CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Reminder

Hello friends ~ Just a reminder that there is still time to link up your card for the September CAS Christmas Card Challenge. Colleen is hosting this month and she has chosen ‘Plaid’ for our prompt.

The plaid panel was created with a stencil, 2 distress oxide inks and a gold pen. I used Peerless watercolors (my faves) for the poinsettia, gold foil cardstock and a scallop border to complete this card ~

My teamies have created some beautiful cards to inspire everyone ~ Come on over to the challenge blog to check them out, and play along with us, if you like! You have until the 24th to submit your card! I hope to see you there ~ 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Snow Globe Greetings

Dies: Penny Black - Layered Poinsettia; MFT - Stitched Scallop Basic Edges

Stencils: The Stamp Market - Plaid

Misc: Tim Holtz - Watercolor Cardstock, Distress Oxide Inks: Cracked Pistachio, Pine Needles; Peerless Watercolors; Uniball Signo Gold Pen

Enjoy The Adventure

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

This cute little sailboat is from Simply Graphic, which is a company in France with reasonable prices and shipping fees...gotta love that! I started by stenciling the waves and clouds, then stacked the navy saiboat x3 to add dimension. I used a NBUS stitched circle die to frame the scene and Navy ink for the sentiment. Lastly, I used clear embossing powder for the fish to create a tone-on-tone effect. 

We would love to see how the code word ‘Beach’ 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 - Mermazing; PTI - Ahoy (sentiment)

Dies: Simply Graphic - Sailboat; Penny Black - Stitched Circles

Stencils: MFT - Watercolor Wash, Mini Cloud Edges

Misc: Ranger Superfine Detail Clear Embossing Ink; Tim Holtz - Tumbled Glass Distress Ink, Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks

CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the June challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is Hideko and she has chosen ‘Snowman’ for our prompt. Our Guest Designer is Steph from My Paper Corner.

I created this 5x7" card using a new Penny Black stamp and colored him with Copic markers and colored pencils. Since the image is so large, I added the sentiment and a few polka dots with my gel pen...and that was it ~ CAS! 

We hope you’ll stop by the Challenge Blog and check out all the beautiful Christmas cards by our DT and Guest Designer...The challenge ends on the 24th, so you have plenty of time to play along with us...It’s a great way to add some beautiful cards to your Christmas card stash! I hope to see you there ~ 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies: 

Stamps: Penny Black - Bundled Up; Altenew - Warm Blessings (sentiment)

Misc: Copic Markers; Memento - Tuxedo Black ink; Prismacolor Pencils; Uniball Signo Pen - White; MFT - Cherry Crisp ink

May CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Reminder

Hello friends ~ Just a reminder that there is still time to link up your card for the May CAS Christmas Card Challenge. Christine is hosting this month and she has chosen ‘Foliage & Berries’ for our prompt.

I wanted to use non-traditional Christmas colors for this card so I chose stone gray cardstock for the holly and stems and hot pink for the berries...I know they look red on screen, but I used Copic Marker - RV17 and it's truly hot pink :) I blended the background with Tumbled Glass DOX fading into white and splattered Gouache for a snowy effect. I also spritzed the holly and berries with Sheer Shimmer Spray for a little sparkle. The sentiment is from an old Hero Arts stamp set just because I love the elegant font. And, that was it ~

My teamies have created some beautiful cards to inspire everyone ~ Come on over to the Challenge Blog to check them out, and play along with us if you like! You have until the 24th to submit your card! I hope to see you there ~

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Trees (sentiment)

Dies: MFT - Inside & Out Stitched Rectangle STAX; Penny Black - Holly Berry Branch

Stencils:

Misc: Imagine Crafts - Sheer Shimmer Spritz; Tim Holtz - Tumbled Glass DOX; Winsor & Newton - Gouache; Copic Marker - RV17; MFT - Stone Gray cardstock (retired)

CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the February challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is Susan and she has chosen ‘Dogs and/or Cats’ for our prompt. Our Guest Designer is Jane from Paper and Onions.

This cute little pup is from the 'Wintertime Cheer' stamp set by Penny Black. I colored the images with Copic markers and placed him behind the Snow Globe die cut. To make the sentiment pop, I stamped it with MFT Cherry Crisp ink and I created the shadow using light gray Copic markers.

We hope you’ll stop by the Challenge Blog and check out all the beautiful Christmas cards by our DT and Guest Designer...The challenge ends on the 24th, so you have plenty of time to play along with us...It’s a great way to add some beautiful cards to your Christmas card stash! I hope to see you there ~ 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black - Wintertime Cheer

Dies: MFT - Snow Globe

Misc: Copic Markers, Memento - Tuxedo Black ink; MFT - Cherry Crisp ink

October CAS Christmas Challenge

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the October challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is my super talented teamie Christine who has chosen ‘Christmas Birds’ for our prompt, and our Guest Designer is Anita from Stampin With Anita.

This is a 'new to me' stamp set by Penny Black. I fell in love with the adorable birds and was lucky enough to find them. I stamped then colored them with Copic markers and added a simple sentiment. I also used Flower Soft for the trim on their Santa hats and Stickles for the snow and pom-poms.

We hope you’ll stop by the Challenge Blog and check out all the beautiful Christmas cards by our DT and Guest Designer...the challenge ends on the 24th, so you have plenty of time to play along with us.....Christmas will be here soon, and this is a great way to add to your Christmas card stash! 

Since this stamp set is new, I would like to share it with Darnell's NBUS Challenge #19  

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black - Winter Wonderland

Dies: MFT - Oval Shadow Die-Namics

Misc: Copic markers; Flower Soft; Stickles - Crystal; MFT Ink - Cherry Crisp 

Addicted to CAS Challenge #182

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

                         

I started by stenciling the clouds and grass, then die cut the window. For my animal, I chose this cute little elephant from the MFT Birthday Buds stamp set...I added the confetti and colored both with Copic markers. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment and added a few details with my black and white gel pens...and this card was complete :)

We would love to see how the code word ‘Animal’ 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 ~

Since this is a brand new stamp set, I am also entering this card into Darnell's newest NBUS Challenge. Here are the rules...

I KNOW you have a basket or box full of stamps, dies, and stencils that you haven't used yet...Go on ~ pull them out and check out Darnell's challenge blog :)

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Birthday Buds
Dies: Penny Black - Antique Frame
Stencils: MFT - Mini-cloud Edges, Drifts/Hills
Misc: Copic Markers

Fusion Card Challenge - Rainbow Cupcake

Inspiration Photo/Sketch

Hi there blog friends ~ It's time for a new challenge at Fusion and this time our prompt is Rainbow Cupcake. 

As you can see, I stepped WAY out of my comfort zone creating this card, but I really like the sketch, and wanted to go with that.

Pink and gray is my all-time favorite color combo, so I decided to use it as opposed to the color palette on the inspiration photo. I started by stamping the polka dot background and used felt to die cut the bloom. I also thought it would be fun to use the Mod Rectangle die for the focal point on this card...and that was it ~

Don't forget the best thing about the Fusion Card Challenge is that you can choose between the sketch and the 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: Altenew - Dainty Swiss Dots (sentiment); Papertrey Ink - Turning a New Leaf
Dies: MFT - Stitched Mod Rectangle STAX; Papertrey Ink - Turning a New Leaf, Button Stacks (bloom); Penny Black - Lovey Words
Misc: Papertrey Ink - Felt (Autumn Rose); Doodlebug Designs - Sprinkles Enamel Dots; Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkling Clear Jewels

November CAS Watercolor Challenge

Hi there ~ It's time for a new challenge at the CAS Watercolor Challenge and I'm loving the prompt that Susan chose for this month...Christmas Florals & Greenery!

For this beautiful Poinsettia and holly branch, I thought it would be fun to channel my inner 'Loll Thompson'...isn't she amazing? 

Since I love playing with Brushos, I used several shades of blue and green for the background panel, drying it with my heat tool between colors. I wanted a white on white color palette and used linen cardstock for both elements, then added Prills to the center of the bloom and gold EP for the sentiment. A few gold sequins and this card was done and dusted! 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Cheerful Christmas Greetings (sentiment)
Dies: MFT - Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window; Penny Black - Layered Poinsettia, Holly Berry Branch
Ink: Brushos - Ultra Marine, Turquoise, Emerald Green, Leaf Green
Misc: Mini Prills - You had me at yellow; Pretty Pink Posh - Gold Sequins

May CAS Christmas Challenge - Take 2

Hi there crafty friends! I'm back with my reminder post as May Guest Designer for the fabulous CAS Christmas Challenge!

There is still time to play along in this month's challenge! Here is my 2nd card:

For this card, I stenciled some snowy hills and stamped this really cute Penny Black Snowman. I colored him with Copic markers, used a touch of Glossy Accents for his nose, and added a few polka dots to his scarf with my gel pen. The snowflake is from MFT, which I embossed with iridescent sparkle EP. I used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment and re-stamped it with Versamark and added clear EP for some shine...a clear sparkly gem for the snowflake and a wonky stitched border, and that was it!

I hope you'll go through your stash and dig up your favorite snowman stamps or dies and join us at the CAS Christmas Challenge...you know December will be here before we know it, and it's never too early to get started creating our Christmas cards :)

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies
Stamps: Penny Black - Snowy, MFT - Snow Globe sentiments
Dies: MFT - Wonky Stitched Rectangles
Stencil: MFT - Drifts/Hills
Inks: Distress Ink - Salty Ocean; MFT - Cherry Crisp; Versamark
Misc: Glossy Accents; Judikins Iridescent Sparkle EP; Copic markers; Lucy's Gems - Ice Cube Mix, White Gel Pen

March CAS Watercolor Challenge & March CAS Christmas Challenge - Take 2

Hi there ~ It's been a busy month for me on the homefront, but I always enjoy playing along with Loll and Bonnie's CAS Watercolor Challenge and since this month's theme is 'Garden', I dug out some of my favorite dies and got to work:  

I used one of MFT's Basic Edge dies to create the curve and a combination of Peerless and Daniel Smith watercolors for my flowers. The sentiment was embossed with gold EP, and I added a few clear sequins to finish up my design.

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Loll and Bonnie also have a brand new challenge ~ CAS Christmas!  Since I love playing with my Holly dies, this is my 2nd entry:

For this card, I started with the MFT Stitched Scallop Frame die then colored the Holly and Berry Branch die with Copic markers. I added splatters with Copic Opaque White paint, spritzed everything with Sheer Shimmer Spray, put a generous amount of Glossy Accents on the berries, and embossed the sentiment with gold EP...and, that was it!

There's still a few more days to join in both challenges if you are interested.. In fact, all three of Loll and Bonnie's challenges are amazing, so it's likely you'll find at least one that strikes your fancy :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies
Card #1:
Stamps: MFT - All Smiles (sentiment)
Dies: MFT - Stitched Flowers, Stitched Scallop Basic Edges
Ink: Versamark; Peerless Watercolors; Daniel Smith Watercolors (Yana Smakula Palette)
Misc: WOW - Gold Embossing Powder; Pretty Pink Posh - Clear Droplets

Card #2:
Stamps: PTI - Think Big Favorites #9 (sentiment)
Dies: Penny Black - Holly & Berry Branch; MFT - Stitched Scallop Frame
Ink: Versamark; Copic Opaque White
Misc: WOW - Gold Embossing Powder; Copic Markers; Imagine - Sheer Shimmer Spray. Lucy's Cards - Ice Cube Mix (Sequins)

Addicted to CAS Challenge #108

Hi everyone ~ Happy Saturday! It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS, and this time our code word will make you Smile!!!

Happy Little Stampers is our Sponsor, and the fabulous Doni is our Hostess for this challenge!

We also have a super talented Guest Designer for this challenge ~ 

Asa J.

Here is my card:

I'm lucky enough to own this die, so I paired it with my NBUS 'smiley face' coffee cup and striped papers. I added a felt heart and a few Rainstones, and my card was completed :)

I hope you'll stop by the ATCAS Challenge Blog to check our all of the DT girls fun cards, and that you'll consider playing along with us!

Have a great weekend ~ Thanks so much for stopping by.

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