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! 

CASology #242 TEXT

Happy Tuesday friends! We've got a very cool cue word this week at CASology -

Lots of ways to go with TEXT....texting and emojis first came to mind but I made a few cards with those images lately so wanted to try something different - clustering of text images, in this case various thank you sentiments. I was in need of a masculine thank you card so I used a range of blue, gray, and green colors - PTI Dark Indigo, New Leaf, Stormy Sea, and Aqua Mist. I cut a large circle out of an Aqua Mist panel to create a window. I stamped a variety of Thank You sentiments from PTI Thank You Kindly set in a circle so it would peek through the window. I layered the window over the clustered sentiments and adhered to a Dark Indigo card base. I stamped the companion sentiment on a small banner cut out of Stormy Sea cardstock and added it on top partially over the window. 

Please check out the other TEXT inspired creations of the DT: 

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Guest Designer:  Melissa

Sponsor:  Waffle Flower

Look forward to seeing what you create in our gallery this week. Be sure to keep it clean and simple in order to be eligible for a prize from our sponsor Waffle Flower. 

Thanks for visiting. 

PTI March 2017 Blog Hop

Hi friends! Such a busy weekend but excited that the PTI Blog Hop is added to the mix! Here's the inspiration photo:

My card is a single layer card using Soft Stone card stock. I used masking tape to section off a portion for the sentiment from Think Big. I used the Ruby Rose/Ruby Rose Reprise sets to create a border of flowers and leaves on both sides. I love this color combination of Dark Indigo, Vintage Jadeite, Raspberry Fizz, and Spring Rain. Very spring-like! 

Can't wait to see what everyone else created. Thanks for popping in! Have a great weekend! 

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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.