JENerally Speaking

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

CASology #331

Welcome to Week 331 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Waves are something I am blessed to see every day - sometimes softly lapping the shore, other times lashing the island into submission. I didn't realise how important the ocean was to me until I spent time living in Louisville, KY. It was a fabulous city and I had an amazing two years there but it became clear that I was not meant to live a landlocked life.

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!

This week's guest designer:

Amy K

** We're back to weekly challenges now that the holiday are over!**

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps: (Boat & sentiment from Wicked Nautical, Paint strokes from Positive Strokes) Paper Smooches

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Sea Breeze, Turquoise, Tide Blue) Altenew

Markers: (YR02, YR04, YR07, B39, E35) Copic

Gems: Recollections

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

You Make My Heart Saur

Hi there!

I’ve got a card today for the Paper Players sketch challenge. I did some more masking and inking although this time I used regular Distress inks and didn't have the paper pilling problem like I did yesterday with the Oxide inks. These Heffy Doodle stamps are NBUS so I was glad to put them to work especially since I can't keep up with the demand for Valentine's cards right now!

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps: (Dinosaur & sentiment from Dino Time) Heffy Doodle

Inks: (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral Distress inks) Ranger

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies: (Hearts) Simon Says Stamp

Markers: (R20, YR31, YR61) COpic

Gems: Recollections

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

CASology #329

Welcome to Week 329 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

My card this week took a couple of tries to get right. The first one involved some ill fated heart die cuts and a multi-color sentiment. It was not a pretty sight. So I one back to the drawing board and did some masking and inking and was SO much happier with this result!

I must ask though - is paper pilling common when you work with Distress Oxide inks? I had the same problem with regular cardstock and watercolor paper. Am I just being too heavy handed 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!

This week's guest designer:

Swati

** We're back to weekly challenges now that the holiday are over!**

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 4 February at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps: (Switch & sentiment from Bright Idea) Technique Tuesday

Inks: (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Squeezed Lemonade Oxide Inks) Ranger

Dies: (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Markers: (C1, C3) COpic

Gems: Recollections

Monday, January 28, 2019

I Adore You

Today's card is for two challenges - the Paper Smooches Anything Goes challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Have a Heart. I finally bought some of that Glad Press & Seal stuff and it came in so handy for this project. It helped me keep all the little pieces together so I could them easily pop them into place when I reassembled the die cuts. I wish I'd bought some ages ago!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Blushing Bride, Berry Burst, Blackberry Bliss) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Sentiment from Good Gab) Paper Smooches

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Linked hearts) Paper Smooches

Gems: Recollections

Sunday, January 27, 2019

XOXO

Hi there!

I'm popping in with another card from yesterday's rainy day card session. This one was inspired by one of the photos at Addicted to Stamps and More's photo inspiration challenge. Can you guess which one? Ha ha! I used some older Papertrey Ink stamps to create the background with Altenew inks. The Xs and Os are Doodlebug chipboard letters that I've had for AGES! I covered them with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them with gold powder. The stamped edges looked a tiny bit rough so I added strips of shiny gold cardstock to even everything out.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Gold)

Stamps: (Ombre Builders) Papertrey Ink

Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Pinkalicious, Rubellite, Razzleberry) Altenew

Embossing Powder: (Gold) Hero Arts

Other: (Chipboard letters) Doodlebug

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Peace & Comfort

Hello there!

It's been raining steadily for most of the day so I cancelled all the dog baths I had scheduled and instead I spent the day happily ensconced in the Craft Cave. Its been ages since I've had crafty time so it was wonderful. I started the day making this card for Freshly Made Sketches and the Global Design Project. I used a Simon Says leaf die, a Taylored Expression heart and a MFT sentiment to create this simple sympathy card. Always happy when I can use some coloured gems too!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Sentiment from Deepest Sympathy) My Favourite Things

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Leaf Column Background & Outline) Simon Says Stamp, (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Gems: Recollections

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

CASology #328

Welcome to Week 328 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Looks at me! A zebra that's not black and white!!! I have such a hard time colouring animals unusual colours. I love it when other people do it but generally cannot bring myself to follow suit. But it's a new year and it's time to chill out and get a little adventurous so here I go!

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!