CAS - Right as Rain

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Reverse Confetti – CAS Friendship Card

Hello and happy March! I am sharing a CAS friendship card with an uplifting message created with the Reverse Confetti Fresh ‘n Fruity stamp set (with coordinating dies). I’ve owned this set for years and have never used it. (I’m currently working through my never-been-used supplies.) This set made me realize how much I like solid image stamps!

I used bright colors to reinforce the card’s message. I stamped the lemons with SU Daffodil Delight and Memento Dandelion ink (the Dandelion is just a little lighter) and the leaves with SU Cucumber Crush ink.

I used Echo Park patterned paper to create a ground on which to place the lemons. I used the SU Subtle embossing folder for the card base.

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Where’s Spring?

Hello! Today, I am sharing a spring-themed card featuring the Festive Birds die set from Creative Expressions (I bought my set of dies from 123Stitch). I say spring, but since the birds are wearing winter scarves, it’s also winter-themed! Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring, and yet it’s been anything but spring here in the PNW. (I do realize that Phil is statistically often wrong in these matters!) Despite colder temperatures, the birds have returned and are chirping away in the morning. I don’t know how they stay warm!

I die-cut the pieces from a variety of cardstock colors, listed below. I created the sentiment on my computer and printed it on Stampin’ Up Pool Party. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I have recently reorganized my cardstock by color and it is so much easier to choose colors!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: SU Pool Party, SU Lost Lagoon, SU Calypso Coral, SU Crisp Cantaloupe, SU So Saffron

Paper Smooches Leprechaun

Hello! It’s hard to believe that March is just around the corner. I don’t have many occasions to make St. Patrick’s Day cards, but I couldn’t resist making one with a much-loved Paper Smooches stamp set A Magical Spring.

I paper pieced the leprechaun image with solid and patterned paper. It took some time, but I especially like the technique for the Paper Smooches images. I used a now-retired MFT Stamps die to create the frame on which I stamped the sentiment. I added clovers cut with a Taylored Expressions die set.

Supplies: Doodlebug Paper Pad 6″X 6″ Pot O’Gold