Category: CAS

CAS(E) this Sketch #177

I’m playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch! #177 with Penny Black stamps and dies.

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Here’s my take on the fabulous sketch:

CAS(E) this Sketch #177

To begin, I cut the flowers and flourishes with the 51-207 Layered Flower and 51-198 Flourish & Butterflies sets from cardstock which I’d colored with Distress Inks.

I stamped the sentiment from 30-297 Sprinkles and Smiles onto a white cardstock panel. I stamped 40-314 Fronds (a background stamp with a tropical feel) with white pigment ink onto turquoise cardstock for the accent strip on the left. The flowers and flourishes were added with foam adhesive.

Happy Birthday! TE Share Joy Challenge #40

I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #40.

TE Share Joy Challenge #40

I used the sketch (rotated 90 degrees) to create a CAS Birthday shaker card.

TE Share Joy Challenge #40

I took my color cues from the patterned paper background (TE 6×6 Paper Pack – Rainbow Brights). I framed the Happy Birthday Banner (which is actually sitting on top of an Acrylic Sheet) with a frame cut with the Stitched Frame Stacklets 1 set. I embellished the scene with the Little Bits – Balloons to which I added strings from the Party Time set.

TE Share Joy Challenge #40

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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PB Simplicity: Let Your Heart Soar

Today, I’m sharing a CAS card created with Penny Black stamps and dies.

PB Simplicity Let Your Heart Soar

To begin, I masked off a vertical strip and applied Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean with foam applicators. I then stamped the sentiment from 30-345 Soar. To embellish, I added butterflies cut with the 51-132 Flights of Fancy and 51-198 Flourish & Butterflies sets, as well as flourishes cut from vellum using Flourish & Butterflies (these are adhered to the panel under the butterflies). This would be an easy card to change up by simply using a different Distress Ink combination.

Recently, I created a card using the same sentiment and a rainbow assortment of die-cut butterflies. You can see that card on this post at the Penny Black Simplicity site.

Hooray for Red, White and Blue – TE Share Joy #39

I’m playing along with Taylored Expressions Share Joy Challenge #39.

TE Share Joy Challenge #39I used the sketch to create a CAS summer-themed card showcasing the Summer Nights patterned paper. (I used this same paper on another project just last week.)

TE Share Joy Challenge #39

I cut equal-sized strips of three of the paper patterns in the pack. I heat-embossed a sentiment created with the Little Bits of Summer stamp set onto a strip of the same size in Blue Corn cardstock.

TE Share Joy Challenge #39

To finish, I added the die-cut Little Bits – Flip Flops to the focal circle.

Be sure to head over to the Share Joy Challenge Blog to see more inspiration and to link up your entry!

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You’re Pretty Sweet!

Today, I’m sharing a “just because” card combining a Hero Arts sentiment with a basket of strawberries created with Impression Obsession dies.

Pretty Sweet

I used my MISTI to center the sentiment on the patterned paper so that it would line up with the notebook paper lines. At first I had the carton adhered to the patterned paper without foam, but it looked “flat” so I pulled apart of carton and added foam. I positioned the strawberries several times before getting the basket to look right.

Hope your week is off to a great start! Hard to believe it’s almost June!

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