CASology Week #291...Bug

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is BUG.  I looked and looked through my stash, but I didn't have any insect stamps.  But, then I started thinking of the spy novels I like to read sometimes, and how they sometimes place a bug in the phone to get the plot going, and then I knew exactly what I would do.

I am also going to enter this card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge:  Girl Power, as of course this fabulous pink princess phone is meant for a powerful girl.

Now it's your turn.  How does BUG 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

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

Our Guest Designer is Hannelie

Thanks for Visiting

Two Birthday Cards

Happy Monday.  I'm popping in to post 2 birthday cards I made yesterday.

First up is a card I made, inspired by this colorful card by Melissa for the PTI new product release.  She used the new pen stamp, and I used Pencil Me In.  I just love the way this card turned out, but I have to tell you that I was holding my breath by the end.  So much stamping and lining up, and I was really afraid I'd mess it up and then have to start all over again.

By the time I got all the pencils stamped, I was too scared to stamp a sentiment, so I opted for a die cut sentiment.

I am entering this card at PTI Create Along with Us, CASual Fridays #194: Beautiful Rainbows, and Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes.

I was inspired by the color challenge at Paper Players #384: Any Shade of Pink to pull out a bunch of different shades of pink paper and my MFT Jungle Friends dies to get started on my next card.

I am also entering this card at CAS(E) This Sketch #262, AAA Cards #110: Ombre and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Girl Power.

That's it for me today.  Come back tomorrow, when I'll be posting the new CASology challenge for this week.

Thanks for Visiting

Paint Chips and a Bookmark

I was inspired to pull out my paint chips by the Ombre challenge at AAA Cards #110 this week.  Once I had them out, I had great fun playing around with them, and ended up with three cards.

I started with a palette of blues, and used a MFT die to cut out the word 'hugs'.  I stacked a few die cuts under this for dimension, and then added the rest of the sentiment from PTI Big Hugs.  I am also entering this card at Less is More #366: Monochrome.

Next, I took another paint chip of various shades of teal, and die cut the word 'birthday' and also some balloons.  I followed the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch #262.  I am also entering this card at Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes. 

For my last paint chip card, I stacked the die cut letters left over from my first card, and then laid them out on the diagonal, surrounded by some flowers.  I laid everything out on a die cut with diagonal stripes from Lil Inkers, so I could be sure everything was spaced evenly.

I am entering this card at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Girl Power.

I also have a bookmark to share--it is two sided and incorporates my new PTI Lilies of the Valley stamps as well as a couple of miscellaneous sentiments.  I am entering this bookmark at The Flower Challenge #18: Anything Goes and The Paper Players #383: Spring Has Sprung.

Front

Back

That's it for me today.  Off to Zumba.

Thanks for Visiting

Time Out #104...Reminder...Cheering You On

There is still time to play along with our current challenge at Time Out.  Our challenge this time is:

I was lucky enough to get some supplies from our sponsor Poppystamps to use for my card.  I used the Urban Skyline Collage to create a bold skyline over my bold, sponged background.  I used a sentiment meant to cheer on someone who is taking a bold, new direction starting life in the big city.

Please head over to Time Out to see more inspiration from our Design Team and Guest Designer. Our Guest Designer this week is Marieke, so please stop by her blog to see what she has created for this challenge.  Poppystamps is our sponsor for this challenge.  Details for the prize are on the Time Out Challenge Blog.

Also, here is some information on our sponsor, Poppystamps.

Their store is a delight to visit and is packed with top quality goodies-take a look here. They also have a fab blog. Take a look at it here and sign up so you don't miss out on all the fun!

On their blog they are running a 'Clean and Simple' challenge. So if you have some of their products and make a clean and simple card for our challenge...then link it up to their challenge for a chance to win more prizes!!

I am linking my card up to the Poppystamps #42 Clean and Simple challenge.  I hope you can join in as well.

Our Time Out challenge will run another week.  I hope you will take some Time Out of your busy schedule to play along with us.

Thanks for Visiting

Mid Week Crafting Update

It's a good week when I can sneak into my craft room off and on and get 4 cards made by Wednesday.

I used my new PTI Stuck on You die to create a rainbow of bandages for this vibrant and fun get well card.  Obviously, I could only send this card to someone who wasn't seriously ill.  I am entering this card at Make it Monday #314: Color Wheel and CAS-ual Fridays #194: Beautiful Rainbows challenges.

With bright colors on my mind, I created a card using the PTI balloon stencil that I am entering at Just Us Girls #340: Balloons and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

It seems like I am always needing sympathy cards--when I invite my family and friends to help themselves to cards from my stash, sympathy cards are amongst the most popular.  I was inspired by the challenge at Less is More #366: Monochrome and CAS on Friday #127 One Layer Wonder to create the next two cards. 


This card is Memento Grey Flannel and Versafine Onyx Black ink on PTI Soft Stone Paper.

This card is Versafine Onyx Black ink on kraft paper.

That's it for me today.  Sherlock and I are off to visit the patients at our local nursing home.  Come back tomorrow to see what I have for our current challenge at Time Out #104.

Thanks for Visiting

CASology Week #290...Abstract

Hello and happy Tuesday. It's time for another challenge at CASology.   This week, our cue word is ABSTRACT.   Before starting my card, I turned to the dictionary.  This is what I found:

ab·stract

adjective

abˈstrakt,ˈabˌstrakt/

1. 1.

   existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

   
   

   "abstract concepts such as love or beauty"

   
   

   synonyms:

   theoretical, conceptual, notional, intellectual, metaphysical, ideal, philosophical, academic; rareideational "abstract concepts"

Ok, that was helpful.  I decided to focus on the abstract concept of beauty.

Now it's your turn.  How does ABSTRACT 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

Bharata

Diedre

Jacquie

Janet

Jen

Joyce (that's me)

Karen

Kevin

Kymona

Melissa

Rachel

Our Guest Designer is Caroline.

Thanks for Visiting

Saturday Crafting

I didn't need to dig too deep into my archives to find a card to remake for this week's PTI Transformation Tuesday challenge.

I posted this card yesterday for this week's PTI Make it Monday.  The challenge was masking and stacking.

Original Card

I was not that happy with how my card came out.  The die cut had a pretty large border around it, which made it not that great for creating masks, and I was not thrilled with the colors I chose. 

I decided to redo this card for the Transformation Tuesday challenge.  I die cut and stamped a bunch of whales in a rainbow of colors, then layered the die cuts.  I like the new card much better.

I am entering this card at CAS-ual Fridays #194: Beautiful Rainbows, City Crafter #401: Die Cuts and Simon Says Wednesday, Addicted to Stamps and More #281, and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

My second card was inspired by the Die Cuts Only challenge at AAA Cards #109, the Clean and Simple challenge at Poppystamps #42, the colors at Just Add Ink #398, the Clean and Simple challenge at The Sisterhood of Crafters, and the In My Garden challenge at Simon Says Monday Challenge.

Thanks for Visiting