CAS Coffee Card

Just a quick post this afternoon...I've got my 6-year old grandson, Josh, here working in my craftroom on a drawing of himself wearing a jetpack (which he is planning to build to fly across Lake Michigan to Chicago)!!

I've made a quick CAS card with some "old favorite" stamps and embossing folder. Even did a bit of paper-piecing!

I do like a good cup of coffee and a chat with a friend...that IS a great blend!

Ingredients:

Stamp set- StampingScrapping "How Ya Bean?"

Embossing folder- Cuttlebug "D'vine Swirls"

Cardstock- GCD Studios "Ella Blue"(print), Paper Studio (white),

vellum is from my stash

Ink- TH Distress Ink "Walnut Stain"

Glitter- Mark Enterprises "Blue, Ultra Fine"

Challenges:

addictedtocas.blogspot.com - #32 "Coffee"

pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca - #95 "Anything Goes"

CASethissketch.blogspot.com - #64 "Sketch"

My Honey and Me!

The photo I used for this card is actually of me and my hubby several years ago at a wedding. One of my daughters was sitting across from us and took the picture...after I stealthily indicated what I planned to do! My poor husband does not particularly like "public displays of affection"! But he really is a good sport. Even after all these years (36 now) he still chuckles and gets that "what did I get myself into?" look on his face.

My true Valentine!

One of the challenges I'm putting this card in has a photo for inspiration of a little girl kissing a little boy on the cheek....SO similar to my old photo! I just HAD to do this one!

Not real happy with how the colors are showing in the photo above...the zigzag printed cs is black and off-white...not brown! Not sure why it looks brown?? And can you tell that the little "love" birds are silver embossed just like the hearts and sentiment? They are.

Oh well.

Here is my list of ingredients:

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo "Love & Friendship", Stampin Up "I Love You"

Dies: Spellbinders "Standard Circles Lg", "Exquisite Circles",

little birds ??? (got them on Ebay)

Cardstock: K&Company "Julianne", American Crafts "Soho Garden"

Embossing: TH Distress "Embossing Ink", PSE "Silver Glitter"

Embellishments: Ribbon, sequins, rhinestone flowers, rhinestones...all from my gigantic stash!

Challenges:

wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #119 "Anything Goes"

inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - #50 "Designer's Choice" (flowers, ribbon, bling)

shoppingourstash.blogspot.com - #138 "Oh, Shiny"

craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #70 "Show Us Some Romance"

ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com - "For the One I Love"

trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com - #155 "Sketch + twist: hearts & flowers"

pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com - #94 "Photo inspiration"

Valentine for My Man

This time I kept in mind the kind of cards my hubby likes to see me make: CAS. Whenever I show him one that I actually kept CAS (...VERY difficult for me!) he always says that I "should make more like that"!

So here's what I came up with: (yes, I  know its a bit corny!)

The inside simply says, "I love you still. Always will."

Right now there are LOTS of challenges that are asking for "Love" themed cards/projects, so I've combined several. The Pinspirational Challenge has an adorable picture of a little girl kissing a little boy on the cheek. That picture inspired me to use the different shades of red, white and grey...AND the boy has on a red tie!

(The sentiment on the front is computer-generated.)

Ingredients:

Red, white and black cardstock - from my stash

Stamps - Sandylion "Are We There Yet?",

SweetStamps "Gentleman Joe" (colored w/colored pencils)

Embellishments - Colorbok "Metal Accents- Hearts"

Embossing folder - Cuttlebug "Tiny Hearts"

Ink - Studio G "Red"

Challenges: 

SweetStampsblog.blogspot.com - #156 "Love"

AddictedtoCAS.blogspot.com - #31 "Love"

Crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk - #162 "With Love"

Craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #70 "Show Us Some Romance"

Ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com - #150 "Use a Heart"

Ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com - "For the One I Love"

Pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca - #94 Photo Inspiration

Sweet Memories

I had so much fun making the Valentine's card for my mom that I decided to make one for my sister too, who is also a widow. Her husband, Alan, has been gone about ten years now. He was a wonderful uncle to our children and a great brother-in-law...yes, we sure miss him!

Ingredients

Dies: Spellbinders "Foliage", "Elegant Ovals";

Cheery  Lynn Designs "Olive Branches"

Cardstock: Pebbles "Sunny Side", and several varieties from my scrap box, including a brown glitter paper

Flowers: Making Memories "Pansy Blue", Pizzazz Aplenty "Pink Crocheted" & "Cherry Blossom", StampingScrapping "Color-Me"

Embossing folder: Craft Concepts "Lady Bug"

Stamps: StampingScrapping "Dash It All"

Embellishments: Pizzazz Aplenty "Chocolate Pearls",
 buttons, ribbon, rhinestones, lace...all from my stash

Challenges:

Wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #118 "Anything Goes"

crafts4eternity.blogspot.com - #162 "With Love"
thekraftjournal.blogspot.com - #158 "Love" (leaves are kraft cs)
cheerylynndesigns.blogspot.com - #119 "Frame it"
craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com - #70 "Show Us Some Romance"

http://www.ipalamountain.com/2014/02/sketchbook-saturday-challenge-115/

Inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - #192 "CASE Anything by Yvonne"

Yvonne's card from March 10, 2013

Valentine Memories

Valentine's Day is next week already! I usually only make a Valentine's card for my hubby but I came across this old photo of my parents on their wedding day and decided to make a card for my mom. My dad died 25 years ago but I know she still misses him...so do I. It is such a lovely picture! One of my sons, who is 25 years old, looks alot like my dad in this photo. And he is engaged to be married this year. The romance continues!

When I scanned the photo the ivory areas picked up a bit of yellow in certain areas so I found the lacey print cardstock that also has smudges of yellow along the edges...perfect match!

The reason I was looking at old photos was a challenge at Inkspirational which says to CASE anything from Yvonne's blog. Well, I went and looked at her blog and found many I wanted to CASE...I actually got ideas from several...but did settle on one lovely card! (See bleow)

Ingredients

Dies: Spellbinders "Timeless Rectangles", "Labels 15", "Labels 4";

Joy Crafts "Vintage Flourishes #32"

Stamps: ODB "Scripture Series 3", Inkadinkadoo "Love & Friendship"

Cardstock: Lilybeedesign "Smitten" (background), solids are from my stash

Flowers/Leaves: StampingScrapping "Wedding Flowers, cream", Michaels "Paper Flowers, Spring",

Jolee's by You "Olive Branch"

Embellishments: Pizzazz Aplenty "Pearls, Lt Coffee" & "Glitter Rhinestones";

Jane Creative "Silver Filigree Corner" 

Twine: American Crafts "Grey"

Sentiments are computer generated

Photo is a scan of my parents' wedding photo (1945) printed on Cryogen

Lace, doily, and silver heart pendant...from my stash

Challenges

Robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com - #197 "Valentine's Day Card"

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com - #137 "Love Me Tender"

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #118 "Anything Goes"

Inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - #49 "CASE Inspiration"

     

      Yvonne's card from May 7, 2013

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy creating!

The Kissing Technique

How romantic, and just in time for Valentine's Day...the "kissing technique"! I had never heard of this stamping technique before so I just had togive it a try. This is the technique that is being promoted/required on the SweetStamps monthly challenge. It is really easy: just ink up a solid stamp with a light color ink and another patterned stamp with a darker ink, "kiss" that onto the solid stamp and then stamp that one on your paper. I did it with the lamp shade, with a lime green base color and a dark aqua for the pattern. I love how it makes the lamp shade look like fabric.

My ingredients

Stamp set: Close to My Heart "I Chairish You"

Background stamp: Our Daily Bread Designs "Vine Background"

Embossing folder: Sizzix "Snow Flowers"

Inks: Stampabilities "Orange", studio G "Dark Turquoise" & "Lime"

Cardstock...all from my stash

Challenges:

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/ - monthly "Kissing Technique"

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #117 Anything Goes

Some Favorites

One of my favorite color combinations is pink and green and I use it quite often. It is feminine and has a touch of nature about it, don't you think? Especially this card...with the leaf patterns.

The tiny sentiment says "Time to Celebrate" which I figured could be used for a variety of occasions.

This card fits a few different challenges and one of them (Our Creative Corner) said to use a hoarded item...that would be the ruffley pink ribbon. I use it sparingly and only have a little bit left now! The gold button is another hoarded item...had a set of 3 of them for several years now and this is the 1st one I've used! I love it! Both of these special items were found at thrift stores really cheap!

 Ingredients:

stamps: "Medallion de Fleur" by Clear Dollar Stamps

"Kaleidoscope Medallions" by JustRite

"Fancy Accents" by StampingScrapping Design

ink: Memento "Bamboo"

dies: Spellbinders "Standard Circles Lg" + paper hole punch

colored pencils

cardstock -from my stash

ribbon, gold elastic twine, button...all from my stash

Challenges:

Wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #116 Anything Goes

Ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com - "No More Shopping Sins"

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ - #69 "For the Girls"

http://kgiron.blogspot.com/2014/01/sweet-sunday-sketch-challenge-203.html - #203 Sketch 

A Bright, Simple Thank You

Today I got to use a NEW little stencil that my friend Sherry just gave me as part of a gift! I taped it down and used small sponge daubers and about 5 or 6 colors (and brands!) of ink. When I took all the tape off and removed the stencil I was pleasantly surprised how clean and crisp the design was. Definitely something I will use again soon! Maybe I should send this card to Sherry!

No sentiment on the inside but I just had to repeat at least part of the design! That left plenty of room to add a personal "Thank you" note.

Ingredients:

 cardstock: print is TPC Studios, solid is Paper Studio

stamp: "Thank You" is Stampabilities

stencil: Peel & Stick "Posey" by Delta

inks: Memento, Stampabilities, Studio G

daubers: Tsukineko

Challenges:

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/ - #30 "New"

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - #116 "Anything Goes"

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/ - #60 Sketch