Happy Birthday

I have just recently tried Alcohol Inks and I am in love. I have just learned to do the alcohol ink lift technique and had to squeak in at the last minute to join in the CAS Mix Up July 2019 Challenge. For my card, I used the Alcohol Ink Lift technique, Alcohol Inks, Yupo paper and Stamping.

I wish I could buy Yupo paper in bulk so I could make a million projects with this technique. If you know of a source, please do let me know. I LOVE doing this. Thank you Jennifer McGuire and Inklipse for your tutorials.

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Watercooler Wednesday #231

Inspire.Create.Challenge #048

Addicted To Stamps And More #351 - AG

Hello My Sweet Friend

Time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS where the Code Word is DAISY. Our Hostess with the mostest is Bobby and our wonderful Guest Designer is the incredibly talented Chrissie Stokes.

To make my card, I used a Hero Arts wood mounted rubber stamp from deep in my stash called Petals And Pinwheels colored with Copic Marker dots. The sentiment is die cut, stamped and heat embossed using CZ Design Hello You from Siman Says Stamp.

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, Take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces Chrissie and the Design Team has 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:

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.

Our sponsor is Skull and Crossbones.

www.skullandcrossbuns.com

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.

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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

You Anchor Me

Time Out Challenge #140 is up and running. This time, it is a "Home Sweet Home" challenge with the inspiration being the picture above.

This challenge is sponsored by Topflight Stamps. The Challenge Winner will receive a $25 Top Flight gift voucher.

For my card, I zeroed in on the framed anchors in the photo. I used Carta Bella Anchors Aweigh stencil with Distress Oxide ink,  Simon Says Stamp Anchor die and a sentiment from Paper Smooches Wicked Nauticool set.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and for a chance to win a prize from Top Flight Stamps. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm also playing at:

Addicted To Stamps And More #350 - Photo Inspiration

Watercooler Wednesday #230 - Masculine Anything Goes

Use Your Stuff #367 - Masculine

Allsorts #528 - CAS

CAS On Friday #162 - Use A Stencil

Sending You A Gentle Squeeze

I recently bought this stamp set with matching dies from Ink To Paper. When I saw the cue for CASology Week #347 Citrus, I knew what I was going to do. All stamps and dies are from Ink To Paper Tag Creations and sequins are from Pretty Pink Posh.

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Inkspirational #190 - 3 or 5 of Something

Three flowers, three leaves, three sequins.

Happy Christmas

I'm playing at AAA Cards today, where the Challenge #144 is Maxi White Space with an optional twist of Christmas In July. What a fun challenge!

I love this little rockin' reindeer - a wood mounted rubber stamp from Memory Box that I have had for ages. He comes out of my stash from time to time, and I thought he'd be the perfect star of my card. I gave him a red rhinestone nose, so though his name is Blitzen, he's a bit Rudolph-y. LOL! I used a sentiment from SSS Tiny Words Christmas to help keep the white space maximized.

I am also playing at:

Addicted To Stamps And More #348 - Holiday

MLCCB #12 - July Anything Christmas Goes

Shopping Our Stash #399 - The Dreaded One Layer Card

You're Smokin Hot!

Time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS where the Code Word is HEAT. Our Hostess with the mostest is Ceal and our wonderful Guest Designer is Deepti.

To make my card, I used the grill image from Paper Smooches Alfresco, added some eyes, colored it with Copics, cut it out with matching dies and added a sentiment from the set.

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, Take a look at the wonderful inspiration pieces the Design Team has 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:

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Tuesday Throwdown #435 - Anything Goes

Shell-abrate

It's time for a new challenge at Less Is More. This time the theme is CELEBRATIONS. There are a million ways to interpret that theme. The possibilities are endless. Just remember that there must be lots of clean white space on your card.

Our sponsor is Skull and Crossbones.

www.skullandcrossbuns.com

May Winner, Viv of  Daizy-Mae's Crafty Blog, is Guest Designer for this challenge. She is such a talented cardmaker with an ecclectic style. Treat yourself to a stroll though her blog and you will surely be inspired.

For my card, I framed the mermaid's tail from Inner Mermaid by Julie Ebersole on a panel created with liquid watercolr from Hero Arts. The sentiment is heat embossed with silver EP.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog, See what Viv and the Design Team have 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.

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Watercooler Wednesday #228 - Feminine Anything Goes

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Any Occasion

Celebrate Everything

Time Out Challenge #139 is up and running. This time, it is an "Inspired By Words" challenge with a quote from Oscar Wilde: "With freedom, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?"

This challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Catherine Pooler. Our winner, chosen by the design team, will receive a $25 coupon to the Catherine Pooler store. 

Claire, a regular player at Time Out, is our guest designer. Clair is an incredibly talented card artist whose coloring skills are amazing. Please treat yourself to a visit to her blog: Life on the Scrap Heap for heaps of inspiration. You'll be so glad you did.

Using Sponsor stamps Good Things and Canvas Grunge Background, I interpreted the quote as one of celebration, and how many reasons there always are to do so. 

Today is a huge day of celebration here in the US, which prompted me to use red, white and blue as my color palatte. I created a background with Distress Oxide inks that I inked directly to Catherine Pooler's Canvas Grunge Background stamp. I sprayed it with water and stamped it on Neeneh Solar White 80# paper. Once dry, I spattered it with a little Perfect Pearls mixed with water, then die cut a large star from the background to use as the stage for my quote. I stamped it with VersaFine Onyx Black inside the star, then embossed with clear EP on top of the black ink. I spattered a mixture of red Perfect Pearls and water on a panel die cut with a Lawn Fawn scalloped rectangle, added some twine at the top, popped the star up in the middle, and adhered it to an A2 card base cut from SU Marina Mist cardstock.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenges Blog to see what Claire and the rest of the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Play with us to share your creation, and a chance to win a prize from Catherine Pooler Designs. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #190 - 3 or 5 of Something

Five points on my star.

SSS Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background

My star.

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Stars and/or Stripes

Freshly Made Sketches #395

Moving Along With The Times #101 - Stars And Stripes

Addicted To Stamps And More - Holiday

Always Fun #117 - Patriotic