CAS - Right as Rain

CAS Fall Season Card

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS card combining a sentiment from the Four Seasons Sayings stamp set with die-cut sunflowers. There are a number of terrific sentiments in the stamp set. This particular one is not specifically fall, but I felt suited.

I stamped the sentiment with Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink on to patterned paper in my stash. I cut the sunflower from a variety of solid cardstocks – I pulled out all of my greens, yellows, and browns to figure out which ones were the best for depicting sunflowers. Even though fall is just beginning, it seems it is already time to start in on holiday cards!

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Spellbinders – Santa Parade

Hello! Today, I am sharing three takes with the same die set from the Spellbinders A Sweet Christmas Collection by Sharyn Sowell. All three of the CAS holiday cards showcase the Santa Parade set which is part of this fabulous collection. The parade die measures a generous 7″ x 3″. With little effort, this set packs a big punch! I cut the parade out of black cardstock, glitter cardstock, and white cardstock, which I colored with Distress Inks. On all three cards, the bases are 7 ¼” x 4″; the rectangle backgrounds are 7″ x 3 ¾”.

For the card featuring the black cardstock parade silhouette, I used a sentiment from the same die set. I cut the sentiment twice from brushed gold cardstock for extra depth; I used the same gold cardstock for the base.

I heat-embossed a Hero Arts sentiment for the card on which I cut the parade from glitter cardstock. The gray cardstock base lends a cozy feel with the patterned paper.

On my final card, I used Distress Inks in Festive Berries, Barn Door, and Fired Brick to color white cardstock before cutting the cardstock with the parade die. I heat-embossed the Hero Arts sentiment on to the solid teal cardstock rectangle. To finish, I sprinkled on Taylored Expressions sequins.

Lawn Fawn – Spooky Town

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS Halloween die-cut card created with Lawn Fawn products.

I heat-embossed the Happy Howloween sentiment with American Crafts Leaf embossing powder on Taylored Expressions Oreo cardstock and cut the panel with the Lawn Fawn Village Border. I backed the windows with Simon Says Orange Peel cardstock.
I cut the Stitched Tree Borders from TE Earl Grey cardstock and used TE Lime Zest cardstock for the foliage.
For the background, I dry-embossed TE Jelly Donut cardstock with the Lifestyle Crafts Wood Grain embossing folder.

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Spellbinders – A Charming Christmas

Hello and fa la la! Today, I am sharing my first Christmas cards of the season featuring die sets from Spellbinders A Charming Christmas Collection by Becca Feekan.

My first card showcases the Cinch and Go Poinsettia die set.

I cut the flowers from Stampin’ Up cardstock in Real Red and the leaves from Garden Green. The center circle piece was cut from Taylored Expressions Gold Foil. I secured the die-cut pieces with a gold brad.

I stamped a Stampin’ Up sentiment on Echo Park patterned paper which I cut with one of the dies in the Vintage Stitched Squares set. I added sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and Kelly Purkey.

My next card features the Charming Christmas Boughs die set.

I cut the swirling wreath from Neenah white cardstock. I also gold heat-embossed the sentiment from the Technique Tuesday Twinkle On set (retired) on to white cardstock; I cut that cardstock with the swirling wreath die and placed it into the wreath.

I cut the ornaments from American Crafts glitter paper in red and silver and Taylored Expressions Gold Foil. I added bows made from May Arts gold metallic twine. The background paper is Lawn Fawn Let’s Bokeh in the Snow (retired) patterned paper.

Thank you for visiting! I am totally smitten with this collection of timeless Christmas dies!

Taylored Expressions – You’re SPOOKtacular

Hello! Today, I have a CAS Halloween card combining several Taylored Expressions die sets. I kept the color palette traditional with orange and black, with the addition of matte silver and white.

I stamped the Simply Said – Halloween sentiment on a Candy Corn cardstock card base. I added die-cuts from the sets: Sitting Pretty Halloween Accessories, Little Bits – Cat, Little Bits – Candelabra, and Little Bits – Ornate Frame. I cut the ledge with a die in the Sitting Pretty set.