CASology: Sunbeam

Hello and welcome back for a new cue from CASology!

This is another 2 week challenge, so you'll have plenty of time to play with this one!

I actually broke out a die set that I haven't used before to create this card. I'm sure you've all done the same thing I did. I purchased a die set because I saw someone else use it and thought it was just amazing and had to have it. Then, by the time it got to me, I'd completely forgotten where I saw it used. So it just sat in my stash until today!

I cut the sunshine piece from 3 different yellow/orange cardstocks. I cut it from the lightest piece twice so I'd have a base to layer the different pieces on. This particular die doesn't cut completely through, so it makes it super easy to layer everything perfectly. I just used my snips to finish cutting all the way through on each different color and then used the extra piece as the base for layering. I used a thin layer of multi medium matte as my adhesive.

Then I cut the clouds from the same die set from some Neenah Solar White and layered them so they would fit perfectly at the top of my sunshine piece. I added a layer of foam tape to the back of the whole thing and then adhered it to a white card base. I used my MISTI to help me stamp my sentiment perfectly straight beneath the image.

That's all! Super easy, but it's super pretty, too!

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to link up your own creations on the CASology post!

Freshly Made Sketches Entry

Hello! I've been in the crafty mood lately and I've been looking through some of the challenges that I used to enter, but haven't had time for in a while. This week's Freshly Made Sketch was right up my alley, so I broke out my supplies and whipped something up to join!

I used a ton of different supplies from different companies for this one. It gave me a chance to just be creative for the sake of creativity which is something that I haven't had much time for recently. It's so much fun to just use the products I love because I love them!

Okay, so to start this card, I knew I wanted a white card base. I cut and folded a base from some Neenah Solar White and then stamped my Marble background in Versamark ink. I heat embossed the card front with Pearl embossing powder to create a fun tone-on-tone look with some shine. It's really beautiful in real life. Super shiny and shimmery. I'm in love with it!

Next up, I cut a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock down to 1 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches. I ran it through my Big Shot with my Stitched Woodgrain cover plate to give it that stitched detail. I adhered this to my card front using foam tape for some dimension.

I stamped my images using my MISTI and then used my copics to color them. I cut them out using my Brother Scan N Cut (yay for no fussy cutting!). I stamped my sentiment in Versamark on a piece of pink paper to match my roses and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I cut the piece down to a strip and then adhered it behind my image.

I used a combination of foam tape and my tape runner to adhere the flowers and the sentiment strip across the base/woodgrain strip. To finish it off, I added a little glitter detail to the water using my Clear Wink of Stella pen.

So there you have it. A card created with a bunch of my current favorite products. These are the things that have been living on my desk for the past couple of weeks and seem to find their way into cards frequently - but never together until today!

Thanks for stopping by!

CASology: Bud

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

This week's sponsor is Kitty Bee Design and I've used one of her digital stamps for my inspiration!

I started by printing my image and then coloring it in with Copics. I let my Brother Scan N Cut 2 do the hard work to cut it out for me and then set it aside.

I used a tiny heart stencil and some Spun Sugar distress ink to create a subtle background of hearts to place my bunny on. Once my background was dry, I used foam tape to adhere my bunny image and then used my MISTI to carefully stamp my sentiment beneath her.

That's it! Super easy! Thanks for stopping by!

CASology: Warm

Hello, everyone! I'm back today with a new cue from the CASology challenge!

When I think warm weather, I automatically think pineapples and flowers. I'm a tropical girl at heart! (Plus, I'm also a little bit obsessed with pineapples...)

This is a super simple card. Just one layer and only stamping!

1. I started my card by stamping the yellow base of my pineapple and then the green stem.
2. I stamped the pineapple detail over the top with some light brown ink.
3. I positioned the sentiment so that it was slightly overlapping my image and then stamped it twice in dark brown ink (the first stamping was a little splotchy).
4. I felt that it was missing a little something, so I added a pink flower at the end of the sentiment.

That's it! Super fast to make and an absolutely sweet encouragement card! Thanks for joining me today and I can't wait to see how you're inspired by our cue!

Stay Golden

Neenah Solar White 80 lb

Warm Sunshine

Frayed Leaf

Mocha

Espresso

Cotton Candy

Misti Stamping Tool

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Something New

I've been feeling a lack of mojo lately. Maybe it was the holidays or maybe it's just lingering from the move. Maybe it's a combination of the two! Anyway, whatever the cause, I found myself avoiding the craft room. I decided to sit down and just craft today. My husband's out of town on a business trip and I cleaned the whole house yesterday, so I have nothing to distract me.

After several failed attempts that ended up in the recycling bin, I came up with this beauty.

My "something new" is the beautiful cover plate by Ellen Hutson that I used for my background. I just love the subtle detail it gives a card without adding a ton of bulk. My focal image is made up of several stamps from the Sketch Ranunculus set from Simon Says Stamp. I heat embossed each image in white and then used my ink blending tool to blend different colors of ink into the images. I tried to keep the color darker in the center of my flowers and fade it out toward the edges to give them some dimension. I heat embossed my sentiment on black and added a small heart at the end to try to balance the image on the other side.

I added some clear Wink of Stella to the flowers to give them some subtle shimmer. I also added some to the heart at the end of the sentiment and then added some Glossy Accents to it as well.

I'm entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New and the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge which is also Something New. (Fortunately, I just got this cover plate in the mail a few days ago and felt inspired!)

Sketch Ranunculus	Stitches Cover Plate	Neenah Solar White 80 lb	Black Cardstock	Abandoned Coral	Wilted Violet	Twisted Citron	Mowed Lawn
Versamark	EK Success Powder Tool	White Embossing Powder	Mini Round Ink Blending Tool	Clear Wink of Stella	5mm Be Creative Tape	3M Foam Tape	Glossy Accents

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The Challenge 78

Happy Saturday, everyone! The Challenge is back with a brand new photo inspiration challenge for you to play with!

I've been loving pineapples all summer. I have shirts with them, washi tape, stamps, even a pair of underwear! (TMI?) Lol! I was super excited when I saw this photo inspiration challenge and couldn't wait to break out my pineapples again! I even burned a wonderful pineapple candle while I created!

I, of course, took my inspiration from the pineapple, but I also pulled a pink flower out of the photo. I kept the background simple by keeping it white, but added detail by using some stitching lines dies to add texture. Because of the texture, I had to add my sentiment without stamping it directly to the base. I didn't want to detract from the background, so I used vellum. I love vellum! I heat embossed my sentiment in gold and tucked it behind my images so the adhesive wouldn't show. After the card was completely assembled, I tied in the gold from the sentiment by adding a sprinkling of gold sequins.

I'm so sad and happy at the same time that summer is ending. I live in the desert, so I'm happy to see the 120 degree weather finally leaving, but I'm so sad that my fun summer stamps are going to be put away for a few months. At least that means I'll be able to play with my winter stamps that have been sitting on a shelf without love!

Tropical Paradise	Stay Golden	Stitching Lines	Neenah Solar White 80 lb	Vellum	Memento Tuxedo Black	Copic Sketch Markers	Versamark
Wow Rich Gold Embossing Powder	4mm Gold Cupped Sequins	6mm Gold Cupped Sequins	5mm Be Creative Tape	3M Foam Tape	Ranger Multi Medium Matte	Brother Scan N Cut 2

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