Twofer Challenge time...

Hey,

Happy Friday..

This week has been crazy!!! Being very unwell last week left me with a backlog of work and personal things.. AND JT was here for a few days, so I really wanted to spend a decent amount of time with her.

I did manage to make a twofer card this week :)

I really wanted to play along with both of the current Less is More and Addicted to CAS challenges and I felt that they combined really well.

I love bird stamps and the most recent set I purchased Mod Birds by MFT is fast becoming a fave. I stamped all of the birds from the set in navy and yellow ink, fitting the LIM theme. I wasn't sure which of the birds I wanted to use and tried them all until I settled on the one you see.

I like masking off shapes so I can ink blend into them and so now I have a ton of ready to go masks - fun tip, I use the card inserts that come in stamp sets to create masks out of :).

I used Fossilised Amber Distress Oxide ink for my circle and added some stars by Studio Calico in navy around the edge of my circle.

The sentiment stamp is a magazine freebie and fit the overall theme perfectly I thought.

I'm pretty pleased with the ONE card I have managed to make this week.

I'm looking forward to some serious desk time this weekend.

Cx

Addicted to CAS: Friends..

Hey,

I saw the codeword for the current Addicted to CAS challenge and knew I had to play along..

I had the sentiment (Jillibean Soup 'Friends') that I used on my card out on my desk, so it felt like fate!

I decided to pull out a fun stamp by Stamping Bella 'Rosie and Bernie in Hawaii' as I thought it complimented the sentiment really well.

I stamped onto watercolour paper, so I could colour the stamp using distress inks and a paintbrush.

And even though the image is quite busy, I think that the whole thing has a really CAS feel because there is so much white space left on the card.

Even the busiest image can become a CAS piece if you handle the rest of the card right :)

Cx

Addicted to CAS: Snowflake..

Hey,

So I thought I'd play along with a challenge tonight.. and I was looking at some of my faves and this popped up over at Addicted to CAS..

Just so happens I had a gorgeous Penny Black Snowflake die sitting on my desk :)

I thought it would make a great CAS card for a friend.

I die-cut the snowflakes (there are x2 pieces to the die) out of scraps of gold paper. The black background was die-cut using a stitched rectangle die and the card blank was a lucky find in my stash, it's a bronze/gold-ish colour. WHOOP!!

I stamped the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp 'Four Seasons Saying' using Versamark embossing ink and used gold Pearl-Ex over the top (still learning, hence the shimmer in the photo!). I then die-cut it out using a tag die.

Once I had affixed the snowflakes and the tag together, I punched a hole and tied it all together with a piece of gold thread.

I love how simple and impactful my card is and it was a great way to use a Snowflake not on a Christmas card.

Cx

Addicted to CAS: Cheers!

Hey,

I really liked the theme over at Addicted to CAS this time -

It seemed like the perfect excuse to break out my Winnie and Walter 'Cheers' die.

I smooshed various blue distress inks onto a scrap of watercolour paper before cutting out the cheers.

I love the Unity Stamp Co. 'Hello Summer' stamp, I use it a lot and I thought it would be great here.

I decided to try something different and not colour the image and place the cheers die-cut over it. I am really pleased with the end result and a little bit of bling to add a bit of interest really works for me.

Cx

Addicted to CAS: Pink..

Hey,

Hope you are having a good weekend so far.

I had a lazy one yesterday, I engaged beastmode at the gym on Friday and then went out with Hubby, so felt like taking it easy!

I decided to play along with the latest challenge over at Addicted to CAS -

I had the Hogs & Kisses stamp set by Avery Elle out on my desk already and I thought it would be fun to use the Pig for my card.

I die-cut a piece of Tim Holtz Woodgrain cardstock and stenciled on the hearts using Picked Raspberry distress ink and a Dutchdoobadoo stencil.

The Pig was coloured using Zigs and I stamped one of the sentiments from the set into the heart.

Super simple card, but so pretty!

I'm having a playdate with JT today and I am most excited, it's been a while!

Cx

Addicted to CAS: Seaside..

Hey,

The cue card over at Addicted to CAS felt perfect for me right now -

I am LONGING for Summer, this Winter hasn't been too bad, we have had amazing mild days..but when it has been cold..oh my.

Seaside made me think of trips with my family, food, flip flops and Crabs.. I think I think about Crabs too much!!

I thought my Your Next Stamp Flippin' Fabulous set would be great for this card.

I die-cut the white panel using a Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die.

I stamped the sentiment next, so I I knew where to put the double stitched circle die also by SSS to create the 'porthole' to the 'sea' (aka card blank).

Mount the Crab with foam tape and add a couple of sequins and voila! we are at the beach.

Cx