JENerally Speaking

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Oldies But Goodies

I pulled out some more oldie but goodie PTI products for this card that I made to play along with CAS Colours and Sketches and CAS(E) This Sketch. I love these sentiments with the mixed fonts and the flower die has gotten plenty of use over the years. Sometimes I feel bad going back to old favourites over and over when I have so much NBUS but I guess if it works it works!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, So Saffron, Bashful Blue) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Sentiment from Botanical Silhouettes) Papertrey Ink

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Melon Mambo) Stampin' Up
Die: (Flower, Simple circles border) Papertrey Ink

Other: (Nuvo Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops) Tonic

Saturday, March 21, 2020

Flying Birthday Kitty

Hi there!

I spent a lovely few hours in the Craft Cave today - the first really significant time in over a month. It was a slow start but by the end of the session I was feeling a bit less rusty. Its unfortunate that's it's taken a pandemic for me to have more time in there but I'm going to go with it for now.

With this card I'm playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and Time Out. This adorable Your Next Stamp kitty is NBUS for me so I was pleased to make used of him. I also dug out these adorable PTI clouds that were all the rage back when I started stamping. Yay for using oldie but goodies!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured white) Bazzill, (Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (All from Party Pets) Your Next Stamp

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Die: (Clouds) Papertrey Ink

Markers: (R11, R17, R22, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

CASology #364

Welcome to Week 364 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I am excited to be getting back to card making after my surgery. It was so frustrating to have down time but not be able to craft. Grrrr... I did lots of reading though and even watched a few movies I've been meaning to watch for ages. It was good downtime and Chica was more than happy to help keep me planted on the sofa!

I kept thing very simple for my first card back - one image with basic paper piecing and a sentiment. The mug is Paper Smooches and the sentiment is from Lil' Inker Designs. I was heartbroken to hear they recently closed up shop! I remember when they opened. I have so many of their products and Laura always provided exceptional customer service. I'll really miss them.

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:

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 30 March (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Paper Cottage 6x6) Basic Grey

Stamps: (Cup & steam from Hot Concoctions) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from Coffee Cozy) Lil' Inker Designs

Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems: Recollections

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

CASology #362

Welcome to Week 362 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I was so desperate to get these MFT Jungle Friends dies when they were released yet only the elephant and crocodile have seen the light of day.

*hanging head in shame*

Thankfully today's cue word gave me the perfect opportunity to put this adorable giraffe to use. I used some patterned paper for him to give his coat a bit of interest but kept everything else clean and not too busy.

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:

Danielle

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

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

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Garden Green, Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper:

Stamps: (Sentiment from Jungle Friends) My Favourite Things

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies: (Jungle Friends, Speech bubble) My Favourite Things

Other: (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Some Bunny Loves You

Today's card is for the Time Out Affectionate challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday With Love challenge. I'm not sure I've ever used these Mama Elephant stamps before but they really are perfect fo this time of year. Also I know I'm way behind the times but I finally got these Spellbinders dies that create the cutest little cut out frames. I love them and can see them getting a whole lot of use in the future!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cherry Cobbler) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (All from Honey Bunny) Mama Elephant

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Die: (Punched frame) Spellbinders, (Heart) Simon Says Stamp

Markers: (C1, C3, C5) Copic

Gems: Recollections

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Spectacular

Hi there!

I'm popping in quickly with a card for this week's My Favourite Things sketch challenge. I love these glasses and all the fun and punny sentiments that come with them. They're great for so many different kinds of cards!

Cardstock: (White) Papertrey Ink, (Riding Hood Red, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

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

Stamps: (Sentiment from Geek Is Chic) My Favourite Things

Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies: (Glasses, sentiment flag) My Favourite Things, Stitched circles) Heffy Doodle
Other: (Nuvo Ebont Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

CASology #361

Welcome to Week 361 of CASology! Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This Lovie Friend stamp set from Lil Inker is definitely the first one I pick up when Valentine's Day comes around. The images are adorable and there are some great puns in there too. I went with a super simple, classic layout today - centre, upper third. You can't go wrong with that on a CAS design!

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!