CASology #350

Welcome to Week 350 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This adorable little Neat & Tangled ocean background has been sitting around unused for far too long so I was thrilled to have the perfect opportunity to put it to use this week!  The Simon Says Stamp whale is a match made in heaven for it and the Reverse Confetti sentiment rounds out the design beautifully.

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

Milka Gubo

Melissa Chipperfield 

Nancy Elrick

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Amy C

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 2 September (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured White) Bazzill, (Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Whale from Encouraging Animals) Simon Says Stamp, (Sentiment from Seaside) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Makin Waves) Neat & Tangled
Markers:  (R32, BG01, B00, C1, C3) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Caibbean OceanCrystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #349

Welcome to Week 349 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This past weekend was a long holiday one for us and we had a bbq with friends down at our dock.  It was a lovely afternoon/evening of swimming, good company and, of course, plenty of burgers and hot dogs for the grill!

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

Milka Gubo

Melissa Chipperfield 

Nancy Elrick

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Deepti A

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 19 August (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Hot dogs from Alfresco) Paper Smooches, (Hot diggity from Exclamations) Was-usal Fridays, (Its your from Say What) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Oh Nuts...

Why is it that when I need to make a special card for someone I freeze up and instead have all sorts of ideas for designs that have nothing to do with the business at hand?  And why do so many of them seem to be slightly inappropriate?  Today I finally gave up on the card I sat down to make and instead followed through with the silliness that popped into my head.  And you know what?  As soon as this was done the other card cooperated and practically made itself.  Clearly sometimes I need to just relax, go where my crazy brain takes me and trust that I'll end up in the right place at the end.

I'm going to play along with three challenges:  

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Just Add Ink - Just Add "C"

(Cat or perhaps cojones!)

AAA Birthday - For the Boys

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Cat) Katzelkraft, (Sentiment from Whoops) Lil' Inker Designs

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

Dies:  (Stitched circle) Heffy Doodle, (Inline Alpha) Altenew

Markers:  (YR04, Y38, C1) Copic

Glitter:  (Nuvo Ripened Pumpkin 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

Time to Celebrate Baby!

Hello!

This morning I've got a card (in 2 colours) for the Stock Your Stash challenge at Reverse Confetti where this month's theme is Oh, Baby!  These onesie images are so adorable and are the first stamps I reach for when I need to make a baby card.  This time I paired them with a sentiment from a birthday set but I think it works great for any kind of celebration!  

I'm also playing along over at Addicted to Stamps and More where this week's theme is Anything Goes.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Onesie from Cute As A Button, Sentiment from Birthday Wishes) Reverse Confetti

Inks:  (Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe) Stampin' Up

Other:  (Nuvo Liquid Mercury Crystal Drops) Tonic

You've Aged Well

Hello there!

Tonight I've got a last minute entry for the Paper Smooches Anything Goes challenge.  I love that swirly, curly happy birthday die and have used it quite a bit but the wine dies and stamps are NBUS.  So glad to finally put them to use!  

I started out using the sketch from CAS Colours and Sketches.  I think my card maybe strayed a little too far out of the CAS category for an entry but I wanted to give credit for the sketch.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Fun & Frolic 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Wine Sampler) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Bottle & glass, Sentiment) Paper Smooches

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger, (Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops) Tonic

Pyramid of Cupcakes

Hi there!

I've got a card today for two challenges - Inkspirational and Seize the Birthday (where the topping option is rainbow).  I was inspired by the rows of cupcakes in the photo and also the pastel colours.  These little cupcakes are oldie but goodies from Lawn Fawn and are covered in glitter gloss although you can't really see it int his photo.

I'm hoping this is okay for Inkspirational.  The blog post title says: Photo - banners, kites, balloons but later in the post it says "We'd like you to be inspired by the photo."  Not sure if we were only supposed to be inspired by the things mentioned in the blog post title.  If I got it wrong I'm sorry, ladies!  :)

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cupcakes from Bake Me A Cake) Lawn Fawn, (sentiment from Eat Cake and Celebrate) Concord & 9th

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

Markers:  (RV10, YR00, Y11, G00, B00, BV31, E50) Copic

Glitter:  (Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections