Have A Sweet Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #186 is BERRY. It's my turn as our hostess.

I am so in love with THIS card created by Michele Ferguson of I Card Everyone. I've CASed it before, I've CASed it here, and I am sure I will CASe it again! To create my card, I used the strawberries image from Power Poppy's Cherries and Berries Digital Stamp Set, colored it with Copics, die cut it with Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag dies and added a piece of deep red ribbon that matched the strawberries beautifully. The sentiment is from the Pinkfresh Studio design in the Stamping Village Collaboration Happy Birthday Stamp Set.  I popped up the die cut and mounted it on Neenah Solar White 110# card stock. 

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful creations that 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:

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #192 - All About Summer!

Strawberries are the quintessential summer fruit!

AAA Cards #166 - Birthday

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

Watercooler Wednesday #274 - AG With A Feminine Twist

Addicted To Stamps and More #392 - Make Your Mark

Darnell's Never-Before-Used-Schtuff #15

Berries Digi Stamp and Stamping Village Collaboration Birthday Set

Salt Water

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is Going Dotty. 

A one layer card with anything with dots e.g. images, sentiments, backgrounds...

To create my card, I used Picket Fence Studios A Bottomless Sea stamp for my dotty image and sentiment. After stamping the background with Catherine Pooler It's A Boy Ink I heat embossed it with glitter embossing powder to give it sparkle. I stamped the sentiment over the bubbles with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and heat embossed I with clear embossing powder.

Our Guest Designer is Jen Mitchell of I Create. Jen is one of my favorite crafters. Her work is wonderful and always inspiring to me. Give yourself a treat and stroll through her blog. You will be so glad you did.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what Jen and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a 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. Good Luck!

I am also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #508 - Clean and Simple

Addicted To Stamps and More #390 - Photo Inspiration

You Are Full Of Magic

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #183 is SILHOUETTE. Vicki is our hostess!

We have a wonderful Guest Designer with us for this challenge - Jane Taylor of Purplejet Loves Crafts. Jane is a very talented and prolific paper crafter. Her style is largely CAS, and her designs are amazing. She dabbles in all sorts of other crafts as well. Treat yourself to a stroll through her blog for a real treat.

I am thrilled with this card that I made for a dear friend who is always comforted by Mary Poppins when she needs a lift. God knows, we all need a lift these days from all that is happening in this world and on so many levels.

To create my card, I stamped the moon with all three images from Altenew's To The Moon with PTI Soft Stone and Altenew Evening Gray and Morning Frost inks. I then die cut it with the smaller circle die from the matching die set. I die cut the black panel with the moon die and inlaid the die cut moon. I used a sponge dauber to create the halo effect of the moon with Picket Fence Distress ink. I then stenciled Mary Poppins from JB Cookie Cutters with VersaFine Black Onyx ink. I mixed some glitter powder with embossing paste and applied it to the card base using Tim Holtz's Speckles Stencil. Finally, I stamped a sentiment from Gray Muse's You Grow Girl and die cut it with a Pink and Main Sentiment Strip die and popped it up. I adhered fun foam to the balck panel and then adhered that panel to a while Neeneh Solar White 110# card base.

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:

I am also playing at:

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #13

All stamps and Mary Poppins stencil are all new to me, and never before used "schtuff".

Addicted To Stamps And More #386 - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Create a Scene

Lucky To Have Each Other

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is Scribbles, Drips and/or Splats. 

To create my card, I used a piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor card stock, wetting the bottom right corner generously. I sprinkled it with Brushos and moved the color around a bit by blowing on it. I die cut the heart from Neenah Solar White 80# card stock using Sizzix Scribbles and Splat die set. I added a sentiment from SSS, and die cut it with a die from Pink and Main Sentiment Strip Dies. I also splattered a bit of gold Heidi Swap metallic spray in the bottom right quadrant.

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 and for a 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. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Inkspirational #211 - Paint Splatters

Addicted To Stamps And More #386 - Anything Goes

Thinkin' of You

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out!!! Time Out Challenge #160 is a photo inspiration. What an awesome photo with so much to take from to create awesome projects.

We are generously sponsored by Uniko. Challenge winner will receive an in stock stamp set of their choice. Our Guest Designer is Ana. Ana's designs are so wonderful. Please take a stroll through her blog. You are sure to be inspired by her work. 

To create my card, I used 2 PTI sets that I have had in my stash for many years - On My Couch and On My Couch Additions. I created a little scene with an embossed frame that is totally inspired quite literally by the photo. It was so fun to put together.

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

I'm also playing at:

 Addicted To Stamps And More #386 - Anything Goes

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Create a Scene

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

Warm Holiday Greetings

Time for a new challnege at Less Is More, where we are challenged to use only one triangle from either of the 2 layouts above for our design. Our whole design should be contained in the one triangle we select to use.

Our wonderful sponsor for the month is Catherine Pooler Designs.

We're joined by our fantastic September winner, Tristan from Tinstar Designs. Tristan is a very talented paper crafter whose designs are sure to inspire you. Treat your self to a visit to her blog and you will see what I mean!

For my card, I chose to use Dreamweaver Metallic Silver Embossing Paste with a SSS Holiday Tree Medallion Stencil. I cut the result of that combo into a triangle, and added a red banner embossed with white EP and a sentiment from SSS Tiny Words Christmas and 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 and for a 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. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

Addicted To Stamps And More #368

Have A Super Day

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS. The Code Word for ATCAS
Challenge #171 is HERO 
Jaydee is our Hostess With The Mostest!

Our Guest Designer is Trina. Trina is an incredibly talented card designer with a CAS style and mad coloring skills. Her cards are awesome. Do yourself a favor and take a stroll through her blog for some wonderful inspiration. You will be so glad you did.

To make my card, I dry embossed the MFT Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window Die on 80# Neenah Solar White cardstock. I masked the stitched frame and created a night sky with Distress Oxide Inks also masking the full moon. I stamped the skyscraper and super hero flying in the moonlight, added some white spatters for stars, and stamped the sentiment. It will be fun to see how crafters use this code word. Thanks Jaydee, for choosing such a fun one!

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:

Inkspirational #198 - Mask

W2CB #70 Mid Challenge Reminder - Always Be

Sisterhood Of Crafters - CAS

ATSAM #364 - CAS

Thank You

Time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time it is an IBW (Inspired By Words) challenge. The inspiration for Time Out Chalenge #147 is "Dream Big, Be Grateful, Give Love, Laugh Lots". 

We are sponsored by Uniko.

Challenge winner will receive a gift voucher for the Uniko Store.

I used 2 Uniko stamp sets for my card: Background Blocks Mid Century Modern and All Occasion Sentiments #3. I embossed the background image with the wonderfully sparkly WOW/Honey Bee Stamps Bee Kind EP, mounted it on a black panel and popped it up on my card base. I added the sentiment and that was it. I love that Mid Century Modern image - there seems to be a resurgence of interest in that interior design style these days. I also really love the font in the sentiment.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge #147 and see what the marvelous DT has created to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

CAS On Friday  #166 - Big Sentiment Or Word

 ATSAM #364 - CAS