CASology #214 BEACH

Hello crafty friends! Summer is almost over here in the US but we have one last ditch effort to keep the summer mood going (at least for another week!)....BEACH!

I didn't get to go to the beach as much as I would have liked this summer. I've got to make sure it doesn't happen next year! What I love most about the beach are the colors of the beach and water - always different whether I'm in NJ, Hawaii, or even the Philippines! But they are always gorgeous! 

I was inspired by this color palette I found online which features some of my favorite colors to create with. 

For my card I used similar colors, not quite exact like the photo because I used Kraft ink for my sand to lighten my "beach" card a little bit. I paired kraft with a trio of blue/greens - PTI Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, and Stormy Sea. I masked off diagonal sections and blended ink on to the white panel. 

I die cut THANKS (MFT) out of the bottom inked portion and adhered it with bits of foam tape after I glued down the panel on Ocean Tides card stock base. Love how this turned out - the colors are peaceful and remind me of the beach.

So check out what our DT was inspired to create from BEACH - 

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:  Lisa

Sponsor:  Cindy B Designs 

I'm looking forward to seeing how BEACH inspires you! Be sure to keep it clean and simple! Thanks for stopping by! 

When the going gets ROUGH...

....you send a card! I find the most appreciated cards are ones that are unexpected and the ones that are sent to help someone during a rough time to let them know that they aren't alone and all will be OK. So that's what was in my mind when I saw this week's CASology cue word ROUGH.

For my card I used a Heidi Swapp triangle stencil to blend a few colors along the side of a card base. I choose some muted but happy colors and blended the ink so that there was some variance in color in each triangle. Sentiment is from PTI Perfect Pairing. I added a few coordinating enamel dots in a triangle around the sentiment. 

So where will ROUGH take you? Check out the creations of the fabulous DT for more inspiration! There are so many ways to go with ROUGH. 

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:  Anna

Our fabulous sponsor this week: STAMPlorations

Can't wait to see what you come up with. Have a great week!

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Spring Has Sprung!

Hi friends! Spring has finally come here in NJ and its all of a sudden hard to stay inside. Did get a chance to make two cards yesterday.

First card is for a new challenge blog called Inspired by All The Little Things. Such a pretty inspiration photo no? Just the kind of tea party I'd love to attend!

I was inspired by the golden edge on the tea cups and as well as the pretty decorated cookies. 

I stamped PTI Circle Scribbles in Gold Delicata ink. I layered die cut butterflies - bottom in Sweet Blush pink and the top in PTI bitty dot vellum (so sturdy and thick!). Added a few pearls to the center to cover up the foam tape. 

Second card is inspired by the bright colors at ColourQ this week. I decided to use the bright colors in small doses. I masked a circle and sponged in Heidi Swapp Mint in for a background. Stamped a flower from PTI Be in Melon Berry and Simply Chartreuse. Sentiment is from Thank You Kindly in Memento Danube Blue. I added some striped Melon Berry patterned paper on both sides for some added color. 

Hope Spring has reached your neck of the woods! Thanks for popping in!

CASology #186 DISTRESS

It's Tuesday again and it's time for a new CASology challenge - DISTRESS. 

For my take on DISTRESS, I decided to use distress inks which is my favorite thing to play with these days. It can be hard to keep distress inks clean and simple so I confined my design to one side of the card to preserve white space. I blended Tim Holtz distress inks in Mustard Seed and Wild Honey on half of the Clear Scraps Spiral stencil to create a sun. Color is darker toward the middle of the sun. Sentiment is from Hero Arts. 

There are so many ways to take DISTRESS and I can't wait to see what you guys do with it! There's a prize from our sponsor Lawn Fawn this week.

And be sure to check out what the fabulous DT members have created this week:

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:  Annie

Have a great week!

PTI February 2015 Blog Hop

Its the 25th so its Papertrey Blog Hop day! This month there's a gorgeous work of art as inspiration - 

For my card I heat embossed a similar pretty background (Penny Black All Over Pattern Background Cling) in white on white card stock. I added three of my current favorite Papertrey colors in with an ink blending tool - Tropical Teal, Limeade Ice, and Aqua Mist.  I think I'm getting a little better at ink blending but still need lots of practice! I stamped the birthday (KIS:Birthday) sentiment on a strip of Limeade Ice and adhered it to the bottom of a Tropical Teal card base. 

I cut my blended embossed panel into two and added it to the card using foam tape so it floated slightly over the sentiment strip. 

 Hope you will join in on the Hop and check out the other creations. I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone made. Thanks for stopping by!

Blocks of Color

Sharing a couple of colorful 'pick-me-up' cards I made in order to pull myself out of these winter blues. Feels like this winter has been WAY too long and I'm sick of shoveling and 1 degree temperatures. Not kidding, it was 1 degree yesterday. 

First card is a bright orange card - like how I wish the sun would make me feel just about now. lol. I used monochromatic colors for the CASology challenge this week. 

 

I was inspired by an older PTI release sketch. I masked off triangles and used an ink blending tool with Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, and Summer Sunrise. Sentiment is from Thank You Kindly and of course added a couple of orange enamel dots. Love how clean and simple this card design is by keeping all the bright color at the bottom. 

This second card is bright and cheery. Love this color combination from ColourMe....! this week. I stamped some blocks from PTI Building blocks in the challenge colors and added the diecut sentiment from Simon Says Stamp in the bottom corner. I think the blocks being clustered in the center with white space on both sides keeps the card CAS. 

And on the storefront, I made this fabulous Italian Chicken Soup from Pioneer Woman. One good thing about winter...SOUP! This one was a hit with the family, warm and comforting.

Hope all is warm and wonderful for you this weekend. Thanks for stopping by!