Category: CAS

Life is an Adventure – TE Share Joy Challenge #36

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #36.

TE Share Joy Challenge #36

I created a CAS card showcasing the On the Road – Camper die from the May release. There are so many different variations with this set!

TE Share Joy Challenge #36

I created a background with one of the Picture Perfect – Sunny Days dies and a strip of cardstock (for the road), which I framed with the Pockets & Pages – 3×4 Photo Frame. The Happy Trails sentiment was stamped on the card front.

TE Share Joy Challenge #36

A few weeks ago my husband and I went to a “Farms and Frills” Junkers Market at which there were a number of vintage trailers. They were decorated inside and out! Cute, cute!

Camper

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Kick Back and Relax!

Today, I’m sharing a “just because” card (just because it’s almost Memorial Day, just because the days are warmer, …) featuring summer-themed stamps and dies from Taylored Expressions!

My card showcases the Little Bits – Margarita and Little Bits – Martini dies.

TE Little Bits Margarita & Martini

Aren’t those drinks fun? I’ve used the Little Bits dies to cut cardstock from a variety of colors. I cut the background from black cardstock with the Eventful – Pool Party die (I wanted a background against which the drinks would pop). I stamped a sentiment from the Little Bits of Summer set onto the card front (from which I cut a square with the Stitched Square Stacklets set to form a frame).

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Shore Do Love You!

Today, I’m sharing a “just because” nautical card!

Shore Do Love You

The buoy is cut with the CottageCutz Life Preserver Die. This is a “new to me” company which has a number of nautical-themed dies. They provide quite a bit of detail (for example, while you can’t see it, the rope is textured). I stamped the background with the My Favorite Things Wood Plank Background (you can never have too many wood-textured backgrounds!) and then cut it with one of the Lawn Fawn dies.  I used a die in the My Favorite Things Die-namics Blueprints 20 set to cut the heat-embossed sentiment (Reverse Confetti Happy Harbor). I’m on the hunt for more nautical sentiment sets (I have many more nautical dies than nautical sentiments).

Supplies: CottageCutz Life Preserver die, Reverse Confetti Happy Harbor stamp set (retired)

Penny Black Simplicity Thank You

Today, I’m sharing two CAS floral Thank You cards created with Penny Black stamps and dies.

Penny Black Simplicity Floral Silhouette

For the first card, I stamped the #40-374 Effulgence flowers in a yellow-green ink onto the white cardstock panel. I stamped the #40-459 Standing Ovation flowers in deep pink ink. I finished the card with a sentiment in the #30-350 Sentiment Collection set and butterflies cut with one of the dies in the #51-132 Flights of Fancy set.

Penny Black Simplicity Floral Silhouette

For the second card, I stamped the #40-459 Standing Ovation flowers by coloring the stamp with Distress Ink and Memento markers. I finished the card with a sentiment in the #30-338 Special Thoughts set and two butterflies cut with dies in the #51-198 Flourish & Butterflies set.

It’s easy to change this design by simply changing the colors of the flowers and butterflies. I tried a number of combinations!

#1 Dad – TE Share Joy Challenge #34

I’m playing along with the Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #34.

Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #34

I used the sketch to create a masculine card that could be used for Father’s Day, or any other occasion celebrating the Dad in your life (I’m using it for my husband’s upcoming birthday!).

TE Share Joy Challenge #34I went bold with the colors here! I played around with other “masculine” color schemes (for example, tan/navy/green) settling on this one because the orange flame and black BBQ grill cut with the Little Bits – Grill set worked best with the red and yellow. A frame cut with Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 made for a nice finished border.

TE Share Joy Challenge #34

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