Category: CAS

The Smallest Things

Hello! Today I’m sharing a CAS inspirational/friendship card combining die-cutting, dry-embossing, and heat-embossing. Let’s take a look.

The Smallest Things

  • I die-cut the Sketched Blooms from both white cardstock and colored cardstock. I applied tape on the back of the diecuts to hold the colored centers.
  • I dry-embossed the blue rectangle background (cut with one of the Matting Basics dies) with the Inspire embossing folder. I added another rectangle in gray as a mat.
  • I heat-embossed the sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio “My Favorite Things to Say” set and cut it with one of the dies in the Matting Basics sets.
  • I assembled the card on linen-textured card base. The sentiment is adhered with foam adhesive. The dry-embossed rectangle, its frame, and the blooms are attached with dot adhesive.

Supplies: SU cardstock – Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Smoky Slate


Easy Circle Punch Card

Hello! Today I am sharing an easy CAS card made with a minimum number of tools and supplies. I’m in the process of packing up my papercrafting supplies and tools, as my husband and I are downsizing. I’m organizing and decluttering as part of the boxing up process. In doing so, I have come across a number of things that I have forgotten about, and I have also been revisiting favorites. The notebooks I have created from the Online Card Classes lessons are on the list of favorites.

My card today is inspired by one Kristina Werner shared in the Summer Card Camp in 2011 (my first ever card class, which I took as I was just starting out as a cardmaker).

Easy Circle Punch Card

This card requires few supplies and tools to create. I used a 1″ circle punch, patterned paper from my stash (papers used are from an Echo Park pad), and a sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio “My Favorite Things to Say” set.

To align the circles, I used grid paper (Stampin’ Up pad), embroidery floss, a ruler, and washi tape (my favorite brand is Doodlebug).

Easy Circle Punch Card

I added the circles to the kraft paper with dot adhesive. I used a now-retired MFT tag set to die-cut the sentiment panel. I often use my tag and banner dies to cut rectangle shapes.


Some Bunny Loves You – Die-cut Easter Card

Hello! I couldn’t resist playing again with the Spring Animals die set to create another Easter card. (You can see my first card using the set here.)

Some Bunny Loves You - Die-cut Easter Card

    • I created the sentiment on my computer and printed it on the Bazzill card stock.
    • I used a 4″ x 5 1/4″ die from a now-retired MFT Blueprints set to cut the sentiment panel.
    • I cut and assembled the bunnies and cut the eggs from SU Pineapple Punch, SU Melon Mambo, and SU Gorgeous Grape. I used the Picture Book Love Bear die to cut the heart from SU Poppy Parade.
    • After assembling the bunnies, I added them to the lavender panel with foam adhesive.
    • I dry-embossed the white card base with the SU Subtle embossing folder for a linen-like texture.

Some Bunny Loves You - Die-cut Easter Card

Thanks for dropping by!

Vacation Time – Die-cut Scene

Hello! Today I’m dreaming of an island getaway! We have light snow in the forecast, and I’m ready for warmer temps. On my CAS card I’ve combined a variety of stamps and die-cuts to create a tropical scene.

Vacation Time - Die-cut Scene

  • I stamped the Impression Obsession background stamp twice in Stampin’ Up Daffodil Delight on white cardstock. One side of the stamp image is grungier than the other and I wanted the less grungy portion on both sides. I trimmed the panels and adhered them to an A2 base.
  • I stamped the Simon Says Stamp Vacation Time sentiment on a strip of white cardstock which covers the seam of the background.
  • I added a sand hill and straight line of ocean to the white panel.
  • I die-cut the Lawn Fawn crab and palm trees and adhered them to the scene.

Vacation Time - Die-cut Scene

Hope you have a terrific day!

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Paper Smooches – CAS Spring-themed Floral Bouquet

Hello! The sun is out here in the Pacific Northwest and the longer days are much appreciated. I am sharing a CAS spring-themed card featuring some favorite Paper Smooches dies – Dainty Flowers and Dainty Flowers 2.

Paper Smooches - CAS Spring-themed Floral Bouquet

  • I used one of the dies in the Lawn Fawn Rectangle set (3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″) to cut the panel behind the flowers  from TE Confetti Cake cardstock.
  • The sentiment from the Reverse Confetti Carton Cuties stamp set was heat-embossed on Gina K Lagoon Blue cardtock (Gina K Autumn Rainbow pack) and cut with a Lawn Fawn banner die.
  • The flowers were cut from white cardstock, as well as, SU Pineapple Punch, SU Poppy Parade, Gina K Lagoon Blue (Gina K Autumn Rainbow pack), and Gina K Lucky Clover (2018 Add-On Collection). I attached the assembled flowers to the rectangle background and covered the bottoms of the stems with the sentiment banner.
  • I dry-embossed the white card base with the SU Simple Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.Paper Smooches - CAS Spring-themed Floral Bouquet

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have an incredible day!

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