CASE Study #152

I created a card for this week's CASE Study.  This month's Muse is Jennifer McGuire! 

Jennifer was my first stamping crush. Back before blogging and the days when I couldn't wait for the annual Hero Arts catalog to come out.  I am also submitting this card to the Moxie Fab Trendy Triangle Challenge, the Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge (hope I am not double dipping Cath!) and this week's Simon Says Wednesday Triangles challenge. 

Here is the card that we were given for inspiration:

I knew right away that I wanted to use my sunbeam stamp from Fresh Squeezed stamps and a perfect opportunity to use my Hero Arts Shadow inks that I am just starting to get to know.

Cardstock:  White, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Weather through (Fresh Squeezed Stamps) Bold Wishes (CASual Fridays)

Ink: True Black (Papertery Ink) Butterbar, Bubblgum, Tide Pool, Pale Tomato, Soft Pool, Orange Soda, Soft Cantaloupe (Hero Arts)

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Watermelon Wonder and Simon Says Anything Goes

Hello Curtain Call Peeps!

Can you believe that it is already time for the second Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge?

Our next challenge is perfect timing August!

and our fabulous sponsor for this challenge is

With Curtain Call you are in the drivers seat and you can take your inspiration however it moves you. This time I took a very literal approach to the challenge and created a card using my Papertrey Ink watermelon stamps and dies!  The literal is the watermelon, I created a banner with them inspired by the flower banner in the inspiration photo and pulled the colours from the photo as well.  he sentiment is a celebration of the bountiful fruits of summer. 

We really hope that you come and join us again this week at the Curtain Call.  We had an amazing 114 entries last week and they were all such fabulous projects!

Curtain Call Crew

Amber Kroening

Barb Murphy

Christina MacLaren

Debby Hughes

Gayatri Murali

Jessica Kephart

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison
Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Stacey Schafer 

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely -- that's me

August is the one month of the year that there is never enough fruit is the house for my family, especially watermelon.  What is your favourite fruit of summertime?  

I am also submitting this card to the Simon Says Anything Goes challenge.

Cardstock:  White, New Leaf (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Fruit Fusion: Watermelon (Papertrey Ink) Happy Summer (Lawn Fawn)

Ink: Melon Berry, True Black, Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: Fruit Fusion: Watermelon (Papertrey Ink)

other: tangerine sequins (Neat & Tangled)

CCC #60 & Simon Says Anything Goes

Time for this week's CASology Cue Card!

I always think it is so fantastic that the Canada Day holiday and Independence Day holiday are only 4 days apart.  Perfect timing for this week's Cue Card:

Although Canada Day was July 1st, I had my card ready ahead of time.

For my card I grabbed a Canadian Maple leaf shape from the Silhouette Design Store and used my Silhouette to cut it out. Using the rule of thirds I stamped three fireworks images on my card base for the leaf to sit on top of. I am also submitting this card to the Simon Says 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

Guest Designer:  Jenny

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

Cardstock:  White, Pure Poppy (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Funky Florals (Papertery Ink)

Ink: Real Red (Stampin' Up)

Dies: maple leaf (Silhouette America)

colourQ #196 & Simon Says Anything Goes

Happy Tuesday!

Time for a new colour palette at the colourQ!

For this week's colours I created a birthday card that would be classified as either a masculine or feminine card. I used the banner shapes from Papertrey's Sketched Shapes in varying lengths for a very CAS design. I am also submitting this card to the Simon Says 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:  Kraft, White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Sketched Shapes (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red (Stampin' Up) Harvest Gold, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Seize the Birthday #19 & Simon Says Stamps Challenge Summer Fruits & MFW Mixy Matchy

Happy Friday!

A card for the current Seize the Birthday challenge.

I haven't played in a while but I love the sketch this round and made a cheery birthday card. 

A shopping spree is coming on because I didn't have the right shades of yellow Copics for my lemonade. I am also entering this card into this week`s Simon Says Challenge Summer Fruits and Moxie Fab World Mixy Matchy

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Pink Lemonade (Lawn Fawn)

Stamps: Make Lemonade (Lawn Fawn) Birthday Basics (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Stitched Mats (Lil`Inkers)

other:  foam tape, assorted Copics

Another Father's Day Card and Simon Says Challenge

Another Father's Day card.  This one is using PTI Polka Dot Parade #3. 

Love the Retro TV set which stamped beautifully in Terracotta Tile, Ocean Tides and Ripe Avocado.

Quick clean and simple.

I am submiting this card to the Simon Says Stamps Masculine/Father's Day challenge.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise mentioned.

Cardstock:  Ocean Tides, Kraft (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Polka Dot Parade #3, Boutique Borders: Father (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Terracotta Tiles, ocean Tides, Ripe Avocado, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

colourQ #193 and CFC104 and Simon Says Stamps Masculine/Father's Day and Die Cut Divas

Happy Tuesday and time for this week's colourQ challenge.

I just love this week's colours inspired by a fun and funky hula shirt.

I stamped my sentiment in three parts.  I masked off the bottom portion to stamp the top in black, then I masked the top to stamp the bottom 'Hero' with Hawaiian Shores and then I stamped the mid portion on a piece of cardstock and fussy cut the banner out of it.  The whole sentiment was die cut with a sitched mat and then double matted with Island Indigo and Certainly Celery.  I was really pleased how these colours popped off the white card base.

I am also submiting this card to CAS-ual Friday's Banners & Flags, Simon Says Stamps Masculine/Father's Day and Die Cut Diva's challenges.

We hope that you come a play with us this week at the colourQ and while you are there make sure to visit the blogs of the rest of the Design Team to see their fabulous creations. 

Don't you love it when your kids use your toys for school projects?

Brooklyn used PTI Stars, Just the Ticket stamps and dies, Lil' Inkers Polaroid frame, and my Silhouette to do her History ISU. This is how I justify the money I spend.  LOL

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink) Island Indigo, Certainly Celery (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Man of the Hour (Waltzingmouse)

Ink: Real Red (Stampin' Up) Hawaiian Shores (Papertrey Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Stitched Mats, Sentiment Flag (Lil' Inkers)