CASology #294

Thank goodness for Evernote.  That's where I went when I needed to see what I had that would go with the cue word at CASology this week.

What popped up was a sentiment from CF.

After playing around for a while I ended up embossing it in Verdigris on a CPD label and then layered other size labels behind it. Lots of texture and dimension while keeping it CAS.

It's been crazy weather around here lately.  The ground gets covered with snow over night and by that evening it's gone.   That kept repeating for several days.  I was knitting with a group of ladies yesterday and when we looked out the window it was almost white out conditions.  Then it stopped and started again a few minutes later, repeating that over and over for an hour or more.  Today the sun is shining which is always a good mood booster.

Thanks for dropping by.  Enjoy your day no matter the weather.

Addicted to Stamps and More #283

It's the holiday challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.  With Easter coming up I need a number of cards for the homebound and this will get me started.

I did a little acetate smooshing with Distress Inks for my background, cut the panel with a stitched rectangle, and layered it on some blue.  The SSS die is cut from paper inked with Tumbled Glass and mounted on fun foam.

It will be fun to see what holiday the members of the Design Team picked to make a card for and we'd also like to see what holiday you choose.  Will yours be in our gallery?

CUTplorations January Challenge.

I won some stencils recently from STAMPlorations and thought I would use one to make a card for the CUTplorations challenge featuring this photo.

You can use any STAMPlorations product a long as you also have a die cut.  This is a little out-of-the-box.

I used DOXs to ink up my stencil in the photo colors and added the SSS sentiment that I layered on fun foam.  I liked that the die cut lines were similar in size to the stencil lines but maybe they tie in too well.  It does make a funky festive birthday card though.

I'm glad you dropped by. 

CASology #275

If you've ever had a bottle tree you know their branches are stiff and rather sharp.  They also stick together if you put them in a shopping bag together. Just ask Michele about that experience.  ;)  That is why I chose them for my CASology card this week. Not the stick part, the sharp part.

A wonky rectangle popped up on fun foam frames three of them from C9.  They are also the author of the sentiment.

Thanks for dropping by. 

AAA Cards Birthday Bash

It's AAA Cards Challenge's 3rd birthday and they are having a party for themselves - and us as there are prizes to be had and a fun Blog Hop. Congratulations AAA!  Here's my card for you.

I stamped the Altenew Layered Cupcake in the colors of the AAA logo as closely as I could.

Thanks for dropping by.

Addicted to CAS #112

Well look who's hosting Addicted to CAS this week?  That means that I got to choose the code word.

It's that time of year when we're all needing graduation cards so I thought this would be a great word.  I  know I need at least two of them since we have two grandchildren graduating from high school the end of the month. I don't have any mortarboard stamps or dies so I had to think outside the box for a masculine card.

Chase's school colors are black and gold so I die cut the numbers from MFT out of black cardstock and black fun foam and mounted them over the already embossed gold paper.  EZPZ QACAS.

We hope you join us for this 'Graduation' challenge.  The Design Team has cards to inspire you over on the blog and if that's not enough incentive, how about a  gift certificate from Create a Smile.  They are offering a $15 gift to the winner of the challenge.

And don't forget that your cards need to be Clean and Simple.