CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #549 sketch

  hello crafters!

This month's sketch challenge at CAS colours and sketches was designed by Patricia.  This one is perfect for a CAS layout with all the elements at the top of the landscape panel. You can flip the design if you prefer, or make it vertical. So many possibilities! I chose to make it a square card.

I used black card as the base, and die cut lots of little stars from ink smooshed card. A strip of vellum was stamped with the sentiments, clear heat embossed and wrapped around the front panel, over the stars. The 21 was die cut, stacked and adhered. The star outlines worked really well to stick the vellum down so it didn't bulge. The front panel was adhered using foam squares. This one is for my son who turns 21 just after christmas. Eeek!

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

• dies: Alexandra Renke stars, Kaisercraft numbers
• stamps: Gummiapan sentiments

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #548 colours

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It's our colours challenge for November at CAS colours and sketches, and Patricia has paired these very christmassy colours together.  In all the hubbub of christmas preparations, I think it's nice to have a calming touch of minimalism. Join us with a CAS card!

The larger square was ink blended and die cut.  The smaller square was die cut from coloured card. The sentiment was inked and clear heat embossed for shine. The pine sprig was die cut, ink blended then die cut again to fit into the smallest square shape.

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

• dies: Hero Arts infinity squares, Couture Creations pine branch 
• stamps: Altenew warm blessings
• inks: evergreen bough, antique linen distress oxides

depresso

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The talented team at timeout challenges has a photo for inspiration this week. I couldn't resist!

I chose a strip of design paper which was the closest thing I had to coffee beans, and die cut the coffee cups. The lids were die cut from black card, and the little labels from aqua card. They were assembled on the design paper which was adhered with foam tape to give the idea of space in the cups. The sentiment was stamped, die cut and adhered with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

• dies: Gummiapan coffee cups, Spellbinders A2 matting basics
• stamp: Gummiapan

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #547 sketch

 hello crafters!

This month's sketch challenge at CAS colours and sketches was designed by Laura.  I love the simplicity of this design which lends itself to so many options! 

For some reason my brain went to birds sitting on a wire, so that's what I did. I switched the orientation horizontally, and used an ink smooshed panel for the background. The birds were die cut from another inked panel. The wires were really thin strips of black card and the sentiment die cut from white card. Quite a simple card to put together, in the end!

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

• dies: SSS whittle birds, MFT bitty banner alpha
• inks: mowed lawn, salvaged patina distress oxides

sending hugs

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I'm joining in today with the talented team at inkspirational where they have a mood board challenge. I love a mood board as it gives you so many directions to go, and this board is beautiful! I was inspired by the wooden planks, the butterfly, sunflowers and the colours.

I used some design paper for the background which had a wooden plank print then ink blended over the top, using a damp cloth to wipe some ink in places and make it look a bit grungy. The edges were blended with black. The die cut elements  were die cut, then watercoloured using the inspiration colours, with some popped up on foam tape for dimension. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

• dies: Spellbinders A2 mating basics, Tim Holtz brushstroke butterflies, Gummiapan gerberas, mini flowers, Alexandra Renke frame rectangle, slide frame vertical
• inks: tumbled glass, salty ocean, lost shadow, carved pumpkin, wild honey, vintage photo, ground espresso, black soot distress oxides
• stamp: Altenew beautiful day