CASology #257 WISH

Can't believe its July already! Half of 2017 already over. I do WISH time would slow down just a little bit, especially since its summer here. Seems that this week's CASology challenge is in line with how I've been feeling!

For my card for this week's CASology WISH challenge, I used an unusual color combination inspired by a packet of My Mind's Eye enamel dots - shades of blue with a mustardy color (PTI Honey Nut). I used MFT Stitched lines on the bottom of a white cardstock panel. I adhered the WISHING die cut (from Simon Says Stamp) on the bottom corner and stamped the rest of the sentiment between the stitched lines. I placed the enamel dots along the stitched lines placing them in visual triangles by color. Kind of reminds me of planets moving along orbit lines. 

So what are you WISHing for...what does WISH inspire you to create this week? Check out the fabulous creations our DT came up with...

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

and be sure to stop by our fabulous 

Sponsor:  Uniko Studio

I'm wishing for a wonderful week for all of you! Thanks for stopping by! 

CASology #250 LOUD

Hi! Time for a new CASology cue word - LOUD. 

What first came to my mind was a highlighting my sentiment so it appeared LOUD but in a clean and simple way. I stamped the Wishing sentiment from Simon Says Stamp in a dark orange color (Orange Zest), again above it in a slightly lighter color (Summer Sunrise), and then in again in an even lighter color (Harvest Gold) so create a monochromatic - ombre look. Starts off light and then gets LOUDER (darker) as it progresses down. Finished it off with the companion sentiment in black below it and then a few enamel dots to match the three colors around it. Simple, pretty, and happy. 

Take a look and see how LOUD inspired our design team this week:

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

and our Guest Designer: Cornelia

and our NEW Sponsor:  Sunny Studio 

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

CASology #240 FOLIAGE

Hi friends! Spring is here and our CASology word compliments it nicely...FOLIAGE.  Picture lush trees and forests of various colors depending on the season.

For my card I used PTI Leaf Prints. I heat embossed the veins of the leaves in gold along the left edge of the card and stamped various PTI greens for the leaves. The gold and greens look amazing in real life. Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Wishing set. I added a few dots from the SSS set as accents. 

Before you dash off to your creative space to create something, be sure to check out how the rest of the DT was inspired this week. 

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

Guest Designer:  Anna

Can't wait to see what you created in the gallery! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week. 

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday! Hope you are all having a great weekend! I've been playing with some new stuff so excited to share with you. I know how precious your weekend time is so I'll get right to it....

First card uses the PTI Beautiful Brushstrokes additions set. I wanted to mimic falling feathers along the side of the card. Sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Wishing set. Colors inspired by the challenge at The Heart Desires.

Next card is inspired by the CAS on Sunday challenge: HEARTS.  They celebrate their #100th challenge and this is the first time I'm playing. Actually only discovered this challenge this week. It uses a strip of hearts that was included in the Simon Says Stamp Wishing set. I stamped the heart rows in different lengths and nestled the sentiment from Clearly Besotted Stamps. 

And since it was still out on my desk, I used the brushed circles from PTI Beautiful Brushstrokes for my last card. Sentiment from MFT. Entering this into Darnell's NBUS challenge for these brushed circles. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

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CASology #230 COLD

Hello friends and 2017! What a crazy year 2016 has been and looking forward to all that 2017 has in store. 

I've always wanted to do one of those best cards of the year retrospectives but didn't find the time this year. :(  Last year I created 125 cards with the most made in July and February. Among my resolutions this year is to craft more and visit crafty blogs more often. Let's hope the rest of my life cooperates to make this possible. 

My first card for 2017 is for the first CASology challenge of this year - COLD. 

Its definitely cold here in NJ and I just spent a couple days skiing with my family in PA. It snowed one of the days so I was inspired to create snow of my own using embossing paste and powder with the Simon Says Stamp stencils. I love mixing the embossing paste with the glittery powder to get a sparkly snowflake like shimmer. 

Embossing paste can be intimidating but once you get the hang of it, its easy to use and the effects are beautiful and can be CAS as well! Here's a shot after I lifted the stencil off (do this slow). It will look different after it dries.

Close-up after dried...it looks so pretty in real life.

Be sure to check out the COLD inspiration the rest of the team has for you this week. We have two new DT members - Janet and Rachel - so please stop by their blogs to say hello. 

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Wendy

Sponsor:  Rubber Dance Stamps

Can't wait to see what you come up with. Don't be left out in the COLD...be sure to keep your creation clean and simple for a chance to win a prize by this week's sponsor Rubber Dance stamps. Thanks for stopping by! 

ColourQ Duo

Happy Saturday! Sharing two cards inspired by the gorgeous ColourQ palette this week.

I used the tiny dotted lines stamp from PTI Ombre Builders to stamp a background which I matted with black to make the colors stand out. I added the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp in black and added a few coordinating enamel dots to the panel as if they were cascading down. 

My second card was for last week's ColourQ challenge which I completely forgot to post. I had left the card on my craft table and completely forgot about it! Totally late for the challenge but loved the result so much I wanted to share it. 

I used PTI Friendly Flowers stamped on kraft cardstock and sentiment from PTI Thank You Kindly. Before I adhered the stamped panel on the card base with foam tape, I wrapped some red jute string around for texture. 

Hope you are having a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by! 

ColourQ #323

Hello friends! Thank you for all your warm wishes and messages regarding my CASology news. I'm still riding high with excitement.

I wanted to share a card I made for this week's ColourQ challenge which is such a refreshing change from the holiday colors we've seen these last few weeks.  Such a pretty color combination.

Trying to build up my stash of birthday cards this year so here's the first one. My card features the Simon Says Clear Stamps SENDING AND WISHING Better Together set. 

Got a busy weekend planned but hoping to get some crafty time in at some point. Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by!