CAS - Right as Rain

Avery Elle Viking

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS masculine thank you card created with the Avery Elle Viking stamp set. This is another card created with the goals of using seldom- or never-used products and practicing my coloring skills.

I stamped the viking image and colored him with Copic markers and colored pencils. The image includes a sentiment in the beard, which I covered when I stamped the image.
I used the coordinating die to cut out the viking.
I heat-embossed an Avery Elle thank you sentiment (sent in one of my Avery Elle orders) on woodgrain patterned paper.
I added the Viking to the woodgrain paper with foam adhesive and added the assembly to a gingham-checked patterned paper base.

Supplies: Avery Elle Viking and coordinating die set, X-Press It paper (for Copics)

Paper Smooches Chilly Chum

Hello! Recently, I’ve been practicing my coloring and using never-used and/or under-used products. I’ve owned the Chilly Chums set from Paper Smooches for many years and have never used it! I created a card with the cute fox image in the set.

I Copic-colored the fox and shaded it with colored pencils.
I created the card background by cutting a hill out of vellum, placing the hill on to the white cardstock and brushing Tumbled Glass ink as the sky.
I heat-embossed the Winter Sampler sentiment in red to match the card base.
I added snowflakes to the scene and popped the fox on to the card with foam adhesive.

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Penny Black Birdhouse Valentine

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Valentine card created with Penny Black supplies, both old and new.

I die-cut the #51-503 Rustic Birdhouse die and assembled it. I really like the woodgrain that the die creates.
I die-cut the birds using the #51-094 Tweets and #51-050 Tweet Things sets. I backed the birds with cardstock from behind.
I applied Distress Ink to the background and stamped the #30-667 Love Language sentiment in the corner.
I added the birdhouse to the base and added the birds with foam adhesive.

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Paper Smooches Challenge – Anything Goes

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Valentines-themed Thank You (a Valenthanks?!) created with Paper Smooches products for their Anything Goes Challenge featuring the Cozy Coffee die set.

Because take-out coffee cup colors are often black, white, and tan, I knew I needed some color on this card from another source. I found patterned paper in my stash and started building from there.

I heat-embossed the Winter Sampler sentiment for additional polish. I often forget what a little heat-embossing can add to a sentiment.

Supplies: Paper Smooches Cozy Coffee die set, Paper Smooches Winter Sampler stamp set

Penny Black – Watercolored Little Charmer

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Valentine card featuring Penny Black supplies from the “Share the Love” collection.

I stamped the #30-662 Little Charmer bear image in Versafine ink on Cold Press watercolor paper and watercolored him.
Once dry, I cut the bear with its companion die (I’m thrilled that Penny Black is creating these companion dies for many of their images).
I sponged Squeezed Lemonade ink on to a 3 3/4″ x 5″ panel.
I stamped the #30-667 Love Language sentiment in black ink on the panel.
I added the panel to a white linen cardstock base and added the bear to the assembly with foam adhesive.

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