Double Challenge Fun...

Hey,

Happy Memorial Day!

So happy to have a 3 day weekend and it has been lots of fun so far.

I stayed up waaay too late last night playing at my desk.

One of the things I made was a dual challenge card..

Color Throwdown had great colours this week and I thought combined with the CAS Colours & Sketches sketch, I could make something fun.

I used the great 'Stars of Worn' background by Unity Stamp Co. to create the bigger panel from the sketch.

I played around with lots of ideas for the smaller panel, but decided it would be fun to partial stamp the sky scene from the new to me 'Super' set by Avery Elle. I used the sentiment from the set and stamped it in red.

For some more touches of red, I added a small strip of glittery tape and some red bling.

I'm pretty happy with this little make and I think there is totes enough white space for it to count as CAS.

Cx

Katya - INKED..

Hey,

Happy Friday.

I've had a pretty awesome social week this week, work has been tiresome, but that happens right.

The fun continues tonight with the Craftgang at class with Cheiron.

I made today's card about a week ago, using my April INKED subscription stamp (Katya) - you get a stamp every month and I prefer this to Cardkits, as I really have no need for all the paper, ink etc. Great idea by my new fave company The Ink Road.

I love this stamp, the girl looks so chilled out.

The whole card was a pretty simple make, watercolour Katya, stencil some dots, stamp a large sentiment by Paper Smooches and add some clear droplets for fun... boom done!

Hubby leaves for London later, he will be going straight to MY parents..so I am a teeny bit jealous, but I have fun Memorial Day weekend plans, so I'll be too busy to be jealous LOL.

Cx

Happy Memorial Day...

Hey,

I think Memorial Day weekend is one of my fave 'holidays' in the US.

Partly because we always seem to spend it with the Nixon's (JT's parent's for those of you that don't know that) and they are an absolute hoot to spend time with.

My card today felt topical and will probably go to the Nixon's to thank them for their hospitality and for the fun times we undoubtedly had.

I love this stamp set, it is NBUS and called Flower Power by CAS-ual Friday's.

It is a bit of a labour intensive stamp to colour, but the end result is worth it.

As it so busy, I kept the card super dooper simple! Die is obvs one of my faves by MFT and the card blank is from my Target haul a few months back.

Hope you had a great long weekend, back to the grind tomorrow people..

Cx

CASology: Loud...

Hey,

Happy Friday.

I am super excited, long weekend ahead that Sam and I are spending with the Nixon's - whoop whoop.

Last week I got an Honorable Mention over at CASology - for my Warm card, how lovely is that!

The cue card this week seemed perfect as I have a piece of second-hand NBUS by CAS-ual Friday Stamps that would be perfect here -

I love this set, it's called Ka-Boom and I've been itching to use it, but didn't have the right occasion.

My card is super CAS for me..I was so tempted to add bling, but the simple black heat embossing on the kraft cardstock (super bargain sale from Paper Source) really popped, so I left it alone.

I was laughing to myself about this card, because I remembered that about 7 years ago, it was Christmas Eve and I was away and I saw a reasonably priced heat embossing kit, heat tool, powders and embossing ink. I tried it. I hated it. I sold the kit. LMAO..look at me now ;)

This is why I love cardmaking - I get to learn so many new things.

Anyway, I am super pleased with my card, I love working in the bottom right corner and the whole card is so clean..

Have a great Memorial Day weekend, whatever you are doing and wherever you are.

Cx