CASology: Week 161 PLAID

While looking through my many stamps yesterday I came upon a coffee set from Paper Smooches and I had the die set too. In my Christmas paper folder I found two plaid papers from SU! and die cut them. The most difficult part of putting this card together was getting a good image of the sentiment, eight tries later and I am still not happy. Oh well! The front panel was attached to a piece of the pink plaid paper and then attached to the base card.

Die Cut - Paper Smooches "Coffee & Tea"

Stamp - Inkadinkado (name unknown)

Paper - SU! Christmas DSP (retired)

Ink - VersaFine 

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/08/week-161-plaid.html

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge SPARKLE

There are times when I lie awake in the wee small hours of the morning thinking about a card, so sometimes I get up and start creating. That is what happened yesterday and my thoughts came together to make yet another Christmas card. I began by using a small heart punch and randomly placed the stars, and it looked okay. Next I stamped the tree with silver ink and heat embossed with clear powder. I attached silver paper to the blue base card and then attached the tree/star image. The inside of the card was stamped and heat embossed and I added a strip of silver paper.

 

Stamps - Michael Strong "Cloisonne Christmas Tree", MFT "Holiday Botanicals" (sentiment)

Ink - Colorbox Pigment Silver, VersaMark

Paper - SU! Not Quite Navy, The Paper Studio Solid Glitter Silver

Other - Star Punch, Clear embossing powder

http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/hls-august-christmas-challenge.html

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge August "Masking"

This QCAS card is being submitted to Happy Little Stampers CAS challenge with the theme of masking. I began by using the negative piece of  a previously die cut paper and adhered with post-it tape to a piece of white card stock. Ink was sponged on the piece and then I stamped these cute Sandpipers and the sentiment. This piece was attached to a piece of Sahara Sand card stock.

Stamps - SU! Sandpipers from an unknown set, MFT All Occasion Sentiments

Paper - SU! Whisper White, Sahara Sand

Ink - SU! Soft Sky, Sahara Sand and VersaFine

http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/hls-august-cas-challenge.html

Addicted to CAS: SCHOOL

This card I made especially for DDIL #1, at age 45 she is returning to college to complete her Masters Degree. She stopped to have another baby and now is the time to get back to studying before her credits expire. Her eldest daughter begins her second year of college next month. I also returned to school in my forties when my sons were in high school. My eldest son and I graduated from college at the same time although different schools. This card is my way of letting her know I am proud of her. She is fortunate to have a husband who supports and encourages her.

I chose two NBUS stamps and a NBUS set of watercolor pencils. Kraft paper is one of my favorite looks and I stamped the image and colored with the pencils and then used an aqua painter. The sentiment inside is actual notebook paper.

Stamps - Purple Onion "Paislee Press Book Stack" MFT (sentiments)

Paper - SU! Kraft, notebook paper

Pencils/Ink - Derwent Inktense, VersaMark

Other - Aqua Painter

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-70-school.html

CAS(E) this sketch! #137

Last week my card making group was making cards with sponged paper and die cuts. One of my friends gave me an interesting piece of natural speckled paper and I sponged it with three colors in  class.  Today I have been trying to clear my desk and finish projects so I decided to use this background paper for the challenge at CAS(e) this Sketch!.

I began by using a snippet of sponged blue paper and a piece of green card stock and die cut the word "happy" twice. I attached these two pieces and then with a heavy hand brushed on two coats of Glitter Glaze. The background paper was cut according to the sketch and then I die cut the leaf. Before attaching the word die I stamped the sentiment and then assembled the two pieces onto a piece of blue card stock.

Die Cuts - MFT "Happy Birthday," Paper Smooches "Foilage 1"

Paper - SU! Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Inks - Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Coastal Cabana (background paper), VersaFine

Stamp - MFT "Airplane Greetings"

Other - MFT Glitter Glaze Sheer Sparkle

 

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/08/case-this-sketch-137.html

Happy Little Stampers Sketch Challenge for August

Recently I was instructing some frineds on Copic markers. I am adamant that new card makers not go out and spend a lot of money until they know exactly what peaks their interest. The two ladies had purchased Copics and begun to play with them so I told them I would gladly show them some techniques. This image was to illustrate that you can get by with just one marker. Did that slow them down with their buying frenzy? No. They loved coloring with Copics even more and I doubt they ever used just one Copic, but it can be done and I think it looks good.

This SU! image was stamped twice using Memento ink on Neenah paper and colored with six individual Copic markers. I also colored parts of the lanterns and the ribbon with a silver Gellyroll pen. After trimming the image I attached it to green card stock and stamped the sentiment.

Stamps - SU! "Today & Everyday," sentiment name unknown

Copics - R22, YR14, Y32, YG13, B91, V04 and Memento Ink

Paper - Neenah, SU! Green Galore, PTI White card stock

 

http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com.au/2015/08/hls-august-sketch-challenge.html

Freshly Made Sketches: #200

This card is for Freshly Made Sketches #200 - congratulations. I sponged confetti cream card stock with three inks. Next I trimmed the paper, cut it and applied to a piece of blue cardstock. The butterfly was in my UFO file and it was not evenly die cut so I trimmed it and applied some more coastal cabana ink and some gellyroll pen. I stamped the sentiment and attached the butterfly with mounting tape.

Stamps - MFT "Winged Beauties," AAW "Great Birthday"

Inks - SU! Bashful Blue, Coastal Cabana, Certainly Celery, VersaFine

Paper - SU! Confetti Cream, Bashful Blue

Other - MFT Butterfly Die, Gellyroll Pen

http://www.freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/08/freshly-made-sketches-200-celebration.html