CASology Week 138: Blossom

Happy Tuesday and welcome to another week at CASology.  Our cue word this week is BLOSSOM. Oh, I had fun with this one, and I am sure you will, too.

I went with one of my favorite flower images--Botanical Blocks by PTI.  I used little sponges that fit on my fingertip to color my flower and leaves with Distress inks.  To add interest to my design, while keeping the card CAS, I added texture to my card front, split the panel underneath my focal point, and stamped my sentiment vertically.

I hope you will play along this week and show us how you are inspired by the word BLOSSOM.  Just remember to please keep your card Clean and Simple.

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Hazel Hodgkins

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg (that's me)

Judy Marino

Kimberly Wiener

Kymona Tracey

May Park

Melissa Chipperfield

Tracey McNeely 

Guest Designer: Deepti


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Weekend Recap

I hope everyone had a very nice weekend.  We are finally getting some rain here, and it is hard to complain, since we need it so badly.

I have a Mother's Day card that I made using some Poppy Stamps dies--Small Madison Window and Small Flower Box.  I used my new Bitty Bouquets stamps from PTI and fussy cut them, since the dies were out of stock when I ordered.  It was not that difficult--perhaps I can just live without those dies.  I used a piece of Bitty Dot Vellum behind the window, thanks to Marybeth for that idea.

I am entering this card into the Poppystamps Challenge #6 Through My Window and Addicted to Stamps Holiday.

Inspired again my Marybeth, I made a card for this week's Tag You're It Challenge, where our inspiration is this beautiful card by Marybeth.  I decided to use Frilly Flowers for my tag, since it was Marybeth who inspired me to buy those stamps.  I used a Basic Bookmark die for my tag, and then turned it into a card.

My colors for this card are inspired by Color Throwdown  #331.

I have not played at Fusion in a long time, but when I saw their inspiration this week, I had an idea for a baby card.  I used the Dainty Bow die by Mama Elephant, but only used on part of it, so my bows look more like bow ties.

Last up is a masculine birthday card using a die from Impression Obsession and some Small Sketched Stars.  The paper is from a Studio Calico pad I found at TJ Maxx--yes I have picked up some fun craft supplies there.

I am entering this card a CAS(E) this Sketch #112 and Seize the Birthday where I am finally playing along with the topping (masculine card).

I am also entering these cards over at Simon Says Monday No Rules and Simon Says Wednesday Anything Goes.

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Saturday Update

Hello and happy Saturday.  My first card is a shaker baby card for Paper Smooches Anything Goes and CAS(E) This Sketch #105.  I'm also playing along at Simon Says Monday Old (Paper Smooches A Little Lovin) and New (Silver Micro Beads) and Simon Says Wednesday New.   I paper pieced the elephants and used the die from PTI Sending You to create my window.

This is my second time this month playing at Stamplorations--this time in their January Stamps and Inks challenge.  I used Tree Silhouettes and CASED this beautiful card by Sharron.  I tried to copy Sharron's water coloring, and I think I still need a bit more practice.

One more entry at Make it Monday #196:  Colorful Card Corners.  I just could not resist making this card again, this time in purple.

I did something a little different this time--I have seen stamping that continues on to the back side of the card, and decided to try that also.  I am in love with the stamp Kim bought for me to use on the backs of my cards.

Last up is a get well card I made using the colors at this week's ColourQ cQc #274.  I used the Leaf Pattern Cover Up die by Lil Inker--cut it 4 times in 4 different colors and then pieced the leaves back in.  Not sure I'd do that again...

That's it for me today.

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One Layer Cards

Hi there and happy Thursday.  I've got 4 one layer cards to share today.

First up is a card inspired by the pink flowers at The Card Concept's One Year Anniversary celebration and uses the technique at this week's Make it Monday #196:  Colorful Card Corners.  I am putting my card into the Clean and Simple category.

I am also linking this card up at Simon Says Wednesday Something New because my Garden Grace stamps are new to me, and at Simon Says Monday new and old--my old are the SU inks I used (Pretty in Pink and Strawberry Slush).

I started playing around yesterday with my very newest stamp set, Tumbleweed Houses by Unity, trying to create something for this month's One-Layer Simplicity Challenge of Attractive Opposites.

I think this one is my favorite--the opposite is colored and not colored.

This one features black and white as well as colored and not colored.

My last card is black and white as well as hearts and no hearts.

I'd like to come back to this challenge sometime before it ends with some better opposites.  This session kind of morphed into an excuse to play around with my little houses.  I really like these stamps, but getting them lined up was kind of a bear, as they are cling, not clear.

Well, that's it for me today.  I am heading up to Orange County to meet Cathy Weber (Empty Nest Crafter) for coffee and a bit of stamping chat.  I'll post a picture tomorrow.

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Make it Monday, Colour Me, Lawnscaping and More

I am trying to get caught up from my trip, and finally had a bit of time over the past few days to make a few cards.

First up are two cards I made using the technique at Make it Monday #161:  Watercolor Splats using the colors from Colour Me #17.   After applying my inks using my mini ink daubers, I painted water spots all over the paper.  I was too impatient to wait for it to dry, so used my heat gun to speed up the process.  I cut the Memory Box Prim Poppy out of the panel, and then filled the space in with a white die cut that I had completely coated with Wink of Stella.  My sentiment is from Verve, and I put a tiny rhinestone inside the flower that is the 'o' in Mother.

OK, can  you see where this is going....What to do with the poppie die cut from my water splatted base?  Yes, you are right--I just made another card that is the opposite of the first card.  I added a bunch more tiny little water splats just on the flowers.  My sentiment is stamped with Brilliance Lightning Black--one of my favorite specialty black inks--I just love how muted and shimmery it is.   I am linking this card up at this week's Simon Says Wednesday Keep it Clean and Simple.

I'll be linking both cards up at Make it Monday and Colour Me.

The challenge this week at Lawnscaping #80 is Mini.  How fun is that?  I love mini things.  I've got two mini projects to link up today.  First up is this little mini birthday card, that I am also linking up at this week's Seize the Birthday Anything Goes. 

I made a little envelope using my Envelope Punch Board and paper from MME Happy Day.  I used the same papers to paper piece a mini birthday card using  the Hippo Birdie.  I'm so in love with this little mini card and envelope, I don't know if I will ever be able to use it.

I have another mini project for Lawnscaping #80--a mini paper cube.  Hard to tell in this close up photo, but this cube is 2" by 2" by 2", and I bought it at Impress.

I stamped three sides with flowers from Penelope's Garden.

Last up is a card I started making last week for Make it Monday, but did not finish it in time to enter.  I used the stamping and embossing on die cuts technique show in the video here.  I am entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Keep it Clean and Simple and Simply Create Too Challenge #60:  Stack em Up.  I stamped and embossed the flowers from In Bloom before die cutting them.  It did make it much easier to emboss.  I used my new Background Basics Art Deco in Soft Stone and Spring Moss for the background.  That stamp is really easy to line up.

Well, that's it for me today.  

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