CASology #241 MELT

Hello friends! Spring has officially sprung and even though there is still a bit of snow on the ground, I'm so ready for the warm weather. This week's CASology challenge MELT has inspired me to channel a bit of a summer favorite around my house - popsicles.

For my card I used MFT Wonky Stitches on a white panel and stamped three popsicles from PTI Summer Sweetness in a two tone color combinations to make them extra yummy looking - Hibiscus Burst/Pure Poppy, Limeade Ice/Hawaiian Shores, and Summer Sunrise/Orange Zest. I stamped the sentiment from the Keep It Simple series across the popsicle sticks. 

For a little extra special touch and to show the popsicles 'melt' a little, I added a coat of clear embossing over each popsicle to give them a shiny, wet look. Looks so fabulous and pretty in real life. 

Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created....I'm sure they will inspire you too! 

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Can't wait to see how you interpret MELT in our gallery.....thanks for stopping by! 

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Two on Thursday

After two snow days with kids at home, I finally got some crafty time in when they went to school today! Yay!

First card is inspired by the fun sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch this week.

Instead of the rain and clouds from the sketch, I went with fun starbursts for a happy birthday card. I first stamped the large sentiment from Mama Elephant in the top left corner of the panel. I stamped random starbursts (from Clearly Besotted) over the sentiment in happy colors of PTI Bright Buttercup, Hibiscus Burst, and Orange Zest. I matted the whole panel with black cardstock to make it pop before adhering it to a Bright Buttercup card base.

My next card is inspired by the color scheme at Color Throwdown which is perfect for St. Patrick's Day tomorrow. 

I diecut the Branching Out die in PTI New Leaf and embossed the edges of the leaves in gold (using a Versamark pen instead of ink pad). The sentiment was embossed in gold on a stitched banner die. Before adhering the gold embossed branch, I dry embossed a stitched frame on the cardstock base for some added interest. 

That's it for today. Hoping to get some more crafty time in soon but must clean up the messy desk first! Its to the point where there is no empty surface area....bad! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend! 

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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. 

CASology #239 LANDMARK

Happy Tuesday! It's time for another CASology challenge.

I went with something expected with the Eiffel Tower and sentiment (from PTI City Scene) but I decided to get a little artsy with my card by adding paint splatters in a few shades of pink. LOL, this is about as artsy as I get these days. 

There are a few different ways to take LANDMARK. Check out what the DT has come up with. 

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

Can't wait to see your creativity in the gallery this week!

Color Throwdown #432

Hi! Busy weekend but had a chance to make a quick card for the Color Throwdown challenge this week.

Challenge colors are bright and bold with its primary color scheme. I wanted to use something different so I used flowers PTI Filled with Joy in a cluster along with the sentiment from MFT All Occasion Sentiments. I used Wonky Stitches around the card front as well. 

Hope you had a fabulous weekend! Thanks for popping in! 

CASology #238 CRUNCH

Happy Tuesday friends! This week we have an interesting cue card at CASology -

Can go many ways with this one...I thought of exercise crunches, crunching on food, crunch of fall leaves when you step on them, and of course, the one that seems to be always present in my life - the time crunch! No matter how good the intentions and how many birthday cards I have in my stash ready to send, I inevitably forget someone's birthday from time to time because time isn't always on my side! Sound familiar? 

So for my card, I wanted to use this three dimensional sticker from Jolee's Boutique that I had in my stash. I stamped a band of lines from PTI Ombre Builders in PTI Soft Stone to ground my focal point. I added the clock and the sentiment from PTI The Skinny. But my daughters thought it was too sad for a birthday card so I added the little heart sequin on the other end. On the inside I added a more elaborate happy birthday greeting so the focus wasn't on the negative (missing the birthday). 

So start getting those thoughts crunching for an idea for this week's challenge. Keep it clean and simple to win a prize from our fabulous sponsor Lawn Fawn. 

 

And for more inspiration, check out what the rest of the DT did with CRUNCH! 

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

Guest Designer:  Amy

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

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 #237 SCORE

Happy Tuesday! New CASology challenge this week is SCORE! So many ways to go with this...

One of the most used tools in my craft room is my Scor-Pal scoring board so chose to use SCORE lines to highlight the focal point in my card this week. I used the new PTI Freebie Celebrate Big and stamped the main sentiment in the middle of my white card base with the companion sentiment directly underneath. I stamped the tiny mini confetti in various fun happy colors around the celebrate. I used my score board to impress lines below and above the focal point drawing the eye to the center.

The Design Team really SCORED with their cards this week - so many clean, simple, and amazing creations. Be sure to check them out! 

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

Guest Designer:  Barb

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Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Can't wait to see how you SCORE in this challenge - lol! Thanks for stopping by!