CAS Christmas September Challenge - Sparkle and/or Shine

Hello everyone.  It’s time for the September challenge at CAS Christmas.  This month’s theme is SPARKLE and/or SHINE.

I wanted to see how CAS I could make my card so here it is!

I had several of these snowflake frames from Simon Says Stamp (SSS) Holiday Frames in my stash, so I stacked a few together and die cut another out of a scrap of white glitter paper from Memory Box Majestic Hues Glitter Pad. 

Took a Bristol panel also in my stash next and die cut the snowflake frame from it to create an opening.  It left another snowflake frame cutout, so added it to the stack for even more dimension.  Stamped the sentiment (retired) onto a piece of acetate with Archival Jet Black ink and adhered it behind the opening, which gives a lovely shine.  Thought about turning this into a shaker, but kept it simple and backed the acetate with a scrap piece of pattern paper from my favourite gorgeous Blurry Flurries paper pack by Whimsy Stamps.  Mounted everything to a white card base to finish.

Our guest this month is JoAnn (Crafty Nana’s Blog).  For more inspirations, head on over to the challenge blog HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More - #437 Christmas   

CAS Christmas August Reminder - Pine

 Hello there. This is the reminder post for the PINE challenge at CAS Christmas.  

For my card this time, I am featuring a pine cone on a pine branch from The Magic of Christmas stamp set by Simon Says Stamp (SSS).  

The image was stamped on ivory cardstock from Gina K Designs with Stampin’ Up! (SU!) Crumb Cake dye ink and coloured with a few shades of brown Polychromos pencils for a sepia look.  Added accumulated snow on the image with a white Signo gel pen.  An ink smear mishap caused me to die cut the image out with a SSS Stitched Circle die.  Ink blended around the edges with Crumb Cake dye ink using a foam blending tool.  Splattered with diluted white gouache paint for falling snow.

Next, stamped the image onto a Crumb Cake card base.  Adhered an ivory panel die cut with an A2 Stitched Rectangle Set 2 die from My Favorite Things (MFT) and stamped the image again.  Lined up the coloured circle image with the image on the card base, giving it a spotlight effect.  Heat embossed the sentiment from MFT Itty Bitty Holiday with gold embossing powder to finish.  

There is one week left to link up your card by August 24 PST.  For more inspirations from my team, click HERE.  Thank you for dropping by. 

Challenges:

SSS Flickr Challenge -  August AG    (SSSFlickrchallenge#202)

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Christmas 

CAS Christmas August Challenge - Pine

 Hello everyone.  The August challenge at CAS Christmas starts now and this month’s prompt is PINE.

Using newWintry Forest layering stencils from Pinkfresh Stufio, I created a forest of pine trees.

There are six stencils in the set, and all together it covers an A2 size card front perfectly.  To keep my card CAS (clean and simple) though, I used only stencils 3-5 and started about halfway up on the card.  Took a Bristol stitched panel from my stash and with a blender brush, ink blended Salvaged Patina distress ink over the stencils.  Increased the amount of ink applied with each stencil to get an ombré look.

Splattered with white gouache paint for snow.  Once completely dry, stamped the sentiment (retired) with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder.  Mounted it onto a white card base to finish.

Easy-peasy.  And you’re in for a treat this month as we have not one, but two guest designers joining us.  You can see what Elizabeth (Paper Sweetness) and Lucie (Lucie G Cards) have created, along with the design team, over on the challenge post HERE. Thank you for dropping by.

CAS Christmas July Reminder - Santa

 Hello there.  I’m popping in today with the reminder post for the SANTA challenge at CAS Christmas.

Here’s my CAS (clean and simple) card.

Santa from new/unused (NBUS) Christmas Characters stamp set by Clearly Besotted (CB) was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on an alcohol marker friendly panel die cut with the Pinkfresh Studio Blanket Stitched Rectangle.  Coloured the image and faux watercolour bloom with Copic Sketch markers, then added dots and star crosses with a white Gelly roll pen.

Heat embossed the sentiment from CB Tiny Type stamp set with gold embossing powder on black cardstock, then trimmed to a strip with my paper cutter.  Assembled the card onto a white card base to finish.  Easy-peasy!

There is one week left to enter by July 24 PST.  Check out the cards from my team HERE for more inspirations.  Thank you for stopping by.  

Challenges:

Holly and Ivy Christmas - #119 Anything Christmas Goes 

CAS Christmas July Challenge - Santa

Hello everyone.  The July challenge at CAS Christmas starts today and this month’s theme is SANTA.

Since it’s July, I can only imagine Santa relaxing and enjoying his off-season.  That prompted me to use Sun Soaked Christmas stamp set from Newton’s Nook Designs (NND) to create this fun card.

On an alcohol marker friendly panel die cut with the Wrapped Stitch Rectangle die from Memory Box (MB), stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink then coloured the scene in with Copic Sketch markers.

The sentiment from another NND stamp set called Christmas Haul was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder to finish.

For inspirations from the design team, click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  

Challenges

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Christmas in July 

Merry Little Christmas - #45 Anything Christmas Goes 

Holly and Ivy Christmas - #119 Anything Christmas Goes 

Peace on Earth - #19 Anything Christmas 

Happy Little Stampers - CAS Christmas in July    

CAS Christmas June Reminder - Wreath

Hello there.  This is the reminder post for this month’s WREATH challenge at CAS Christmas.

Here’s my card.

That cute little puppy in the wreath image is from Yappy Woofmas stamp set by Mama Elephant (ME). Stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly cardstock that was die cut out with the Blanket Stitched Rectangle die from Pinkfresh Studio.  Coloured it with Copic Sketch markers then added clear shimmer to the berries and bow for a bit of sparkle. 

The letters were die cut next from Bristol paper and black cardstock using Block Alphabet dies from SugarPea Designs.  Offset them for a drop shadow, then adhered them to the panel.  To finish, stamped the sentiment from Waffle Flower Oversized Joy with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Since I’m behind on my Christmas card stash, I made a second card using Bold Alphabet dies from Altenew on this one.

The challenge ends in one week on June 24 PST.  To see more inspirations, head on over to the challenge blog HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  

Challenges: 

Sparkles Christmas - #137 Cute Christmas Critters 

ABC Christmas - L for Little and M for Music (little puppy + joy to the world 🎶)

Christmas Kickstart - #63 Pawfectly Pawsome Christmas   

Peace    

CAS Christmas June Challenge - Wreath

Hello everyone.  CAS Christmas card challenge is back after a short break!  We are sad to see Cathy step down from the design team, but are delighted to welcome Lisa Elton (My Paper Tales).  This month’s theme is WREATH.

Here’s my card.

The pine needles were die cut from scraps of Bristol paper using Pine Needle Trio dies from Memory Box (MB).  Arranged and glued the pine needles onto a ring that was also die cut from Bristol paper using MB Circle Basics dies.  Backed the opening with MB white woodgrain paper then die cut the berries from alcohol marker friendly cardstock using MB Mistletoe Bundle.  Coloured them with Copic Sketch markers, then added a highlight dot to each berry with a white Gelly roll pen. 

Didn’t have a bow die I like (need to remedy that with some retail therapy 😉), so decided to add a cardinal (retired) instead to keep with the red and white colour scheme.  It was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on alcohol marker friendly cardstock and coloured with the same markers used for the berries.  The sentiment from the same set was white heat embossed on black cardstock.  Fussy cut both the cardinal and sentiment out, then assembled the card onto a Bristol stitched rectangle panel from my stash to finish.  

Ready to work on your Christmas cards?  Sue (Sue’s Card Craft) is our guest this month.  If you need more inspirations to join us, click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by. 

Challenges:

Christmas Craft Creations - May Challenge: Two Colours (red and white)

Christmas with the Cuties - #60 Anything Cute and Christmas optional candy cane or red and white 

Merry Little Christmas - #44 Anything Christmas Goes 

Double D - White with One Other Color Only  (white and red)

Holly and Ivy Christmas - #117 Anything Christmas Goes 

Winter Wonderland - Flying High at Christmas 

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Candy Cane and/or Red and White 

CAS Christmas February Reminder - Winter Scene

Hello there.  This is the reminder post for the Winter Scene challenge at CAS Christmas.

I don’t have a dog, but I imagine dog owners can relate to this snowy winter scene. 😉   I used new stamp Fido (dog in snow) from Purple Onion Designs (POD) to create my winter scene. 

On a stitched rectangle panel die cut from Xpress It cardstock, the image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Stamped it again onto masking paper from Gina K Designs (GKD) and fussy cut out to create a mask.  Adhered the mask over the image then applied Salvaged Patina distress ink with a blender brush for the background.

Removed the mask and coloured the image with Copic markers.  The sentiment from Gerda Steiner Designs Christmas Puppies was black heat embossed with clear glitter embossing powder.  Added falling snow with a white gel pen to finish. 

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The challenge ends on February 24 PST.  For more inspirations from our guest Izzy (Izzy Scraps) and the design team, click HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.

Challenges:

Peace on Earth - #9 Anything Goes Christmas 

Happy Little Stampers - February CAS Challenge: Inky

ABC Christmas - C & D are for Clean and Simple and Distressing 

Alphabet Challenge - W is for Winter 

NBUS #35 - new stamp

Crafty Animals - #58 Anything Goes Animals 

Stamping Sensation - February challenge: Anything stamped optional wings or tails 

CAS Christmas February Challenge - Winter Scene

Hello there.  It’s time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas.  The theme this month is Winter Scene.

I used a new (NBUS) adorable stamp set called Penguin Winter from Whimsy Stamps to create a little ice skating scene.  

I bought the Wavy Nested Frames die set in the same order, so I used it to die cut a DIY stencil from masking paper.  I created my scene inside it to preserve white space and keep my card CAS (clean and simple).  Adhered the stencil onto a stitched panel that was die cut from Xpress It cardstock.  Used my MISTI stamping tool to stamp the penguin with Memento Tuxedo Black ink then masked him.  Shifted the panel to the left slightly then stamped him with Memento London Fog ink this time.  Repeated these steps without re-inking (generation stamping) to complete the movement effect.  He’s so quick that he almost skated out of the frame. 😂  For the reflection, stamped the penguin onto a piece of acetate also with Memento London Fog ink, flipped it over upside down, lined it up with the original image, then pressed down.

Next, stamped the trees then applied Tumbled Glass distress ink around the edge.  Removed the mask and stencil snd coloured in the scene with Copic markers.  The sentiment from Evelin T Designs Season’s Greetings was black heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  Mounted the panel onto a white card base, then added snow with a white gel pen and movement lines with a black Polychromos pencil to finish.  

Izzy (from Izzy Scraps) is our guest this month.  To see the inspirations from her and the rest of the design team so you can play along, head on over to the challenge post HERE.  Thank you for stopping by.  

Challenges:

Merry Little Christmas - #42 Anything Christmas Goes 

The Four Seasons - February Anything Goes Winter 

Peace on Earth Christmas - #8 Anything Goes Christmas 

Addicted to Stamps and More - #422 Christmas 

Happy Little Stampers - February CAS Challenge: Inky 

Watercooler Wednesday - #334 Helen’s Challenge: All About Occasions 

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Winter CAS