Retro Muse Smooch

I've got a trio of red and green Christmas goodness today! Michele is the guest designer this week over at Muse and she's set us a fabulous challenge to make three cards using one piece of patterned paper.  I have a ton of single sheets of 12x12 papers that I bought during sales over the years.  This challenge was the perfect chance to wipe the dust off the pile and put that paper to use!  

For two of the cards I used sketches from other challenges to help me out.  The above card uses the Designer Draft sketch from Paper Smooches Sparks.

For this card I used the current RetroSketches sketch and a Fresh Squeezed Stamps image.  

This final card is not attached to a challenge but was inspired by this beauty by Lynn from The Mango Boys and Me.  I'd forgotten about this Lil' Inker Stitches and Stripes Cover Up Die but dug it out after seeing Lynn's card.

Card Supplies

Joyful Greetings

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles

Stamps:  (Tree from All Yule Need, Sentiment from Joyful Greetings) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Nesties Standard Circles Large) Spellbinders, (Nesting Stars) Lifestyle Crafts

Gems:  (Ladybug assortment) Doodlebug

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Sleigh Parking

Cardstock:  (White) Handy Hippo, (Black) Strathmore

Patterned Paper:  Pebbles

Stamp:  (Sign from Hello December) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Ink:  (Gumball Green) Stampin' Up

Gems:  Recollections

Christmas Stripes

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Gumball Green) Stampin' Up

Patterned APper:  Pebbles

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Christmas Sampler) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stitches & Stripes Cover Up) Lil' Inker Designs, (Wonderful Words:  Holiday) Papertrey Ink

Gems:  Recollections

Glitter:  (Clear Wink of Stella) Zig

Altenew Birthday

I've got a card today for the October Altenew challenge.  I was inspired by the colours, flowers and butterflies.  I tried a couple of different gold embossing powders for the flower but I don't know if they're old or what but they didn't melt well and mostly ended up rubbing off of the card.  So I went with this Zing powder in Butter.  I really like how it pops against the turquoise and contrasts with the Cherry Cobbler colour.  That's it for me.  Hope you have a fabulous day!




Card Supplies
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Flowers & leaves from Hennah Elements, Sentiment from Label Love) Altenew
Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Cherry Cobbler) Stampin' Up
Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Butter Zing) American Crafts
Gems:  Recollections
Wood Veneers:  Studio Calico

Merry Panda

Hi there!  I'm popping in today with a card inspired by the sketch over at The Paper Players.  I followed it very closely and even managed to use a button which doesn't happen too often.  I love those little Mama Elephant pandas (although I don't use them nearly enough) and the Santa hat from Neat & Tangled's Hey Cookie set fit him perfectly!  Now he just needs a drink in his hand to fully complete the Merry look!  :D

Card Supplies

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Bermuda Bay) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Panda from Pandamonium) Mama Elephant, (Hat from Hey Cookie) Neat & Tangled, (Sentiment from Get Merry) Hero Arts

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Markers:  (Real Red) Stampin' Up, (C-1) Copic

Twine:  Darice

Sparkly, Dotty Birthday

***This is my second post for the day.  For my CASology post please scroll down or 

click here. ***

Hi again!  I've got one more card for you today.  I'm entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge to use kraft and over at the Seize the Birthday challenge as an Anything Goes card.  I used Hero Arts ink daubers to create the polka dots.  I stamped them all in white first and then went over them in different colours.  I heat embossed the sentiment over the top of the dots and then smeared Star Dust Stickles over each of the dots for some shine.  They're so fun and sparkly in real life!  That's it for today.  Have a lovely evening!

Card Supplies

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Make a Wish) Mama Elephant

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Pale Tomato, Orange Soda, Butter Bar, Fiels Greens, Tide Pool & White Daubers) Hero Arts

Embossing Powder:  (Black Super Fine Detail) Ranger

Glitter:  (Star Dust Stickles) Ranger

CASology #119

Welcome to Week 119 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I was giggling to myself as I posted this card on the Design Team Blog because it really looked like I'd posted the wrong card for this challenge.  That song from Sesame Street kept coming into my head - "One of these things is not like the others…"  

I do have a couple of ghost stamps (including the cutie showcased by Judy) but I kept hearing "ghost stamping" in the back of my mind whenever I though of the challenge.  I figured it was some long forgotten stamping technique but couldn't remember exactly what it was so I finally googled it and ended up watching this video by Jennifer McGuire.  So there you have it - the cue word inspired me to use the ghost stamping technique.  How will it inspire you?  Check out the fabulous designs from the rest of the team and then play along!

  Ardyth Percy-Robb

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

Judy Marino

Meghan McMillan

Gillian Ross

Kimberly Wiener

Joyce Mehrberg 

May Sukyong Park

And this week's guest designer:

Lisa

Link your creations to the CASology blog and remember that the deadline for entries is Monday at noon (CST).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Kraft) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (All from Super Script) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Raspberry Jam, Unicorn) Hero Arts

Gems:  Recolections

Yellow Thanks

Good morning!  It's the last week of October already and it's finally starting to cool off a bit around here.  I even put on a pair of jeans yesterday!  And almost as exciting as the fact that it was cool enough to wear them is the fact that they still fit!  :D


Today's card is made using the palette from the Colour Throwdown challenge. In real life the yellow card base is significantly lighter in colour than the yellow vase but in this photo it all looks the same.  I guess that may disqualify me from the challenge but I wanted to share the card anyway.  Now off to get going with my day.  Hope yours is a good one!   

Card Supplies

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (So Saffron, Daffodil Delight) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Flowers & leaves from Crystal Clear, Shadow from Shadows) Paper Smooches, (Sentiment from Oh Happy Day) Avery Elle

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Crystal Clear 3) Paper Smooches

Gems:  Recollections

Muse & Card Concept

Hello and happy Sunday!  I have cards to share for two challenges today. First up is my take on Marion Vagg's card over at the Muse challenge.  I was inspired by the colours and explosive feel of the design.  I used my Paper Smooches Bam Bubbles for my explosion, a PTI "you" die and a partial sentiment from Altenew.  I also made my own enamel dots using hole punches and Glossy Accents.

Card Supplies

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Label Love) Altenew

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Bam Bubbles) Paper Smooches, (You from Wonderful Words) Papertrey Ink

Punches:  (1/4" & 1/8" hole punches) McGill

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Next up is a card for the Card Concept challenge.  I was inspired by the sunflowers and checked tabletop to make this Clean and Simple card.  I also used last week's CAS(E) This Sketch sketch but since the internet was down I couldn't post it on time for that challenge.  


That's it for today.  See you tomorrow!

Card Supplies

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  (Walnut Grove) Pebbles

Stamps:  (Sunflower from Friendly Folk) Sentiment from Everyday Expressions) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Markers:  (YR04, Y17, E37) Copic

Gems:  (Bumblebee assortment mini pearls) Doodlebug