CASology Week #278: Stormy

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

I broke out my embossing past and favorite sled and created a snow storm along with the perfect hill for sledding.  I haven't always lived in San Diego, and when I was growing up in New York, I had the best sledding hill right in my back yard.  Snow day, anyone?  This card brings me back a little--shivering as I think about it.

Now it's your turn.  How does STORMY  inspire you?  I hope you play along this week.  Please remember to keep it Clean and Simple.

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

Anna

Diedre

Hannelie

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Judy

Kymona 

Melissa

Rachel

Sherrie

Our Guest Designer is Anita B.

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Four-of-a-Kind (January 2014)

It is time for our quarterly Four of a Kind post--me, Cathy from Empty Nest Crafter, Kim from Cupcakes, Cards and Kim, and Renee from It's a Patchwork Life. 

Our hostess this month is none other than yours truly (me).  I put together a kit that celebrates winter and all things snowy.  It might be a strange choice, seeing as how I live in San Diego, but paper crafting is the only way I get to experience snow and winter most of the time.  Plus, I needed an excuse to buy Two Feet Deep when it came out last fall, so I decided to base my kit around that stamp set.  Here is a picture of the kit I sent out.

 I have quite a few pictures today, so I will get right to it.

The next few cards are some designs I have gotten in the habit of using to showcase the patterned papers from the kits.

Well, that's it for me.  I cannot wait to see what the other three did with my kit.  It is fun to put a kit together and send it out, but it is also a bit worrisome, hoping that everyone will like it and have fun creating with it. 

Here is a link to my pinterest board where I pin everyone's Four-of-a-Kind creations. 


Edited to add:  Linking up cards #2 and 3 at Simon Says Wednesday Embossing Challenge.

4 of a Kind Kit Supplies

All supplies PTI unless otherwise identified

Stamps:

Two Feet Deep, Boutique Borders, Wonderful Words Snow, Winter Hills, Confetti Garland Borders

Paper:  Kraft, Scarlet Jewel, White, White Shimmer, Scarlet Shimmer, SU Baja Breeze, Carta Bella Winter  Fun

Ink:  Kraft, Scarlet Jewel, Fine Linen, Ripe Avocado, SU Baja Breeze, Memento Rich Cocoa, Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Gray Flannel, Memento Tuxedo Black (for Winter Hills images only)

Dies:  Two Feet Deep, Loop de Loop II, Confetti Garland Borders, Tag Sale #4, Tag Sale #8, Photo Finishers, Winter Hills, Wonderful Words Snow, Double Ended Banner, Damask Snowflake B, Boutique Borders, Lil Inkers Snowflake, MFT Fishtail Flags, Tim Holtz Sizzix Snowflake EF

Other:  Kraft Ribbon, Rustic Jute Twine, other ribbon, twine, and polka dotted kraft bags from Really Reasonable Ribbon, Little Yellow Bicycle Stick Pins, Doodlebug dots, the little envelopes holding bits and pieces are made using Basic Grey Soleil paper and my envelope punch board

The other three members of Four-of-a-Kind are:

Cathy Weber:  Empty Nest Crafter

Kim Heggins:  Cupcakes, Cards and Kim

Renee Lynch:  It's A Patchwork Life

Please stop by their blogs, if you haven't been there already, and see what they have created for their January Four-of-a-Kind projects.  

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PTI October 2013 Blog Hop

The Papertrey October blog hop challenge this month was to make a set of 5 tags.  I had the idea to make several sets and then package them up in a cute way to use as teacher gifts.  I got through 3 sets before running out of time for the blog hop.  But, there is certainly enough time before Christmas break to make more sets.  In fact, I'm sure that I will get lots of inspiration when I see what everyone else did for this blog hop.

My first set of tags uses Peaceful Pinecones.  They are not all exactly alike, but I think they look like they belong together.  The sentiments are from Holiday Lights, and the To/From stamps are from To You From Me.  The bells are from Michaels, and there is a bit of prisma glitter on each of the pinecones.

And, here they are all packaged up:

My next set of tags uses Holiday Lights, with Glossy Accents on the lights.

Here they are packaged up, this time in a glassine bag with a topper I made using one of the Edger dies.

My last set of tags uses Two Feet Deep.  Instead of using a tag sale die, I just used the sled.  I put a folded partially die cut piece behind the sled where the person could write a message.

I did not get a chance to package these up, but I will.  I am thinking I prefer the little box.

Well, that's it for me.  I am flying up to Northern California to get together with my college girlfriends for the weekend.  We have been doing this for more than 20 years.  I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend of lots of talking, eating, laughing and drinking.  So, I'll be hopping either Sunday night or Monday, when I get home.

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