Umbrellas and Rain

I haven't played along with Darnell's Twofer Card Challenge since the very first one - feathers.  Now she's up to challenge #26 and I decided I had to join in again.  There are so many DT cards and entries with very clever uses of rain and/or umbrellas.  I've not been very clever though and have just gone super CAS making a friendship card and an encouragement card using some old Lawn Fawn sets that were feeling neglected.  Looking at them now I'm afraid they might be too similar but I'm going to enter them anyway and endeavor to get more creative with the next challenge! 

Supplies Used:

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

Stamps:  (Coud, rain, umbrella and "weather" sentiment from Partly Cloudy, "Awesome" sentiment  from So Much To Say) Lawn Fawn

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Pale Tomato, Orange Soda, Butter Bar, Green Hills, Pool, Stone Wash, Soft Granite) Hero Arts

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard & Navy Blue Crystal Drops) Tonic

Trio of Challenges

I'm playing along with three challenges with this card - Addicted to Stamps and More, My Favourite Things Wednesday Sketch challenge and Seize the Birthday (Spring Fling).  I had trouble finding a dusty rose colour (like in the Addicted to Stamps photo) in my usual cardstock stash so I dug up some older DCWV textured paper cardstock and found just what I needed.  I used a Paper Smooches border die to create the pale pink swoosh shape and turned to my favourite MFT flower for a pop of yellow.   

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up, (Light pink, dark pink) DCWV

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Tropical Flower, Sentiment from Beach Buds) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Cement Gray) My Favourite Things

Die:  (Borders 1) Paper Smooches

Punch:  (5/16" hole punch) McGill

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic, (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Leaves and Stripes

I've got a couple of cards inspired by the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge.  I'm pretty sure I haven't used these gorgeous leaf stamps from Altenew before.  I've been struggling with the CASC&S sketch all week and while looking for a different stamp today I came across this one and had an "Aha!" moment.  I inked them up with my little used ombre Hero Arts ink pads and am excited with the results!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Painted Prints Citrus 6x6)MFT

Stamps:  (All from Leaf Canopy) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Ombre Pink, Ombre Green) Hero Arts

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard & Navy Blue Crystal Drops) Tonic

Caffeinated Shark

Tonight I have a card for Darnell's NBUS challenge and another card for the Colour Throwdown challenge.  I have a whole bunch of these caffeinated critters from The Rabbit Hole Designs and so far I've only used one of them.  Definitely time to remedy that situation!  I love the sentiment that goes with this shark (Hello, Jaws!) although the movie definitely inflicted some damage on my psyche as a child.  Because he needs a bigger cup I thought it would be funny if I tucked him into this Lil' Inker Designs mug.  Some mornings I feel like I could definitely do with a coffee mug that size!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black) Stampin; Up

Stamps:  (Shark & sentiment from Caffeinated Shark) The Rabbit Hole Designs, (Shadow) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Crumb Cake) Stampin; Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Mug) Lil' Inker Designs, (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R59, E35, C1, C3, C5) Copic

Plaid Baby Welcome

I've got two cards today for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  I haven't made any baby cards in ages and this sketch also looked like a good opportunity to use some more patterned paper.  I've combined a Simon Says Stamp die cut sentiment with a Hero Arts teddy bear and some MFT (pink) and Lawn Fawn (blue) patterned papers.

Our lockdown has been extended for two more weeks but it looks like a few retail stores (hardware, garden supplies & pet supplies) will be able to open for limited hours starting next week.  Hooray!  It's been so frustrating to be home knowing there's a million projects we could be working on if we just had the supplies.  Fingers crossed we'll be able to get a few things accomplished in the next couple of weeks.  

Hope you're all staying safe and well!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pretty in Pink, Bermuda Bay, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin; Up

Patterned Paper:  (Pink from County Fair Plaid 6x6) My Favourite Things, (Blue from Perfectly Plaid 6x6) Lawn Fawn

Stamps:  (Bear from New Baby) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from Just Hatched) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Welcome) Simon Says Stamp

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Banners & butterfly

I've got a card tonight for CAS(E) This Sketch and the Colour Throwdown.  I actually already had these little banners on my desk wand just needed to decide what to add to them.  This butterfly die hasn't seen much action in a while so I thought I'd break it out and dust it off.  The sentiment is from Fresh Squeezed Stamps and is one of my favourite "thinking of you" sentiments.  The butterfly is popped up on some very tiny pieces of foam tape to give it some dimension.  Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe out there!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cherry Cobbler, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from You Said It, Sister) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Butterfly, flags) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Autumn Red Crystal Drops) Tonic, (Glitter Black Wink of Stella) Kuretake

CASology #366

Welcome to Week 366 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Being a Leo I had to go for a lion card today and it gave me an excuse to ink up this adorable MFT stamp.  I paper pieced him with some coloured cardstock which was fun.  I used to paper piece everything with cardstock back in the day because I hated to colour.  I spent waaaaaay too much time doing very fiddly fussy cutting although I always liked the dimension it added to the images.

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!

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Ma-Mi

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 27 April (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, More Mustard) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Safari Friends) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic