CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #535 sketch

hello lovely crafters!

It's time for our monthly sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, and I'm so happy to be hosting this month. I hope my sketch inspires you to create a card and share it with us!

This card is a little different from my usual creations - no die cuts but plenty of fussy cutting! I may have to lie down for a bit :) I wanted to do a fun one with the sketch and these cutie sheep gave me the look I was after. They were each stamped over stencilled card, then fussy cut and adhered with foam squares. The little heart was paper pieced and adhered. The background was ink blended lightly as well as the edge of the front panel.

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

• stencil: Aall & Create lotza dotz
• stamps: MFT ewe are the best
• inks: dried marigold, tumbled glass, spun sugar, speckled egg, bundled sage distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #534 colours

  hello crafters!

A new month, and this month's colour challenge at CAS colours and sketches was put together by me! Whether it sets a springtime scene, or suggests an autumn leaf, I hope these colours inspire you to get crafty and share your creation with us!

I was clearing out my craft room and came across this embossing folder that I haven't used for a while. I love these little mountains so I based my card on an outdoor theme. The little clouds were die cut from ink smooshed card, the sentiment was stamped then clear heat embossed for shine.

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

• dies: Gummiapan dandelion, rounded tag, MFT clouds, Hero Arts infinity circles 
• stamps: Paper Rose tiny forest
• embossing: Kaisercraft mountains
• inks: SU garden green, wild honey, picked raspberry, kitsch flamingo distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #533 sketch

  hello lovely crafters!

It's time for our monthly sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, and this sketch was designed by Joanne. Perfect for a landscape CAS card, but if you like you can flip it so it's a portrait orientation instead. We'd love to have you join us with your card creation! 

I'm still using up all the leftover ink smooshed card panels, so decided to use a selection of the prettiest ones for my card! Hexagon shapes were die cut and arranged, then die cut buds were layered on top and the sentiment was stamped, die cut and adhered with foam squares. 

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

• dies: Alexandra Renke buds set 02, Hero Arts infinity hexagons, MFT bitty banners
• stamps: Gummiapan happy birthday

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #532 colours

  hello stampers!

It's a new month and we have a new colour challenge at CAS colours and sketches. Joanne has put together a terrific group of colours. I've recently returned from a holiday in Japan and I saw some lovely ikebana there - I've always been a fan, so this was the inspiration for my card.

I began with the die cut vase, ink blended it roughly then stamped some circles in the same colour. All the little dies were cut from either ink smooshed card scraps or coloured card. I lightly ink blended the background and stamped a few more little circles in a neutral colour.

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

• dies: Gummiapan bluebells, witch hazel, feathers, flowers, paper rose bitty vase
• stamps: Gummiapan happy birthday, MFT take shape
• inks: salty ocean, peeled paint, pumice stone distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #531 sketch

 hello lovely crafters!

It's time for our monthly sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, and this sketch was put together by Michal. I thought this design was perfect for CAS cards and lends itself to many simple ideas! Although it's presented as a landscape card, feel free to flip the design to make it portrait.

I wanted to use up some ink smooshed backgrounds that are gradually multiplying by mopping up every time I ink something, so I chose this pink background. I stencilled over the top and also stencilled a white card the same. The sentiment was die cut twice and stacked, and the little word stamped on an offcut from the white stencilled card. The little bouquet was die cut and popped up on foam squares. 

I'm a little surprised how pretty this one turned out - I'm not usually a fan of pink, blues being more my thing, but I'm quite liking this.

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

• dies: Gummiapan dahlias, Honeybee bitty buzzwords
• stencil: Lavinia elegance
• stamps: MFT bitty holiday wishes
• inks: speckled egg, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberries distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #530 colours

 hello lovely stampers!

It's time for this month's colour challenge at CAS colours and sketches and Michal has put together such a happy group of colours. It reminded me of the sea!

I haven't used these dies in a while and they're so sweet - I really should get them out more. The background ocean is ink smooshed card, die cut into a circle. The shells and sealife were die cut from ink smooshed card and coloured card. I love how the seahorse has wrapped his curly tail around the netting!

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

• dies: Gummiapan fishnet, seashells, seahorse, crabs, Hero Arts infinity circles
• stamps: Lavinia pink orbs, Paper Rose tiny forest
• inks: broken china, candied apple distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #529 sketch

 hello crafters!

Here's the first of our monthly sketch challenges at CAS Colours & Sketches, and this lovely challenge was put together by Jeanne. Since Valentine's Day is approaching, maybe this is an opportunity to put some love onto your card. Hope you'll join us in the gallery!

To keep is CAS, I chose to emboss half of the front panel. I thought the little lock and key were so cute, I couldn't resist putting them with the cut out heart. After die cutting them from a stencilled offcut, I rubbed foundry wax on them to make them look metallic. This turned out to be a simple card with no stamping!

The current AAA cards challenge #257 is also CAS with an optional twist of "love is in the air" and the current tictactoe challenge has first column: heart, red, punch or die cut, so I'll post this one in those challenges too!

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

      


• dies: Alexandra Renke slide frame vertical, Hunkydory ornate heart, Gummiapan safety kit, Honeybee buzzwords
• embossing: Fiskars texture plate hearts

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #528 colours

 hello lovely crafters!

Hope you had a relaxing christmas and a wonderful new year celebration. We're looking forward to a year of crafty fun at CAS Colours & Sketches, and I've resolved to send out more of my cards instead of just growing my stash. Which means I have to be more organised with dates! Right, enough of the resolutions lol. Today we're starting off with a colours challenge proposed by Jeanne. Hope you'll join us in the gallery!

I chose to do a simple, elegant design incorporating the colours. I began by using a brayer to create an ombre panel then die cut the frames. The flower and leaves were die cut from coloured card.  I just love the long slender stem on this flower die.

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

• dies: Alexandra Renke artist flower, rectangle frames, Altenew leaf mix, Gummiapan small heart
• stamps: MFT take shape, Gummiapan happy birthday

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #527 seasonal

 hello lovely crafters!

It's time for the last challenge for this year at CAS Colours and Sketches and we are asking you to choose a challenge from 2023 and make it a seasonal card! I chose Joanne's sketch from February.

I love this sketch because it's so versatile! I used some fun xmas paper for the border, then die cut a large tree and adhered it over the circle. The sentiment was stamped and the tree was finished with a tiny silver star. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to check out our guestie Deborah's blog. We can't wait to see your creation in our gallery!

Have a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year, and we'll see you back for a fresh colour challenge on Jan 9! 

  

• dies: Sizzix arctic bear, hero arts infinity circles
• stamps: MFT bitty holiday wishes

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #526 sketch

 hello lovely crafters!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches and this time Nancy has put together a sketch perfect for CAS cards!

I used a panel of watercoloured card, die cut it into 3 rectangles, then stamped them randomly. The feather was die cut from a tissue box! Love the shiny surface and the swirly designs on them. Sentiment was stamped and clear heat embossed and popped up on foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to check out our guestie Deborah's blog. We can't wait to see your creation in our gallery!

• dies: paper rose feathers, spellbinders A2 matting basics
• inks: tea dye, wild honey, vintage photo, aged mahogany, lost shadow, evergreen bough distress oxides
• stamps: Lavinia stamps mini seed head, Altenew sentiment strips

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #525 colours

 hello crafters!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and we're lucky to have Nancy hosting your challenges this month. Such rich colours reminded me of christmas, and adding to my christmas stash is always a good idea!

The background was lightly ink blended with a neutral colour, to ground the scene. I watercoloured a  piece of card then die cut the little houses. Those teensy hearts had me seeing double for a bit - so tiny! The trees were die cut from mossy meadow card and mostly stacked twice for dimension. I used a piece of real red ribbon which I've had for ages to hold the sentiment which was clear heat embossed for shine.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to stop by and check out my teammates' blogs and our guestie, Deborah.

• dies: gummiapan little houses, trees, MFT itty bitty strips
• inks: faded jeans, stormy sky, antique linen distress oxides, SU real red
• stamps: MFT bitty holiday wishes

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #524 double

 hello crafters!

We have an extra Tuesday this month so it's time for the double challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches. Patricia has put together a lovely colour grouping with an interesting sketch. I wanted to keep it fairly traditional for this one, so did a pretty spray of flowers!

I started by winding the bakers twine around the front panel for the triangle part of the sketch, then die cut the flowers and leaves, arranging them on top. The ladybug just happened by so she got a place on the card too. Super simple with no stamping!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to check out our guestie Deborah's blog too!

• dies: gummiapan flowers, ladybug, MFT foliage, honeybee buzzwords

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #523 sketch

  hello lovely crafters!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches and this time Lucy has proposed a very versatile slimline card design with the detail in the centre half. I don't often do slimline cards, but this design makes it easy to create a slimline card, CAS style. I chose a mini slimline with 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" dimensions.

The background was ink smooshed, then wet stencilled and stamped with the same colour ink. I used a new to me die, cut it several times from white card then ink blended in several colours. I die cut it again from gold paper and just used the pine cone to adhere over the brown inked one.  A few tiny gold stars were adhered in the pine branch. The sentiment was scrabble stickers and the panel was backed with more gold card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to check out our guestie Deborah's blog. We can't wait to see your creation in our gallery!

• dies: MFT infinity squares, Couture Creations pine branch
• inks: evergreen bough, pine needles, vintage photo distress oxides
• stamps: kaisercraft script
• stencil: darkroom door brick wall

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #522 colours

 hello crafters!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and Sketches and this month Lucy is hosting your challenges. I hope you join in with the beautiful colours she has chosen for this challenge.

I wanted to create a whimsical scene and used my favourite butterfly die for the card.

The background was ink blended then stamped with the same colour. I used first, second and third generation stamping to put some depth in the scene. I used daffodil delight card for the flowers and fresh freesia for the butterfly detail. Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to stop by and check out my teammates' blogs and our guestie, Deborah.

• dies: sizzix brushstroke butterflies, Alexandra Renke artist flower
• inks: chipped sapphire distress oxide
• stamps: Lavinia stamps willow, paper rose tiny forest

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #521 sketch

  hello lovely stampers!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and this time I have put together a classic design with 3 squares in a row. I chose to keep it a landscape design.

I found this washi tape when I was cleaning out my cabinet (totally forgotten!) and thought it was so pretty. The 3 squares of vellum have paper pieced succulents laid over them, in an echo to the background washi tape. Some subtle bakers twine underlines the tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! don't forget to check out our guestie Tristan's blog. We can't wait to see your creation in our gallery!

• dies: hero arts florals succulent
• inks: memento tuxedo black
• stamps: hero arts florals succulent 

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #520 colours

hello crafters!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and this month I'm hosting your challenges! I'm so excited to see everyone's creations, so let's get to it! The happy grouping of colours is perfect for summer fun or a celebration!

I based my design on this card I made last year, changing the vibe to be more celebratory. The background square was embossed, and the inside frame was stamped randomly. Mostly die cuts with a little embossing and some stamping made it fairly simple to pull together.

My youngest turned 18 this year so the demand is high for 18th birthday cards! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to stop by and check out my teammates' blogs and our guestie, Tristan.

• dies: hero arts infinity squares, snowflakes and swirls, alexandra renke stars, kaisercraft numbers, honeybee bitty buzzwords
• inks: chipped sapphire distress oxide
• stamps: MFT take shape 
• embossing folder: su subtle 3D

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #519 double

hello stampers!

We have an extra Tuesday this month so it's time for the double challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Patricia has proposed a lovely colour grouping with a simple sketch using a shape other than a rectangle.

I wanted to keep it a simple card with the focus on the flower. I used one of my favourite flower stamps, gold heat embossed the outline stamp then stamped the other layers with distress oxides. The leaves were stamped directly on the card panel, with the flower popped up on foam squares.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to check out our guestie Tristan's blog too!

• dies: altenew beautiful day
• inks: seedless preserves, spun sugar, peeled paint distress oxides
• stamps: altenew beautiful day

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #518 sketch

hello stampers!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Sue has proposed an interesting sketch with everything contained within the rectangle.

I used a new to me die for some interest as the background, then expanded on the circle theme using ink smooshed die cuts and black card. Sentiment was clear heat embossed.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! don't forget to stop by to check out our guestie, Tristan's blog.

• dies: kaisercraft subway, MFT fab foliage, hero arts infinity circles, MFT skinny strips
• inks: salty ocean, broken china, tumbled glass distress oxide, versafine clair nocturne
• stamps: honeybee bitty buzzwords

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #517 colours

hello stampers!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Sue has proposed 3 colours reminiscent of Autumn leaves.

I couldn't resist adding a couple of my favourite stamped leaves. I tried to use 2 colours on the stamping to get a little variation, which works quite well when you're after the autumn leaf effect. After adhering the leaves to the panel, the other die cuts were arranged on top. The sentiment was die cut twice and just slightly offset to show the background colour.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery! Don't forget to check out our guestie Tristan's blog!

• dies: Alexandra Renke outline stars, word circle, filmstrips, paper rose arrows, honeybee bitty buzzwords
• inks: vintage photo, wild honey, antique linen, aged mahogany
• stamps: SU loyal leaves

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #516 sketch

hello stampers!

It's time for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Jeanne has a sketch perfect for CAS creations!

The background was stencilled just along the vertical stripe loosely, then stamped with the mini seed head in second generation. I used some design paper for all the coloured die cuts. The butterfly was edged in ink and adhered with foam squares. The happy birthday sentiment was die cut, stamped and white heat embossed.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don't forget to check out our guestie Tristan's blog, and we hope to see your card in our gallery!

• dies: Tim Holtz brushstroke butterfly, Alexandra Renke leaf clusters, square, MFT skinny strips, paper rose tiny arrows
• inks: salvaged patina, chipped sapphire distress oxide
• stamps: gummiapan happy birthday, Lavinia mini seed head, honeybee bitty buzzwords
• stencils: aallandcreate lotza squares