CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #558 sketch

 hello crafters!

We have the latest challenge for you - it's a great sketch at CAS colours and sketches designed by Joanne. Perfect design for keeping it CAS, and you can add a focal point however you wish!

I used a snowflake embossing folder for the strip on the front panel,  then die cut the branches from ink smooshed card. The birds were die cut from a watercoloured scrap. The tag was die cut, stamped and popped up on foam tape.

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

• dies: Gummiapan branches, tag with a star, Poppystamps whittle birds
• stamps: Penny Black grown for you
• ink: tumbled glass, candied apple distress oxides

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 #556 sketch

  hello crafters!

The latest challenge is a great sketch for you at CAS colours and sketches designed by Nancy. She wants you to use a mini slimline card size for the design. If you like you can flip it vertical or use a mirror image.

I used a 6" x 3" card base, and cut black and white strips to highlight the thirds. I wanted to use this bunny (for the first time) which I got in the Gummiapan advent calendar. I just can't take him seriously lol so I had to do a sassy sentiment :) I die cut him from ink smooshed card, as well as the numerous stars. 

The hat was die cut from black card then a tiny strip of holographic silver star paper was adhered. Even though I could have gone a little crazy I held back to keep it nice and CAS ;)

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

• dies: all Gummiapan
• sentiment: Tim Holtz small talk sticker

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

life is not a fairy tale

 hello stampers!

I'm thrilled to be the guest designer this month at the snarky sisterhood, having been chosen as queen for January with this card. Such an honour! This month's challenge is #260 G is for Green. For some reason I couldn't get the idea of a frog out of my head so I used the only frog die I have and made a monochromatic green card.

I used a combination of about 6000 greens for all the stencilling and stamping ;)  The lilies were die cut from green ink smooshed card. The frog (prince) was stencilled, stamped and ink blended to give him a mottled look. Sentiment from Tim Holtz was ink blended and edged.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you'll join us with a green creation!