Love You Lots

Hi there blog friends ~ It's time for a new challenge at Fusion and this time our prompt is ‘Valentine’. I decided to go with the sketch this time and create a Valentine card.  

I couldn't wait to ink up this adorable stamp set and chose this little guy and girl cacti and colored them with Copic markers. It's very faint on screen, but I stenciled a few clouds behind them and added the hearts and a sentiment...done and dusted :)

Don't forget the best thing about the Fusion Card Challenge is that you can choose between the sketch and the theme/inspiration photo, or both! My teamies have created some beautiful cards to inspire you, so feel free to stop by the challenge blog and play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Let's Stick Together, From the Heart (sentiment)
Dies: MFT - Stitched Hearts, Stitched Heart STAX, Sentiment Strip
Stencils: Mini Cloud Edges
Misc: Copic markers

Adducted ti CAS Challenge - Creature

Hi there, blog friends! Today starts a new challenge at Addicted to CAS ~ Toni is our Hostess, and she is challenging everyone to create a card using the Code Word ‘Creature’.

Our Guest Designer is the super sweet and incredibly talented Vicky Hayes.

Say hello to my little friend :) Actually, I'm terrified of sharks...aaak!!! I used Copic markers for the shark and Copic refills with Ranger Silver Sparkle cardstock for the ocean...here is a close-up:

I added a few Rainstones and sentiment and popped up the panel to create dimension...and that was it!

So, get out your creature stamps and dies, and join us ~We would love to see how the code word inspires you! If you would like to see inspiration from the Design Team, and play along with us, come on over and check out the ATCAS Blog ~

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Friends with Fins, Label Maker Sentiments
Dies: MFT - Friends with Fins; Spellbinders - Circle Die
Misc: Ranger - Silver Sparkle Cardstock; Copic Markers, Copic Refills; Papertrey Ink - Rainstones

Reminder - July CAS Stencil Challenge

A quick reminder that we have a really fun technique to use on your cards at the CAS Stencil Challenge...Alcohol Inks/Lift.

I started by adding several colors of alcohol inks to a panel of Yupo Silver Sparkle Paper. While that dried, I die cut the butterfly, then created my own stencil with the flourish die and a piece of acetate. The alcohol lift ink didn't work very well to remove the ink from the panel, so I tried a Copic Colorless Blender Pen and traced the flourish...it worked like a charm! Lastly, I added a few clear gems and embossed the sentiment with silver EP. And that was it :)

I hope you'll check out the CAS Stencil Challenge ~ Our Guest Designer is Janet (Swanlady Impressions), our Hostess Cathy has provided links to several great videos, and my teamies have created some amazing cards to inspire you!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps:  MFT - Greetings Galore
Dies: MFT - Fancy Flourish Die, Stitched Rectangle STAX 1, Flutter of Butterflies
Misc: Yupo Silver Sparkle Paper; Copic Colorless Blender; Stampin-Up - Clear Gems