CASology #242 TEXT

Happy Tuesday friends! We've got a very cool cue word this week at CASology -

Lots of ways to go with TEXT....texting and emojis first came to mind but I made a few cards with those images lately so wanted to try something different - clustering of text images, in this case various thank you sentiments. I was in need of a masculine thank you card so I used a range of blue, gray, and green colors - PTI Dark Indigo, New Leaf, Stormy Sea, and Aqua Mist. I cut a large circle out of an Aqua Mist panel to create a window. I stamped a variety of Thank You sentiments from PTI Thank You Kindly set in a circle so it would peek through the window. I layered the window over the clustered sentiments and adhered to a Dark Indigo card base. I stamped the companion sentiment on a small banner cut out of Stormy Sea cardstock and added it on top partially over the window. 

Please check out the other TEXT inspired creations of the DT: 

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Melissa

Sponsor:  Waffle Flower

Look forward to seeing what you create in our gallery this week. Be sure to keep it clean and simple in order to be eligible for a prize from our sponsor Waffle Flower. 

Thanks for visiting. 

Masters Stamp-A-Faire #1

I'm playing along with all the fun at PTI's Stamp-A-Faire festivities today. The Design Team is presenting projects inspired by the greatest artists in history. Lots of good stuff! 

My first card is for the Masters Color Recipes challenge where we had a variety of art & color palettes to choose from. Back in 6th grade, my art teacher gave us an assignment to select a work of art and try to replicate it. I chose a bold work of art created by Mark Rothko back then so I was excited to see one of his pieces among the choices today. Love the graphic nature of this piece as well as the bright colors. 

I created a square panel blended with Terracotta Tile, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, and Raspberry Fizz. I matted it on black cardstock before adhering to a white card base.  Sentiment from Graceful Greetings. 

Second card is for Danielle's Gilded Gold challenge. I didn't buy the Liquid Leaf in advance so I made a card embossed with gold leaves! I used one of the leaves from Mighty Oak and embossed a random pattern on Pale Peony. My only regret is that I embossed the leaves first before stamping the sentiment so I had to fit the sentiment in afterward. 

Hoping to create a few more cards after the kids go to bed tonight so I may be back with another post tomorrow. Can't wait to see what everyone is creating! Thanks for stopping by! 

CASology #204 - Row

It's Tuesday so its time for a new CASology challenge! First thing I thought of was the rowing machine at the gym which is one of my favorite exercise activities. LOL, that would be one stamp image that would NEVER exist. So I immediately thought of putting together a row of images.

I needed a thank you card pretty quickly this week as school was winding down so rather than stamping I adhered a row of three felt flowers from Prima that I had in my stash. Before doing that I dry embossed a small frame from Wonky Stitches in the middle of the card and placed my three flowers inside. Then it didn't seem like the flowers are just floating in the middle of the card. Super easy and simple. Sentiment is from PTI Thank You Kindly. 

Check out all the fun creations from the Design Team this week. I guarantee your head will be spinning with different things YOU can put in a row! Can't wait to see what you make in the gallery! 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

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

Tracey McNeely

and remember we have a new prize sponsor this week so be sure to stop by and check out their site. They have such cute stamps and stencils. 

Sponsor:  Mint Owl Studio

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day! 

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! 

Two More to Share

Hello - Two more cards to share this weekend. First is a simple one layer card (for One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Multitude of Gratitude) using the Brushed Off set which I stamped in the various ColourQ challenge colors along the bottom. Simple sentiment from Thank You Kindly and scattered a few enamel dots along the bottom. 

My next creation is a wine bottle tag I am looking forward to using during the upcoming holiday season. Always nice to have these on hand to add to a last minute gift of wine. I was inspired to make to play along with Tracy McNeeley's 25 Days of Christmas Tags festivities. So much fun stuff going on there! I was inspired again by Laura Bassen's wreath tag HERE.  For my tag, I created an outline using an image from Spruce & Sprigs and added a few berries. It ended up being similar to THIS card I created the same night. I die cut the top portion of the wine bottle tag in red and attached it to give more color and reinforce it. I plan on writing the to/from info in the center of the tag when I decide to give it. Colors inspired by the Colour Me....Striking challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Two Cards, Three Challenges

Hello friends -

Hope you are having a great week. Sharing two quick cards today.

First card uses Fancy That which I haven't been able to put away since PTI Anniversary challenges last week. Love this set. I heat embossed the medallion in white on white yardstick and then masked a triangle around the medallion image. I blended Tropical Teal onto the medallion concentrating the ink in the center and working my way lighter on the outside. Sentiment from Keep It Simple series.

One layer card with blending for the One Layer Simplicity challenge:You Blend this month and I stuck to only one bold color for this week's CASology cue card MONOCHROME.

Second card is for this week's Make It Monday challenge to use a cover plate as a stencil to use with embossing paste. I wanted to use a portion of the Mighty Oak cover plate. I colored white embossing paste with Simply Chartreuse reinker. I opted not to use the leaves as part of a tree as a thought a nice circle sentiment would fit nicely with the leaves. I punched a circle out of Summer Sunrise card stock and heat embossed a circular sentiment from Thank You Kindly in clear for a nice shine and tone-on-tone look. I mounted the panel on kraft card base after cutting it all down to a 4x4 square card. 

I didn't have enough embossing paste colored so I was trying to stretch what I had which made for a less than smooth finish on the leaves. But once it dried I actually liked the texture it left behind. Makes for a really cool and unique background. 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Colour Me....Monochromatic #36

Happy Wednesday friends! It's time for a new Colour Me challenge. This week features a bright and sunny yellow for the monochromatic scheme. Its simply perfect for the summer that's winding down....

For my card I stamped a wavy graphic border from PTI Ombre Builders inking only once but stamping three times starting from the bottom. I believe this technique is called generation stamping. 

I stamped the sentiment from Thank You kindly in a neutral brown and adhered the panel on a piece of kraft card stock with only three sides peeking out. I put the panel on the yellow card base flush right (seems to be my favorite side for cards these days) and added a Jenni Bowlin butterfly. Love the yellow pearls on the butterfly which adds to the softness of the stamped background. 

I hope you will join me at Colour Me this week. The Colour Me team has made some beautiful cards for your inspiration this week so head on over their blogs and check them out.

Claire Broadwater

Hayley Kew
Joanne James

Julia Altermann

Tara Bourgoin

And our featured designer for September......
Holly Endress

Hope you can play along. Can't wait to see you in the gallery! Thanks for taking time to visit. 

Thank You Wednesday

Hi friends,

I'm trying to beef up my thank you stash so I'm sharing two cards I made last night.

First card uses a very OLD set in my collection - Trendy Tree Tops. Love this set but haven't used it in such a long time.  Thought it would be perfect for this week's Colors inspired by this week's ColourQ challenge. I adhered the sentiment banner and heart with foam tape for dimension and interest.

This week's CASology cue card is RAINBOW so for my second card I used repeated Thank You sentiment (from Thank You Kindly) in a rainbow of colors with the additional sentiment in black and a black card base to ground the colors. 

That's it for me today. Thanks for taking a peek! Enjoy your day.

Make It Monday Rainbow Medallions

Hello,

Quick share this morning before I head out for today. Wanted to share a card I made using Dawn McVey's rainbow medallion technique for PTI Make It Monday this week.

For my medallion I used the anchor from Out To Sea which I stamped in 8 colors. I added a simple sentiment from Thank You Kindly in the middle and mounted the panel on Limeade Ice.  Looks kinda cool right? 

What a simple technique to make a quick and happy card.

Hope you are having a great weekend! Thanks for visiting.

Happy Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! School finished up yesterday so we're jumping into summer feet first, quite literally into the pool!

Before we head out, I wanted to share two cards I made last night while finishing up season 2 of Orange is the New Black.  Anyone watch that show? Wow, right? 

I'm working on replenishing my thank you card stash which was depleted last week with teacher/staff gifts. I stamped the thank you sentiment (from PTI Thank You Kindly) repeatedly on a angle in the ColourQ challenge colors this week. Then I thought more rows in a different direction would give the card a different twist. It looked a little bare in the center so I added a sentiment banner popped up with foam adhesive. 

For my second card I was inspired by this week's CASology cue word WOOD so I used the PTI Through The Trees stamp which has been sitting neglected for a while now. I stamped the tree block in the middle and used chalk to create the sunset colors in the background. Haven't used chalk in a long while but thanks to a recent PTI Make It Monday video, I've rediscovered how easy they are to use. 

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day.