CAS(E) this Sketch #85

This card is for CAS(E) this Sketch challenge #85.  The image was stamped on watercolor paper heat embossed and colored with copics and I dabbed silver in the center of the two larger flowers. I fussy cut the flowers and used mounting tape to attach onto a piece of neenah paper and then stamped the sentiment. This was attached onto a piece of pixie pink paper and then a second piece of neenah.

Stamps - Unity "Bundle of Care," Precious Remembrance " Positive Thoughts"

Paper - Neenah, SU! Pixie Pink, water color

Ink - Versafine, Memento "Cottage Ivy"

Copics

Other - embossing powder, mounting tape, silver Sakura Gelly Roll pen

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2014/07/case-this-sketch-85.html

CASology: Week 104 "PET

This card is for CASology's cue word of PET. There will be many cats, dogs and fish but few, if any, seahorses. This is a true story. At the age of 19 I moved from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles. A high school friend moved to Minneapolis and became a stewardess (politically correct in the 1960's) for Northwest Airlines. On my birthday my friend sent me a package containing seahorses. Really. I think there were  two seahorses, or maybe one. One day when I returned home from work there were now several seahorses. The female seahorse deposits the eggs into the male's pouch and he expels them. The babies emerge fully developed but less than 0.5% survive. Such is the case in less than a week, as memory serves me, there were no more seahorses. In searching seahorses on Google I also learned there are dwarf seahorses found in the Bahamas and I am guessing that is where they were purchased. My seahorses were tiny and quite the conversation piece. 

Lucky me had a seahorse stamp set thanks to SU! First I stamped the background and then stamped the seahorse in pigment ink. My first attempt was bronze but it was too light so I chose this lovely blue. The seahorse (which is a fish) was heat embossed. Next I trimmed the card front and scored two lines beneath the image. Lastly I mounted this piece onto a second piece of white card stock. Apologies if the light is poor but here in sunny Southern California there has been little if any sun for a few days,  reminds me of  the lovely grey Oregon sky.

Stamp set:  SU! By the Sea

Ink:  SU! Coastal Cabana, Color Box (pigment) Harbor

Other:  clear embossing powder, score-pal, white card stock, mounting tape

Because I chose not to use a dog stamp I did want to post a picture of our dog Ginger. She is a terrier mix and looks like Sandy from Annie fame. We rescued her as a pup and the vet said she would probably be about 30 pounds. Wrong. Ginger is 45 pounds and to strong for me to take her for a walk. She is a great pet and very smart.

http://casology.blogspot.com/2014/07/week-104-pet.html

SEIZE THE SKETCH #24

Did you ever have one of those days when you did not want to stop creating?  Tomorrow I am teaching a technique class for my card group and I will show them how to use ink and an embossing folder.  I learned about this neat use of embossing folders from Karen Dunbrook and now I will show my group how to do it too.  I chose three folders and created three cards but then I decided to play some more and chose to CASE a card by HEY THERE...ROSIGRL! (Rosemary).

I inked the EF with Peeled Paint, spritzed with water and lightly pressed onto a piece of white card stock. When the ink was completely dry I stamped and heat embossed two different stamps with Versafine. I mounted the paper onto black cardstock. The base is Certainly Celery and the angled piece is designer paper. I mounted the image with mounting tape and decided to fill in the white space with a sticker sentiment and lastly added some blink into the center of the clocks.

Supplies - Paper SU!: Whisper White, Black, Certainly Celery, DSP

Ink - Versafine, Distress Ink: Peeled Paint

Stamps - Unity "Tomorrow Is Today's Dream," freebie clock stamp

Other - embossing powder, sentiment sticker (Paper Studio), Kaiser Pewter Pearls (bling) 

http://seizethesketch.blogspot.com/2014/07/seize-sketch-24-sketch-from-vicki.html 

Addicted to CAS - Code Word: SKY

The concept for this card for ATCAS came easily and I knew which stamp I would use. I made a sketch and let it sit for a day and then grabbed some cloud cardstock but I did not like the color of the sky. Before stamping the mouse/balloon I cut the stamp into two pieces and separated the flowers. Then I stamped the mouse onto a post-it and cut it out and placed it onto a piece of white cardstock . Distress ink was applied around a cloud die in a circular motion and when the ink was dry I stamped the mouse/balloon with Memento ink. On a second piece of white cs I cut an aperature and then stamped the flowers and trimmed the paper. The mouse and flowers were colored with copics. I cut the balloon from a piece of red paper and fussy cut it and applied with glue. The flower piece was attached to the bottom piece with mounting tape. I also applied Wink of Stella on the flowers. I chose not to put a sentiment on the card front.

Stamp - Penny Black "hugs!"

Ink - Memento, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass

Die Cuts - Nestabilites Circles, MFT Cloud Trio

Other - Copics, At You Spica, Wink of Stella, mounting tape

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2014/07/challenge-42-sky.html

CARD DRIVE FOR EMMA STRONG

In March I was made aware of a card drive for a seven year old girl who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I sent six cards to the young woman who is handling the collection of cards. Patti of stationeryStyles has posted a request for more cards as the card drive ends shortly. On my blog I am posting three cards I made this weekend and hopefully anyone who reads my posts may also want to contribute. Honestly I do not know how to send you directly to the card drive but you will find the information at kellybertram.blogspot.com.

The cards I make are either given to friends, charitable groups or people I know of who are battling cancer. On a personal note nine years ago I was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma and during my treatment people placed me on prayer chains and sent cards. The cards I received from people I didn't even know really touched me. I am paying it forward by donating my handmade cards. Receiving a thank you card from someone who is really struggling with their disease overwhelms me. I am blessed that my cancer was not life-threatening and I am fine. Also my grandchildren, one the age of Emma, are all healthy. Thanks and God Bless.  Barb 

One Layer Simplicity Challenge - #7 WAVE THE FLAG

I am not sure if I have done a one-layer challenge before and as such I don't know if this is the correct logo. The challenge is your country's flag colors and mine are USA's red, white and blue. I have taken a photo of my inspiration which is a tee shirt I bought on vacation in May.

The image was stamped onto PTI white cardstock with Memento ink. With a liner pen I made stripes on the flip flops and colored with distress markers. That is it.

Stamp - Unity "Flip Flop Happy"

Memento ink, Distress Markers - Stormy sky, Festive Berries, Mustard Seed

PTI white cardstock, Copic multi liner pen

http://onelayersimplicitychallenge.blogspot.com/2014/07/one-layer-simplicity-challenge-7-wave.html

Seize the Birthday: STARS AND STRIPES

This is not my usual style of card, no copics or embossing folder. I used a stamp from a friend and stamped it and then I noticed there were some musical notes on the image. Since son #1 has a birthday next month and because he has a minor in music I decided I would make him a card and submit it to Seize the Birthday. 

First I stamped some stripes on the image using two colors of distress ink using a stamp from MFT and then gave a spritz of water.  Next I stamped happy birthday on the side of the image and adhered two adhesive stars. This image was mounted onto black cs. I found a piece of vellum sheet music and I photocopied it onto neenah paper and trimmed it to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 and attached it to another piece of neenah. The main image was mounted at an angle, I trimmed the corner and mounted it. This is a wonky-type card for me but I am sure my son will like it although he may comment that the notes are both right side and upside down. The stamp image looks like an old report card and the musical notes probably refer to a grade in music.

Stamps - Tim Holtz grunge stamp (name unknown), My Favorite Things "Watercolor Backdrops,"   Paper Smooches "Sentiment Sampler"

Paper - Neenah, SU! Black, Paper Studio Vellum Sheet Music

Ink - Memento, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean

Other - Paper Studio adhesive stars, mounting tape

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2014/07/stars-and-or-stripes.html