Category: CAS

So Thankful

This is a card I made “just because”! I returned yesterday from a three-day visit to see my youngest son, who attends the University of Colorado in Boulder. I wanted to get back into my daily routine that includes cardmaking and a certain number of household responsibilities! I colored the pumpkins and mouse, and then found that there was just no way I’d be able to fussy-cut the mouse’s tail. I glued the pumpkins and a tail-less mouse to the blue background and then inked up just the tail with a black Memento marker. I gingerly stamped the tail onto the colored pumpkin. As a “recovering perfectionist” it was a huge step forward to be able to even try this. 😉

Lawn Fawn Thankful

 

Supplies: Spellbinders circle dies

CFC 72 “Toot Your Own Horn”

This week’s CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is to create a project inspired by one’s own blog header.

I used a Memory Box die for the umbrella and a slab-serif font sentiment that gives a similar upbeat message as the phrase “Right as Rain” — “Definitely correct; just the way it should be. It could just as well be ‘right as clouds’ or any number of other things, but ‘rain’ it is, doubtless because of the allure of alliteration” from The Dictionary of Cliches by James Rogers.

The color combination in my blog header is one that I’ve liked for most of my life. I like its graphic punch and it just “feels” happy to me!

CFC 72 "Toot Your Own Horn"

Supplies: Spellbinder circle die; Stampin’ Up cardstock

CFC70

This week’s CAS-ual Fridays challenge, sponsored by Neat & Tangled,  is to create a Clean And Simple project that is black and white plus one color of your choice.

I’ve always liked the combination of red, black, and white, and the Lawn Fawn My Cup of Tea teapot looks so cheery stamped in red!

CFC70 - Lawn Fawn Tea

 

Supplies: Spellbinders label die, Divine Twine, Stampin’ Up black cardstock

Let’s Hang Out

I created another card for this week’s CAS-ual Fridays Challenge to use embossing on a card.

Fall is in the air and I’m totally drawn to the colors, motifs, and textures of the season. I wanted to have a little fun with the squirrel from the Paper Smooches “Hang Ups” set. He’s sitting in the tree, in the light of a harvest moon, taunting our golden retriever who is going wild these days with the increased squirrel activity!

Let's Hang Out - Paper Smooches

 

Supplies: A Muse Studio embossing plate; Stampin’ Up cardstock; Stampin’ Up embossing powder; circle die; Basic Grey paper; October Afternoon button; May Arts twine

Back to School

This week the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is to create a Clean And Simple Back to School project.

Back to School - Paper Smooches

 

Labor Day weekend has always signaled “Back to School” for me, even though there were years I had already started back to school, and my sons had started back, before Labor Day. Just one of those things fixed in my head!

I had my sons in mind while I created this card. I wanted something math and science-oriented, as well as “boy friendly.” This teacher may have caught the paper airplane from one of his students, or maybe he’s made it himself. At any rate, he’s passionate about the subject he teaches and isn’t ruffled by a little paper airplane building. He encourages his students to stretch themselves in the classroom.

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