CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #565 colours

 hello crafters!

For this month's colour challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, Joanne has used one of the new in-colors - a gorgeous strawberry colour. What speaks to summer more than strawberries?

The background was stencilled in a neutral tone, then the ice cream was die cut and adhered with foam squares. The sentiment was stamped onto the panel.

Thanks so much for stopping by - we'd love to see your card in our gallery.

• dies: Gummiapan ice cream, Hero Arts infinity rectangles
• inks: lost shadow, rustic wilderness distress oxides
• stencil: Simon Hurley happy hearts
• stamp: Gummiapan sentiment

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #564 sketch

hello stampers!

This month's sketch challenge at CAS colours and sketches was designed by Joanne. Doesn't it capture the essence of CAS perfectly? 

I wanted to do the leaf as a trio of die cuts from ink smooshed card. To create some layering I die cut out one leaf inserting it into the front panel, adhered another leaf, then stacked 2 of the third leaf and adhered it. The sentiment was stamped and die cut then mounted on foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We'd love to see your card in the gallery!

• dies: Gummiapan happy tag, eucalyptus, tickets, Hero Arts infinity rectangles
• inks: tumbled glass, shaded lilac, carved pumpkin distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #563 colours

hello stampers!

For this challenge Shannon has put together some beautiful soft colours for our next challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. Such summery colours suggest some fun!

I created a simple card using sweet milkshake dies. Perfect for a summer birthday! The coloured milkshakes were inserted into die cut squares, then mounted on foam tape. Sentiment was die cut and adhered.

Thanks so much for stopping by - we'd love to see your card in our gallery.

• dies: Gummiapan milkshake, sentiment
• inks: salty ocean distress oxide

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #562 sketch

hello stampers!

It's time for the latest challenge at CAS colours and sketches which this month was designed by Shannon. She has designed a landscape sketch with 9 white rectangles making up the design. It leaves the background to be anything you want!

I used an ink smooshed panel as my background, die cut the little rectangles and adhered them on top. The sentiment and heart were die cut from ink sprayed card, with the shadow die cut from vellum. The little lizard was die cut from the same ink sprayed card, then lightly ink blended at the edges. I curled the little tail around the 'g' and adhered the lizard with a foam square - so sweet!

Thanks so much for stopping by today. We'd love to see your card in the gallery!

• dies: Paper Rose hugs, heart, Poppy stamps whittle lizard, Alexandra Renke film strip (inside)
• inks: peacock feathers distress oxide ink spray, peacock feathers, vintage photo distress oxide 

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #561 colours

 hello stampers!

Laura has put together some vibrant colours for our next challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. I figured a little goes a long way so I used just touches of these hues on a white card.

I love a hexagon and surely don't use them enough, so I embossed a panel then die cut a hexagon for the background. The butterfly was die cut, then the pieces ink blended. The sentiment was stamped then cut out using a hexagon right side up and then upside down to get the shape.

Thanks so much for stopping by - we'd love to see your card in our gallery.

• dies: Sizzix brushstroke butterflies, Memory Box intricate mini butterflies, Hero Arts infinity hexagons
• embossing folder: Recollections overlapping circles
• stamps: Gummiapan happy birthday
• inks: wilted violet, prize ribbon, uncharted mariner distress oxides