Birthday Butterfly

Hi there!

I've got a card today for the sketch challenge at CAS on Friday.  I used another one of my fast watercolor creations here - this time an Altenew butterfly.  I popped it up on foam tape and layered it over some pretty paper from We R Memory Keepers.  I used a tiny sentiment to keep the focus on the pretty colours, added some tiny bling and that was that!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper: (Crush 6x6) We R Memory Keepers

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Bejeweled) Altenew, (Sentiment from Sentimental Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Candied Apple, Abandoned Coral, Fossilised Amber) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

Milk, Fish and Apples

Hey there!

I've got two cards to share this evening.  First up is for the CAS Colours & Sketches and Simon Says Wednesday challenges.  Katzelkraft has so many awesome images - cats, dogs, birds, and more!  I love the fact that the drawing style works so well with the Tim Holtz Crazy Cats, Dogs and Birds images.  The hat, milk bottle and fish are TH and I thought they were perfect for this kitty dreaming of birthday treats.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Flirty Flamingo, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Cat from Les Chats Russes) Katzelkraft, (Hat from Mini Bird Crazy & Things, Fish & milk from Mini Cats & Dogs) Tim Holtz, (Sentiment from Smitten Kitten) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Speech bubble) XCut

Markers:  (RV13, C1) Copic

Gems:  Recollections

This next card is for Freshly Made Sketches, Addicted to CAS (code word Apples) and Just Add Ink (Just Add Texture).  I don't make shaker cards too often but I love this shaker apple set from Lil' Inker Designs.  It was easy to put together although I think I may have overfilled it somewhat...  Whoops.  Still getting the hang of this shaker game!  The sentiment is from Paper Smooches and I used a corrugated strip after seeing the awesome corrugated waves on my friend Claire's adorable shark card.  I actually managed to dig out my old Fiskars crimper and ran some cardstock through it for some fun texture.  Thanks for the reminder, Claire! 

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Falling For You) Paper Smooches

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Apple) Lil' Inker Designs

Other:  (Microbeads) Recollections

Gems:  Recollections

CASology #311

Welcome to Week 311 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

My brain flipped and flopped for ages over this cue word but I kept coming back to flipping houses.  I know acquiring a new home is not the same as flipping a house but I decided the house purchased in this instance was a flipped house.  Sometimes I just have to go where my crazy brain takes me.  :)

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!

Anna Uhras

Bharati Nayudu

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Marcie Sharp

Melissa Chipperfield 

Rachel Bergfeld

Sue Symens

**This is a 2 week challenge!**

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 10 September at 9am (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Stamps:  (Sentiment from No Way) Avery Elle, (Door from Where Your Heart Is) Simon Says Stamp

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

Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Hero Arts

Markers: (R17, Y00, Y17) CopicGems:  Recollections

Fetching You

Hello hello!

I've got a card for two challenges today - Addicted to Stamps and More (Anything Goes) and Time Out (Bright).  I realized my card stash is a little cat heavy so I've been trying to make a few more dog cards.  This one combines an adorable Newton's Nook pup with some bright and cheery Reverse Confetti paper.  

Supplies Used:

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

Patterned Paper:  (Cheerful & Kind 6x6) Reverse Confetti

Stamps:  (Dog & sentiment from Fetching Friendships) Newton's Nook

Ink:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Speech bubble) Cut, (Pierced circle) Lil' Inker Designs

Gems:  Recollections

Trio

Thankfully my mojo decided to return today after yesterday's frustration so I've got a few cards to share.  

First up is for Freshly Made Sketches and Seize the Birthday.  I've still got a few images sitting on my desk from when I tried Jennifer McGuire's Fast Watercolor Technique.  I love how this Altenew flower came out and I paired it with some MFT paper and a Winnie & Walter sentiment.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Watercolor) Ranger, (White) Papertrey Ink, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Grey & White Basics 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (Flower & leaves from Magnolia's for Her) Altenew, Sentiment from Sentimental: Birthday) Winnie & Walter

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Abandoned Coral, Fossilised Amber, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover) Ranger

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant

Gems:  Recollections

Next up is a card for The Colour Throwdown.  I took inspiration from the duvet in the photo for my design.  I used the backside of an MFT leaf stamp to stamp the shapes and then filled them in with the patterned front side of the stamps.  The leaf strip is matted on Elegant Eggplant paper and the sentiment is popped up on foam tape.    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Elegant Eggplant, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Leaves  sentiment from Geometric Greenery) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Lemon Lime Twist, Lucky Limeade, Elegant Eggplant, Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Gems:  Recollections

Finally is a card for CAS Colour and Sketches.  I finally got hold of this cool Essentials by Ellen sunbeam die that's been on my wish list for ages.  I cut in from the three challenge colours and then put it back together alternating the colours.  The die cut sentiment is covered in Glossy Accents and I added some Nuvo drops around it.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Poppy Parade, Basic Black) Stampin' Up, (Yellow, wine) Paperbilities

Dies:  (Silver Linings, Sentiment) Essentials by Ellen

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

Muse Bird

Today was one of those infuriating days when I had a good chunk of time to spend crafting and my mojo packed up and left me.  I managed to get a design team card completed and was about to give up for the day when I came across Kim's card at Muse.  I spent some time digging around for bird images and found this one from Neat & Tangled.  Once I had that the rest came together pretty quickly.  Thank you, Kim and Muse!    

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Garden Green) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bird from My Heart Sings, Sentiment from Just Thinking of You) Neat & Tangled

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

Dies:  (Leaves) Papertrey Ink

Markers:  (YR04, YR07, YR23, YR68) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Glitter Gloss Aqua Shimmer) Tonic

Gems:  Recollections

Hey, Sugar!

Hello there!

I have a bright and colorful card today for the Inkspirational photo challenge.  The popsicles in that picture look super tempting right now in this crazy summer heat - I'll take one of each please!  My popsicle is courtesy of Reverse Confetti and the fun patterned paper is from an ancient Basic Grey 12x12 kit called Lollipop Shoppe.  The zig zag die is from Pretty Pink Posh and I love it!  It makes it so easy to create a fun background.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Crumb Cake, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Lollipop Shoppe 12x12) Basic Grey

Stamps:  (Popsicle & sentiment from Hey Sugar) Reverse Confetti

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Stacked Edges 1) Pretty Pink Posh

Other:  (Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops) Tonic