ATCAS #56 - Hugs & Kisses

We are back with a new challenge at Addicted to CAS . This time the host of the challenge is me and I thought anything lovee dovee should be just right for this time of the year, so here is your code word... HUGS & KISSES. Possibilities are endless, you can work with stamps/ dies/ embossing folders. incorporate the sentiment or images representing the code itself or the theme behind the code. I would also like to welcome back our Guest Designer Julia Aston of Create with me! She has come up with a CAS masterpiece :) Check out more of her creations HERE

Our winner will win 3 digital stamps from each of our amazing sponsors Scribbles Designs and Eureka Stamps. 

 

I went with the soft colors and bold sentiment in my case. Here's my card...

To make this card, I took a white card stock panel and stamped with the woodgrain BG stamp in grey ink. Next I stamped the tiny hearts in soft pink. Stamped the sentiment and die cut the heart, layering it multiple times to add dimension. To finish the card, I added some bakers twine.
Here is a closeup into the layered die cut heart...

Our DT has come up with some amazing projects this week. Pop over to our ATCAS challenge blog here and take a peek. I am looking forward to the challenge this fortnight and am very excited to visit your blogs.

Have fun in creating CAS card :) and thank you for visiting my blog.


Supplies used - Heidi Swapp Wood grain Background stamp, CAS-ual Friday's - Mwah, In the cards and In a row stamp set; CAS-ual Fri dies - Tic -Tac-Toe; Inks - Memento Tuxedo black, Hero Art Soft granite, Memento Angel pink; AC Baker's twine

STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Week - Day 5

Hello friends! It's time for the final day of release, STAMPlorations January Release Spotlight week - Day 5. I am loving this release, the stamps are just amazing and what everyone has created using these will blow your mind :)

There are a lot of prizes up for grab, SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate + surprise prizes (depending on the response we get) So, don't forget to hop along and leave a comment for your chance to win. Commenting closes on February 3. Winners will be announced on February 5.

Today we are throwing the spotlight on a super fabulous set on Spotlight on: A Girl and Her Shoes.  A must have for all of us :)

This is what I created, I took a panel and stamped the Distress Floral Swirls in three shades of pink. I stamped the shoe in black over it. I then  layered this with some patterned paper and vellum to finish my card. I also distressed he edges of the patterned paper.

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects HERE and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win :) The giveaway is open till Feb 3rd.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Week - Day 4

Hello friends! It's time for the STAMPlorations January Release Spotlight week - Day 4. I am loving this release, the stamps are just amazing and what everyone has created using these will blow your mind :) We have fabulous Laura Bassen joining us back with another awesome creation :)

There are a lot of prizes up for grab, SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate + surprise prizes. So, don't forget to hop along and leave a comment for your chance to win. Commenting closes on February 3. Winners will be announced on February 5.

Today we are throwing the spotlight on a super fabulous set that go along perfectly with the previous ones Spotlight on The Bee's Knees Newlyweds Extras and Sentiment Builders: Love

 

I created a fun card. To make it I cut out 6 squares and inked them in 3 shades of Distress inks, then on each one I stamped the image and laid it on the card base with some foam adhesive. I am sharing this at Stamping Royalty #264 - Love, Shopping Our Stash #186 - Love and Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects HERE and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win :) 

I will catch u tomorrow on Day 5, the last day of the release with another awesome stamp set !

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Week - Day 3

Hello friends! It's time for the STAMPlorations January Release Spotlight week - Day 3. I am loving this release, the stamps are just amazing and what everyone has created using these will blow your mind :)

There are a lot of prizes up for grab, SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate + surprise prizes. So, don't forget to hop along and leave a comment for your chance to win. Commenting closes on February 3. Winners will be announced on February 5.

Today we are throwing the spotlight on another of the Shirley's fabulous set The Bee's Knees: Newlyweds. Isn't this so pretty :)

I created two cards. In my first card, I used a patterned paper to create a base panel and heat embossed the image in white, I also hand drew and fuzzy cut the veil of the bride from vellum. I am sharing this at Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes! , Addicted to Stamps & more #129 - CAS and The Pink Elephant 283 - Anything Goes!

For my second card, I did some stenciling and added a collage of elements including the wedding dress as a focal point. I have used the ARTlorations Stencil - Leaf prints  I am sharing this at CAS on Sunday #50 - Stencil it and 613 Avenue Create #108 - Anything Goes

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects HERE and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win :) 

I will catch u tomorrow on Day 4 of the release with another awesome stamp set !

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Week - Day 2

Hello friends! It's time for the STAMPlorations January Release Spotlight week - Day 2. I am loving this release, the stamps are just amazing and what everyone has created using these will blow your mind :) And we have our awesome Guest Laura Bassen to leave you in awe...

There are a lot of prizes up for grab, SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate + surprise prizes. So, don't forget to hop along and leave a comment for your chance to win. Commenting closes on February 3. Winners will be announced on February 5.

Today we are throwing the spotlight on a super fabulous set Bold Sentiments: Hashtag Authentic. Isn't this just awesome, a must have set !!

I created a fun card which I a particularly proud of :D This is totally authentic ;) All I did was to stamp my own hand, stamp the sentiment and a little spray of yellow ink using a Mini Mister.

I am linking this to A blog Named Hero Challenge - Personalize it!

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects HERE and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win :) 

I will catch u tomorrow on Day 3 of the release with another awesome stamp set !

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Week - Day 1

Hello friends! It's time for the STAMPlorations January Release Spotlight week - Day 1. I am loving this release, the stamps are just amazing and what everyone has created using these will blow your mind :) We also have a very special Guest Star who needs no introduction. Her designs are simply mind blowing and breathtaking... you will be mesmerized by her creations and she is none other than Laura Bassen of Doublestick Heaven...

There are a lot of prizes up for grab, SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate + surprise prizes. So, don't forget to hop along and leave a comment for your chance to win. Commenting closes on February 3. Winners will be announced on February 5.

Today we are throwing the spotlight on another of the Shirley's fabulous set The Bee's Knees: Houses. Aren't these houses so adorable :)

I created two cards, my first card involves, stamping, masking and inking where I have created a look in which the focal image is colorful and dimensional and rest is black and white.

For my second card, I did some paper piecing, this one uses patterned paper completely. Additionally, I have used the STAMPlorations Vignette - Tree silhouette stamp set 

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects HERE and don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win :) 

I will catch u tomorrow on Day 2 of the release with another awesome stamp set !

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Thank you and a GIVEAWAY !!

Hello my dear friends, followers and visitors. This special post is dedicated to all of you!! That's my way to thank you for your lovely support all along. I started my card making and blogging journey two years ago in January 2013, I have grown creatively, I have learnt so much... I have made so many friends :) I have always admired and treasured your consistent love and support towards my creations. So here is a Thank you card for you :)

I feel so blessed and thought it is time to celebrate my successful completion of two years. I just love this blogging community and how everyone admires each others work. You hardly see such mutual admiration anywhere else. So I am doing a little GIVEAWAY... Ta Da!! 

Here is a collection of  loads of crafting goodness from patterned papers, embossing folder, a whole lot embellishments, chip board die cuts, Rub-on stickers, twines and stamps. This will all go to one LUCKY WINNER :) All you have to do is leave me a comment !! The GIVEAWAY is open till February 7th 2015.

So go right on, Good luck :)

And before I go a little about this card. This card was fun to make from distress inked greens, stamped and colored images to diecut sentiment. It has it all... I was inspired by a few challenges... Less is More Week 207 - Friends, CASology Week 130 - Friend, Uniko Challenge #17 - Love & Friendship and Color Throwdown #326

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Supplies used-  Stamps: Purple Onion designs - Chloe, MFT Spring has Sprung, CAS-ual Friday's - In the cards; Dies - Paper Smooches - Quote Tag dies; Inks - Distress Mowed Lawn, Memento Tuxedo black; Spectrum Noir Markers

STAMPlorations and Time Out Challenges !!

This is a special post as STAMPlorations is sponsoring Time Out Challenges and giving away some awesome prizes. There will be 2 prizes: a $15 gift certificate, randomly chosen from all Time Out entries and a stencil pack of $10 value - randomly chosen from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog. So you can win both by playing at TOC and by commenting on the STAMPlorations blog, HERE.

The theme at the Time Out Challenges is Valentine's Day with an optional twist of hearts. I have created a card using the new stamp set Sentiment Builders: Love

To make this card, I cut out the white panel using a PPP stitched border die. Then I stamped it with the sentiment stamp, repeatedly to create a BG. I also cut out additional strips of patterned paper in black and red and adhered it all together on a kraft card stock. The remaining part of the sentiment was stamped on a speech bubble die cut. To add interest I added the stamped and fuzzy cut hearts. I am sharing this at Sunday Stamps #93 - Color Challenge, Love to Create #150 - Color Inspired and Paper Players #228 - Sentiment only

  

Don't forget to play along at TOC and comment at STAMPlorations blog.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment!!

STAMPlorations Bi-weekly Sketch Challenge #26

Hi friends! Its time for a new sketch challenge at STAMPlorations Bi-weekly Sketch Challenge #26. This challenge ends on January 30th  and the winners would be announced on February 6th 2015. We have a very talented Guest Designer Maria joining us for this challenge. She makes fabulous cards. You can check out more of her creations at her blog HERE

Also, this will be my last card for the STAMPlorations challenges as we now have a separate STAMPlorations Challenge Design Team to inspire you with their awesome cards, Check them HERE. However, I will continue to inspired you as a member of STAMPlorations Inspiration Design Team :D I am so excited!!

Anyhoo!! let's get to the sketch and my card...

To make this card, I used Subway Art Builders - Dare and heat embossed in white on a vellum to make my panel resembling the sketch.  Next I took a water color card stock and did some water color wash with blue. I added strips of patterned paper on each side, staples the vellum panel on it. Added a die cut branch and wood veneer birds Inked in pink color to finish the card. I am sharing this at Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Soft Scarf, Color me #54 and Happy Little Stampers January CAS challenge - Water colors

  

Be sure to check out STAMPlorations blog for some amazing inspiration by our lovely team and don't forget to play along.

Note: STAMPlorations has started a Bi monthly Stamp Club. This is very interesting club that you might wanna look into. Click HERE!

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Supplies used - Stamps - Subway Art Builders - Dare; Inks - Distress Salty Ocean, Versamark, Memento - Rose bud; Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye and Die - CAS-ual Friday's Casual Trees; Studio Calico birds Wood veneer

CAS-ual Friday's Stamps Feature - One die, different styles!

Hello friends!! Today I am here for CAS-ual Friday's Stamps  feature post. For this post I thought it would be good to give you some Valentine's Day inspiration :) 

In this post I have used one die and showcased three different ways to use it. For the first one, I have done in-laid technique, second one I have done inlaid layered look on the stamped image and on the third one I have focused on using the negative. I have also kept the color scheme and patterned paper (from My Mind's Eye 6x6")uniform, thereby creating a set.
I have created these cards using the CAS-ual Friday's Bubble Labels Fri-Dies and CAS-ual Friday's Heart Note Fri-Dies , CAS-ual Friday's Love Notes stamp set, Here is a look into my cards...

It was fun creating these cards, I hope I was able to inspire you. I am sharing these at CASology Week 129 -NBUS, Darnell' s NBUS #3 and Virginia's view #11 - Clean Slate

 

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

ATCAS #55 - WORLD

This is my second post for the day, please click HERE for my Guest Design post for Inkspirational Challenge

We are back with a new challenge at Addicted to CAS . This time the host of the challenge is talented Jaydee and she has picked a wonderful code word for you... WORLD. Possibilities are endless, you can work with stamps/ dies/ embossing folders that have world map or you can just work with the sentiment. I would also like to welcome our Guest Designer Julia Aston of Create with me! She is simply fabulous from CAS to Mixed media, she masters it all :) Check out more of her creations HERE

Our winner will win an awesome prize from our amazing sponsor Create A Smile. I am sure you love their fun stamps :)

I went with the sentiment in my case.Here's my card...

To make this card, I took a water color card stock and water colored with some distress inks to create the water and the splash with the fish jumping off it. Stamped the sentiment and framed it with a black card stock.

Our DT has come up with some amazing projects this week. Pop over to our ATCAS challenge blog here and take a peek. I am looking forward to the challenge this fortnight and am very excited to visit your blogs.

Have fun in creating CAS card :) and thank you for visiting my blog.


Supplies used - STAMPlorations Typographia Encouragement, Recollections - Ocean animals; Inks - Archival black, Distress - Peacock feathers and Black soot

Guest Designing at Inkspirational !!

Hello friends! Today I am Guest Designing at the Inkspirational Challenges and I am so excited about it :) I have been a player at Inkspirational right from the time I started card making.
They always have some amazing challenge to keep your mojo going :) The challenge today is Designer's Choice challenge "OMBRE" picked by fabulous Pia. I so love this one as creating a gradient is one thing I love to do in my designs :) Let me show you my card...

To make this, I took a panel of white card and inked it with Distress inks creating a gradient. Then I cut this panel into stripes and laid it on my card base. Added some splatter of water and to finish the card I added die cut balloons and stamped the sentiment :)

I want to thank Inkspirational Challenges for having me over. Please check out the awesome inspiration by the team, HERE and don't forget to play along.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)

Supplies used - Stamps - CAS-ual Friday's - In the cards; Dies - Li'l Inkers Balloon dies; Inks - Memento Tuxedo black, Distress - Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry; Clear sequins from Pretty Pink posh; Bakers twine from AC

STAMPlorations Spotlight - Water color Sugar rush!

Hello friends! Today I am up with a spotlight project over at the STAMPlorations blog. This is my Eighth spotlight feature and I am excited as always :) I hope I will be able to inspire you.  I am showcasing a water colored card

So, here's a look into the finished card ..

I am sharing this at Addicted to Stamps & more #127 - Make your Mark, Happy Little Stampers - CAS challenge Water colors and Crazy for CAS #61 - use Splash

I have used the Stamp set Sugar Rush, 

Please head over to STAMPlorations Blog for a photo tutorial on this. click HERE. Thank you for stopping by and leaving me a comment :)