CASology: Ring

Hello! I'm back today with a new cue from CASology!

So before I get into today's card I wanted to announce that this will be my last post as a part of the CASology design team. I've decided to take a step back and take some time for my mental health. I've found myself getting a little burned out lately and spending less and less time in my craft room. My hope is that I can get back to the joy of crafting by just letting myself create for the fun of it again. You'll probably still see me around and entering the challenge as a player, but I won't be doing it every week. Sometimes we all just need a little break and I think it's important to know when to take a deep breath and step aside. Believe me, I'll still be around, just not as frequently.

And with that said, here's this challenge's card!

I decided to go super simple with this one, so I started by cutting a circle with a stitched rectangle die (sorry, it's retired!) from MFT Stamps. I stamped my ring image in the center and added the glimmer lines with another stamp. I colored the image with my Copics (cool grays for the metal to imitate white gold, very light blues for the diamond, and warm gray for a halo to make it pop from the white paper). I matted my circle with another circle cut from Smoke Gray cardstock and then used foam tape to adhere it to a card base. I used my MISTI to stamp the sentiment below it.

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CASology: Calm

Hello! After a two week challenge, CASology is back with a new cue!

I decided to break out my koi stamp for this challenge because I think there's nothing more calming than watching the koi swim in a pond.

This is an incredibly simple card to put together. I merely stamped my koi using the layering stamp from Hero Arts and using some of Altenew's fabulous inks and then stamped my sentiment. Super simple, but still incredibly pretty because of the stamp's design!

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CASology: Summer

Hello! It's time for a new cue from CASology!

I have so many fun summer stamps in my collection, but this little penguin is one of my favorites!

I started  by cutting a panel to stamp my images on. I used my MISTI to stamp my penguin and my sentiment and then cut a mask for the penguin. I stamped my palm tree so that it would be layered behind my penguin and then removed the mask.

I used my Copics to color my images and then added some subtle shading below them to ground them. I adhered my panel to a top-folding A2 card using my tape runner.

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CASology: Color

Hello! I'm back after an extended break for a vacation. I went out to Missouri and spent some time with my in-laws, ate some awesome barbeque, and had some laughs with good friends. After recharging my batteries, I'm here again with a new cue from CASology!

This is such an open-ended cue for a cardmaker! I absolutely love a cue that can be interpreted in so many ways. My mind immediately went to this adorable stamp set from Clearly Besotted though.

Oh my gosh that chameleon! I just love his adorable little face! I used my MISTI to stamp my sentiment so that it was straight and then added my splash of color with a stamp and some lobster ink. I went back in with my chameleon and stamped him so that it looked like he had colored the little streak. I used my Copics to color him in and I than adhered my panel to a top-folding card base.

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CASology: Turquoise

Hello! I'm back today with a brand new cue from CASology!

I love this cue! There's so much you can do with a color prompt! I searched through my stamps and finally settled on this adorable bird image from Clearly Besotted to get the color treatment.

I used my MISTI to stamp my sentiment and then my bird just above it so that it looks like he's coming in for a landing on top of it. I used my Copics to color him in and then simply adhered my panel to a top-folding card base.  A super simple card, but I think it's awfully cute!

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CASology: Africa

Hello! Two posts in one day?! What? But not only is it Kindred Stamps reveal day, but it's also new cue day for CASology! (You'll see that my brain was still on the underwater theme!)

I decided that a hippo would fit this theme nicely since they're an African animal and MFT has the cutest hippo set, so it was super easy to figure out which theme to go with. Hippos love water and I was already in watery mood so I just kept my blue Copics on my craft table and went to town!

My happy little hippo is enjoying his swim time in the river and he's sending you tons of love! I started by stamping a partial hippo by simply inking up the top third portion of the stamp with Memento Tuxedo black. I stamped it out on a card panel, but left the image in my MISTI so I could go back in after I added my water and stamp the rest of my hippo in a lighter color since he'd be obscured by the water.

I colored everything using what I've learned from the fabulous Sandy Allnock in her mini Copic Underwater Scenes class. I'm not going to go into details since I don't want to give away her hard work, but let me tell you, the class is super fun and it's so much easier than you think it's going to be!

When I liked the look of my water, I stuck my panel back in my MISTI and stamped the rest of my hippo using SSS Stone gray ink. It's not Copic friendly, but I was going for a no-line coloring look, so it didn't bother me that the line essentially disappeared as I colored in the rest of my hippo. I made sure that the bottom two thirds of my hippo were just slightly lighter than the portion above the water to give it that faded look.

I finished everything by stamping my sentiment on the panel and then adhering it to the front of a top-folding card base.

I hope my rambling made sense today! Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to link up your creations on the CASology post!

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Kindred Stamps April Release Blog Hop

Hello! I'm super excited to share with you today a fun new stamp set from Kindred Stamps! I'm in love with this one and I think you will be, too. I present to you - Ocean Royalty!

I used what I've learned in Sandy Allnock's Underwater Scenes class to create a "forest" of kelp behind my mermaid. I thought it would be fun to make it look like she's out exploring because we all know that's what she likes to do!

For my second card, I channeled my inner sea witch and created a fun cavern scene complete with sunken ship. What better place for her to be lurking, right?

So which are you - oceans of fun or perfectly wicked? 😉

The entire Kindred Stamps April release will be available Friday, April 26th at 8am PST/11am EST.  Be sure to subscribe to the Kindred Stamps blog to see a daily line up of sneak peeks from our amazing Design Team and see the full product release on Friday!  Come join the Fan Club and release event to be part of the release fun, and you may just win some Kindred Stamps credit!!

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