Tuesday, January 10, 2017

CASology #231

It Tuesday which means another fun CASology challenge! This one steers us away from the COLD of last week and brings me hope for the beginning of Spring! Its 15 degrees here so I'm already ready for Spring to come.


For my card this week, I used an old PTI favorite - Trendy Tree Tops to create a small cluster of three trees. I used a monochromatic scheme of PTI's Saffron Spice, Spring Moss, and Simply Chartreuse. They looks amazing overlapped in real life. Sentiment stamped on a Saffron Spice double ended banner and popped up with foam tape. 

Design tip - always use odd numbers. Not sure why but that's a design principle I've learned from all the CAS scrapbooking greats (Cathy Zielske and Ali Edwards) years ago as well as HGTV home decorators. Odd numbers always look better. 


Can't wait to see your interpretation of FOREST! Check out what the Design Team created:

Guest Designer:  Christel


Thanks for stopping by! 
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

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
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! 

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

CASology #229 TOAST

Hello friends -

Its nearing the end of 2016...what a year this has been! Almost time for a fresh beginning with 2017 so we thought it would be great to end the year with TOAST, as in toast to the new year!


I've been piling up a stash of NBUS (Never-Before-Used Schtuff if you aren't familiar with crafty great Darnell's term). 

I stamped a row of martini glasses (from SSS Adult Beverages set) in some of my new Papertrey Ink colors.  Love Saffron Spice! Instead of stamping the sentiment, I embossed the PTI Congratulations die across the martini glasses. Love how it adds some subtle texture without bulk.  

I matted the stamped panel on Olive Twist cardstock before adhering to Saffron Spice card base. 


Check out what my fabulous teammates have created inspired by TOAST. 

Guest Designer:  Susan

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

  
**This is a 2-week challenge due to the holidays!**

I'd also like to TOAST to you, who read my crafty blog and take the time to comments. I always appreciate your sweet words. Can't wait to see what you create for TOAST. Don't forget this challenge runs 2 weeks and be sure to keep it clean and simple! 

Happy New Year! 
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

CASology #228 BOW

Happy Tuesday! Its time for a new CASology challenge and in the spirit of the season we have BOW as our cue word.


Would you believe I don't have any stamp images of a bow?  So for my card this week, I used twine and squares of pretty dotted card stock to create little presents. I clustered them together (one with foam tape for dimension) on a white card base embossed with Wonky Stitches. Sentiment from PTI. 


Come check out what the fabulous DT has in store this week....

Guest Designer:  Bobby

Sponsor:  Birch Press Design 

Be sure to keep it clean and simple if you want to be eligible for a prize from our sponsor Birch Press Design this week. Can't wait to see what you come up with! 
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

CASology #227 SPACE



Hello friends! Its time for a CASology challenge - SPACE. When I think of space, I think of white space which is a key element of clean and simple design. I try to add interest to white space using tone on tone layering or stamping, dry embossing, or adding texture. My new favorite way of adding texture is to use embossing paste with a stencil. Don't be intimidated by embossing paste. Its relatively easy to use and once you get the hang of using it, you'll turn to it again and again! 

For my card I temporarily adhered one of the PTI Modern Background stencils to white cardstock base (using painters tape) and masked off the portion of the stencil that I did not want to use. I wanted to create a modern looking 'snowflake'. On a little painters palette, I mixed a spoonful of Wendy Vecchi translucent embossing paste with a bit of Ranger Perfect pearls (Perfect Pearl color) and applied it to the area of my stencil to create this cool design. 


Slowly remove the stencil off the card so the design doesn't get smudged and set aside to dry. I stamped a simple holiday greeting underneath because the stenciled design reminded me of a snowflake. 

The Perfect Pearls add a gorgeous sheen to the paste and it brings a subtle color while still preserving overall white space. 


Also playing along at Paper Players this week with my "snowflake" design. 



Be sure to check out the other takes on SPACE this week at CASology - so fun varied! 

Guest Designer:  Jessica

Sponsor:  Pink & Main 


Hope you'll play along with this week for a chance to win a prize from Pink & Main. Be sure to check them out. Thanks for stopping by! 
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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. 

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Inspired by All the Little Things #33

Hi friends! Checking in before the Thanksgiving gets underway here tomorrow. I created a modern birthday card inspired by the Inspired by All the Little Things  challenge this week.


I was inspired by the pretty combination of colors which I never would have put together as well as the shape of the trees. I pulled out PTI Tiny Triangles and stamped a random pattern in the various colors around the sentiment. I cut the panel in half and added a strip of PTI Tropical Team in the split and adhered all to a PTI Mint Julep card base. Think this is good for both man or woman don't you think? 


Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend friends. I'm very thankful you stopped by! 
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

CASology #225 SOFT

Hello friends! Thanksgiving is upon us in the US and I've got my sister and her family coming in for the weekend. LOTS of cooking happening this week! But before all that, there's a new CASology challenge that I hope you'll find time to play along with......  


I was inspired by SOFT to use some various purple felt scraps in my stash (from my daughter's various school and art projects). I die cut felt flowers using MFT Stitched Flowers dies and layered them. I dry embossed a stitched rectangular frame on an angle and used it to anchor the felt flowers. My "soft" sentiment is from Hero Arts.


Please check out what the rest of the Design Team created for SOFT and leave them some love for them on their blogs...

Guest Designer: Nonni

and be sure to keep your creation clean and simple in order to be eligible for a prize from our fabulous sponsor this week: 
Sponsor:  Poppystamps
  

Can't wait to see what your inspired to make! Thanks for popping in!
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