AAA Cards #276 Guest Designer

I am thrilled to be here today as Guest Designer at AAA Cards. This challenge was my very first Design Team gig back in 2015, and the start of a wonderful run of design teams for me over the course of time. It was here that I really developed an understanding of CAS which was not easy to grasp at the time because I started my "stamping career" with lots of layers. I grew to love the genre and to design for other CAS challenges including Less Is More.

For my card, I stamped this gorgeous leaf directly on the card base and added 3 sequins as a small embellishment in keeping with the sketch. I embossed the stamped image with clear embossing powder then colored it with DO Inks. I then used the mask that comes with the stamp and sprayed the aperture with clear shimmer spray to bring out the colors and shine. I love the way it turned out.

Thanks to the AAA team for having me as Guest Designer for this challenge. It was fun to be able to design for this challenge once again.

Please head over to the AAA Cards Challenge and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration, then join us in the gallery. I can't wait to see how the sketch inspires you. Happy crafting!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Stampendous Cling Penpattern Leaves Spellbinders Fall Thoughtfulness
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards - Fallen Leaves
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" 3M foam tape

I'm also playing at:

Day of the Month Card Club #68 - National Tic Tac Day

Top left to bottom right diagonal - die, fall colors, leaf

Friends Are The Family That We Choose

Hello, and welcome to my blog. I am so happy to be here once again as September Guest Designer at Just Us Girls. I am loving this gig! This week's challenge #697 is a Mood Board, which I love. 

Here's a close up of the Mood Board so you can see all the wonderful details.

For my card, I zeroed in on the hand holding the leaf (check the merlot nails), and then lots of beautiful Autumn color that is present in each of the photos on the board... and then, there's the pie! I combined some things old and new from my stash. It was one of those projects that looks simple, but took forever to get right. In the end, I am pleased with the way it turned out.

Please hop on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what the lovely and talented Design Team has created to inspire you. Light a cinnamon, apple or pumpkin scented candle, and let your imagination take you to warm, cozy and creative places. Hope to see you in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	The Greetery Holding Hands stamps & Dies Papertrey Ink Leaf Prints stamps & dies Spellbinders Fluted Classics Circles dies Reverse Confetti Autumn Sentiments
Cardstock	SU Cajun Craze & More Mustard 80# Neenah Solar white Authentique 6x6 Thankful Collection
Ink	Catherine Pooler Merlot Tattered Rose, Antique Linen, Bundled Sage,   Rusted Wilderness Distress Inks
Embellishments	Twine, Hero Arts Adhesive Crystal
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Sizzix Side Kick Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" Scrapbook.com Foam Squares

Friends Are The Family That We Choose

 

I'm working on some Thanksgiving cards today. Thanksgiving is by far, my favorite holiday. I wanted to use my NBUS SSS Eucalyptus Dies, and I also wanted to play at Color Throwdown #718. I am screaming in on the last day, but I love the colors and they work for my Thanksgiving theme today. While looking for some inspiration, I ran across a card in THIS post (the first card)  and I decided to CASE it. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps - Reverse Confetti Autumn Sentiments 

Paper - SU Riding Hood Red; More Mustard and Tangerine Tango Card Stock; PTI Soft Stone Card Stock; Gina K. Pure Ivory Pure Luxury heavy weight card Stock. 

Ink - VersaFine Onyx Black; PTI Soft Stone

Other - SSS Eucalyptus Leaves Die; Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Die; SSS Floating Leaves Stencil; Twine, WOW Clear Gloss EP, Fun foam, 

I'm also playing at:

Die Cut Divas November Challenge - AG

NBUS #44 - November

Dies, stencil and sentiment is all NBUS!

The Four Seasons Challenge - AG Fall

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You

November Stencil Fun Challenge - Anything Goes with a Stencil

Optional Twist Fall Colors

Enjoy Thanksgiving

 

A new challenge starts today at Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is "Pumpkins".

My background is embossed with a Cuttlebug EF, colored with various Distress Oxide Inks and mounted on Kraft card stock. I stamped my sentiment from Hero Arts on cream colored card stock with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink and die cut it with one of the Altenew Nesting Slim Labels. I added a scrap piece of ribbon and mounted the kraft panel onto a Tangerine Tango card base and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge? blog to check out the Design Team inspiration projects. You are sure to be impressed (pun intended)! Then dive into your embossing folder collection and join us with or without the twist! Just be sure to use an embossing folder on your creation!

Im also playing at:

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #309 - Pumpkins 

Make the Cards #66

Thankful For A Friend Like You

Time Out Challenge #225 begins today. This time we are challenged to be Thankful.

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn. Winner will receive a $25.00 Gift Voucher to use at the Lawn Fawn Store.

We welcome Deepti Aggarwal of Handmade by Deepti as our Guest Designer. You can see Deepti's wonderful design for our challenge on the Time Our Challenges Blog and HERE.

The I Love the Fall stamps & dies from Photoplay are the stars of this card. I LOVE these images and dies, and I love the Fall!!!. I stamped and colored them with Copics, die cut and placed them on a dome die cut that I embossed with SSS's Fall Foliage EF.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Tic Tac Toe #184 - Rightmost vertical row

Die cut, layers, autumn colors

Autumn Is A Second Spring

I found this gorgeous embossed and blended background with gold splatters in my background box, so I made this with the inspiration of a few challenges out there with Autumn themes and/or colors:

The Card Concept #181 - Colors Of Fall

I was inspired to make a mixed media card using all those gorgeous colors of all of those gorgeous leaves. My die cut leaf with the sentiment mimics the lighter colors among the darker ones in the photo.

Fusion - Coloru Palette Autumn Leaves

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #493

Paper Craft Crew #487

The Season Of Color

 

A new challenge starts today at Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is "Leaves".

My background is embossed with the SSS Fall Foliage EF, colored with various Distress Oxide Inks and mounted on brown card stock. I stamped my sentiment from Paper Smooches Fall Sampler stamp set on cream colored card stock with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink and die cut it with Pinkfresh Studio Braided Circles. I die cut some leaves with Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves dies and tucked them around the sentiment circle, and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge? blog to check out the Design Team inspiration projects. You are sure to be impressed (pun intended)! Then dive into your embossing folder collection and join us with or without the twist! Just be sure to use an embossing folder on your creation!

I'm also playing at:

Just Us Girls #651 - Fall Leaves

Daring Cardmakers - Changing Seasons

Fab 'n' Funky #557 - Autumn Colors

Double D Challenges - Things That Fall

Four Seasons Challenge - September Anything Goes Fall Challenge

I Can Smell Autumn Dancing In The Breeze

A new challenge starts today at Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is "Fall".

I used a Tim Holtz wood grain embossing folder for my background. I swiped it with Soft Suede ink before embossing on kraft card stock. I die cut MFT Grande Greenery Solid in several Fall colors and created a wreath. Finally, I added this wonderful sentiment from So Susy Stamps that I bring out every Fall.

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge? Blog to check out the Design Team inspiration projects. You are sure to be impressed! Then dive into your embossing folder collection and join us with or without the twist! Just be sure to use an embossing folder on your creation!

I am also playing at:

Sunday Stamps #291 - Autumn Rays

Four Seasons Challenge - September 2022

Anything Goes - Fall

Make The Cards Challenge #63

Alphabet Challenge - L is for Leaves

Thankful

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Since the Inspiration List is a mix of elements related to the festivity, the creator has the choice to make something for that festivity, or to ignore the festivity all together and create something using just the three (or more) elements selected.

For my Thanksgiving-themed project, I used: thankful theme, leaves, and pumpkins. The leaf dies are are from PTI Leaf Prints. The sentiment is from PTI Phrase Play #7. The embossing folder is by Provo Craft.

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the Festive Friday Challenge Design team.

Ann Schach

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Judy Rozema

Come on over and play with us!

I am also playing at:

Embossing - Wet or Dry

Die Cut Divas - Thanks or Thanksgiving

Warm Fall Wishes

 

It's time for a new challenge at Festive Friday where every challenge is an inspiration list based on a selected holiday/festivity from the traditional to the unusual. Challenge projects must include at least three items from the festivity inspiration list.

Since the Inspiration List is a mix of elements related to the festivity, the creator has the choice to make something for that festivity, or to ignore the festivity all together and create something using just the three (or more) elements selected.

For my Fall-themed project, I used: leaves, gold, green, brown, and (faux) stitching. I used a variety of Distress Oxide Inks and sprays to create a panel of fall colors from which I die cut the leaves and sprigs. I arranged them on the gold circle and added the bow and embossed sentiment strip.

For more inspiration, be sure to visit the rest of the  Festive Friday Challenge Design team

Mary Fish
Guest Designer

Ann Schach  

Beth McCullough

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Melanie Hungerford

Helen Jennings

Melva Peters

Judy Rozema

Supplies Used:

Paper: Neenah Solar White 80#, SU More Mustard, Brushed Gold, Early Espresso, Black

Ink: Various Distress Oxide inks, Heidi Swapp Sprays

Dies: Pinkfresh Studio Dainty Blossoms, Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Standard Circles, Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves, Paper Smooches Baby Bow, Pink and Main Sentiment Strips, Altenew Dotted Swirls

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday - WWC287 Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist

Challenge Up Your Life #127 - Autumn Mood

Blessings Of The Season

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #173 is Blessings/Blessed.
Bobby is our Hostess With The Mostest!

Our Guest Designer is Elizabeth Stewart. Elizabeth is an amazing card artist. Do yourself a favor and take a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration. You will be so glad you did.

For my card, I cut several leaves from watercolored snippets with Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves dies. I arranged them on a white card base and added a sentiment from Jillian Vance Autumn Blessings set and embossed it with brown EP.

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces Trina and the Design Team have created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

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

I'm also playing at:

Adicted To Stamps And More #368

Use Your Stuff #384 - Mood Board

Shopping Our Stash #409 - So Thankful