CAS-ual Fridays Take 2

***3rd post of the day!!  Yes, I am an eager beaver!!***

After a few attempts I managed to complete this card which was my original idea for the CAS-ual Fridays bling challenge.  I already put in another entry but this card looked so sad sitting all on it's own that I had to give it it's moment to shine.  :)

Supplies:  CS: Bazzill Basics; Stamps:  PTI; Inks: SU; Bling:  Doodlebug

Rainbows and Denim

***2nd post of the day!  Scroll down for CAS-ual Fridays and Lawnscaping***

So clearly I'm playing catch up after two weeks away as I have another card today for 2 more challenges - the JUGS rainbow challenge and the Create denim challenge.

And what better way to combine them than to have a rainbow of stars shooting across a denim sky!    

I cut the denim patch from a skirt that, as cute as it is, will never fit over my hips again.  So instead of pitching it I thought I'd let it have a second life on this card.  The stars are from my trusty fun foam collection which I haven't dipped into in a while but I always have fun with it when I do.  Off to play some ball with the hounds!  Later, gators!

Dotty For You

Another glorious day here but, alas, due to lots of gorgeous days and no rain we've just had 4 loads of water delivered.  Ouch on the wallet!  We're in major water conservation mode at the moment and looks like we will continue to be for quite some time.  Seems funny to say that while seeing other places getting flooded.  Be nice if the weather could be evened out a bit...

Today I'm playing along with the CAS-ual Fridays and Lawnscaping challenges - one using bling and one using polka dots.  Fun!

Supplies: CS:  The Stampin Place; PP: Kaisercraft; Stamps: Lawn Fawn; Ink: VersaFine: Bling: Doodlebug

I used Bannerific and Harold's ABCs and some Kaisercraft dotty paper for this one.  I thought the bling were like a few extra polka dots.  :)  My original attempt at an entry for CAS-ual Fridays went all wrong so I'm entering this instead as it's CAS and blingy.  I may give the first card another try but I don't know if I'll get to it before the deadline.

A Smile

After a 2 minute rain shower this morning the sky cleared and it's been beautiful ever since.  Good for the Bermuda Day Parade and the dinghy races - not so good for the water tanks.  


Luis decided to do work in the yard so I hightailed it to the Craft Cave and made a few cards.  This one is for this week's Colour Dare challenge.  A clean and simple design with a cheery sentiment!

Supplies:  CS: Bazzill & SU;  Stamps: PTI & Fiskars; Inks: SU; Die: Nesties Labels 4; IPs: PTI

After carding and yarding we took the hounds for a swim.  Luis joined them but I only went as far as my ankles.  I'm not quite ready to take the plunge yet...  Another month and water that's about 10 degrees warmer and I'll consider it!  

You and RAK

It feels like I've been gone for ages although I haven't actually been anywhere.  Due to extra shifts at work, getting sucked into a good book and just generally being out of sorts for the last few weeks I haven't done any crafting.  However, with all the goodies that have trickled into my mailbox recently (Hero Arts, Unity, Paper Smooches, PTI & WPlus9) I finally got my head back on straight and headed into the Craft Cave.

I figured I'd start with this week's colour challenge from The Play Date Cafe and I decided to break out my new Paper Smooches stamps.  I love the Chubby Chums set!  These guys are so darn cute!  I have so many more ideas for their pudgy little selves...

Supplies:  CS: Bazzill, SU; Stamps:  Paper Smooches;  Ink: VersaFine;  Die & IP:  PTI

Last week I received my very first RAK!  I won some Twinery baker's twine from Emily during her blogoversary celebrations in April - an awesome prize for me as I've never had any of this twine before.  My prize (of course) came with a card:

How cute is that little green dude??  The sentiment refers to the fact that I'll be in Toronto in July and am planning to meet up with Emily which I am so excited about!  If you've never seen Emily's blog then you must check it out.  Not only is she super talented but she has major competition from her hubby and son!  LOL!     


Hopefully I'll be back in the Cave tomorrow as it's a public holiday - Bermuda Day!  We'll see if I'm brave enough to be a true Bermudian and take my first swim of the year.  Don't hold your breath...  ;)

Party Time!

It's Party Time at this week's Lawnscaping challenge!  

We were asked to create any kind of party themed project and for some reason the phrase "Let's cut a rug!" popped into my head.  And then I imagined these scissors dancing around having a jolly good time!  Sometimes I worry about the things that my imagination churns out...  Here's what I ended up with for my card:  

The stamps are from 3 different Lawn Fawn sets - Hat's Off To You, Harold's ABCs and Just My Type - and I coloured the hats with Copics and the scissors with Sharpies.  Clean, simple and a bit silly - my favourite combo!  :)

Have you heard the latest?

I've been eagerly anticipating the first CAS-ual Friday challenge.  They have put together a fantastic design team with quite a few designers whose blogs I visit regularly.  (Somehow it makes it more fun when I feel like I know some of them).  The first challenge is to use text in your design.  

I pulled out my trusty Hero Arts phone stamp, used Lawn Fawn alphabet stamps to create a texty background as well as my sentiment and voila!  A fun card for a girlfriend.  :)   

 If you haven't already then definitely check out the CAS-ual Friday site.  Between the DT designs and the 83 entries there a whole lot of fantastic cards to look at!