CASology Week 123: Eat

It is 2 days before Thanksgiving, here in the US, and what a fitting cue word we have this week--EAT.  Who besides me will probably spend the entire day eating?

I pulled out Foodie Fun and decided to make some colorful gelatos tumbling across the page.  Something to look forward to after the turkey.  This sentiment is one of my favorites.  I only wish it were true.

So, what about you?  What are you planning to eat this week?  How does the word EAT inspire you?  Check out the beautiful designs from the CASology Design Team members and see how they were inspired by FLAG.  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 

Guest Designer: Coni

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PTI 6th Anniversary Challenge and Make it Monday #103

Today's contest for Papertrey's 6th Anniversary is to create a tag or wrap based on a photo inspiration.  I did not need to look farther than Dawn's blog today to get my inspiration.

Dawn's Project

I love how she used the chocolate bar and the fun sentiment from Foodie Fun.  I made a tag that can go on a Valentines gift for DH.

I made another tag, this one a bit closer to Dawn's, that would work for a friend's birthday.  This is one of my very favorite sentiments of all.  I am so glad that it is true.

I have two bookmarks for this week's Make it Monday #103:  Die Cut Double Up.  I cut a bookmark out of white card stock.  Then, die cut my daughters' names out of that die cut.  I backed it with very slender rainbow stripes and then another solid bookmark.  We are big readers in this house, and even though we have Kindles and Nooks, we still need book marks.  I think I will make one for me if I have time tomorrow.

That's it for today.  Hopefully, I'll have some more tomorrow.  My oldest headed off for a school trip to Spain this morning, and while I was looking forward to a full day of crafty time without any interruptions, I think I packed my mojo in her suitcase.  Let's hope it returns before she does.


Supplies Used (PTI):
Tags
Stamps:  Foodie Fun, Heart Prints, 2012 Birthday Tags
Paper:  White, Kraft, Dark Chocolate
Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa, SU Real Red, Versamark
Other:  Tag Sale, Heart Print, Limitless Layers dies, Twine

Bookmarks
Stamps:  All Booked Up (sentiment not shown on the back of the bookmark)
Ink:  Soft Stone
Paper:  White, Hibiscus Burst, Summer Sunrise, Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Ripe Avocado, Ocean Tides, Hawaiian Shores
Other:  Ribbon, Alphabet Dies

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Odds and Ends

Hi there.  Today I was able to get quite a bit of crafting done, between my spin class and my crazy afternoon driving around.

I made another card for this week's Retro Sketches #46.  I had a piece of stamped paper left over from this Make it Monday project that I really wanted to use, and I also was curious to see how that dutch oven from Foodie Fun would look embossed with UTEE. 

I also made a few smaller cards and decorated envelopes with Washi Tape for this week's Simon Says Challenge, which is to use washi tape.  I am going to enter the envelopes into this week's Make it Monday #100, which is all about how to package cards with oversized embellishments.  I am stretching a bit, as these are undersized, but I think the principles are the same.

These might look familiar to you.  They are designed to accompany these card sets, that I made for Rachel to give to two of her teachers.


Supplies Used (PTI):
Gracious Hostess
Stamps:  Foodie Fun, Background Basics Retro, Gracious Vases, Peace, Love and Joy
Paper:  White, Canyon Clay, Simply Chartreuse
Ink:  Simply Chartreuse, Canyon Clay, Summer Sunrise, Scarlet Jewel, Versafine Onyx Black
Other:  Foodie Fun die, Sizzix Embossing Folder, UTEE

Thank You Cards and Envelopes
Stamps:  Simple Sentiments, Label Basics
Paper:  White, Small White Envelopes
Ink:  Hawaiian Shores, SU Real Red
Other:  Washi Tape

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Play Date Cafe #164: Foodie Fun

When I saw this beautiful card on Kim's blog, it reminded me that I bought Foodie Fun, and had yet to use it.  The colors of this week's Play Date Cafe #164 seemed perfect for this set--I just love that pot--it reminds me of those big Le Creuset dutch ovens.

I made three cards in this same color scheme, just playing around a little bit with the layout, the sentiment, scoring, etc.  The inspiration for these cards comes from Kim's card here and this card by Jess Witty during the Foodie Fun release.  These cards will be handy to have in my stash.  Now that they are done, I am thinking that they would look even better embossed with clear embossing powder, to get that shine like a real dutch oven.  Maybe I'll try some Glossy Accents later.

Supplies Used (PTI):
Stamps:  Foodie Fun, Script Sentiments
Paper:  White, Kraft, Dark Chocolate
Ink:  Simply Chartreuse, Blueberry Sky, Kraft, Memento Rich Cocoa
Other:  Twine, Picnic Plaid Impression Plate

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