*CAS Colours & Sketches #594*

 Hello friends... it's time for a new colour challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. I hope you'll play along with us with this challenge!

Let's start with the colours you need to use...

These colours made me dream of spring (I am NOT a fall loving girlie)...  so I went with some beautiful flowers.  I will admit that I saw a card very similar to this on Pinterest so it's not totally my idea

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather, Bubble Bath

*Stamps:  Concord & 9th Big Day Birthday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  MFT Stiched Blooms
*Tools:  Scor Buddy

*Challenges:  CAS Colours & Sketches #594

*Clean and Simple Instagram Hop*

 Hello friends... this month, we are playing with a "fall" theme for the Clean and Simple Instagram Hop.  When I chose the themes for this hop, I didn't anticipate how sick of the "fall" theme I'd be at this point.

I did a simple card with some printed (and die cut) washi and a simple sentiment.

*My Favourite Instagram Hop*

 It's been a while since I've played along with the My Favourite Instagram Hop.  I took a break last month because the themes didn't inspire me right away and I've started giving myself permission to skip hops and challenges that don't speak to me.

But the challenge for today speaks to me!  We are playing with our Favourite Pattern.

I love both flowers and stripes, so I used both!

Card Info

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes
*Stamps:  Hunkydory Crafts

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Vines & Roses

*Dies:  Hunkydory Crafts; Pinkfresh Studio Vines & Roses

*Scraps Only Instagram Hop*

 This month for the Scraps Only Instagram Hop, we are digging in to our scraps and left over pieces to create fall themed cards.  I have a bunch of cut leaves in my bin of extras and while they aren't quite fall coloured, I thought the leaves worked with the theme.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Garden Green, Basic Grey

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbiners Be Bold Blooms; MFT Stitched Rectangles; unknown stitched squares

*Addicted to CAS #316*

Happy Saturday, my friends!  It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS!  This is one is right up my alley since purple is my favourite colour!

I started with a stencil and did a light coloured ink blending over it to create a little pattern in my background.  I die cut the leaf die out of two shades of purple and layered them on to the card front.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather

*Stamps:  Pinkfresh Studio Happy Birthday Sentiments

*Ink:  Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grape; Memento Tuxedo Black

*Stencil:  Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set #13

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Fern and Flora

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  ATCAS #316

*This or That Instagram Hop*

 This week on the This or That Instagram Hop, we are playing with either apples or pumpkins.  I don't think I have anything that would work for apples, so I went with pumpkins.  What is it about fall themed stamps that makes me pull out the "thank you" sentiments?

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black
*Stamps:  Waffle Flower Trick or Treat; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Dies:  The Ton Easy Expressions

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #593*

How on earth is it September?!?!  Where did the summer months go?!  I am not ready to leave behind my capris and sandals... although I am looking forward to hoodies!

It's time for a new sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches... 

I had an idea about what I wanted to do with the embossed panels and turned to Pinterest for some colour combination inspiration.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions
*Dies:  Pinfkresh Studio Slim Strips; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Embossing:  Altenew Deck Planks

*Challenges:  CAS Colours & Sketches #593

*One Layer Instagram Hop*

 The challenge for the One Layer Instagram Hop for this month is "Markers"...  Using Copics on a one layer card requires a little creativity on the one layer idea.  I stamped my floral on a card sized panel and coloured it with my Copics...   I wanted to overstamp the image but I was so afraid I wouldn't get a clean stamp!  I just felt like my cardstock wasn't quite in the right spot.  So I didn't do it.  I stamped my sentiment and then attached this panel to the front of a card.  It's the same size as my folded card so it works... without doing the panel, the ink would should through the inside of my card.

Card Info

*Stamps:  Concord & 9th Flower Field, Big Day Birthday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics

*Addicted to CAS #315*

 I'm here today with my design team card for the current challenge at Addicted to CAS...

I went with a basic black and white card for my Anniversary card today...  I love this heart die because it cuts but the inside heart and the outline as well.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' UP! Basic Black

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Concord & 9th Tall Type Alpha; Love From Lizi Sitched Circles; MFT Something for Everything

*Challenges:  Addicted to CAS #315

*CAS on Friday #341*

 The challenge at CAS on Friday this week is to make a round card.  I went searching for inspiration on Pinterestand found a card kind of like this one I made.  There was no name associated with the pin I found so I can't fully credit the creator, but click HERE to go see it...  It's gorgeous!

I started with cutting a stitched circle and cutting out the centre of it.  I folded the skinny circle in half.  I put the centre part back in to the whole I cut it out of and layered my elements on both the folded piece and the inset circle so that when you open the card, both pieces move...

Card Info

*Stamps:  Hunkydory Crafts

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies
*Dies:  Hunkydory Crafts; Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies; Love From Lizi Stitched Circles

*Challenges:  CAS on Friday #341

*Time Out Challenges #320*

 We have a photo inspiration challenge for you this week at Time Out Challenges.  Here's the photo...

Just look at that beautiful stained glass window!  WOW!  I saw it and immediately thought of the gorgeous holographic paper in my stash.  I paired it with a simple silhouette die...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black; Lawn Fawn Holographic

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Memory Box Dancing Dragonflies Collage; The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday

*Challenges:  Time Out #320

*Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop*

 This week for the Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop, the theme is "Leaf it to me".  I was recently in need of a few sympathy cards so I decided to use these pretty rainbow washi leaf prints to create a simple card for today...

Card Info

*Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Vines & Roses

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Vines & Roses; The Ton Easy Expressions
*Tools:  Perfect Layers
*Challenges:  Paper Players 799; Simply Clean and Simple

*CAS Colours & Sketches #592*

 It's time for a new colour challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches... some more rich, fall feeling colours to play with for this challenge...  How will you use them?

I like the colours, but I'm not sure I'm ready to break out the fall themed cards quite yet... Instead I used the colours on some pretty butterflies!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie, Berry Burst

*Stamps:  Pinkfresh Studio Happy Birthday Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Love From Lizi Stitched Circles; Paper Rose Studio Little Etched Butterflies
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  CAS Colours & Sketches #592

*Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #695*

 Hello friends... there's a brand new sketch today at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges...

This is such a versatile sketch... I can't wait to see what everyone creates using it!  I chose to keep my card clean and simple with a basic black and white theme.  My centre panel is embossed for a little interest.

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  Gina K Wreath Builder

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Scallop Circles; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles

*Embossing:  Lisa Horton Peonies

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Atlantic Hearts #695

*Sending Sunshine Instagram Hop*

 Each month, I play along with a group of online friends sharing a little sunshine on Instagram with the cards we make.  We make cards that we would send to someone having a bad day or needing a pick me up.  My card today uses some soft greenery and a big beautiful butterfly

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Certainly Celery

*Stamps:  Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora; Paper Rose Studio Alora Layered Butterfly; Waffle Flower Sweet Lattice Sentiments

*Tools:  Scor Buddy

*Happy Birthday Naira*

 Today we are celebrating Naira with an Instagram Hop!  I hope you'll go visit her and give her some birthday love!

I created a clean and simple card with a little texture and a sweet butterfly to help her celebrate...

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies; The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday; Waffle Flower Nesting Circles
*Embossing:  Stampin' Up! Soft Waves

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*CAS Instagram Hop*

 I'm here today with my card for the Clean and Simple Instagram Hop.  Our theme this month is EMBOSSING.  I know that adding an embossing folder to a clean and simple card might confuse some... a true clean and simple card does not have an all over embossed background.  Instead, I'm encouraging people to figure out a way to use a small and effective amount of embossing on their card!

I used some scraps for my card... a leftover piece of embossed black cardstock and a scrap strip of pattern paper.  I added a pop of colour with this beautiful butterfly!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Paper:  MFT Black & White Stripes

*Stamps:  The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Washi:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies

*Dies:  Pinkfresh Studio Fluttering Butterflies; The Ton Easy Expressions Birthday

*Embossing:  Altenew Deck Planks
*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Build Your Stash Instagram Hop*

 I was playing catch up this past week, trying to get on top of my design team duties.  On my days off I had one great day of creating and then a couple of days of sitting at my desk with no motivation.  So instead of multiple cards for the Build Your Stash Instagram Hop, I only have one.  Our theme this month is "sympathy"

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Granny Apple Green, Basic Black

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everything

*Ink:  Versafine Cclair Nocturne

*Dies:  Stampin' Up! Fern & Flora

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Time Out Challenges #319*

 It's time for a new Pick 2 Challenge at Time Out Challenges....  I can't wait to see what you all choose to play with!

I went overboard and chose FOUR instead of two...  CAS, Floral, Stitching and Birthday!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black, Poppy Parade, Summer Sun

*Stamps:  MFT Something for Everythign
*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Spellbinders Floral Spray; unknown stitched squares; Love From Lizi Stitched Nesting Rectangles

*Embellishments:  Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Clear Drops

*Tools:  Perfect Layers

*Challenges:  Time Out #319

*Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop*

 We are playing with a fun idea for the Card Clubhouse Instagram Hop... it's a back to school/teacher theme with a twist.  For this Hop, we are playing with something card making that we think we could teach a class in.  Since I didn't need a card for a teacher, I appreciated the clarification of the theme.

I decided that I had two things to teach others... first, a clean and simple card and second, the art of using the extras in your stash!  Everything in this card was made using my bin of extras!