CASology #275 SHARP

Hi friend! Let's see how creative and SHARP you are with this week's CASology challenge.

Plenty of possibilities with SHARP. I took SHARP two different ways - 1) a sentiment about having SHARP eyesight and 2) I used double ended banners which have sharp points. The funny sentiment I chose as my card's focal point is from PTI Offbeat Birthday. I stamped it in black and matted the panel in black to help it stand out against the rainbow of banners I used as my background. 

Check out the other ways the DT went with SHARP...

Anna Uhras 
Deidre Payne
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld

Can't wait to see all your sharp CREATIONS in the gallery. Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by! 

CASology 262: PRICKLY

Happy Tuesday! We have a fun but PRICKLY CASology challenge this week.

I went a bit off the grid with this challenge as I was brainstorming PRICKLY. In the world of exchanging cards, I find that growing older is a bit of a PRICKLY subject. I find as friends get older, they don't want to make a big deal of their birthday. Aging is a bit of a PRICKLY subject, the higher their age is.  Many don't even want to celebrate so I made a card that I could send to someone...not to make a big deal, just acknowledging their birthday in a small way. 

For my card, I die cut a bunch of numbers in various colors inspired by this week's MFT color challenge. I just got several variety packs of MFT cardstock and I'm in love with the vibrant colors and thickness. Sentiment is from PTI Offbeat Birthday which I embossed in white. 

What does PRICKLY mean to you?? Check out what the rest of the DT was inspired to create....

Anna Uhras 

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld
Guest Designer:  Amy R.

and be sure to keep your card clean and simple in order to be eligible for a prize from our fabulous 

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Thanks for popping in! Have a great week. 

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CASology Anniversary Blog Hop: Balloon

Welcome to my little corner of the crafty world! Lots of exciting stuff going on in my life this week! 

I'm honored to be a part of the Design Team for CASology for the past year and very excited to be a part of CASology's 5 year anniversary Blog Hop! 

If you are following the Hop, you should have come here from our friends at The Ton. If you want full details on the Hop you can start at the CASology stop first for all the Hop participants and info on the fabulous prizes. Believe me you don't want to miss this! 

Part of what has drawn me to CASology is that their inspiration jump off point is unique...just one little word to make your own. Its amazing to see how people interpret the word each week.

For our  anniversary challenge, the word is BALLOON.

I kept my card design clean, elegant, and simple by keeping the color scheme simple (dark blue, gold, and white) and keeping lots of white space (or in this case blue!). I clustered three die cut balloons in one corner of the card. The balloons were cut from different designs of Papertrey Ink gold patterned paper and slightly layered using foam tape. The balloon strings and sentiment are embossed in gold on Dark Indigo card stock.

The picture below shows how shiny and pretty the balloons are.  The blue and gold in the card make it perfect for my uncle's birthday coming up. 

There are about 18 fabulous prizes and over 30 stops on the Hop. 

To be eligible for the sponsor prizes, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop list.  Winners will be selected randomly using random.org. 

To be eligible for the CASology prize, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop + link up a BALLOON themed card to the gallery.  

Winner will be selected randomly using random.org.

Deadline is Monday, July 31st. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 1.

For the next stop on our Blog Hop, visit the amazingly talented Maureen Merritt. I have a huge crafting crush on her...her cards are amazing. 

And on a personal note, I wanted to share something quite exciting that happened to me yesterday.....

Yep, that's Rob Lowe! I met him while I was visiting my cousin on the job on the set of Good Morning America. I've been a fan of Rob since I was a teen so I was more than a bit star struck when I met him. We spent a few minutes talking about his books, sons, and upcoming projects. He was super nice, friendly, sincere, and as completely as handsome in person as he is in pictures. Definitely swoon worthy....I'm still pinching myself this morning. 

Hope you've found a bit of inspiration here. I'm so glad you could visit me today and hope you'll stop by again soon! 

Don't forget...next stop on the Hop is Maureen Merritt. 

Have a great day! 

CASology #247 FLOW

Happy Tuesday friends! This week's CASology word is FLOW.

So what does that mean to you? All I can think about is 'going with the FLOW' when it comes to my birthday next week. 45 years old...sigh.  Seemed the perfect time to use this sentiment from from the new PTI Offbeat Birthday set. I stamped a row of candles from Make A Wish along the bottom of a rectangle in a few soft pastel colors. I matted it on a stitched rectangle mat of Mint Julep and centered that on a Winter Wisteria card base.

Check out how the DT is inspired by FLOW this week...

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey - taking a break
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer: Sundaystamper

and be sure to keep things clean and simple for a chance to win a prize from our fabulous Sponsor:  Altenew

Can't wait to see what you come up with. Thanks for stopping by!