I'll Be By Your Side

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 just using three (or more) elements selected.

Today's festivities are in celebration of National Lighthouse Day, which takes place on August 7th.  The challenge runs from  July 23rd - August 2nd.

I like to create a card for our challenge that goes with the celebration theme. I have always loved the sight, the history and the stories of lighthouses everywhere. I live on the east coast of the US, and my state has 18 lighthouses.  Every year, there is an event called The Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey that takes place on the third weekend of October. The challenge is to visit 10 land based lighthouses, 3 lifesaving stations, 1 museum and 1 virtual site over the two day weekend.  One of the lighthouses is Barnegat Light. We are blessed to have a shore house there, and I can visit "Old Barney" any time we are there. It is a magical sight.

I used a variety of products to create my lighthouse themed card. Supplies are listed below. I used red, blue, water and lighthouse from the inspo list. 

Come play with us! Remember that your project does not have to go with the challenge theme. You can just use 3 or more items from the Inspo List for your creation!

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

Supplies used:

Stamps~Impression Obsession sentiment, Hero Arts birds from June 2018 MMH Kit

Ink~VersaFine Onyx Black, Stormy Shy Distress Oxide Ink

Accessories~A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencil, Cottage Cutz Lighthouse Dies, Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag Die

I'm also playing at:

Just Add Ink #534 - Just Choose Two

Sky & Sea

Watercooler Wednesday #320 - All About Occasions

Happy Christmas

Christmas in July is everywhere! Maybe it's me, but I feel like it is extra everywhere this year! That being said, I was inspired to dig through my Christmas stash and came upon this wonderful old Happy Little Stampers set called Merry Kissmas. It's perfect for a super CAS Christmas make. I colored it with Copics and added a good slather of clear Wink Of Stella. I then paired it with a tiny sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Tiny Words Christmas, die cut the design and sentient with a 2" square die, popped it up with fun foam and my card was complete.

I am playing at:.  

AAA Cards #194

Just Add Ink #562

Krafty Chicks #567 - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Anything Christmas Goes

The Male Room #152 - Christmas In July 

BE you TIFUL

Time Out Challenge #183 begins today, and challenge is for us to be DIFFERENT. This could be interpreted in many ways like stepping out of your comfort zone in your card making style, clothing style, food that is different for you to eat, etc. Use your imagination and show us your being different in your creation for this challenge. Have fun!

Our challenge runs from Thursday, March 11th to Wednesday, March 24th. Our wonderful sponsor is Funky Fossil Designs. Challenge winner will receive at $15.00 gift voucher to the Funky Fossil Designs Shop.

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is Lisa Petrella of Paper Mountain Parcels. Lisa is a very talented card maker whose style is largely CAS and often reflects her life as a Coloradan in her creations. Treat yourself to a visit to her wonderful blog, and show her some love. You will be full of inspiration after your visit.

To create my card, I stepped out of my comfort zone once again as I have been trying to do more of lately in my cards. Funky Fossil Designs lends encouragement to me for that purpose. I took one of the gel press backgrounds that I had created with Distress Oxide Inks, stamped an image from Funky Fossil Lotus Reflections stamp set directly onto it with VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and heat embossed it with clear EP. I stamped the lotus flower onto a scrap from a different gel press panel, heat embossed it with clear EP, fussy cut it out and popped it up on top of the lotus flower image on the larger stamped image. I die cut the panel with Spellbinders Hemstitch dies, and added a sentiment from the same stamp set and heat embossed it with Rose Gold EP to go with the rose colored lotus flower. I mounted the top panel on a black card base, and my card was complete.

This one is in honor of women everywhere. I have been enjoying working with my students to raise awareness of the awesome power of women in the world. I asked my Kinder students today to tell the class about a woman in their lives they'd like to honor. One little girl raised her hand, pointed at me and said, "you". Made me a little misty, I must say!

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

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday #311 - All Things Feminine

Just Add Ink - Shades Of Green

Fusion Card Challenge - Green

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use Something Green

My Time To Craft #452 - Make It Feminine

You're On My Mind

I bought the Ellen Hutson Summer Of Stamping Combo By Brandi Kincaid under the spell of Michele Ferguson, my chief enabler. What a wonderful bunch of images and sentiments that I just HAD to have. I used a technique using Brushos that I learned from Jennifer McGuire in THIS video. I just love these images, and the sentiments are so wonderful. Thank you, enabler (also responsible for that awesome Spellbinders Hemstitch Frame), and Jennifer and Brandi and Ellen.

I am playing at:

The Flower Challenge #46

Just Add Ink #515 Mixed Media

Water coloring, die cutting, heat embossing

Global Design Project #GDP250

Sketch Challenge

Allsorts 581/582 - Flowers All Over

Inkspirational #217 - Painting or Colouring

There's No One Quite Like You

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS!
Challenge #168 - STYLE 
Raga is our Hostess With The Mostest! 

To make my card, I stamped the Fancy Dress image with a Hero Arts wood mounted rubber stamp that I have had in my stash for many years. I love this stamp, and thought it was perfect for this challenge. I framed it with a rectangular mask from  A Colorful Life Designs Marvelous Masks and inked around the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink. I used Copics to color the image and added lots of Wink Of Stella to add sparkle. The sentiment, which I thought was just perfect for the Code Word, is from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Encouragement. We all have our own style.

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'm also playing at:

SimonSaysStamp Monday Challenge - Stamp It

Allsorts Challenge #537 - Anything Goes 

Just Add Ink #474 - Colour Challenge

Pink, Purple, Green

CAS(E) this sketch #339

Let's Have Drinks

Time Out Challenge #141 is up and running. This time, it is a THEME challenge of RELAXATION with the optional twist of ONE LAYER.

This challenge is sponsored by Newton's Nook Designs. The Challenge Winner chosen at random from those who do the twist, will receive $25 in store credit. 

Our wonderful Guest Designer is Maieke. Do treat yourself to a stroll throug her blog. Her designs are awesome, and her coloring is killer fabulous. Don't miss this opportunity to be inspired, and please leave her some love.

I dug deep into my stash and pulled out Taylored Expressions Chillax stamp set, and Spellbinders Impressabilities Sea Scape embossing plate. I am very happy with the result. I did not do the twist on my card - mainly because I forgot to do it. What an airhead!!! I loved what I came up with, so I let it be. 

I dry embossed the background. I stamped, colored and cut out the margarita glass and mounted it on a wonky circle die cut from MFT. I added a sentiment from CZ Designs stamped on a banner die from SimonSays Stamps.

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  Newton's Nook Designs.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!

I am also playing at:

Just Add Ink #468 - Anything that begins with the letter "C" as your main element. Mine is "cocktail"!

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.

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