die cuts - Right as Rain

CAS(E) this Sketch #136

I’m playing along with the latest CAS(E) this Sketch #136 challenge. I couldn’t resist practicing my Distress Ink backgrounds to create a CAS fall-themed card. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re definitely seeing signs of fall!

Distress Ink background (top to bottom): Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Ripe Persimmon; Spellbinders bird die; Stampin’ Up sentiment

I’m going to start keeping a notebook with Distress Ink background combinations. I never seem to know what combinations to use. I’ve got a remnant piece from this card that I’ve labeled with the colors.

Reverse Confetti Summer Sale Thanks

Welcome! Today is the first day of the Reverse Confetti Summer Sale! I’m sharing a card featuring the lion images from the Leaping Lions set.

I stamped the lions on a white cardstock base with black dye ink to which I added hearts cut with the Shakers ‘n Frames set. The sentiment combines a die cut from Fancy Words (cut twice for extra depth) and a heat-embossed sentiment from Fancy Word Coordinates. I cut the banner with one of the dies in the Layered Banner Duo set.

Be sure to check out projects from the other designers posting today: Heather, Amy T., and Susan.

Reverse Confetti August SFYTT + Giveaway

Have you seen this month’s Sketch for You to Try at Reverse Confetti?

Here’s my take on the sketch, featuring the Later Alligator stamp set with corresponding Confetti Cuts:

I heat-embossed the alligators onto patterned paper and cut them with their corresponding dies. I added googly eyes to the “wild” gator and paper pieced his belly. The sentiment was heat-embossed and cut with one of the Layered Banner Duo dies. The yellow-orange background panel was cut with a die in the Documented set, to which I added waves from Doin’ the Wave and stars from Shakers ‘n Frames.

Did someone say “giveaway”? I’m giving away one Later Alligator stamp set – just comment on this post by Friday, August 14, 3pm EDT.

Using Repetition – Nautical CAS Card

After creating this nautical-themed card, I had many lighthouses left over, as I had experimented with different construction techniques, as well as color combinations, when creating the lighthouses. So I put together a CAS card with the leftovers practicing the design principle of repetition!

Nautical CAS Card

Supplies: Taylored Expressions Little Bits – Lighthouse, Simon Says Stamp sentiment

Reverse Confetti August Creative Blog Hop

Welcome! This month’s creative hop focusing on Summer Fun started on the Reverse Confetti blog. You should have made it here from Lisa’s blog. It would be worth your while to start at the beginning of the hop, so you don’t miss a thing. We have tons of inspiration for you!

I’m sharing two summer vacation-themed scrapbook layouts for which I created embellishments using Reverse Confetti stamps and dies. My first layout (letter-sized) chronicles a family vacation on Martha’s Vineyard.

I stamped the journaling with one of the word/phrases from Here’s the Story. I heat-embossed another Here’s the Story phrase on black cardstock and cut it with the banner die in the Tag Me Confetti Cuts set. Its anchored with a die cut from the Documented Confetti Cuts set.

To the right-hand corner, I added a banner cut with the Double Banner Garland Confetti Cuts. The sentiment from Posted Note Sentiments was heat-embossed on red cardstock and cut with the circle die in the Donut You Know Confetti Cuts set. To finish, I added stars cut with the You Are A Star Confetti Cuts set and a red border cut with the Double Edge Scallop Border Confetti Cuts.

The focus of my second layout (letter-sized) is a family vacation on Maui. The Pineapples Aplenty stamp set, with its coordinating Confetti Cuts set, worked perfectly for a visual accent with the journaling.

The sentiment from Posted Note Sentiments was heat-embossed and cut with the circle die in the Donut You Know Confetti Cuts set. To finish I added stars cut with the You Are A Star Confetti Cuts set.

I hope you’ve enjoyed hopping with us today. Comment at each stop along the way for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate. Comments close Monday at noon Central Time; the winner will be announced on Tuesday. Now it’s time to hop on over to Kathy’s blog. If you get lost along the way, you can find the hop order and list of all the participating designers over on the Reverse Confetti blog.