CASology Week 116: Splatter

Wow -- last week's cards were all so delicious.  I had so much fun looking at all of your chocolate cards and making my own.  Any wonder I ended up at See's Candy this weekend?  Now, it is time for a new challenge at CASology, and this week our cue word is SPLATTER.  Now, what's a CAS girl with some control-freak tendencies supposed to do with that word?  Just look.

I am fortunate enough to own several splatter stamps--nothing like controlled-stamped splatter.  I used stamps from Paper Smooches I Heart Art and WPlus9 Ink Splats to create my splatter.  If this were real life, I would have those splats sponged up in a heartbeat.  But, I guess I don't mind them too much on my card.

Now, it is your turn.  What do you think of when you see the word SPLATTER?  Have some fun with the cue word SPLATTER, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday at noon (CST). 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by SPLATTER.  Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park (taking a break)

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer:  Sandie

I am also entering this card at Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes and Virginia's View #8 Clean and Simple challenge.

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CASology Week 101: Wood

Wasn't last week fun, with all the 100 challenge festivities?  I really enjoyed learning all about my fellow DT members, and of course the contests and give aways were fun, too.  Now, it's back to business--a new challenge at CASology because it is Tuesday.  This week our cue word is WOOD.  Lots of ways you could go with this one--I think I could have made 10 cards--using some of my trees or maybe some of those fabulous wood veneer embellishments I have been hoarding.  I even have some balsa wood I got at Michaels that works well with my Big Shot.

Don't worry, I don't have 10 cards here to show you today.  Just one, and it is a scheduled post, as I will be somewhere in New England visiting colleges with my daughter when this post goes live.  I incorporated wood into my card in three ways--the stamped images are from Altenew Faux Veneer, I used a wood grain impression plate on my top layer, and I also used a little wood embellishment.

Now, it is your turn.  What do you think of when you see the word WOOD?  Have some fun with the cue word WOOD, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 6/30 at noon (CST). 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by WOOD.  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

 

 

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CASology Week 100: Celebration

It's Tuesday and that means time for a new challenge at CASology.  It is our 100th challenge, and we have been celebrating for the past few days, and will continue celebrating all week.  It seems only fitting that our cue word this week should be CELEBRATE.  Did you participate in the guessing contest?  Did you get it right?

I was going for a sort of party on a card look.  I used a sentiment from PTI Wet Paint, stamped in black and then offset stamped again in Tropical Teal.  I love this look, and was inspired to try it by this card from my friend Sherrie.  I stamped a bunch of confetti polka dots on the top of my card using a stamp from PTI Birthday Style in Tropical Teal, Aqua Mist, Berry Sorbet and Summer Sunrise.  

After I completed all my stamping, I used the Sunshine Impression plate to add a bit of texture.  I just love that little extra something that texture adds to a card.

Now, it is your turn.  What do you think of when you see the word CELEBRATE?  Have some fun with the cue word CELEBRATE, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 6/23 at noon (CST). 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by CELEBRATE.  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

Stop by my blog tomorrow for a special surprise.  I am being featured on the CASology blog as part of our 100 challenge celebration, and I'll have a little blog candy to give away to one lucky commenter.

 

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

 

And our guest designer !neke

 

 

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CASology Week 99: Anniversary

It's time for another challenge at CASology.  This week our cue word is ANNIVERSARY.  Doesn't it seem like a lot of anniversaries are in June?  What better way to add an anniversary card to  your stash than to play along with us this week and create a CAS Anniversary card.

I decided to make the kind of anniversary card I could see giving to my DH next year.  So, nothing floral, fru fru or too lovey dovey.  Clean and Simple is just the right style for my guy.  I was inspired by the sketch at Retro Sketches this week, and so followed that sketch for my card.  In fact, I think one of the easiest ways to make a CAS card is to follow a CAS sketch.  With a sketch, most of the design decisions are already made.  All you have to do is follow the sketch and avoid the temptation to add too much extra.

I cut three tiny tags out of SU Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar and PTI Spring Rain and adhered them to my card front, which was already stamped with a sentiment from PTI Beautiful Butterflies and impressed with the Guide Lines IP.  I put a little Red heart on each of the tags and then coated it with Glossy Accents.  That was it.  Done.

Now, it is your turn.  What do you think of when you see the word ANNIVERSARY?  Have some fun with the cue word ANNIVERSARY, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 6/16 at noon (CST). 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by ANNIVERSARY.  

 
Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

 

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CASology Week 98: Shine

It's time for another challenge at CASology.  This week our cue word is SHINE.  There are so many different ways to go with this word.  My first thought was to do something with sunshine, since I have many stamps, dies and sentiments along those lines.  But, like the squirrel distracted by something shiny, I ultimately decided to use something shiny on my card.  

A while back, I bought the most beautiful shimmer paper from PTI in all sorts of colors.  It is shimmery and shiny, and apparently meant to be hoarded.  I pulled out a few different colors and cut some popsicles for my card.  I used a sentiment from Summer Sweetness and my newest favorite Impression Plate (Guide Lines). 

Now, it is your turn.  What do you think of when you see the word SHINE.  Have some fun with the cue word SHINE, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 6/9 at noon (CST).
 
Since CASology is a Clean And Simple challenge, I thought it would be helpful to review some things to keep in mind when creating a CAS design:  
1.  One main image
2.  Lots of open space (uncluttered)

3.  Limited layers & embellishments
4.  Quick & easy to recreate

 

You can see that my card meets all 4 criteria above.

 

So, what do you think of when you see the word SHINE?

 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by SHINE.  Then, please play along and link your creation to the CASology blog by Monday 6/9 at noon (CST).  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

And our Guest Designer: Gay

 

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CASology Week #97: Bee

Hello and happy Tuesday.   Wow--you guys really went to town on last week's cue word of flower.  We had so many stunning entries--it was really difficult to choose the winners.

It's time for new challenge at CASology. Our cue word this week is BEE.  Now, do NOT do what I did and run screaming because you hate bees and don't think you have any bee stamps.  Do not even think of calling in sick to the challenge.  I know that bees are really good for the environment and the garden.  I have even seen lots and lots of cute bee stamps.  But, what can I say--I just don't like bees (or honey either).

Anyway, it turns out that I do have a bee stamp after all, and it is kind of a cute bee--provided it stays on my card and doesn't buzz around and sting me.  This little cutie pie bee was hiding in my PTI Tiny Treats Birthday set.  You will probably not be surprised to learn that this is the first time I have ever inked him up.

I stamped my bees on a stitched circle die cut, and colored them in with a Distress Marker.  No particular reason to choose Distress other than that I just got it and wanted to try it out.  I made a background out of a hexagon die cut adhered to a white card base, and randomly filled in some of the hexagons.  In order to make the yellow hexagons match the yellow on the bee, I just colored the white hexagon die cut with the same marker I used for the bee.

I have to say that this bee looks friendly and cute--not as scary as some of the real live bees who swarm around outside.

Now, it is your turn.  What are your feelings and opinions about bees?  Love 'em?  Do you have any cute bee stamps you are dying to bust out?   Have some fun with the cue word BEE, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 6/2 at noon (CST).
Since CASology is a Clean And Simple challenge, I thought it would be helpful to review some things to keep in mind when creating a CAS design:
1.  One main image
2.  Lots of open space (uncluttered)

3.  Limited layers & embellishments
4.  Quick & easy to recreate

 

You can see that my card meets all 4 criteria above.

 

So, what do you think of when you see the word BEE?

 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by BEE.  Then, please play along and link your creation to the CASology blog by Monday 6/2 at noon (CST).  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

 

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CASology Week 94: Metal

It's Tuesday, and you know what that means?  Another CASology challenge, and this week our cue word is METAL.  What do you think of when you think of METAL?

I thought about this one for a long time, and finally decided to pull out one of my favorite images from an older PTI set that has not seen ink in a long time--Garden Variety.  There is a watering can image in that set that I just love, so I stamped it, embossed it with silver embossing powder (it is supposed to look like tin), cut it out and popped it up on my card.  I also used a piece of silver shimmer paper on the right edge of my top panel.

How about you?  What do you think of when you see the word METAL?    Have some fun with this cue word, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 5/12 at noon (CST).

Since CASology is a Clean And Simple challenge, I thought it would be helpful to review some things to keep in mind when creating a CAS design:

1.  One main image
2.  Lots of open space (uncluttered)
3.  Limited layers & embellishments
4.  Quick & easy to recreate

 

You can see that my card meets all 4 criteria above.

 

So, what do you think of when you see the word METAL?

 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by METAL.  Then, please play along and link your creation to the CASology blog by Monday 5/12 at noon (CST).  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

And our guest designer:  Janet

 

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CASology Week 93: Electric

It's time for another CASology challenge, and our cue word this week is ELECTRIC.  Fun, right?  I have enjoyed pulling out favorite older stamps that haven't seen much ink recently for my CASology cards, so today I pulled out Lighten Up and Chair-ished from PTI.  The cue word of ELECTRIC made me think of things that plug in, so I thought of a lamp.  

How about you?  What do you think of when you see the word ELECTRIC?    Have some fun with this cue word, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 5/5 at noon (CST).

I stamped a little scene using a chair, dog, and floor from Chair-ished, and a floor lamp from Lighten Up.  I sponged some Lemon Tart ink around the lamp shade--showing a warm glow from a lamp turned on.  In person, the yellow inked area is barely visible, but in the photo it is quite bright.

Since CASology is a Clean And Simple challenge, I thought it would be helpful to review some things to keep in mind when creating a CAS design:

1.  One main image
2.  Lots of open space (uncluttered)
3.  Limited layers & embellishments
4.  Quick & easy to recreate

 

You can see that my card meets all 4 criteria above.

 

So, what do you think of when you see the word ELECTRIC?

 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by ELECTRIC.  Then, please play along and link your creation to the CASology blog by Monday 5/5 at noon (CST).  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

And our guest designer:  Harriet

 

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CASology Week 92: Garden

It's time for another CASology challenge, and our cue word this week is GARDEN.  My true confession today is that I have two black thumbs.  I cannot grow or take care of any sort of plant, and I have come to terms with that.  I have a gardener who takes care of the outside of my house and lots of silk and plastic fake plants and flowers inside.  But, as terrible as I am with real flowers, I just adore flower stamps and dies.  In fact, you could say that I have quite a garden in my stamp baskets.  So, for this challenge, I pulled out one of my older flower stamps and stamped a sweet little flower garden scene.

How about you?  What do you think of when you see the word GARDEN?  Do you like to garden?  What do you grow?  Have some fun with this cue word, and then please link up your creation on the CASology blog by Monday 4/28 at noon (CST).

I stamped one of my favorite images from Botanical Silhouettes using SU Real Red and Pear Pizzazz.  I grounded my garden with a thin strip of Pear Pizzazz.  I'm running low on Sympathy cards, so I used the 'with sympathy' sentiment from the same set, tucking it into one of the spaces between the flowers.  I set that panel on a standard sized card base using foam tape, and added a few black enamel dots.

Since CASology is a Clean And Simple challenge, I thought it would be helpful to review some things to keep in mind when creating a CAS design:

1.  One main image
2.  Lots of open space (uncluttered)
3.  Limited layers & embellishments
4.  Quick & easy to recreate

 

You can see that my card meets all 4 criteria above.

 

So, what do you think of when you see the word GARDEN?

 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by GARDEN.  Then, please play along and link your creation to the CASology blog by Monday 4/28 at noon (CST).  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

Maureen Merritt

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely

 

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CASology Week 91: Note

It's time for another CASology challenge, and this week's cue word is NOTE.  Lots of different ways to go with this challenge.  Thank you note, love note, music note, how about a post it note?  I decided to make a little note card to send to a friend, and played off the concept of a musical note.

I've been having fun digging deep into my stamping past to come up with new cards using old sets, and this week is no exception.  I used the birds and branches from PTI Little Bitty Bird along with the musical notes and sentiment from Little Bitty Bird Additions.  I used a diagonal striped paper from Basic Grey Kneehighs at the bottom of my card, and die cut the birds using some tone on tone papers from that same pad.  I stamped a little song that the birds are singing to each other and filled in the leaves on the branches with just a bit of color using a Distress Ink marker--I was going for the 'less than perfectly colored/artistic look' on those leaves.  A bit of rustic jute twine, and my card is done.

Since CASology is a Clean And Simple challenge, I thought it would be helpful to review some things to keep in mind when creating a CAS design:

1.  One main image
2.  Lots of open space (uncluttered)
3.  Limited layers & embellishments
4.  Quick & easy to recreate

 

You can see that my card meets all 4 criteria above.

 

So, what do you think of when you see the word NOTE?

 

Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by NOTE.  Then, please play along and link your creation to the CASology blog by Monday 4/21 at noon (CST).  

Please note:  This is a scheduled post--I am writing it just before embarking on a week long trip with my oldest daughter to check out a few colleges on the east coast.  I am doing my best to keep both of us off-line, off the computer, and connected to each other.  So, I apologize in advance for not visiting any blogs to see what you have created.  I'll do my best to catch up when I return.  

Don't forget to keep your card Clean and Simple.

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

Maureen Merritt

May Park

Meghan McMillan

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely
 

And our guest designer this week, Dena.

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