CASology #280 KINDNESS

Hello CASology friends. Hard to believe we've come to the last CASology challenge for the year. Its a two-week challenge to give you more time since this time of year is very hectic. 

We have a good one this week...let's end this year focusing on KINDNESS. 

And for me, this is the last CASology challenge as a Design Team member.  :( 

I need to step away from my DT duties to focus on work since my girls are now in their tweens/teens.  

For this KINDNESS challenge, I wanted to make a thank you card for Melissa and the rest of the CASology DT who have shown me great kindness and friendship over the past year and a half I've been on the CASology team. They are truly a wonderful group - supportive, encouraging, and as you know, so very inspiring. I'm forever grateful to Melissa for giving me this opportunity to join them. 

My card is quick and simple. I framed the PTI sentiment with a embossed border and centered it on the card maintaining a nice thick border of color. I created a layered flower from MFT Stitched Flowers dies and nestled it i the corner of the sentiment block. 

Be sure to check out the fabulous creations the DT has come up with: 

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

Guest Designer:  Bharati

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

And THANK YOU to all of you for visiting and supporting me as well with your kind words and comments. Happy holidays to you and all the best in the New Year! Wishing you a very happy and crafty 2018!

PTI March 2017 Blog Hop

Hi friends! Such a busy weekend but excited that the PTI Blog Hop is added to the mix! Here's the inspiration photo:

My card is a single layer card using Soft Stone card stock. I used masking tape to section off a portion for the sentiment from Think Big. I used the Ruby Rose/Ruby Rose Reprise sets to create a border of flowers and leaves on both sides. I love this color combination of Dark Indigo, Vintage Jadeite, Raspberry Fizz, and Spring Rain. Very spring-like! 

Can't wait to see what everyone else created. Thanks for popping in! Have a great weekend! 

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PTI Blog Hop Feb 2017

Hello - So glad to be playing along with the PTI Blog Hop this morning. Such a great inspiration photo...such rich colors! I know I wanted to incorporate Raspberry Fizz, Royal Velvet, Saffron Spice, and Scarlet Jewel into my two cards. 

For my first card I used the well-loved but often forgotten Feather Finery set. The texture of some of purple fruits in the photo reminded me of feathers. I stamped a row of feathers inking them in two of the colors I found in the photo. I heat embossed the sentiment from Think Big in gold across the feathers. 

Second card I used the same 'double dipped' technique with the feathers and a different Think Big sentiment in the center embossed in gold. But this time I wanted to mount it on Royal Velvet cardstock. Seemed too simple just like that so I used the dotted feather detail in the Fine Feathery set to create a gold dotted border around the perimeter. Pretty right? 

I added the panel with the feathers on top. But I kinda like the gold perimeter as is, maybe with a sentiment embossed in the middle..gonna have to try that. 

That's it for me. Thanks for stopping by! Can't wait to see what everyone else created. Happy hopping!

CASology #226 CANDLE

Hi friends! Tuesday is here and its time for a new CASology challenge.

I love LOTS of candles on a cake. It screams celebration to me. For my card I stamped a colorful row of candles (PTI Make A Wish) along the bottom of the card. Didn't line them up straight but gave them more of a scattered look. On top of the candles, I stamped the Think Big Sentiment. All of the stamped elements are in the lower third of the card which preserves white space and keeps it simple even though a used a rainbow of colors. 

Come see how CANDLE has inspired the Design Team this week. Some of them will be featuring some images from this week's fabulous prize sponsor Kitty Bee Designs. 

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:  Rachel

 Sponsor:  Kitty Bee Designs

Have a good week! Thanks for popping in! 

PTI May 2016 Blog Hop

It's PTI Blog Hop day! Its been a while since I participated but was really excited when I saw the inspiration photo and found myself with some crafty time recently. 

For my card I stamped a row of balloons (from Balloon Bash) in Mint Julep, Lovely Lady, Lemon Tart, Aqua Mist, and Summer Sunrise on a watercolor cardstock panel. After inking up the balloon I lightly misted the block before stamping resulting in a muted look. I added balloon strings in Soft Stone and the Happy Birthday sentiment (Think Big Favorites) in Stormy Sea. Tried Soft Stone first but it was hardly visible with the colored balloons underneath. Finished the panel off with embossing from MFT Wonky Stitches before adhering to Lemon Tart base. 

Fun stuff. Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with from the inspiration photos. There's always such a wide variety of creations. Thanks for stopping by and see you around the Hop. 

Creating Like Crazy Instead Of....

Hello friends -

Good news is that I've been busy creating a lot lately. Bad news is that its keeping me from working on what I really need to be doing - TAXES! UGH. The evil procrastination monster strikes again!

But on to fun stuff! My first card was inspired by the Muse challenge this week where the fabulous Tracey is the inspiration. I wanted to make something light and airy so I went back to my tried and true PTI Circle Scribbles set. I stamped in the same colors and general placement of her flowers. In place of sequins, I stamped smaller scribbles in gold (like Tracey's embossing).

Tracey's gorgeous card - 

Next card is for the fun ColourQ challenge this week - 

I used the PTI diagonal stripes coverplate to create my black and white background. This is so easy to use when you adhere the card stock to a double sided adhesive sheet first. Easy peasy to place down on the card base using the coverplate as a guide. I die cut the Hip Hip Hooray from the Phrase Play line in Hawaiian Shores. The stripes look even better in real life. 

Next up is my card for the PTI Make It Monday this week which challenges us to customize our patterned paper. I definitely wanted to try this because I have SO MUCH patterned paper that I never use. I have a few of the PTI patterned paper packs but I NEVER use the big polka dot paper. Lizzie's idea to stamp randomly on the paper is brilliant.  It took me a while to find a good image that I liked and was the right size but I ended up loving this little flower from the Cup of Cheer set. 

Patterned paper is the from the soft stone collection. I stamped flowers in Enchanted Evening, Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, and Sweet Blush. Sentiment and die from Sentiment Splits. 

Last card for today is for the February One-Layer Simplicity challenge - FRIENDS. 

Sentiment is from PTI Choose Joy, flower from Flower Fusion, and "grounding" lines from Ombre Stripes. 

Whew, that's it for now. I'm really gonna stop crafting now and eat the frog. REALLY! :)

Have a great weekend! Thanks for popping in!