*Addicted to CAS Challenge #299*

 It's time for the first challenge of 2026 with the team at Addicted to CAS...

I struggled with this theme!  I was crafting with my friends Heidi and Bonnie and they will confirm that I almost decided to skip this challenge.  I didn't want to go with a drinking glass because I find them difficult to work with and get looking the way I want them to.  And then I had my AH-HA moment!  I have Pair Eyewear, those glasses with the removeable toppers.  For a while, I thought I was going to make my own toppers (and I did make a few) so I purchased a cut file to be used with my Silhouette.  I pulled out the Silhouette, resized the cut file and cut myself a pair of glasses!!!  I added some Glossy Accents to the frames and some funky flowers and a sentiment that really worked!

Card Info

*Cardstock:  Stampin' Up! Basic Black

*Stamps:  MFT Sassy Pants Birthday Greetings 2

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Embellishments:  HAI Supply flowers and black pearls; Glossy Accents

*Tools:  Perfect Layers: Silhouette

*Challenges:  ATCAS #299; Addicted to Stamps & More

*This or That Instagram Hop*

 For the month of December, the This or That Instagram Hop has one theme...  Holiday Treats or Holiday Drinks.  My card this week looks an awful lot like one someone else shared last week (but I made it before I saw hers).  I used this fabulous sugar cookie embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp and highlighted the raised icing with some white ink.  

Card Info

*Cardstock: Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake

*Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Merry Messages

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink

*Embossing:  Simon Says Stamp Christmas Cookies

*Embellishments:  Glossy Accents