CASology #260 JUICY

Hello friends! What an exciting anniversary we had last week! We were blown away by the amount of visitors and comments to our blogs. Thanks so much for your sweet comments. And yes, I'm still in disbelief at meeting Rob Lowe! Glad to see I'm not the only fan! :) 

Back to our next challenge here at CASology! 

For my JUICY card, I was inspired to create something with strawberries that seem best when they are ripe and juicy. I used some a K&I pattern paper full of shimmer and strawberries. Patterned paper is a little tricky with a CAS design. You don't want to use too much otherwise it gets too busy. I used the angled MFT Basic Stitched Edge to use the paper in an interesting way.  I added the MFT sentiment on the angle. 

You can see the shimmer a little better here. 

Check out the other JUICY creations by the rest of the Design Team - 

Anna Uhras 

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Michele

Can't wait to see what you create! Thanks again for stopping by! 

CASology Anniversary Blog Hop: Balloon

Welcome to my little corner of the crafty world! Lots of exciting stuff going on in my life this week! 

I'm honored to be a part of the Design Team for CASology for the past year and very excited to be a part of CASology's 5 year anniversary Blog Hop! 

If you are following the Hop, you should have come here from our friends at The Ton. If you want full details on the Hop you can start at the CASology stop first for all the Hop participants and info on the fabulous prizes. Believe me you don't want to miss this! 

Part of what has drawn me to CASology is that their inspiration jump off point is unique...just one little word to make your own. Its amazing to see how people interpret the word each week.

For our  anniversary challenge, the word is BALLOON.

I kept my card design clean, elegant, and simple by keeping the color scheme simple (dark blue, gold, and white) and keeping lots of white space (or in this case blue!). I clustered three die cut balloons in one corner of the card. The balloons were cut from different designs of Papertrey Ink gold patterned paper and slightly layered using foam tape. The balloon strings and sentiment are embossed in gold on Dark Indigo card stock.

The picture below shows how shiny and pretty the balloons are.  The blue and gold in the card make it perfect for my uncle's birthday coming up. 

There are about 18 fabulous prizes and over 30 stops on the Hop. 

To be eligible for the sponsor prizes, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop list.  Winners will be selected randomly using random.org. 

To be eligible for the CASology prize, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop + link up a BALLOON themed card to the gallery.  

Winner will be selected randomly using random.org.

Deadline is Monday, July 31st. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 1.

For the next stop on our Blog Hop, visit the amazingly talented Maureen Merritt. I have a huge crafting crush on her...her cards are amazing. 

And on a personal note, I wanted to share something quite exciting that happened to me yesterday.....

Yep, that's Rob Lowe! I met him while I was visiting my cousin on the job on the set of Good Morning America. I've been a fan of Rob since I was a teen so I was more than a bit star struck when I met him. We spent a few minutes talking about his books, sons, and upcoming projects. He was super nice, friendly, sincere, and as completely as handsome in person as he is in pictures. Definitely swoon worthy....I'm still pinching myself this morning. 

Hope you've found a bit of inspiration here. I'm so glad you could visit me today and hope you'll stop by again soon! 

Don't forget...next stop on the Hop is Maureen Merritt. 

Have a great day! 

CASology #258 DIAMOND

Happy Tuesday friends! We've got a fabulous CASology challenge this week...DIAMOND! 

I made an almost one-layer card for my DIAMOND-inspired creation this week. As I was searching through my stash for diamonds, I remembered the fabulous Do You See What I See stamp from Winnie & Walter. What do you see in its pattern? I saw the diamond shape and knew I wanted to create something with it. And what goes so well with diamonds? Platnium! I heat embossed the pattern off center with silver toned heat embossing powder and inked a monochromatic pink color scheme inside.  I topped it with a silver heat embossed label sentiment from Altenew which I adhered with foam tape. 

Close up of the pattern...

Who doesn't love diamonds in card making?? Whether it be the geometric shape or the precious stone, DIAMOND is a great jump start for a CAS card. Check out how the rest of the DT was inspired:

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

Guest Designer:  Lana

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

And be sure to stop by next week for an exciting week at CASology - our 5th Anniversary Blog Hop! 

So honored to be a part of the team and can't wait for you to see all the fun planned for the celebrations. 

Have a good week. Thanks for stopping by! 

CASology #257 WISH

Can't believe its July already! Half of 2017 already over. I do WISH time would slow down just a little bit, especially since its summer here. Seems that this week's CASology challenge is in line with how I've been feeling!

For my card for this week's CASology WISH challenge, I used an unusual color combination inspired by a packet of My Mind's Eye enamel dots - shades of blue with a mustardy color (PTI Honey Nut). I used MFT Stitched lines on the bottom of a white cardstock panel. I adhered the WISHING die cut (from Simon Says Stamp) on the bottom corner and stamped the rest of the sentiment between the stitched lines. I placed the enamel dots along the stitched lines placing them in visual triangles by color. Kind of reminds me of planets moving along orbit lines. 

So what are you WISHing for...what does WISH inspire you to create this week? Check out the fabulous creations our DT came up with...

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

and be sure to stop by our fabulous 

Sponsor:  Uniko Studio

I'm wishing for a wonderful week for all of you! Thanks for stopping by! 

CASology #256 PIZZA

Happy Tuesday friends....and to those in the US, Happy Independence Day! Usually 4th of July conjures up images of backyard BBQs, hot dogs, and burgers. But this week, we've got quite a challenge for you all this week at CASology - PIZZA!

I was inspired by the graphic equivalent of a pizza pie and slice of pizza. I used this fabulous extra large sentiment from MFT as my focal point. It was meant to reference a slice of birthday cake but I took some liberties here with my pizza connection! I cut a large circle out of PTI Tropical Teal cardstock and cut the 'slice of happiness' out of a colorful piece of MFT patterned paper. Quick and easy. 

Take a look at the fabulous PIZZA creations from the DT...

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

 Guest Designer: Maja

and keep your creation clean and simple to win a great prize from our sponsor this week....

Sponsor:  SugarPea Designs

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

CASology #253 CLOTHES

Happy Tuesday! This week's new CASology challenge is CLOTHES. My daughter Sabrina recently had to dress up as an inspirational figure for the 5th Grade Living Museum project. She chose Coco Chanel for her impact on women.

My card is inspired by Sabrina and Coco. I used PTI Fashion Sense set to create this simple one layer notecard. I stamped the beautiful female figure and wonderful quote in black and stamped the flowy dress in a pretty green ink. But what makes her dress special is that I used the new WOW Wanderlust embossing powder from my new Catherine Pooler SOA kit.

The shimmer looks amazing in real life and transformed this one-layer card into something really special. This amazing jar of embossing powder will have a permanent spot on my craft table!

So be sure to check out how the rest of the DT was inspired by CLOTHES this week. I bet they'll 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: Amy

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Thanks for stopping by! 

CAS(E) This Sketch #225

Happy Monday! Don't know about you but this time of year is jammed packed with end of year school activities, family events, and parties. Hardly any time to create anything! I was fortunate enough to get a little time to myself this weekend while my DH took my girls on their GS campout. And guess what appeared at the door that same day? The new Catherine Pooler Stamp of Approval box. Yay!

Didn't have a chance to play with all the goodies but the stuff I was most excited to play with was the Simply the Best stamp set and die. I used a piece of pretty chevron patterned paper from My Minds Eye for my background. I die cut the BEST in white, added two little banners for the rest of the sentiment, and finished it off with some matching enamel dots.  Design inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch this week.

Be back tomorrow with a new creation for CASology challenge. Thanks for popping in! 

CASology #252 INSECT

Happy Tuesday! We have a great cue word at CASology this week. It could be fun or potentially creepy depending on your point of view! I chose the majestic butterfly for my INSECT card this week. I used my favorite butterfly image from PTI Life is Beautiful set. 

After my butterfly was the my blocked inked with PTI Lilac Grace on top and Amethyst Allure on the bottom, I lightly spritzed it to give it a watercolor look when I stamped it on watercolor cardstock panel. I used MFT Wonky Stitches around the border. After completely dry, I heat embossed the MFT sentiment over the butterfly in gold. 

And since I had my Life is Beautiful stamps and dies already out, I decided to make another card with it. I cut solid butterfly out of PTI gold cardstock and then the coordinating butterfly with the detail out of speckled vellum and adhered on top of the gold one. I added 3 gold rhinestones on the butterfly body to cover up the foam tape I used. I heat embossed the dotted trail on the card base in gold (from PTI Super Stars) before adding the layered butterfly. I heat embossed the MFT sentiment within the trail.

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

So hope you've been inspired to create your own insect-inspired card...all insects welcome whether they are big and beautiful or big and creepy! Can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by!