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

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #559 colours

hello stampers!

Joanne has put together some lovely colours for our next challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. Such gorgeous colours reminded me of the ocean.

The background was sprayed with distress oxide spray. I think it gives a lovely result and I will be using it again :) Then it was stamped with white pigment ink which turns quite pale over the oxide ink. The elements were die cut then ink blended and adhered.

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

• dies: Gummiapan jellyfish, starfish, seahorse, happy birthday
• stamps: Lavinia Stamps pink orbs, foliage set
• inks: tumbled glass, chipped sapphire, peacock feathers distress oxides, Hero Arts unicorn pigment ink

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #557 colours

 hello stampers!

Joanne is our host for this month at CAS Colours & Sketches and she has chosen muted colours that look so elegant together.

The background was stamped just in the corner and clear heat embossed. The die cuts were cut, inked and adhered. I think it makes for a simpler design using the big sentiment, but really adds a wow factor.

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

• dies: Hunky Dory ornate heart, Gummiapan hearty twig, love
• stamps: Kaisercraft script
• inks: victorian velvet, frayed burlap distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #555 colours

 hello crafters!

Nancy is our host for this month at CAS Colours & Sketches and she has chosen some gorgeous colours for us as inspiration. I thought they reminded me of the first flowers of spring - perfect!

The background was stamped with a random lines stamp and also with tiny dots. The flowers were die cut from ink smooshed card in pink and in green card for the outline, then the flower outline was roughly laid over some of the inserts. The sentiment was stamped, clear heat embossed and die cut, then mounted on foam squares.

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

• dies: Alexandra Renke artist flower set 06, Gummiapan tickets
• stamps: Lavinia mini dots, Penny Black grown with love
• inks: candied apple, seedless preserves, crushed olive, squeezed lemonade distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #553 colours

hello stampers!

Suzy is hosting this month and she's got the latest challenge ready at CAS Colours & Sketches. This time it's a colours challenge and she has put together such happy colours.

The background was stencilled lightly, then stamped with the tiniest 'special delivery' stamp in the same colour. The mailbox, envelopes and hearts were die cut and ink blended.The sentiment was stamped and die cut into a circle.

I'm also joining in with a new to me challenge Inspire.Create.Challenge where they have a clean & simple challenge this fortnight - what luck!

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

   

• dies: Hero Arts infinity circles, Gummiapan mailbox, envelopes, hearts
• stamps: Gummiapan special delivery, MFT hand stamped
• stencil: Darkroom Door brick wall
• inks: evergreen bough, candied apple, picked raspberry, pumice stone distress oxide inks

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #551 colours

 hello crafters and welcome to a new year of CC&S challenges!

I'm hosting for January and we're starting with a colours challenge. These colours reminded me of falling leaves, so I did an autumn themed card.

The background was lightly ink blended. The leaf pile die was cut from kraft card, inked randomly then had some little leaf die cuts adhered over the top. I just love the little falling leaf dies with their curly travel - so sweet! 

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

• dies: Paper Rose birdie, all others Gummiapan dies
• stamps: Gummiapan
• inks: antique linen, peeled paint, carved pumpkin, ground espresso distress oxide inks

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #548 colours

   hello stampers!

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

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #546 colours

hello stampers!

It's our first challenge for October at CAS colours and sketches, and Laura has put these gorgeous colours together.  I can definitely feel an autumn vibe!

I used orange to blend the background, then adhered the vines, die cut from ink smooshed card. The dragonfly was cut twice from navy design paper, and adhered with its wings left loose. The circle was die cut from ink smooshed card.

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

I'm also posting this one on Timeout challenges where the challenge this week is an autumn themed one. I love the quote by Van Gogh, and realised I had a stamp with a similar quote from Camus. What luck!

 



• dies: SSS whirl dragonfly, Gummiapan twigs, MFT infinity circles
• stamps: Gummiapan sentiment
• inks: carved pumpkin, vintage photo distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #544 colours

 hello stampers!

It's our colour challenge for September at CAS colours and sketches, and these colours were cleverly put together by Nancy.  Not usually colours I would combine but they actually play together nicely!

I used card in the 3 colours to die cut some eucalyptus sprigs, then clear heat embossed them, and added a little touch of white gelly roll pen for interest. I love how the clear heat embossing gives the dark colours some shine but gosh it's hard to photograph well. 

The background was stamped and the same sentiment stamped, die cut and clear heat embossed.

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

• dies: Alexandra Renke frame rectangle, square frame, MFT skinny strips, Gummiapan eucalyptus leaves
• stamps: Penny Black grown with love
• inks: pumice stone distress oxide

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #542 colours

 hello stampers!

The new month is upon us, and this time the colours challenge at CAS colours and sketches was proposed by Deborah. Such an interesting group of colours which inspired me to do a simple baby card. 

I used all die cuts for the elements, with the sentiment stamped, then 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: MFT itty bitty strips, Altenew burlap texture die, Gummiapan flowers, Poppystamps whittle birds, Alexandra Renke buds set 02 
• stamps: Gummiapan sentiment

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #540 colours

   hello crafters!

The new colours challenge at CAS colours and sketches is ready and these gorgeous spring colours were put together by Suzy. 

I did lots of die cutting with little dies to create this little scene - my favourite activity! Such a fun one to put together.

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

• dies: Memory Box intricate mini butterflies, Alexandra Renke word circle, slide frame vertical, MFT in focus florals, Gummiapan tickets
• stamps: Honey Bee Stamps bitty buzzwords

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #538 colours

  hello stampers!

It's June already so here we go with our colour challenge at CAS colours and sketches. These pretty pastel colours were put together by Shannon and I thought they played so well together.

The background was stamped using a dauber to ink up the stamp to get a scratchy look. The flowers were die cut then coloured. The vase was die cut from white, and also from vellum to get the glass look insert. The sentiment was stamped then 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: Globleland vase, dandelions, Gummiapan sentiment banner
• stamp: Globleland numbers
• inks: mustard seed, mowed lawn, shaded lilac, kitsch flamingo distress oxides

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #536 colours

   hello crafters!

This month's colour challenge at CAS colours and sketches was put together by Patricia! A lovely group of colours which I thought I'd use for a masculine card.

The background was stencilled lightly, the vase was die cut from design paper 3 times and stacked. These lovely eucalyptus sprays were die cut, ink blended then I used some tiny stamps for interest on the leaves.

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

• dies: Gummiapan eucalyptus 1 and 2, Paper Rose little vases, little foliage, MFT bitty banners
• stamps: Lavinia foliage set, Gummiapan happy birthday
• stencil: Darkroom Door brick wall
• inks: pumice stone, salvaged patina, ground espresso, pine needles 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 #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