it pop.

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!

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Shawna

***You've got 2 weeks for this challenge!***

Link your creations to the CASology blog by 9am Monday, 18 January (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Thinking of you from Bejeweled) Altenew, (You from Flower Medallion) Neat & Tangled

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Thought bubbles) XCut

Two Foxes

 

I've got two more cards from yesterday.  They're for the JUGS (Plaid) and Paper Players (Fall Critters) challenges.  I pulled out an older Lawn Fawn set that has a few adorable woodland animals in it.  This little fox is my favourite and I love how cute he looks sitting with his tail tucked up on that log.  The plaid paper is also Lawn Fawn - remember when this stuff was EVERYWHERE?  I have a bunch of it and have barely cut into it because most of it is so pretty.  Today I was brave and used two whole pieces!  Yay me!  I ended up making two slightly different cards for different occasions.  Which is your favourite?  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Perfectly Plaid: Fall 6x6) Lawn Fawn

Stamps:  (Fox & log from Into The Woods, Hat from Hats Off To You) Lawn Fawn, (Birthday from Labeled Messages) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Baked Brown Sugar) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Happy) Papertrey Ink, (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Markers: (YR04, BG15) Copic

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Diagonal Flower

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches and CAS Colours and Sketches challenges.I played around with a few different images for this challenge but finally settled on this Altenew flower as it flows along the diagonal line so beautifully.  

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flower from Handpicked Bouquet, Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyxo Black) Tsukineko, (Bamboo, Parrot, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Midnight Violet) Altenew

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

CAS C&S Flower

I've got a card today for the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  Its a double challenge to use the colours and the sketch.  I kept mine simple and paper pieced a Paper Smooches flower and used MFT polka dot paper in the background.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Crisp Cantaloupe, Certainly Celery, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Its Bitsy Polka Dots Pastels 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Tiny Words) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Dainty Flowers) Paper Smooches, (Flag) My Favourite Things, (Stitched rectangle) Lil' Inker Designs

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Yellow Floral Square

Hi there!  

I've got a card today for the Freshly Made Sketches and Inkspirational challenges.  I thought immediately of the Pinkfresh Floral Squares when I saw the sketch and the bright yellow of the photo inspiration sent me straight to this Authentique paper which really allows the flower to pop.  I layered the die a few times for some depth and added a simple little sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.   

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Essentials 6x6) Authentique

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Tiny Words) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Floral Squares) Pinkfresh 

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Seashell Thoughts

Today's card is for the Addicted to Stamps (photo inspiration) and AAA Cards (up to 1/3) challenges.  The photos from ATS are so gorgeous and sent me straight to an older stamp set from Avery Elle which has such pretty ocean inspired images.  AAA also had the option of using a repeated image which I originally planned to do but then I couldn't decided which image I wanted to use so I scrapped the repetition idea and used them all.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (All from The Reef) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet Distress Inks) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

Yellow Butterfly

Today's card is for CAS Colours and Sketches and Just Add Ink (Thinking of You).  These layered Catherine Pooler butterflies are so pretty although I think that I've used the same colour combo for them every time I've used them so far.  I'm going to have to try and mix it up a bit in the future...

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Faithful Flutterings) Catherine Pooler, (Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Orange Twist, Tiki Torch, Tiara) Catherine Pooler

Punch:  (Corner Punch:  Marvy Uchida

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Chipboard Butterfly

Another fun chipboard piece that I dug out of my 12x12 paper collections.  This one I used for the Just Add Ink sketch challenge.  I used complimentary papers from the set and a sentiment from Simon Says Stamp.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Ambrosia 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Simple Sentiments No 1) Simon Says Stamp

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Chipboard:  (Butterfly from Ambrosia collection) Basic Grey

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Banners & butterfly

I've got a card tonight for CAS(E) This Sketch and the Colour Throwdown.  I actually already had these little banners on my desk wand just needed to decide what to add to them.  This butterfly die hasn't seen much action in a while so I thought I'd break it out and dust it off.  The sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps and is one of my favourite "thinking of you" sentiments.  The butterfly is popped up on some very tiny pieces of foam tape to give it some dimension.  Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe out there!

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Sentiment from You Said It, Sister) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Butterfly, flags) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Autumn Red Crystal Drops) Tonic, (Glitter Black Wink of Stella) Kuretake

Fusion Thoughts

I'm popping in with a last minute card for the Fusion challenge.  I was inspired mostly by the sketch but also took some colour inspiration from the cake.  I trimmed the stems off of some Memory Box flowers to create these funky blooms and dug out some Kaisercraft paper to use for the background strips.  The sentiment is an often used one from Altenew.

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Periwinkle 6.5" x 6.5") Kaisercraft

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Chloe Stem) Memory Box

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Burst o' Colour Butterflies

I'm popping in with one more card today (well, actually two with some slight variations).  I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and the Colour Throwdown.  It doesn't happen often but these two challenges leapt out at me and I envisioned this card immediately. 

  It's a very literal take on the sketch and I loved how it came out so much that I made two. 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Top sentiment from Many Thanks, Bottom sentiment from Bejeweled) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black,) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Butterfly) Papertrey Ink, (Flags) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow & Pink Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology # 348

Welcome to Week 348 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

My first thought the I saw the cue word was the shimmer of a mirage but I just wasn't in a creative enough space to move that idea from my brain onto cardstock.  So instead I went with the ocean which I see shimmering every day and its also full of gorgeous shimmery sea creatures!  I ink blended the blue strip and then popped up the little seahorse on foam adhesive for a little dimension.

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 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield 

Nancy

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Maria

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 5 August (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Seahorse & sentiment from The Reef) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean & Wilted Violet Oxide inks) Ranger

Other:  (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Muse Bird

Today was one of those infuriating days when I had a good chunk of time to spend crafting and my mojo packed up and left me.  I managed to get a design team card completed and was about to give up for the day when I came across Kim's card at Muse.  I spent some time digging around for bird images and found this one from Neat & Tangled.  Once I had that the rest came together pretty quickly.  Thank you, Kim and Muse!    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Garden Green) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird from My Heart Sings, Sentiment from Just Thinking of You) Neat & Tangled

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

Dies:  (Leaves) Papertrey Ink

Markers:  (YR04, YR07, YR23, YR68) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Two Challenges

Hello there!  

After what seems like forever I got to spend some significant time in the craft room over the past couple of days thanks to Cup Match - our 4 day public holiday for the East vs West cricket match.  It took a while to get back in the groove but I ended up with a few cards to share.

First up is for the Muse challenge and the inspiration card from Tristan.  I followed the colour scheme (including the kraft twine colour), used a flower image and kept a clean, white background.  The flower is popped up on foam tape for some dimension.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Layered Lily, Splatter from Watercolor Frames, Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen, Sea Breeze, Turquoise, Tide Blue, Starlight, Sand Dunes, Pure Graphite) Altenew

Gems:  Recollections

Next is a card for Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm trying to use more coloured card bases and also patterned paper so here I managed to combine that using Stampin' Up cardstock and some ancient K&Co paper.  The butterfly is MFT and the sentiment is Altenew.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Certainly Celery, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Periwinkle) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Que Sera Sera 12x12) K&Co

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Butterfly) My Favourite Things, (Stitched Square) Lil' Inker Designs

Markers:  (E33, E35) Copic

Gems:  Recollections

Inking About You

Hi there!  

Popping in quickly with a card for the very last Sketch for You to Try at Reverse Confetti.  I went a little crazy with the RC patterned papers but it was fun and I love that little octopus and his perfectly punny sentiment!

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Cheerful & Kind 6x6) Reverse Confetti

Stamp:  (All from Seaside) Reverse Confetti

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko (Lavender Fields) Altenew

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Pierced square) Lil' Inker Designs, (Speech bubble) Xcut

Gems:  Recollections