CASology #224 EMBRACE

Hi friends - 

So much on my mind lately. So hard to believe that Election Day was a week ago and all craziness that has gone on in our wonderful country since then. And I'm thinking about all those affected by the recent earthquakes in New Zealand this past weekend as well.  I think that this week's CASology word is timely for me. I'm embracing my loved ones and appreciating all that we are blessed with. Just like my CASology card from a few weeks ago said "Hugs are the world's best medicine."

For my card, I stamped the 'xoxo' (from Bo Bunny Emoji set) in versamark ink on PTI Pure Poppy cardstock to create a subtle pattern on the card front. I stamped the sentiment from PTI Healing Touch set on a stitched banner and adhered to card. Sweet and simple. 

Check out all the fabulous EMBRACE cards the DT created - 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

Guest Designer:  Bobby

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Hope you will EMBRACE this challenge this week and create something wonderfully CAS! Thanks for popping in! 

Loving The Aquas

I recently just created a Pinterest board for all my card creations (check out my Pinterest link on the right) and realized that I often create with colors in the aqua family.....think Papertrey colors Aqua Mist, Tropical Teal, Hawaiian Shores. Reminds me of the ocean and the sky. So versatile - can be happy or toned down when paired with certain other colors. These colors make me happy.

So when the Papertrey anniversary bash kicked off with a color challenge, in's no surprise that the palette I was drawn to the most was Amy's gorgeous combination -

The aquas look fabulous with various shades of grey. Plus this color palette used the two new Papertrey colors that I have not yet had a chance to play with. So here's what I came up with - 

I just got Stitches & Swirls which is stamped in Smokey Sea, Tropical Teal and Aqua Mist. Panel put on a card base of Smokey Shadow. I stamped the sentiment in Smokey Shadow on a strip of Mint Julep matted on Smokey Sea. Sentiment strip was adhered with foam tape. 

I continued the design on the inside with a sentiment fro Healing Touch. 

Got another card to share using the aquas inspired by the Pinterest Inspired Challenge this month - 

I used the Winnie & Walter 'Do You See What I See' stamp again but this time heat embossed it in white on an angle. I inked the background with Tim Holtz Crushed Olive, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers and Squeezed Lemonade. 

I added a nest of white thread under the sentiment from Altenew Label Love. Panel added to a Hawaiian Shores card base. 

Now that I am more conscious that I use these colors so often, I'm going to TRY to use other color families....let's see how well that turns out! :)

Enjoy the weekend! Thanks for popping in!