CAS-ual Friday Challenge #138

Wow. It’s been quite awhile since I joined in with a CAS-ual Friday challenge. But, I was inspired this week so here we go. 🙂

When I saw the prompt, I was reminded of a technique where you first stamp in white on kraft, and then you stamp color over it to give it a bit of shadow and add dimension to your card. I have never figured out the name of this technique, so if you know it, drop me a comment, LOL. Here is my card,

The Mini Blooms set from Papertrey Ink is perfect for this because it has a big corner stamp that you can stamp all at once with the white, and then individual stamps that match so you can stamp over the white in color. And a bunch of different colors at that! This card was really fun to make!

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Classic Kraft

Stamps: Mini Blooms Stamp Set, Swoosh Stamp Set

Inks: Fresh Snow Hybrid Ink Pad, Ripe Avocado Ink Pad, Spring Moss Ink Pad, New Leaf Ink Pad, Raspberry Fizz Ink Pad, Berry Sorbet Ink Pad, Winter Wisteria Ink Pad, Hawaiian Shores Ink Pad, Summer Sunrise Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad

Other: Teresa Collins Wood Dots

CAS-ual Fridays #129 Shades Of Gray

Hello again today! I have another card I made a couple days ago for the CAS-ual Fridays Shades of Gray Challenge 🙂

Here is my card,

I used a scrap sheet of Stamper’s Select White paper and then my trusty blank CD case to stamp on some Smokey Shadow ink to use as water color. Then, I took a paint brush and water and just dabbed on the ink making some places darker with less water and lighter with more water. I didn’t use brush strokes, I simply dabbed up and down like I was dipping a chip in dip…does that make sense? LOL! Then I used my Wonderful Words: Hello Die to die cut the sentiment…added a little Heidi Swapp Tinsel Color Shine Spray to the background, a strip of DP to ground the sentiment and some enamel dots for good measure 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White, Soft Stone

DP: Basic Grey 6×6 Paper Pad (from the February SSS card kit)

Stamps: NONE! (Whoa.)

Inks: Smokey Shadow Ink Pad

Dies: Wonderful Words: Hello Die

Other: Heidi Swapp Color Shine Spray: Tinsel, Recollections Enamel Dots Gray

CAS-ual Fridays #127

It’s time for another CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. This challenge,

is really fun. I opted to go subtle with this one, but I may do another card later…I’m formulating an idea in my head, but we will see if I actually get time to sit down and create it 🙂 Here is my subtle over the edge,

The leopard print panel goes off the edge slightly on either side. I find I do this a lot, the over the edge bit. It just gives the card a little something extra without really doing a WHOLE lot. You know? LOL.

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Raspberry Fizz, Dark Chocolate

DP: Sweet Blush Pattern Pack, DCWV All Dressed Up Mat Stack

Stamps: Heart-2-Heart #11 Stamp Set, Framed Out #11 Stamp Set

Inks: Dark Chocolate Ink Pad, Raspberry Fizz Ink Pad, Classic Kraft Ink Pad

Dies: MFT Treat Label Die, Bubble Talk Dies (for the hearts)

Other: American Craft Wow! Glitter in: Pomegranate, Cotton Candy, White

 

 

CAS-ual Fridays #126 Color Blocks :)

CAS-ual Friday’s Challenge this week is to use color blocking or color blocks on your projects.

Here is my card:

I used my new Studio Calico stamps to make the color blocked line 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White

Stamps: Studio Calico Stamps from the Copper Mountain SB Kit (the solid and  open triangle) MFT Masculine Graphic Tee Stamp Set

Inks: True Black Ink Pad, Pure Poppy Ink Pad, Orange Zest Ink Pad, Harvest Gold Ink Pad, New Leaf Ink Pad, Enchanted Evening Ink Pad, Royal Velvet Ink Pad

Dies: Limitless Layers Ovals Dies

CAS-ual Fridays #123

Yay, I’m back for a second time this week (well sort of, LOL!) This time I’m trying out the CAS-ual Friday’s Let It Snow Challenge 🙂

Here is my card:

I was actually trying a different technique (embossing w/ die cuts) and I just could not get it to work in my BigKick. 😦 Oh well, I think I salvaged my die cut pretty well though. I ended up really liking this card. 🙂

Hope you like it too!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White

DP: DCWV Adhesive Cork 6×6 Stack

Stamps: Hero Arts CL543 (Christmas Sentiments)

Inks: Fine Linen Ink Pad, Pure Poppy Ink Pad

Dies: MFT Jumbo Snowflake Die

Other: Martha Stewart Craft Glue, Heidi Swapp Color Shine Spray Tinsel

CAS-ual Fridays and CASology

Hello. I have a card to share with you that fits the criteria for two challenges. Woo Hoo! I’m not normally very good at combining challenges. LOL! But the current challenge over on the CAS-ual Friday’s blog is Autumn colors w/ leaves, and the CASology challenge is Autumn.

Here is my card,

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White

DP: My Mind’s Eye 6×6 Paper Pad

Stamps: Beautiful Blooms II Stamp Set, We Go Together Stamp Set

Inks: Pure Poppy Ink Pad, Melon Berry Ink Pad, Harvest Gold Ink Pad, Orange Zest Ink Pad, Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Dies: Limitless Layers Hearts Dies

Other: Foam Tape, Gold Embossing Powder, Cardboard Packaging

CAS-ual Fridays #113

I’m back again today to share the card I made for CAS-ual Friday’s She’s Krafty and She’s Just My Type challenge! How fun! Here is my take,

I used my “Keep Calm and Carry On” washi tape for the text and my card base is Kraft. 🙂 I got the inspiration for the card layout from this card I found on Pinterest.

I’m not usually a big collage person as far as my own cards go. I love that style, I’m just not great at it, LOL. But, I’m pretty pleased with out this one turned out. I think I really like it! 🙂

Hope you like it too!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Recollections Kraft, Stamper’s Select White

Stamps: Bubble Talk Stamp Set, Tiny Triangles Mini Stamp Set

Inks: Vintage Cream Hybrid Ink, Pure Poppy Ink Pad, True Black Ink Pad

Dies: Bubble Talk Dies

Other: Foam Tape, Zebra “Keep Calm and Carry On” and Music Notes washi tape from Walmart, Heidi Swapp Color Shine Spray: Tinsel

CAS-ual Fridays #102

Hello there…I’ve really been neglecting this blog lately 😦 Super busy over here, but I’m hoping to get back to a somewhat regular posting soon. 🙂

This last week for CAS-ual Fridays the challenge was to use Red, White, and Blue in honor of Memorial day. 🙂 Here is my entry…

The sentiment is a bit hard to see in the pic, but I embossed it in white over one of the blue stripes because I just felt that looked better than putting it above or below the stripes. 🙂

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White, Kraft

DP: DCWV Stack 8

Stamps: Watercolor Wonder, Little Hot Rod, Banner Builders

Inks: Enchanted Evening, Memento Lady Bug

Other: American Crafts Wow! Embossing Powder White, Foam Tape

CAS(E) This Sketch W/ A Little CAS-ual Fridays :)

So I thought these two challenges went together extremely well this week. 🙂 For CAS-ual Fridays the theme is Chevrons and Flowers, and here is CAS(E) This Sketch #22

So when I put them together I get,

I’m still going strong with the negative die cuts, LOL!

Hope you like it!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White

DP: DCWV Serenity Stack

Stamps: The Sweet Life, Heart-2-Heart #3

Inks: Scarlet Jewel, Simply Chartreuse, New Leaf, Tsukineko Sahara Sand

Dies: Tag Sale #5, The Sweet Life, EK Success Ric Rac Border Punch

Other: Foam Tape, Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder, Embossing Ink, Xyron X

CAS-ual Fridays Re-Do

So the more I looked at my first card for the CAS-ual Fridays Chipboard Challenge, the more and more I didn’t like it! LOL! So I decided to do a re-do. This time I made my own chip board. Here is my re-do,

I really wanted to use my Trendy Tree Tops dies (they are so stinkin’ cute! I heart Maile Belles and her WHOLE Stamping Simply line!) So to make my own chip board I ripped off a flap from and old maxi pad box (I new saving those thin cardboard boxes would come in handy, hahaha 🙂 ) I covered it with two different pattern papers and then rolled them through my trusty BigKick. It took several passes, but they came out pretty cute. 😉 I took the tree trunk and also ran it through my Texture Boutique with a wood grain embossing folder so it would look more like a tree trunk. 🙂

Hope you like this one better, I do! LOL!

Supply List (all products are PTI unless otherwise noted) :

Cardstock: Soft Stone and Vintage Cream

DP: Dark Chocolate Pattern Pack, Old DCWV beachy stack (can’t remember the name:( )

Stamps: MFT Clearly Sentimental About New Beginnings

Inks: Dark Chocolate

Dies: Trendy Tree Tops, Parisian Lace Doily

Other: Foam Tape, old maxi pad box (I laugh every time I write that, but it’s what I used), Xyron Sticker Maker