Celebrate

 

The CASology Week 394 Challenge Cue Card is MASK. For some reason, the cue prompted my mind to  travel deep within my stash to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero December 2016 Card Kit and this little mask image. I have been feeling guilty about the size of my stash lately and vowing to stop buying new schtuff, but that is not working out so well. When I thought of this little image, I was bound and determined to use it, though it took me a while to solidify my design.

In the end, I used a die from Pinkfresh Studio Mini Essentials Slimline Bundle and embossed it on a Neenah Solar White 110# 4.25 x 5.5" card base. I stamped and die cut the masquerade mask image from the MMH kit on a piece og 6x6 American Crafts Glitzy Cardstock. I heat embossed the "celebrate" sentiment from the MMH kit with silver EP, and popped up the mask die cut. That was it. Very simple, and I love it.

I am also playing at:

Retro Rubber RCB164 - Anything Goes

My image and sentiment stamp are circa 2016

Hello Sweetness

Less Is More Challenge #441 begins today. We are challenged to make a Clean and Simple ONE LAYER CARD incorporating diamonds into our design.

I masked and stenciled the left side of my card with Taylored Expressions Double Diamonds Stencil and three Distress Oxide Inks. I love the combination of Chipped Sapphire, Peacock Feathers and Speckled Egg. I added my sentiment from Simon Says Stamp CZ Design Clear Stamps Hello You with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Voila! My card was done.

 

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple. See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

I'm also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CAS

Krafty Chicks Challenge #555 - CAS

CASology # 388 - Hello

Stick With Love

 

When I saw the cue for this CASology challenge, I was touched and inspired. I wanted to play so much, and I am screaming in at the last minute to do so. There are a million thoughts and emotions behind my intent, but suffice it to say, I am pleased to join this challenge. The word "unite" can mean so many things. We have seen it demonstrated of late in both the positive and the negative. I choose that word to be positive and healing and good. So glad that I was able to take the time to make this card tonight.

I used an image and sentiment from the We Stand With You stamp set from The Stamping Village that came out in 2020. I am pleased and proud to own it. Huge thanks and hugs to those who created it.

I used a strip of Washi tape to represent the world, and repeated the hands holding heart image in different skin shades, coloring them with Zigs. I love this card. I am feeling full as I post it. Stick with love. Cheer for love. Live in love. Let love win.

Hope Your Birthday Is A Splash!

The Cue at CASology #371 and Just Us Girls #543 inspired me to pull out some things from my stash that I have had for a long time and never used and make this card. I had so much fun with it! I  created my pool with the Inkylicious Mini Splatter Circle, Salty Ocean DO ink, watercolor paper and spritzes of water. My water ballerinas wearing rainbow bathing suits colored with Copics were made with Avery Elle's Splash stamps and dies and popped up with foam tape to give them dimension.

I am also playing at:

AAA Birthday Challenge #15 - 3D

Seize The Birthday #194 - Anything Birthday Goes

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Ink It Up

Allsorts Challenge #579 - Summertime

Challenge Up Your Life #125 - Vacation Mood

Our Talks

I love this Our Talks tea cup image and sentiment from Unity Stamp Company. The CASology Cue is TEA, and I am screaming in at the last second with my card. The CASology Cue and the FMS Sketch were the perfect combination. I thought this image called for a vintage feel. I wanted to background to be lacy. I stenciled Picket Fence Studios Fancy Flourishes with  Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink on a card base of Taylored Expressions Buttercream Choice Cardstock. I stamped the teacup with VersaFine Vintage Sepia ink on SU Confetti Cream cardstock and diecut the circle with an MFT Wonky Stitched Circle die. I heat embossed the sentiment on SU  Early Espresso cardstock and die cut the banner with an MFT Stitched Fishtail Flag die.

CASology Week #364 - Tea

Freshly Made Sketches #428

Create Your Own Magic

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. This time the theme is SMALL IMAGES - less than 2 inches. Easy peasy - just grab your small stamps and go to town Just remember that there must be lots of clean white space on your card. I have two cards to share with you today.

My first card (above) is a little unicorn cake image from Flora and Fauna on a shimmery rainbow background framed with a scalloped square.

My second card (above) is made with the bell from Sunny Studios Holiday Style layered stamp set, a die cut bow from Pretty Pink Posh and sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Christmas.

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Please head over to the Less Is More Blog, See what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and have chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog.

I am also paying at:

With Card #1

CASology#348

With card #1 using optional toppings

Seize The Birthday #170 - AG with optional toppings - RAINBOW

With Card #1

Atlastic Hearts Sketch Challenge #325

With Card #2

TGIFC221 - Christmas In July

With Card #2 - Inspired by colors: silver, red and white.

Just Add Ink #466

With Card #2

The Male Room #115 - Christmas In July

With Card #2

Shopping Our Stash #400 - Christmas In July

Magical Birthday

Woo Hoo! I am posting as Guest Designer for CASology today where the cue card is: COLOR. What an honor it is to be designing with this rock star DT!!! I'm so pleased and grateful for this opportunity.

I wanted to come up with something way out of the box for my creation, but the cue kept my mind going back to magical, wonderful, hopeful rainbows. In the end I chose a pinwheel image from Altenew's Be Strong Stamp Set to create my card. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink 7 times (R-O-Y-G-B-I-V) colored them with Copics, covered them with clear Wink Of Stella, and cut them out with the matching die. Only six pinwheels fit across my card, so blue/indigo are combined :) . I was tempted to put a jewel in the center of each pinwheel but in the interest of keeping my design CAS, I resisted the urge. I wanted to add a little interest to the card base, so split it using Paper Smooches Borders 1 die and a piece of polka dot vellum from PTI. I adhered the pinwheels over the opening and added a sentiment is from MFT's Rainbow Of Happiness.

Please head on over to the CASology Challenge Blog and see what the incredibly talented Design Team of Rock Stars has created for your inspiration. I hope you are inspired to get colorful and play.

I'm also playing at:

AAA Birthday Challenge #1 - AG

AAA CAS Game #140 - Up To One Third + Optional Twist Of Bright Colors.

Seize The Birthday #165 - Anything Goes 

Vitamin Sea

Time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS: ATCAS #156: Code Word OMBRE. Our Hostess with the Mostest is Barb.

Our wildly talented Guest Designer, Winner of challenge #154, is Desert Diva: Hannelie

To create my card, I blended three DO inks. I die cut a piece of 80# Ninah Solar White with Ocean Swell from Memory Box and placed it on top of the inked panel. I stamped the sentiment from a SSS set. That's it!

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces Hannelie and the Design Team have created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also playing at:

CASology Week #336: Ocean

SSS - Anything Goes

Hugs

Week 282: HUG

When I saw the current CASology Cue, I immediately thought of this image from an MFT set from years ago called Friends Furever. I had colored it with Copics and never used it. It has been in my snippet box waiting for the perfect moment! This was it.

I'm also playing at:

Challenge #124 Love - Make a card for love/valentine's day

Challenge # 428 - Boy Oh Boy

Welcome Baby

Tag You're It #77 Cgallenge

CASology Week 274 - Tiny

As I was looking through challenge blogs for inspiration, I decided that the combination of these two would work beautifully together. 'Nuff said.