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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #515 colours

hello crafty stampers!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Jeanne has put together 3 gorgeous colours.

Some white heat embossed stars surround the city shape. The city was die cut from washi tape covered card - I love this washi tape with the little crosses, it almost sparkles! The city was also die cut from inked card in the other 2 colours. The little envelope has a coordinating flap, but is just a tiny rectangle, trimmed and adhered with a tiny foam square. 

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

• dies: Kaisercraft city, MFT skinny strips
• inks: abandoned coral distress oxide, soft sea foam
• stamps: MFT bitty holiday wishes, Lavinia mini stars

CC&S challenge #513 - colours

hello stampers!

It's time for this month's colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Shannon has proposed 3 colours that I wouldn't have thought of putting together but actually play really nicely with each other.

I began by ink blending lightly over the centre of the card panel, then stamped dots with the same ink. A square was die cut, then embossed with lines, then adhered over a die cut leaf. The presents and arrows were die cut and adhered. The sentiment was stamped, die cut then adhered over another die cut tag.

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

• dies: gummiapan presents, paper rose arrows, altenew leaf mix, MFT skinny strips, hero arts infinity squares
• inks: su blushing bride, memento tuxedo black
• stamps: gummiapan happy birthday, lavinia stamps mini dots
• embossing: fiskars texture plate lines

CC&S challenge #510 colours

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It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Cécile has proposed a beautiful group of colours.

Hexagons were die cut, 1 from embossed card and 1 from an ink smooshed card scrap. The birdie and birdcage were die cut. The birdcage was clear heat embossed for shine, and some twine wound through the top. 

The sentiment was also die cut and adhered. I love how the clear heat embossing makes the cage look like metal!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery!

• dies: gummiapan birdcage, gummiapan happy birthday, paper rose birdhouses, hero arts infinity hexagons
• inks: abandoned coral distress oxide
• embossing folder: su woodland

CC&S challenge #508 colours

 hello crafty stampers!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Valérie has proposed a very happy group of colours.

A big inspiration for this card was Chris Stokes and her card layouts. Her cards are always lovely, usually cas, and quite simple and elegant. Do find her on YouTube @chrissieannie - her videos are excellent!

I began by lightly stencilling the background in a neutral colour. The vines, grass and flowers were die cut and watercolored. I used very watered down ink for the overall colour with a stronger blend for the details and centre of the flowers and leaves. The ladder was die cut, stacked twice and roughly ink blended with a neutral colour.

I had fun winding the vines around the ladder - springtime is lovely, isn't it?

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery!

• dies: gummiapan ladder, grass, vines
• inks: su shaded spruce, mustard seed, pumice stone distress oxides, altenew rubellite 
• stencil: darkroom door brick wall
• stamps: su loyal leaves

CC&S challenge #506 colours

hello crafty stampers!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and YoonYoung has proposed a lovely group of colours that reminds me of spring. We're looking forward to seeing your card creations in our gallery!

The front panel was die cut with a circle, embossed with little hearts, and popped up on foam squares. After die cutting the happy birthday circle die, I die cut the centre and replaced it with a die cut circle of ink smooshed card. This was then positioned into the aperture on the front panel and popped up on foam squares. The butterfly was die cut and positioned on the panel, with a few clear drops. The little hearts were hand embossed.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery!

• dies: hero arts infinity circle, sizzix brushstroke butterflies, gummiapan happy birthday circle, fiskars texture plate hearts
• inks: mustard seed, mowed lawn, twisted citron distress oxides

CC&S challenge #504 colours

 hello crafty stampers!

It's time for the colours challenge at CAS Colours and sketches and Joanne has proposed a lovely group of colours perfect for spring.

The woven background was die cut from white so we get the dimension without adding any other colour. The hearty twigs were die cut then the hearts were watercoloured in sweet sorbet colour. A matching sentiment was stamped and fussy cut then popped up on foam squares. 

The beautiful butterfly was die cut from balmy blue and mint macaron card, and adhered just on the body using a glue dot so the wings have some dimension.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and we hope to see your card in our gallery!

• dies: kaisercraft woven, gummiapan hearty twig, sizzix brushstroke butterflies
• inks: festive berries distress oxide
• stamps: newtons nook peony blooms

CC&S challenge #501 Colours

 hello lovely stampers and happy new year!

I'm so excited to be joining the talented team at CAS colours and sketches and am really looking forward to contributing as a design team member! 

This month Michal is hosting and for this colour challenge she has chosen cherry cobbler, granny apple green and blackberry bliss - a beautiful combination!

I wanted to use a new to me die and thought the colours would be great with this dreamcatcher. I die cut the front panel then die cut an aperture for a window. This was backed with acetate. The die cuts were adhered to the "window".

The sentiment was die cut and stacked 3 times and adhered to the card front. I love the way the acetate reflects the light - creates such an interesting effect. 

Since this is the first cutting using this die, I'm also posting it in Darnell's wonderful blog, NBUS. Sending hugs, Darnell!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

• dies: gummiapan dreamcatcher, spellbinders matting dies, kaisercraft dream big word pack