CASology #250 LOUD

Hi! Time for a new CASology cue word - LOUD. 

What first came to my mind was a highlighting my sentiment so it appeared LOUD but in a clean and simple way. I stamped the Wishing sentiment from Simon Says Stamp in a dark orange color (Orange Zest), again above it in a slightly lighter color (Summer Sunrise), and then in again in an even lighter color (Harvest Gold) so create a monochromatic - ombre look. Starts off light and then gets LOUDER (darker) as it progresses down. Finished it off with the companion sentiment in black below it and then a few enamel dots to match the three colors around it. Simple, pretty, and happy. 

Take a look and see how LOUD inspired our 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

and our Guest Designer: Cornelia

and our NEW Sponsor:  Sunny Studio 

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

CASology #249 WARM

Happy Tuesday everyone! I'm particularly happy about this week's CASology cue word WARM because it seems to have brought the warmer weather to NJ. Finally spring like weather is here!

I was inspired by my daughters' art lesson at school where they learned about warm and cool color palettes. I seem to create more with cool colors so decided this week I would challenge myself to create with warm colors as show in this photo below: 

I used the Dandelion Dreams set from Clearly Besotted Stamps to create this field of flowers at the bottom of my white card base. I used the warm colors of PTI's Scarlet Jewel, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, and Raspberry Fizz. Keeping the focal point to 1/3 of the card is clean and simple technique. It preserves white space while maintaining balance. I nestled the sentiment among the dandelions. I'm loving this set so think I'll make similar cards in different color combinations. 

Please check out what the DT did with WARM this week. I know you'll be inspired! 

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

Guest Designer: Angie

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

So glad you stopped by! Can't wait to see what you post in the gallery! Have a great day.

CASology #248 COMMENCEMENT

Happy Tuesday! Can't believe its mid-May already. Since June and the season of graduations are just around the corner, this week's CASology challenge word - Commencement - is very appropriate.

I have been inspired by the gorgeous eye candy at  fancy card shops like Paper Source and Papyrus lately. One thing I've noticed is that the most elegant, higher priced cards have gold embossing on it. So for my card this week I wanted to create an elegant graduation card with gold embossing.  

I used the PTI Enclosed:Graduate die to cut two graduation caps. I used the same color for the both the caps and the card base so the card would have a tone-on-tone look and give slight dimension. Plus the tone-on-tone maintains 'white' space. The tassels were cut out of PTI gold adhesive paper. I left space in the middle for an embossed sentiment. The gold shimmer of the tassels and the sentiment looks so elegant in real life. 

Its gonna be perfect for my nephew's high school graduation next month. 

Be sure to check out what the DT came up with for COMMENCEMENT:

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

Guest Designer: Skye

I'm looking forward to seeing what you've created. Thanks for popping by. 

Color Throwdown #441

Quick share today with a card inspired by this week's Color Throwdown challenge. 

I don't often create with pastel colors anymore but this pretty color palette screamed either baby card (which I definitely don't need since all my friends are beyond that stage) or a thinking of you card.  Unfortunately I'm in need of a sympathy card right away so I used my new Inspired:Prayer set to create a one-layer card. I scattered stamped polka dots along the bottom of the card and added the simple sentiment with die cut on top. 

Hope you have a good weekend and thanks so much for stopping in! 

CASology #247 FLOW

Happy Tuesday friends! This week's CASology word is FLOW.

So what does that mean to you? All I can think about is 'going with the FLOW' when it comes to my birthday next week. 45 years old...sigh.  Seemed the perfect time to use this sentiment from from the new PTI Offbeat Birthday set. I stamped a row of candles from Make A Wish along the bottom of a rectangle in a few soft pastel colors. I matted it on a stitched rectangle mat of Mint Julep and centered that on a Winter Wisteria card base.

Check out how the DT is inspired by FLOW this week...

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

Guest Designer: Sundaystamper

and be sure to keep things clean and simple for a chance to win a prize from our fabulous Sponsor:  Altenew

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

CASology #246 SEASON

Hello friends! 'Tis the SEASON at CASology this week.

For my card I was inspired by the holidays and the 'Tis the Season' sentiment. I opted for non-traditional holiday colors for a more modern take. I cut a strip of patterned paper from Studio Calico Magical collectionand matted it with red cardstock to create a border on both sides. I adhered it to the center of a Spring Rain card base and added a banner strip embossed with the sentiment in red on it. 

So many ways to take season as you can see from what the DT has created 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:  Donna

and be sure to keep it clean and simple for a chance to win a prize from our 

Sponsor:  Uniko Studio

Card design inspired by CAS(E) This Sketch challenge this week. 

Hope you are inspired to create something SEASONal this week! Thanks for popping in. 

CASology #245 GROW

Happy Tuesday friends! Spring is in the air finally and we have the perfect cue word GROW. I can't help but think of flowers when I think of GROW. I am so excited for my hydrangeas to start blooming in my yard.

For my card, I wanted to use the new MFT Doodles Blooms set. Such pretty designs and amazingly super easy to heat emboss in white and cut out with the matching dies. I dry embossed a single stitched line around the perimeter of my card front. I hear embossed and cut three flowers and layered them on the side of a single stitch line rounded square frame (MFT) which I adhered in the middle of the card panel on an angle. I used foam tape on the smallest green flower for a little dimension and added three sequins around the flowers to create a visual triangle. The sentiment from PTI Keep It Simple is also stamped at an angle for added interest. 

Check out what the rest of the DT came up with for GROW this week: 

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

Guest Designer: Lisa

and be sure to keep it clean and simple to be eligible for a prize from our fabulous sponsor:

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Looking forward to seeing all the GROW creations in the gallery! Thanks for stopping by!

CASology #244 STRONG

Hi friends - Its been a while since I posted. Unfortunately a minor flood in my basement (where my craft area is) caused chaos in my craft space and a cleanup that took a week. But fortunately, I have recovered from all that and have been able to get back to creating.

This week's CASology cue word is STRONG. I thought of making a sympathy card sending someone strength during a difficult time. I thought of using a strong image like a big tree as my focal point. But in the end I wanted to create a card using a new favorite sentiment from the PTI Making Strides set. I used the diagonal striped block arrow image from the PTI Monthly Moments: Tabbed set in a rainbow of pretty colors all pointing upward to indicate movement and positive thinking. I stamped them all along the fold side to preserve the white space in the rest of the front.

Be sure to check out how STRONG inspired our DT 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:  Sarah

Sponsor:  Kitty Bee Designs

So how will YOU interpret STRONG for this week's challenge?  Can't wait to see what you come up with. Be sure to keep it clean and simple for a chance to win a prize from our fabulous sponsor Kitty Bee Designs. 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous week!