JENerally Speaking

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

CASology #85

Welcome to Week 85 of CASology! Here's the cue word for this week:

When I think of carnivals and fairs I think of stomach churning rides, unwinnable games and yummy food. My favourite is funnel cake but I didn't have any funnel cake images kicking around. :) However, I came across some flock in the Craft Cave recently and it immediately made me think of cotton candy. I've never used flock before (NBUS!) and I'm definitely going to need a bit more practice with it because it was nice and fluffy at first but fell a little flat once the glue dried. (Any tips for the best glue or other sticky stuff to use?) Anyway it did add some texture and a bit of that wispy softness of cotton candy to the image so it was a good first attempt. And now it's your turn. Check out the fabulous creations from the Design Team and then show us what comes to mind when you think of a carnival!

And this week's guest designer:

Jasleen

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that submissions are due by 4pm CST on Sunday, 9 March.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Kraft) Papertrey Ink

Stamps: (Cotton candy & sentiment from Admit One) Lawn Fawn

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Gems: Recollections

Flock: Doodlebug

Markers: (RV02, E21) Copic

Monday, March 3, 2014

Starfruit Flower

Good morning! How was everyone's weekend? It poured with rain all day on Saturday so we laid pretty low (much to Atticus' dismay). Yesterday was sunny but windy and brisk so we made up for Atti's boring Saturday with a swim in the morning and a walk in the afternoon. In between Luis was cleaning out the basement (his equivalent of the Craft Cave!) and I worked on some cards. Yay!

This card is a 4 for 1 challenge card. I used the colours from ColourQ, the sketch from Fusion and made it a birthday card as per Seize the Birthday and the current Hero Arts floral birthday challenge. The lower left picture from the Fusion challenge reminded me of using the backside of a stamp to lay down colour so I used the backside of the Hero Arts flower stamp to stamp the Summer Starfruit and then stamped it with the pattern side using Tempting Turquoise. To finish off the flower I dug out an old Crate Paper brad and popped it up in the centre. Roll on with the NBUS!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Flower from To/From Petals, Sentiment from Heydey Sentiments) Hero Arts

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Summer Starfruit, Tempting Turquoise) Stampin' Up

Die: (In The Meadow) Papertrey Ink

Gems: Recollections

Brad: Crate Paper

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Bubbly Birthday Flowers

Hello hello! Sunday is rapidly drawing to a close and I'm popping in with a Clean and Simple card for The Card Concept's Floral Theme Challenge. I'm also going to join in with the fun at the Seize the Birthday challenge. I used the heart and button from Friendly Folk by Fresh Squeezed Stamps to create the flower. (Who else is sad that this awesome company is closing so soon?) :( The bottle, sentiment and bubbles are from their Soda-Lighted set. I used Stickles on the bubbles for a little sparkle and a Simon Says banner to pop up the sentiment. That's it for today. I've got a few things to get sorted before the Oscars start. Have a lovely evening!

Friday, February 28, 2014

Hey There, Mr. Foxy!

What does the fox say? He says, "Whoop whoop. It's Friday!!" Yes it is, Mr. Fox, and I'm looking forward to not setting the alarm tonight! Ah the simple things that make me happy. :) How cute is this little fox from the Sweet Stamp Shop? He even comes with all the silly sayings from the song although I went for a simple sentiment today. I used Jaydee's sketch from The Paper Players. Awesome way to use some washi tape!

Thanks for the sweet thoughts concerning my mangled foot! LOL! It's actually healing up nicely and with enough padding I can wear my sneakers. Luis will be working in the yard this weekend and I will most certainly not be! Craft Cave all the way! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and manage to get in some crafty time!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Bazzill

Stamps: (Fox & sentiment from Foxy) Sweet Stamp Shop

Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder: (Clear) Ranger

Die: (Heart from Holiday Shapes) Simon Says Stamp

Markers: (R05, YR07) Copic

Thursday, February 27, 2014

CAS(E) This sketch #66

Welcome to Week 66 of CAS(E) This Sketch! Take a look at this week's sketch by Julie Day:

I decided to break out my severely neglected Distress Inks for this card. I cut a scalloped mask and went to work with my inks. I'm not great at this technique. No matter how careful I am I always get ink under the mask. After a few attempts though I finally got a clean image. I stamped the Paper Smooches kite and clouds and then paper pieced them and popped up the kite. I added a few pink gems under the sentiment to help tie it into the design a little more. As always I can't wait to see what you come up with so check out the rest of the gorgeous DT designs and get craftin'!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper: (Allison Kreft Sweet Note 6x6) Webster's Pages

Stamps: (Kite & Clouds from Cut Loose, Sentiment from Many Thanks) Paper Smooches

Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Stormy Sky) Ranger Distress Inks

Die: (Nesties Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large) Spellbinders

Gems: Recollections

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Birthday Tag

Hello, hello! I've got a bright and cheery tag on my card today courtesy of this week's Dynamic Duos colours and the sketch at RetroSketches. I don't really use too many tags though so I used this one to embellish a card instead.

Must dash off to work now… or should I say hobble! Remember this post from Friday when I said I wasn't going to get involved with the power washer? Stupidly I decided on Sunday that I'd actually help Luis out with part of the job - the cleaning out of the boat house. While carrying empty bottles to the trash bag I slipped on some sludge (left over from from the power washing on Saturday) and took a real tumble. I slammed my foot into a rock and somehow avoided falling on the bottles that shattered around me. Not my finest moment… Now the top of my foot is all scraped up and my big toe is pretty well smashed. *Sigh* Lesson for the day: Don't help hubby with outside "man" jobs. Just stay inside and watch him from the safety of the Craft Cave!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: (White) Bazzill, (Kraft) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up

Stamps: (Small flower from Bold Blooms, Dots from Geo-Graphics) Paper Smooches, (Banner & sentiment from Basic Banners) WPlus9

Inks: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Wild Wasabi) Stampin' Up

Dies: (Tag Sale #3) Papertrey Ink, (Flowes from Big Bloom, Leaves from Reflections Graphics) Paper Smooches

Gems: Recollections

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

CASology #84

Welcome to Week 84 of CASology! Here's the cue word for this week:

There are lots of possibilities for this week's cue word! You could use paint on your card or paint related images or paint techniques. For my card I used paint chips. I cut thin strips of them and laid them next to each other for a rainbow effect. The pattern is busy but by keeping the sentiment simple, surrounding it with white space and only adding two tiny gems it still remains an overall CAS card. And now it's your turn to play! Check out the amazing designs from the rest of the design team and then join in the fun!