Why Fit In?

 

Today's card is for the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch challenge.  I had this EBE unicorn set on my desk from another card I had made and thought I'd use it again here.  I always seem to colour them with rainbow manes but hey, if it works it works!  I die cut the Avery Elle star frame and then cut it in half to use as the swirly part along the bottom of the circle.   

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Rose Red, Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Unicorn from Unicorns 'N Rainbows, Sentiment from Pure Magic) Essentials By Ellen

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

Dies:  (Pierced circle) Lil' Inker Designs, (Star Frame) Avery Elle

Markers: (R85, YR02, Y02, G02, B12, BV02, C1) Copic

Glitter:  (Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss) Tonic

Other:  (Nuvo English Musard Crystal Drops) Tonic

I'm Not Lion!

 

Today's card uses the colours from The Paper Players and the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch (I turned it 90 degrees to the right).  I layered some Heffy Doodle stitched circle die cuts and popped the Altenew lion and Paper Smooches speech bubble up on foam tape.  Once I stopped dithering about which order to layer the circles the rest came together quite quickly!  

I actually played with the original sketch challenge back in 2015.  Here's my card from then:

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Mossy Meadow, Baked Brown Sugar) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Lion & sentiment from Geometric Menagerie) Altenew

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Stitched Circles) Heffy Doodle

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Purple Birthday Flower

 

This card is for the Just Add Ink (photo inspiration) and Inkspirational (Angle It) challenges.  Unfortunately I don't seem to have any ink that matches the gorgeous blue from the JAI inspiration photo (but I really need to find some to add to my collection!) so I went with purple shades when stamping this Altenew flower.  I knew I wanted to position it diagonally across the card front but it seemed a little plain so I added the striped paper for a bit of fun and to make a clear diagonal line.

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Black & White Stripes 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Flowers from Handpicked Bouquet) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Midnight Violet) Altenew

Dies:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Ham It Up

 

Today's card is for the Fusion and the Seize the Birthday challenges.  I used the sketch from Fusion and took inspiration from the pig in the photo.  I had this little piggy stamped, partially coloured and ready to go in my scrap bag so I'm playing along with the Use Your Scraps topping at STB.  I found some fun and festive patterned paper for the background and die cut a few Reverse Confetti flags for the top corner.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Saturday 6x6) American Crafts

Stamps:  (All from Hog Heaven) My Favourite Things

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

Dies:  (Flags) Reverse Confetti, (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Markers: (RV23, R17, G000) Copic

CASology #376

 

Welcome to Week 376 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

Is it weird that I'm not really a drinker but my mind went straight to a dry martini when I saw this week's cue word?  I love the festive swizzle sticks that come with this little MFT cocktail stamp set - perfect for Christmas and birthdays!  Also it really is a brilliant birthday pun...

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:

Jasleen

This week's sponsor:

Stamplorations

***We're going back to challenges every 2 weeks!***

Link your creations to the CASology blog by 9am Monday, 26 October (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Martini from Christmas Cocktails, Sentiment from Spirited Sentiments) My Favourite Things

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

Die:  (Stitched Arch) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (YG23, G000) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

Two Foxes

 

I've got two more cards from yesterday.  They're for the JUGS (Plaid) and Paper Players (Fall Critters) challenges.  I pulled out an older Lawn Fawn set that has a few adorable woodland animals in it.  This little fox is my favourite and I love how cute he looks sitting with his tail tucked up on that log.  The plaid paper is also Lawn Fawn - remember when this stuff was EVERYWHERE?  I have a bunch of it and have barely cut into it because most of it is so pretty.  Today I was brave and used two whole pieces!  Yay me!  I ended up making two slightly different cards for different occasions.  Which is your favourite?  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Perfectly Plaid: Fall 6x6) Lawn Fawn

Stamps:  (Fox & log from Into The Woods, Hat from Hats Off To You) Lawn Fawn, (Birthday from Labeled Messages) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Baked Brown Sugar) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Happy) Papertrey Ink, (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Markers: (YR04, BG15) Copic

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Thanks A Latte!

 

I had some rare weekday craft time today and made a couple of cards.  This one is for 4 challenges - CAS Colours & Sketches, Just Add Ink (Thank You), Simon Says Wednesday challenge (Anything Goes) and Time Out (Inspiration Quote).  I'm seeing lots of skinny stripes on cards lately and and wanted to use some here but ended up using different sized ones instead.  It's such a simple way to add some colour to a design that I have a feeling it may start showing up on more of my cards (I'm always a little late to the trend parties!).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Cat from Newton Loves Coffee) Newton's Nook, (Sentiment from Latte Love) Essentials by Ellen

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Tsukineko) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Clear) Hero Arts

Dies:  (Speech bubble) XCut

Markers:  (R20, C1, C3, W1, W3) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic