Dachshund Through the Snow

Hi there!

It's been almost two weeks since I last posted.  Life has gotten super busy and sadly has left little time for card making so I was happy to finally get in a few hours this weekend.  A friend wants a dachshund card for Christmas and this week's CAS Colours and Sketches sketch gave me a perfect jumping off point.  This happy guy from Newton's Nook has a paper pieced scarf that matches the sentiment strip and he's merrily bounding through some Pebbles snow paper.  I coloured him with Copics and popped him up on foam adhesive.  Pretty straightforward and I appreciate the push from CASC&S to use something other than my usual circle or square.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Snowflakes & green from Snow Fun 12x12) Pebbles

Stamps:  (Dog & sentiment from Holiday Hounds) Newton's Nook, (Hat from Beast Friends) My Favourite Things

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

Markers:  (R27, W1, W3, W5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #355

Welcome to Week 355 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I have quite a few cactus stamps but I always seem to be drawn back to the ones from My Favourite Things.  I coloured them with Copics and paired them with a Paper Smooches sentiment.  The wood grain washi tape seemed like the perfect thing to ground the plants and I added some Nuvo drops for a bit of fun.

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

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 18 November (CDT).

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Cactus from Sweet Succulents) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Markers:  Copic

Washi Tape

Other:  (Nuvo Crystal Drops) Tonic

Gift Bag Pup

Hi there!

I've got a Christmas card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge.  This little Gerda Steiner pup peeking out of the gift bag is so darn adorable!!  I coloured him with Copics, paired him up with an Avery Elle sentiment and scattered some Simon Says stars around to finish it off.  

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Dog from Christppies) Gerda Seiner, (Sentiment from Happy Howl-idays) Avery Elle

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stars) Simon Says Stamp, (Stitched circle) Heffy Doodle

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Triangle Thank You

Hi there!

I'm popping in with a card for the Just Add Ink colour challenge.  I went for a simple graphic look using some MFT triangles and a Paper Smooches sentiment.  I layered the sentiment die 3 times and covered it with Glossy Accents to really make it pop - one of my fave techniques.  I finished it off with some Nuvo drops to frame the sentiment and voila!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pear Pizzazz, Coastal Cabana, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Triangles) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment) Paper Smooches

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Purple Sympathy Flower

Hello hello!

I've got a card today for three challenges - Freshly Made Sketches, The Colour Throwdown and AAA Cards (One Corner).  I dug out my much loved Altenew Doodle Blooms and paired them with a simple MFT sentiment for a clean and crisp sympathy card. 

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Flowers &leaves from Doodle Blooms) Altenew, (Sentiment from Essential Sentiments) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Essential Fishtail Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (BV00, BV02, C1, C3) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Violet Galaxy Crystal Drops) Tonic

CAS Flower Birthday

Good morning!

I have a card today for the Flower Challenge's CAS challenge.  I love the gorgeous simplicity of this Altenew flower.  The yellow background comes from their Watercolor Frames set and I love how it helps to pop the flower off of the page.  I decided since I had everything out I'd make the card in blue as well.  The colours came out a bit crisper on the second one but I also like the softness of the first one.  What do you think?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Flower, Frame from Watercolor Frames) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, Altenew

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Wedding Frame

Hi there!

I'm popping in with a quick card for the Just Us Girls Frame It challenge.  I was inspired by this gorgeous Christmas card by Amy Rohl.  I used some Reverse Confetti leaves with a Paper Smooches frame and my favourite wedding sentiment by Altenew.  That's it for now - gotta dash to work!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Soft Stone) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Penny Lane 12x12) My Mind's Eye

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Build-A-Flower: Magnolia) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Leaves) Reverse Confetti, (Frame 3) Paper Smooches

Markers:  (R27, R32, Y00, Y15, E08, W1, W3, W5) Copic

Gems:  Recollections