CAS - Right as Rain

Taylored Expressions – Cactus Die-Cuts

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, Southwest-themed, apology card combining a variety of Taylored Expressions supplies.

Here’s how I created the card: I cut Sugar Cube cardstock with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and applied Dreamweaver Embossing Paste through the Chevron Arrow Stencil. I set the panel with wet embossing paste aside to dry. I cut the cactus and their containers with dies in the Sitting Pretty Accessories set from Sugar Cube cardstock and colored them with Copic Markers. I like the look that coloring with Copic markers gives to die-cuts, especially for the variation it provides. I assembled the plants and containers.

I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from the Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo set on Poppy Seed cardstock with TE Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. Once the stenciled panel was dry, I added the sentiment and cacti to the panel with foam adhesive. The card base was created from Toffee cardstock.

Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo [ TE ]	Sitting Pretty Accessories [ TE ]	Chevron Arrow Stencil [ TE ]
Stitched Rectangle Stacklets [ TE ]	TE Fine Detail Embossing Powder – White [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Poppy Seed [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube [ TE ]	Copic Markers [ TE ]
Dreamweaver Embossing Paste – White [ TE ]	VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – 3D Foam… [ TE ]

Simon Says Stamp – Die-cut Punny Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS punny card, which I have had sitting out on my work table for a couple of days and just needed to assemble, featuring the Simon Says Stamp Picture Book Love Bear.

I paired the bear with die-cut bees, created with an older Memory Box die set, with an appropriate sentiment from the Messages for Everyday stamp set, which I heat-embossed on a strip of Black Licorice cardstock.

The background is cut from Sea Glass cardstock with a Lil’ Inker square die. It is a blue that works well with kraft cardstock, and I will be stocking up on this shade given how much I like to build scenes with blue skies.

TE Sunshine Cutting Plate – Two Ways

Hello! Today I am sharing two CAS cards created with the Taylored Expressions Sunshine Cutting Plate. I cut the Sunshine Cutting Plate from Yupo paper which had been colored with alcohol inks in Sunshine Yellow, Watermelon, and Red Pepper. I saved both the positive and negative pieces.

I adhered the positive image on to a Sugar Cube cardstock base.

For the sentiment “sun” I colored Sugar Cube cardstock with Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide ink and stamped the Tropical Trio Stamp & Die Combo sentiment in black ink. I used a circle die to cut the sentiment. I also cut a slightly larger circle from Sugar Cube cardstock and then another larger circle from the cardstock colored with the Spiced Marmalade ink. I added the assembled circles to the cutting plate, popping up the one with the sentiment using foam adhesive.

For the second card, I inlaid the negative pieces into a frame cut from Sugar Cube cardstock.

For the sentiment “sun” I colored Sugar Cube cardstock with Spiced Marmalade and Candied Apple Distress Oxide inks (which is why this sun is slightly darker than the one on the other card) and stamped the Tropical Trio Stamp & Die Combo sentiment in black ink. I used a circle die to cut the sentiment and added it to the frame with foam adhesive.. For a custom match, I created the card base from cardstock colored with Spiced Marmalade and Candied Apple Distress Oxide inks.

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A Thank You Bouquet

Hello! Today, I am sharing a square, CAS “thank you” card created with a combination of Simon Says Stamp products.

To begin, I created the background by inking cardstock with Wild Honey, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks. I then stamped the inked cardstock with the Kaleidoscope Background stamp using Picked Raspberry Distress Ink (not Oxide). I used the same inks for the background as I used on this card. Next, I stamped foliage from the Choose Joy set, colored the blooms and leaves with Copic markers, and cut them out. I chose to color the flowers with colors similar to, but slightly brighter than, the background. I cut the background with a Lil’ Inker square die. I cut out the circle from the center to frame the sentiment, which I created with sentiments in the Big Thanks Words stamp set.

I arranged the flowers around the circle and then lifted them with the Press ‘N Seal method. I applied adhesive to the backs of the flowers and placed them back on the card. Two of the flowers are popped up with foam adhesive.

Wishing you a wonderful Monday (or Tuesday, as the case may be)!

Llama Fiesta

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS card combining the Technique Tuesday Lorenzo the Llama sentiment with a die-cut llama created with the Spellbinders Hip Llama set.

I deliberately chose bright colors with the black and white to give that fiesta flavor to the card. To begin, I die-cut, embossed, and assembled the llama. Next, using a stamp positioner, I stamped the tassel string from the Lorenzo the Llama stamp set with white pigment ink on a Stampin’ Up Melon Mamba cardstock panel. I attached the pink panel to a white cardstock base. I heat-embossed the sentiment on a black cardstock strip and adhered it to the base, adding the llama with foam adhesive.

Have a great weekend!