CASology #236 ROMANCE

Happy Valentine's Day! We've got the perfect CASology challenge for the holiday this week.

For my card I used a piece of patterned paper from XX. It has very cool stripes in red, black, pink, and grey - perfect for Valentine's Day.  I adhered it in an angle and used a sentiment from PTI LiveLoveLife in the corner. That's it one stamp and a patterned paper. Sometimes its better to keep supplies to a minimum. 

Be sure to check out the other ROMANCE inspired cards made by the 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

Guest Designer:  Skye

And be sure to keep your card CLEAN and SIMPLE in order to be eligible for a prize from our Sponsor:  Uniko Studio who is celebrating their 5 yr anniversary this month!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Valentines Day!

Happy 300 Friday Inspiration File

I have to admit that I stalk Kara's Friday Inspiration File on Pinterest every week and browse through the collection every time I'm stuck. So I'm especially excited to play along this week for her special 300th challenge. I didn't have to go very far before I found an amazing card that spoke to me. I picked this fabulous creation by Kay Miller, picked by Kara for Week #300. I love all the white space and the monochromatic arrangement of flowers.

For my card I masked the bottom portion of the card and blended Aqua Mist ink into the background.  I stamped a few leaf sprigs in New Leaf along the bottom and stamping them twice without inking. I added a few small flowers from MFT Flashy Florals in various PTI greens with the centers stamped in slightly darker colors. I nestled the sentiment at the bottom of the strip. 

So that's it for me for tonight. I'm holding my breath here in NJ, waiting for the 5-10 inches of snow after a 60 degree day. Thanks for stopping by...

CASology #235 HERO

Hello crafty friends! This week's CASology challenge is especially inspiring to me because I recently encountered this definition:

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

I have been going to a CrossFit-like gym regularly for the past year or so. CrossFit can be very intimidating, especially for someone who has never exercised regularly. I have made friends with a fabulous group of women and men of varying physical strength, abilities, and age who have overcome their fears and limits and work so hard to become strong and fit. They have inspired and pushed me to try things I never would have and proved that even I (the girl who got a C in gym in high school!) could be an athlete. Its literally changed my life in so many ways. They are my heroes.  

So when Papertrey Ink came out with a line of fitness inspired stamps, I had to have them! I made two cards that I want to share with you today.  Both cards uses the same images - a sentiment swoosh from Stroke Speak set and the running image from the She Moves set. 

My first card is bold. I stamped the swoosh sentiment in Smokey Shadow using my MISTI to make it nice and dark. Then I stamped the running image in four bold rainbow colors. 

Second card is more muted and monochromatic in color. I stamped the runner image in watermark ink on Lilac Grace card stock. I wanted a tone on tone look on my background. I stamped the swoosh in Royal Velvet. 

Hope will check out the HERO inspired cards made by the rest of the Design Team and our guest team member this week Dena! They are sure to knock your socks off! 

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

Guest Designer:  Dena

And be sure to keep your creation CAS to be eligible for a prize by our fabulous sponsor this week! 

Sponsor:  Avery Elle

 

Have a good week and hope to see you in the gallery! Thanks for popping in! 

CASology #234 YOUTH

Happy Tuesday! We've got a new challenge for you at CASology.

I have three tween/teen girls so YOUTH to me means emojis! I kept it clean and simple by stamping one simple sad face emoji (from Studio L2E) along with sentiment from Clearly Besotted. I embossed a simple stitched frame around it to add some interest. 

Check out what the rest of the Design Team created for YOUTH. Most of them are using some fabulous digital images from our sponsor this week: Kitty Bee Designs. 

Deidre Payne

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

Sponsor:  Kitty Bee Designs

So break out your favorite youthful images and join us at CASology this week. Thanks for stopping by! 

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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CAS(E) This Sketch #206 NBUS

Last card for the day. This one is inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch.

The sketch reminded me of an upward hill so I was excited to use the new PTI She Moves and Making Strides sets that I just got this week. I partial cut the running figure out of Soft Stone cardstock. I don't use this technique very often but always love the effect. Her hind leg is still attached to the hill and I fussy cut the diagonal slope. To differentiate between the running figure and the hill, I used my scoring board to create some embossed lines. I adhered it to True Black cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment in pink. Sweet and simple. 

Also entering this into Darnell's NBUS challenge #9. I am excited to make some more cards with these two sets. Thanks for stopping in! Have a great weekend! 

Freshly Made Color Throwdown

One of my New Year's resolutions was to carve out some more time to create. So far so good for January!

First card I'm sharing was inspired by the colors at the Color Throwdown challenge this week -

I used the new PTI Medallion Trio set I got this week so I'm also entering this into Darnell's NBUS challenge as well. So many pretty possibilities with this set...and you know how I LOVE medallion images! Sentiment is from PTI Banner Sentiments.

Second card was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches challenge. 

I die cut various balloon dies (SSS and PTI) in fun happy colors. Sentiment from PTI Keep It Simple. I have two versions - balloon strings....

and no balloon strings. I hand drew them in and anytime I do something free hand, it always looks strange to me. I don't know what happened to my hand when I was drawing the string for the pink balloon! 

Hope you've gotten some time in your crafty space lately! Feels good to something not related to kids, the house, or work! Have a great week and thanks for stopping in! 

PTI Blog Hop January 2017

The 25th of the month is one of my favorite days because its time for the PTI Blog Hop. I'm excited because I haven't been able to play for a few months. 

The inspiration photo is filled with lots of bold color against the black and white. I was drawn the the cookie at the bottom of the photo.

I cut a piece of striped patterned paper from Echo Park and adhered it on an angle on the lower half of the card. I cut a strip of PTI Lovely Lady and stamped the sentiment from KIS:Birthday. I added the Happy (from One Liner dies) on top. Flowers and leaves from Ruby Rose and Friendly Flowers are cut and heat embossed in clear for a little shine.

Every month I'm always amazed at how differently everyone is inspired by the inspiration photo and can't wait to see what everyone else came up with. 

Thanks so much for stopping in! Have a great day.