CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Reminder

Hello friends ~ Just a reminder that there is still time to link up your card for the July CAS Christmas Card Challenge. Hideko is hosting this month and she has chosen ‘Sparkle and/or Shine’ for our prompt.

I'm such a fan of MFT's Stylish Snowflakes. For this card, I layered 2 different snowflakes with gold metallic cardstock and added a clear gem to the center. The sentiment was embossed with gold EP and finished with the Greetery's Nordic Frame. I also used gold metallic cardstock for the background.

As always, 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: Papertrey Ink - Keep it Simple: Christmas

Dies: MFT - Stylish Snowflakes; The Greetery - Nordic Frames

Misc: DCWV - Gold Metallic Cardstock; Pretty Pink Posh - Clear Droplets; Simon Says Stamp - Ultra Fine Gold Embossing Powder

CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the August challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is the amazing Trina and she has chosen ‘Pine’ for our prompt. We have 2 Guest Designers this month ~ Elizabeth from Paper Sweetness and Lucie from Lucie G Cards.

 

I started by embossing a panel with Richard Garay's Pine Needles EF, then adding my NBUS sentiment from The Greetery. Lastly, I mounted the panel on a red card base and added a few red gems...quick and CAS! Here is a close-up of the embossed panel ~

We hope you’ll stop by the Challenge Blog and check out all the beautiful Christmas cards by our DT and Guest Designers. 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: The Greetery - Opposites Attract

Dies: The Greetery - Opposites Attract

Misc: Richard Garay - Pine Needles Embossing Folder; Red Gems - Stash

November CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the November challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is yours truly and I have chosen ‘Christmas Critters’ for our prompt. Our Guest Designer is Valerie.

I love featuring critters on my Christmas cards and this little pup is one of my all-time faves! I stenciled the brick background and colored the pup and his stocking with Copic markers. I added a pom-pom to his Santa hat and used the crimped border to frame the design.

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...and Christmas will be here very soon! I hope to see you there ~ 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Happy Pawlidays

Dies: MFT - Happy Pawlidays; The Greetery - Crimped Frame

Stencils: MFT [ English Brick Wall

Misc: Pom-Poms - Michael's

CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Reminder

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

   I think the leaves and sprigs in this set are really elegant and deserved the Nordic Frame around the border. I used 2 shades of Altenew gray ink for contrast and added a bold red die-cut sentiment...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: The Greetery - All Blessings Flow

Dies: The Greetery - All Blessings Flow, Nordic Frames; MFT - Joy die

Misc: MFT - Wild Cherry cardstock; Altenew - Silver Lake, Evening Gray cardstock

October CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the October challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is Marsha and she has chosen ‘Gray & Red’ for our prompt. Our Guest Designer is Darnell.

I fell in love with this cute little Santa/Chimney die, but it was a real challenge to pair it with alphas that would work...this set turned out a bit wonky, but fun to have a tiny image with tall skinny alphas :) I also dry embossed a piece of stone gray cardstock as a background for the Santa...here's a close-up:

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:

Dies: Poppystamps - Santa/Chimney; MFT - Rectangle Peek-a-Boo Window; Waffle Flower - Cutaway Alphas

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink - Stamper's Select White; Altenew - Dark Gray; MFT - Stone Gray, Cherry Red 

Misc: The Greetery - Alpha Alignment Guide; Tim Holtz - Woodgrain embossing folder

CAS Christmas Card Challenge...Reminder

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

I wanted to use this bow for my decoration and create a realistic window scene. I started by embossing the background with a brick wall EF and placing the 3D Christmas tree inside the window (a gift from my sweet friend, Loll...Thanks, Loll!). The window die-cut is from Etsy and the bow is from The Greetery. The sentiment was stamped on the inside ~  

My teammates 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:

Dies: The Greetery - Fit to be Tied; 3-D Christmas Tree; Poppystamps - Grand Madison Window

Misc: Tim Holtz Embossing Folder - Brick Wall; Clear Acetate

CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Reminder

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

Recently, I went on a shopping spree at The Greetery and I used a few of my new goodies for this card. I used traditional colors for the poinsettias, a gold gel pen for the centers, and just for fun, light gray for the berries :) I stamped the sentiment then topped it with clear EP for a lovely shine (too bad it doesn't show on screen).   

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 and it's a great way to add to your Christmas card stash! I hope to see you there ~ 

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Supplies:

Stamps: The Greetery - Hoop Wreath; Altenew - Warm Blessings (sentiment)

Dies: The Greetery - Hoop Wreath, Catching Snowflakes, Hoop & Fringe die

Misc: Uniball Signo Gold Gel Pen; Pretty Pink Posh - Clear Crystal Gems; Ranger Superfine Detail Clear Embossing Powder

Happy Holidays

Hi there, blog friends! It’s time for the May challenge at CAS Christmas. Our Hostess is Christine and she has chosen ‘Foliage & Berries’ for our prompt. Our Guest Designer is Robyn.

I've been shopping at The Greetery lately and I thought this branch and berries die was perfect for our prompt. I used distress inks to watercolor the branch then sprayed it with sheer shimmer spritz and left the outline white. I die-cut the bow (also The Greetery) with white glitter cardstock and used gold embossing powder for the sentiment. Here is a close-up of all the sparkle on the branch.

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I wasn't 100% happy with my card...it just doesn't feel CAS enough. So, I pulled out a stencil, which was a gift from Loll, and I got busy ~

Thanks, Loll! I should have reached for this stencil, to begin with :)

I used distress inks to color the holly, berries and stems then placed a layer of Nuvo Glimmer Paste over the top. I then used gold foil cardstock for the die-cut sentiment and gold embossing powder for the stamped sentiment. 

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

Card #1:

Stamps: Altenew - Warm Blessings

Dies: The Greetery - Inside & Out Berry Branch, Fit To Be Tied (bow)

Misc: Tim Holtz - Distress Inks; Tsukineko - Sheer Shimmer Spray; SSS - Ultra Fine Gold embossing powder; Red Gems - stash

Card #2:

Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps - Pretty Poinsettia (retired)

Dies: Reverse Confetti - Winter Words; MFT - Sentiment Strips

Stencils: Magenta - Berry Branch

Misc: Nuvo Glimmer Paste - Moonstone; Tim Holtz - Distress Inks; DCWV - Foil Cardstock; SSS - Ultrafine Gold Embossing Powder