Happy Sunday

 

Hello and happy Sunday.  I am squeaking in before the current challenge ends at AAA Birthday #22: A Large Sentiment.  I pulled out some die cuts that my bestie Kim sent me a while back and used them to make a pair of cards that I am also entering at the MFT Color Challenge #160, Addicted to Stamps and More #399: Any Occasion (birthday), WWC310: Occasions (birthday), and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Here is a closer look at each card...I am also entering this card with my bear and his tower of chocolate gifts at Addicted to CAS #192: Animal and Inkspirational #233: Tower.  I sponged ink on the die cut letters and adhered them to a card front, adding my bear popped up with foam tape.

I added strips of colored card stock to the back of my die cut card front, after popping out all of the letters.  Then I added my chocolate cake right on top of the 'O' in you.

My next card is inspired by the sketch at MFT Sketch Challenge #530 and MFT Slimline Challenge: Birthday Wishes.  I created this little scene using MFT Winter Songbirds, and the MFT Cloud stencil.  I don't use Twitter, but love this playful sentiment.

I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #208: Create a Scene, Addicted to Stamps and More #399: Any Occasion (birthday), WWC310: Occasions (birthday), Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes, and Addicted to CAS #192: Animal.

I always love a reason to pull out some PTI stamps, and the challenge to Create a Thinking of You Card at Ink to Paper this week gave me all the reason I needed.  I used stamps from Fence Line Summer and a sentiment from Botanical Silhouettes for this card.

Last to post, but first to create....this card was inspired by the photo at  Just Us Girls #573.  I fell in love with that wonderful sky, and attempted to create one just like it myself, using blue, purple and green  Distress Oxide inks, Avery Elle Clear Shimmer Spray and dots of white paint.  I found this trees die in my stash, and thought it would play off the trees in the inspiration photo.  I am also entering this card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes.

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Crafty Round-Up

Hello and happy Monday.  I'm popping in quickly before Zumba class to post a few cards I made over the weekend.

First up is this hoppy little birthday card, inspired by the sketch this week at MFT Sketch Challenge #457.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday #175 with the topping of Add a Geometric Shape (circle), The Male Room #121: Stay CAS, and CAS on Friday #165: Masculine (this card is meant for a little boy birthday).

My next card is inspired by the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #342, where I flipped the sketch, and used some stacks of books for the two vertical elements.  I am also entering this card at Addicted to CAS #169: Creature (cat and worm), and Addicted to Stamps and More #361: Anything Goes.

 I made a second version of this card, and am entering it at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Think Pink and AAA Cards #150:  One Layer.

That's it for me right now.  Off to Zumba!!

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CASology Week #340...Africa

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is AFRICA.

I looked up what animals are commonly found in Africa and invited 3 of them to a birthday party on my card.

Now it's your turn.  How does AFRICA inspire you?


As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

I hope you play along this week.

Please head on over to the CASology blog and gather some inspiration from the our Guest Designer Claire and the CASology design team.

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