CAS graduation card

Hello!

I received a surprise gift from my friend Neha Bhatt of Perwinkle Creations!

It was the smart cookie stamp set from LawnFawn! I just had to make  a card with it immediately!!

Other products used are..

Stampendous 'Retro alphabet' stamp set, Camlin watercolours, 

Versafine Onyx black ink and Memento Danube blue ink.

I am submitting this card for the Addicted to CAS #112 'Graduation' Challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great night!

You sparkle!

Hey there!

I am playing a few Winnie and Walter challenges this evening!

I absolutely LOVE this card!!!! For once an idea has translated itself perfectly onto paper!

I am playing the WCMD 2015 Challenge...

Watercolour with Vanessa

Partial stamping with Kelly

Make it Masculine with Julie  (who says rocks are only for women!!!)

Masterboard background with Shay

Addicted to CAS codeword 'Sparkle' challenge

and

Virginia's view 'all things colour' challenge

Stamps used are from Winnie and Walter, You die from Winnie and Walter and film strip die from spellbinders.

Watercolours from Camlin

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a good night!

Dream Balloons

Hey there! 

I am playing the ATCAS "Dream" challenge and the Retro sketches rs183 challenge this evening.

The printed paper is from the Mad about Blue paper pack from CraftTangles available at Craft Adda.

The balloons and the clouds are from  are from Lawn Fawn and the sentiment is an unknown wood block rubber stamp.

I've coloured the balloons using  my trusted Camlin water colours and fussy cut them.

I really enjoyed planning and making this card..hope you like it too!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by...Have a great evening!

Blue birthday

Hi. I am playing the ATCAS code word BLUE challenge with this shaker card.

Instead of using clear plastic I decided to use vellum withe heat embossed sentiment ( from Kaisercraft) for the shaker. I filled it up with blue sequins and added some blue crystals (brand new from my local market) to finish the card.This one was a quick and easy shaker!

I had fun making it...hope you try it too!

I am also adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday "Rubber/clear stamp"Challenge and the NBUS "Anything goes"challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by...

Have a great day!

Summer butterflies

I have a card today for the Simon Says Samp Summer challenge...

I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched squares die to create a polaroid like frame for my gorgeous butterfly buttons. I created a summery background with the flower stamp from an Inkadinkado stamp set. I finished it off with a bold sentiment from Hero Arts.

I am submitting this for the ATCAS  code word Butterfly challenge as well.

A pretty, bright and cheerful card, I think!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a good night!

Green

Had a few minutes before taking my daughter swimming, so decided to act upon the idea that just came to me!
I am playing retro sketches #157 and Addicted to CAS 'Green' challenges.

The idea for this card has come from this awesome card by Ardyth Percy-Robb of Maskerade!

I masked off the card topper and inked the edges with Timholtz distress ink 'Crushed olive' and Memento 'Pear Tart'. 

Wanted a bold sentiment so I added my favourite one from Hampton Arts.

Thanks for stopping by…

Have a great evening!

Distress Mask

Hey there!

Today I am playing the Addicted to CAS code "Distress" challenge.

To make this card, I die cut a circle in the centre of a square piece of card stock  and used it as a mask to ink in some distress ink (Worn lipstick and Victorian Velvet from tim Holtz) in the centre of my card topper.

I then added a stamped and fussy cuts rose (from Stampin'UP) which I water coloured using the same distress inks. 

The other stamps I have used are from Inkadinkado and Studio G.

To create some interest, I coloured the edges of the card with the same distress inks mentioned above and placed the card topper at an angle.

I learnt this technique from Jennifer Mcguire. I couldn't find the specific link, but have linked to her her blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a great evening!

Embossing with dies-2

Happy Sunday! Hope your day has been restful and you are ready to take on the week ahead!

Today, I have a card for the Addicted to CAS codeword DOTS challenge.

I wrote a post a few days ago about embossing with dies and this card is one more with the same technique. 

The die is from Cottage Cutz and I wish I was ble to use it for die cutting as successfully as I do for embossing!

I love the soft effect it creates. 

I used watercolours to paint around the embossing and stamped over the panel with a little stamp from the Dotty Daisy stamp set from Stampendous.

The greeting is a die cut made with Penny black creative dies.

I am planning to make these cards in a series of colours for a friend…will keep you posted!

Thanks so much for stopping by…

Good Night!

Fun tags

Hey everyone! I have been having some fun with tags of late…
Here they are…

 Spellbinders nest abilities, Hero Arts nicest thoughts rubber stamp.

Kaisercraft stamp set, Verses rubber stamps sentiment

Spellbinders nestabilities, IO map background, Hero Arts better place rubber stamp 

Spellbinders nestabilities, IO map background, Hero Arts better place rubber stamp

I am submitting  these tags for the ATCAS 'Tag" challenge.

Thanks for stopping by…

Good night!

Button Love!

Here are two cards I made with some amazing buttons I picked up the local ribbon and button market.

I am submitting these cards for the PaperSmooches 'Anything Goes'  Challenge.

I am also submitting these cards for the Addicted to CAS Challenge 30 codeword NEW challenge.

Isn't it fun to find ways to interpret the word NEW?!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Would love to hear from you!

White wreath

Here is a card made with another fabulous die and matching embossing folder from Cuttlebug...the embossed wreath.
I decided to go white on white...and pop up the wreath with 3D foam tape for dimension.
Just love how it turned out!
I am submitting it fro the Addicted to CAS codeword Diecuts challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Enjoy your day!

Biker Dude!

I just love this Addicted to CAS die cuts challenge today.
Here is another card that I am submitting!
I am also submitting this card for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge...Anything goes.

Again, a die that I have not  used before...but so much fun!

The die is from Cottage Cutz and the sentiments are from Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp Talk Bubbles stamp and die set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I think I'll go and make another card! ;-)

Puzzle love

Good morning everyone!
Today I am playing the Addicted to CAS Codeword Die-Cuts Challenge.

I have had this Cuttlebug die for ever  but somehow never played with it!
Today's challenge has inspired me to take it out and play!

As you can see I used the Cuttlebug puzzle die to cut three different colours of card stock and then put it together with sentiments from Hero Arts and Lawn Fawn.

Thanks so very much for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Teacup recharge

 One more post before I call it a night!

It has been a productive day!

I made this card for the Addicted to CAS (codeword GET WELL) challenge as well as the 

Retro Sketches RS 32 chalenge.

The background stamp is from Hero Arts (Design Blocks) and the teacup and sentiments are from Technique Tuesday and Lawn Fawn.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!

Music Mixer

Good Morning All!!

It has been an inspiring and productive morning so far!

Here is what I have come up with this morning for the Addicted to CAS codeword MUSIC challenge and the Retro sketches 79 challenge.

For this card I have used my new and absolutely fab Paper Smooches 'Be Boppin' stamp set!

I have heat embossed the the images with neon blue, neon purple, mac and cheese yellow and white  embossing powders. the mike has been embossed and fussy cut and popped up with 3D tape.

I really love the way it has turned out...A great card to give anyone...friend, parent, cousin, and of course boyfriend or spouse..don't you think?!!

Thanks so very much for stopping by!

Have a fab day!!

It's your day...

Inspiraton seems to strike only in the mddle of the night these days!!

Here I am with another card at 1.30 a.m.!

Today I decided to play with some Paper smooches free digis and make a card for the
CASology Cue Word 'Free' challenge and the Addicted to CAS 'take flight' challenge.

I put two digis together..the critter and the leaf... and added the sentiment and printed it out onto the cardstock.
I then coloured the critter and the leaf with faber castell colour pencils and added a little shading on the side for dimension.
I also drew the clouds for added fun! :-)

Quick and easy...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Good night!

Unrepeatable

It is 2 am and as I often tell people...I have no control over when an idea strikes!!

I went to bed a couple of hours ago, and then got this bright idea for a this card...and I had to get up and make it!

I have combined three challenges for this card...

The runway inspired challenge, the Addicted to CAS cue word Teenager challenge and the clean and Simple FTL 245 challenge.

The image is from  My Favourite things ' You are Unrepeatable' stamp set. 

The other stamp sets that I have used are from Stampabilities, Paper smooches 'Vogue Abode' and Hero Arts Design blocks (in white on the shirt).

The shirt, I have stamped with Brilliance white archival ink on  pink handmade paper and paper pieced it. 

As for the pants I stamped on green handmade paper, fussy cut them, embossed them with a cuttlebug folder  to add texture and paper pieced it onto the the image.

The Ipod is coloured with copic markers.

I coloured  the hair with Faber Castell colour pencils in shades of brown.

I stamped the shadow (in Versafine smokey gray ink) from the Paper Smooches 'vogue abode' stamp set, to ground my image.

Really love the way it has turned out...don't you!

Love to hear what you think!

I am also entering it for the Simon Says Stamp 'Anything Goes' challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Good night!