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Pom Pom Bunnies – CAS Easter Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CASE of an Easter card I saw in the store. I used the Oh Bunny die to cut the bunnies and added a sentiment from the matching stamp set. I went for bolder colors than the retail card, which featured more pastel colors.

I glued the pom poms on to the bunnies and then added the bunnies to the stamped card base with dot adhesive.

This card combines one of my favorite design elements – color – with one of my favorite design principles – repetition.

Cardstock colors (starting in the upper left): Bazzill Gumball, SU Tempting Turquoise, SU Cucumber Crush, Bazzill Juicy Pear, SU Daffodil Delight, Bazzill Circus Peanuts, SU Watermelon Wonder, SU Poppy Parade, SU Melon Mambo, and Bazzill Gummy Bear

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Keep Shining Bright – CAS Encouragement Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS encouragement/friendship card in which I have combined a die-cut, a stencil, and a heat-embossed sentiment. I really like the versatility of this sentiment and its message. I am finishing out the week with another card featuring primary colors. What’s up with that?!

- To begin, I applied Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink through the Radiating Rays stencil. I trimmed the stenciled panel to 4″ x 5 1/4″.
- I heat-embossed the Seeing Stars sentiment (now retired) on SU Real Red cardstock. I cut the sentiment with the MFT Horizontal Hearts in a Row banner die (now retired).
- I die-cut the lantern with a die in the Camping set (now retired) from SU Smoky Slate cardstock. I added a small die-cut circle, cut from cardstock to which I had applied Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide ink, as the light. I have a thing for these types of lanterns. They symbolize warmth and safety to me.
- I cut a circle from SU Blueberry Bushel cardstock as a mat for the sentiment and the lantern. Both the sentiment and the lantern were added to the circle with foam adhesive.
- I added the panel to a linen-card base. I’ve been using Bazzill 12″ x 12″ cardstock with a linen finish a lot lately because I just happened to have several pieces near my rotary cutter.

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A WOW Birthday

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS birthday card in bright colors (for whatever reason I’m drawn to bright colors this past week). Let’s take a look.

To begin, I die-cut the Paper Smooches balloons, the balloon strings (retired Taylored Expressions set), and the MFT Stamps WOW sentiment. I chose colors (Simon Says Stamp Lipstick Red and SU Daffodil Delight; I don’t know the manufacturer of the orange cardstock) to coordinate with the Echo Park patterned paper.
I heat-embossed the birthday sentiment on SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock. The sentiment panel and patterned paper panel were cut to be equal height so that the WOW letters were positioned between the two.
I assembled the papers on to a larger piece of white cardstock. I then adhered the WOW letters with dot adhesive and the balloons (which I assembled with liquid adhesive) to the panel with foam adhesive.
The panel was added to a linen-textured card base.

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Easy Circle Punch Card Round Two

Hello! As I mentioned in this post, my family is in the process of downsizing and I’m papercrafting in our eating area (which was where I worked when I first started out). Since the supplies for the circle punch card were within easy reach, I created another card with the same supplies.

I used a ruler to draw a 1/2″ line on the patterned paper. I punched half circles by placing the top of the circle punch on the line. (See photo below.)
I paired the half circles in a visually pleasing manner and adhered the pairs on to 1″ squares of white cardstock.
I adhered the 1″ squares on to a 4″ square panel. I used patterned paper from the same Echo Park pad for the card base (measuring 4 1/4″ square).
I stamped the Pinkfresh Studio sentiment with SU Pacific Point ink and cut it with a circle die. I cut a slightly larger circle from patterned paper for a mat.

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Inspired By Graphics on a Tissue Box

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Get Well card inspired by graphics on a tissue box created with Paper Smooches supplies.

With the Paper Smooches Flowers 2 die set, I cut the flowers and centers from SU Smoky Slate and white cardstock. I cut the leaves from SU Gorgeous Grape cardstock.
I adhered the centers to the blooms and the blooms and leaves to the FSJ Oatmeal Cookie rectangle panel with dot adhesive.
I heat-embossed the Lovely Thoughts sentiment on SU Gorgeous Grape cardstock and cut it with a circle die. I used a slightly larger die to cut a mat in white cardstock.
With the sentiment circle and blooms adhered to the card, I felt the card needed something more. I added 4mm clear droplets for texture and additional visual interest.
I added the assembled panel to a card base with a linen texture.

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