CCC # 54

It is time for this weeks CASology Cue Card:

I went really CAS this week with a white base, a single sentiment and a few strategically placed gold sequins. I am going to be submitting this to both the  Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge, CAS(E) this Sketch and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Challenge.

Head on over to CASology today to learn what the 'cue card' means to you, how you can play along and see the all the cards created by the Design Team to inspire you.

Melissa Chipperfield

Rosemary Dennis

Tracey McNeely (that's me)

Jen Wills

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Gillian Ross

Kimberly Weiner

Guest Designer:  Hannelie

I can't wait to see what GOLD means to you!

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: sequins (Neat & Tangled)

colourQ #199

Happy Tuesday and that means time for a palette at the colourQ!

Check out the beautiful table runner that Arielle use to pull this week's colours from.

For my card this week I used a new to me stamp set from Avery Elle, I believe it is from their very first release! Love it and I think I will be using it a lot more. I am going to be submitting  this to both the Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Challenge.

Drop into the colourQ today and see what the rest of the design team has come up with to inspire you.  Hope that you join us this week.

Cardstock:  White, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Blooms & Blossoms (Avery Elle), Daydreamer, Birthday basics (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Cayon Clay, Melon Berry, Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink) Memnto Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

FSS - July Release Day 1: Everyday Expressions

Happy Tuesday and it is Day 1 of the Fresh Squeezed Stamps July Release! I am super excited to be here today to introduce the new and versatile set 'Everyday Expressions'.

All of the sentiments in this set as fantastic. Today I am sharing a birthday card I made with this set. I had some fun using a new colour scheme. The images and sentiment are stamped onto a small stitched mat and attached with foam tape, a couple of sequin centres for the flowers and it is good too go.

Head on over to Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog to see the full set and see some amazing samples from the rest of the design team. While you are there you can enter for a change to win 'Everyday Expressions' too! I am also submitting this card to the Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge.

Cardstock:  Limeade Ice, White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Everyday Expressions (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: Berry Sorbet, Limeade Ice, Winter Wisteria (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: Winter Wisteria Saddle Stitch ribbon, foam tape

Muse #27

Finally I can tell you my exciting news!  You can only imagine how thrilled I was when Ardyth asked me if I would like to be the Monday Muse for this week's Muse Card Club Challenge! I received my new stamps and dies from Clearly Besotted last week and knew that I needed to use them for my inspiration card.

Here is my card and I cannot wait to see how it inspires you!

DD #62 and Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge

Time for another new colour Duo at Dynamic Duos!

This week is Black Tie with a dessert option of a butterfly theme.

For my card I used the poppies from Papertrey Ink's Botanical Silhouettes on a white panel and matted with black.  I am also submitting this card to the Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge and Paper Issues Nature Walk Challenge and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes Challenge.

We hope that you come and play with us this week at Dynamic Duos! See you there.

Cardstock:  White, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Botanical Silhouettes, Beautiful Butterflies (Papertrey Ink) Bold Wishes (CAS-ual Fridays Stamps)

Ink: Pale Tomato (Hero Arts) True Black (Papertrey Ink)

other: kraft buttons, button twine, clear embossing powder, foam tape

With Sympathy

Sympathy cards are never easy to make especially when you need to make one. Typically sympathy cards are made more feminine than masculine. The card I made today is actually for two young men who lost their father to cancer. I chose to use a more subdued palette for this reason making the card more masculine.  I am in love with my new Hero Arts Leafy Vines cling stamp. Perfect for full card coverage.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. 

Come back at noon EST for this week's Dynamic Duos post!

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Leafy Vines (Hero Arts) Flower Friends (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink: Antique Linen (Ranger) Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink)

other : wood leaf

Little Tangles #17

I created a card for the latest Little Tangles challenge Into the Woods!  I haven't played along is such a long time, but I have so many bloggy friends on the Design Team over at Neat & Tangled I just have to play this time. Little Bear is one of my favourite Neat & Tangled stamp sets and it was also one of my first. 

The challenge this time is to use some kind of natural texture on your projects. I selected some October Afternoon Campfire paper I have been hoarding for a long time and cut a square of star gazing for my background. Then I pulled out some cork and inked the huge speech bubble up to stamp on it and then fussy cut. I stamped the other images and used Copic markers to colour them in before I fussy cut them. This project is a bit out of my comfort zone but we need to push ourselves sometimes to see what we can do.

Cardstock:  Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Star gazing from the Campfire Collection (October Afternoon)

Stamps: Little Bear, Kindness Matters, A Lot to Say  (Neat & Tangled)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko) Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)

other : assorted Copics,  foam tape