CAS-ology week 17 and CAS-ual Fridays

Hi everyone, I went back into my craft room to make a second card after I had finished my Word Art card as I needed to have a good tidy up, but ended up making another! This is for the CAS-ology challenge which this week is

I would also like this to be my second entry into the CAS-ual Fridays challenge to make a card using Kraft.

A big wave to all you chocolate lovers out there!

All materials used are by Craftwork Cards.

Thanks for looking. x

Word Art Wednesday challenge 52

Hi everyone, and a big hello to new member Amy!

 I wanted to make a card using last week's Scripture verse from Word Art Wednesday which is  Matthew 6 verse 21 "Where your treasure is. your heart will be also" but for one reason and another I didn't get to it last week, but here it is today.

I had in mind what I wanted to do but in fact it hasn't worked out at all like I originally envisaged, and seems to have acquired a "tropical" feel! But hey tropical is OK lol !

Stamps by Hero Arts, papers by Kaisercraft.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sue

ATSAM Bingo Addict Challenge #4

Hello everyone,  and welcome to new member, Valerie.

Our challenge this week at Addicted to Stamps and More is bingo!!

Why not join in and make a project using our bingo board, just choose any one line and use those items to make your card and if the "free" box is in the line of your choice, try not to use any of the other elements already on the bingo card.

As the sky is looking very grey here, I wanted to make a card that would interject a little sunshine into the proceedings  :) with bingo line Orange - White - Free (stamps).

The grassy stamp is from Garden Silhouettes set by Stampin Up, word stamp by Hobby Art.

Thank you for stopping by and thanks so much to everyone who leaves a comment, its very much appreciated. Have a nice sunny day even if the sun isn't shining where you are! xx

Less Is More sketch

Hello everybody, I've made another card for this week's LIM sketch challenge. I wanted to experiment with stamping with these lovely Scene-It stamps which are so versatile for making small or larger scenes and are great for using with the watercolour technique. All in all very difficult to photograph especially in this overcast afternoon light

The card is made with three separate little scenes (rather than one bigger scene cut into three) painted with three colours of distress ink and glitter glue for added snow sparkle. I was toying with the idea of whether to mount the panels onto coloured card but think maybe they look better just on the white card.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

Less Is More week 91

This card is for Less Is More which this week is the sketch below.

I've stamped and heat embossed with gold detail powder (this is one image cut into 3).

Sue x

CAS-ual Fridays CFC76

Hi everybody, the CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week is to make a project using KRAFT card.

I've used some to make the little flower pot and added some punched flowers and leaves.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sue

CAS(E) This Sketch #3

Hi everyone and welcome to new members Loll and Anastasia.

Its week 3 of CAS(E) This Sketch

I've made the butterflies using Nellie Snellen small and large butterfly punches joined with little brads. All card and paper from Moorish Collection by Craftwork Cards.

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

ATSandM Make Your Mark! challenge 4

Hi everyone, thank you to all who entered our Addicted to Stamps and More sketch challenge last week. This week its "Make your Mark" - time to get out your marker pens and we look forward to seeing your fabulous creations!

I have to admit, I was struggling a little bit this week as I've got accustomed to using TH distress inks and aqua brush for colouring in and haven't used markers very much lately.  Hmm, looking at the finished article, I'm not at all sure about the wisdom of using the striped background!

For inspiration, I started off with this piece of stripey paper, selected three matching Promarkers and a butterflies stamp from Our Daily Bread Designs, added a diecut/embossed frame, ribbon and die cut sentiment also coloured with one of the Promarkers.

Why not pop over to Addicted to Stamps and More and check out the superb cards the other DT members have made!

Sue

OLW week 110

Hi everybody, One Layer Wednesday is being hosted by the very talented Heather this week, and the challenge is to incorporate squares into your card.

I've used distressed alphabet stamps from Craftwork Cards for the squares, holly stamp also by Craftwork Cards and word stamp by Paula Pascual. Different colours and words could also be used for a different look.

Sue 

Less Is More week 90

Hello everyone, the Less Is More challenge this week is AUTUMN.

It came out OK on the third attempt! I've used various tree stamps by Sheena Douglass, Clarity and Katy Sue. Sentiment stamp by Hobby Art.

Sue

CAS(E) This Sketch and CAS-ual Fridays

I wanted to challenge myself to make a Christmas card using non-traditional colours and non-Christmas stamps (apart from the sentiment of course!). This card is for the CAS(E) This Sketch challenge #2 and here's the sketch:

I used background stamps by Martha Stewart and flower stamp from Vintage Vogue set by Stampin Up with the addition of a die cut snowflake, button and twine.

Would also like to enter this in the CAS-ual Fridays challenge to make a clean and simple tag or card using an element that goes over the edge.

Thanks for taking the time to look!

Sue x

CASology Week 15

Hi everyone, I made this for the CASology challenge this week which is

I used a stamp by Stamporium, stamped and water coloured with TH Dusty Concord as I quite like purple at the mo, highlighted with glitter glue and white and sparkly gel pens.

Have a nice evening.

Sue x

Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge 161

Hi everyone, the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge this week is to make a card with a tree. I've made this Christmas card using a type of Z fold which hopefully you can see in the photo below, colouring with Promarkers and added glitter glue and ribbon.

Papers, die cuts and Card Candi by Craftwork Cards.

Sue x

CAS-ual Fridays CFC74

Hi everyone, CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week is to make a clean and simple project with a HEART.

I used this little bird cage with a heart cut-out which came in kraft brown, covered it with some patterned paper and then did lots of fiddly cutting out with a craft knife (please can someone invent a craft knife that cuts around corners?), then discovered I'd been resting on my craft mat which now is a bit holey (queen of stupid strikes again LOL).

Additions are a little punched out flower and leaves and some debossed lines.

All materials by Craftwork Cards, sentiment stamp by Verses Rubber Stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

Addicted to Stamps Sketch challenge #3

Hello everyone, it's SKETCH challenge time over at Addicted to Stamps and More this week and we look forward to seeing all your fab entries. Here is the sketch - have fun!

My card was made using papers and die cuts from Craftwork Cards, and punched white panel with a Martha Stewart punch.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

Bird and foliage collage

Hi everyone, and hello and welcome to new member, Arielle.

I couldn't resist making another card for the Less Is More challenge theme of WINGS when I got a lovely stamp set called Papaya Collage by Stampin Up. The maidenhair foliage stamp is so delicate.

My first idea was to use a blue background, green leaves and brown bird, but then I decided to use a different colour palette.

I debossed a frame and then sponged on TH Antique Linen and Antique Rose for the background, stamped the leaves in Fired Brick and the bird and sentiment in Rusty Hinge. Sentiment stamp by Inkylicious.

I would also like to enter this in the Creative Card Crew challenge #21 - BIRDS.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

Less Is More week 89

Hi everyone, and welcome to new members Marie and  Jackie. !

The Less Is More challenge this week is a one layer card with the theme of WINGS.

I didn't want to make a bird or butterfly card, an aeroplane would have been good but I don't have any suitable stamps so I settled on an angel for a one layer Christmas card.

This was my third attempt, on the second time the heat tool scorched the paper whilst I was trying to melt the embossing powder and set off the smoke alarm - lovely husband came rushing to the rescue!

The combined angel and sentiment stamp by Clarity was stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with Cosmic Wine embossing tinsel which has a lovely shimmer that was difficult to capture on camera, hence the second photo and Hark the Herald Angels Sing is one of my favourite carols. :)

Thank you for looking.

Sue xx

CAS(E) this sketch! (2)

Good evening all, couldn't resist making another card for the new CAS(E) This Sketch challenge (see post below for sketch). Flower stamp by Dawn Bibby Designs, sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Sue x

CAS(E) This Sketch! challenge #1

Hi everyone, there is a new CAS challenge, CAS(E) This Sketch. This is their first challenge, their DT have created some fabulous CAS cards and here is the sketch. What a great idea to combine CAS and sketch challenges!

Stamps by Paula Pascual with Adirondack Pebble and Juniper inks.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

Less Is More - Silver

Hi everyone, as the Less Is More colour challenge this week is SILVER, I thought it would be a good excuse to use my new and as yet unused Flitter Glue and silver metal flakes (and make another Christmas card).  This is the result (entry #3) and I was quite pleased with it.

Stamps by Clarity.

Thank you for visiting!

Sue x

Cas-ual Fridays CFC73 and Play Date Cafe

Hi everyone, at Cas-ual Fridays this week the challenge is to make a card FOR THE GIRLS - a CAS card that celebrates the women in your life.

This is a one layer card stamped with Vintage Vogue set by Stampin Up and embossed with a frame embossing folder.

I would also like to enter this card into The Play Date Cafe challenge.

Thank you for looking and for taking the time to comment!

Sue xx

CASology Week 14

Hi everyone, the CASology challenge this week is LEAF but if you don't have a leaf stamp, you can use something else. Maybe "leaf" makes you think of flowers, spring, growth, nature, birds, etc.

For this card, I used a shrub stamp by Hero Arts, other stamps by Hobby Art.

Here is another one I made by embossing some kraft card with a dotty folder, leaf stamp by Hot Off The Press, word stamp by Hobby Art.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue xx

Addicted to Stamps and More CAS challenge 3

Hello everyone, a big wave and hello to new member Trish, and welcome to my first post as a member of the Addicted to Stamps and More design team! They have recently made several new very talented additions to their brilliant DT and I was very excited and honoured to be invited to join. I hope you will play along - we would all love to see your fab CAS creations this week.

The ATSandM blog (which has recently had an addition to its title as it was discovered there was already an existing ATS blog) has 6 different card challenges on a weekly rotating basis which are:

1. "Make Your Mark" 

2. "Bingo Addict"
3. Theme Challenge
4. Addicted to {Colour} Challenge
5. Clean & Simple (CAS)
6. Sketch Challenge

so there is something for everyone to have fun! There's also a monthly scrapbook challenge. 


For my card I wanted to use traditional Christmas colours with the Magic of Christmas clear stamp set by Hero Arts (stamped with Ranger distress inks) and here's another card using the same set in a different way.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

ColourQ and Retrosketches

Hi everyone, when I saw this week's ColourQ challenge, I thought the "Tres Chic" range of papers and accessories (Craftwork Cards) would come in useful and this is what I came up with

Have combined it with this lovely sketch challenge Retrosketch #32.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

CAS-ology week 13

Hi everyone, and a big hello to new member, Cath!

The CAS-ology challenge this week is ZOO. What fun!

The animal stamps are by All Night Media, stamped in black Memento and coloured with Promarkers. I used a leaf stamp from the same set to make the border and word stamp is by ...

Thanks for looking!

Sue xx

Less Is More (2)

Hi everyone, I wanted to make another card for Less Is More colour challenge to use SILVER as I enjoy making Christmas cards.

I stamped and heat embossed the bough and sentiment with silver embossing powder and added a little colour (Milled Lavender by Ranger). Branch stamp by Hero Arts, sentiment stamp by De Nami.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

Less Is More week 88

Hello everybody, the Less Is More colour challenge this week is SILVER. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

Stampin Sisters in Christ #159 and Word Art Wednesday

Hi everyone, I hope you are having a good weekend and some nice sunshine!

This week Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge is to use an element of music and their Scripture verse is:-

"Speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:19-20

The music background stamp is by Stamporium and the verse is computer generated.

I would also like to enter this in Word Art Wednesday challenge.

Thank you for looking!

Sue xx

Speedy Fox and Friends challenge 127

Hello everyone, Speedy Fox and Friends challenge this week is CIRCLES - circle stamps, circles of card, circles of paper etc.

I've made a background by inking through a dot mask and stamping with a stripy stamp. The circle stamps punched out with a 1 inch punch and the sentiment stamps are all by Paula Pascual.

Thank you for stopping by.

Sue x

CAS-ual Fridays CFC72

Hi everyone, the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays (CFC72) is to make a card based on YOUR BLOG HEADER.

I've made a Christmas card using Paula Pascual stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue xx

Twist of Faith challenge 5

Hi everybody, and a warm welcome to new members, Kylie, Patrice, Jill,  Pauline and Nonni.

Twist of Faith is quite a new blog, very lovely and uplifting and this week the challenge is to make a card featuring ANGELS

For my card, I have used angel and message die cuts from Hunkydory, mounted onto some pearlescent card, plus gold peel offs and ribbon.

Thank you for looking!

Sue xx