You Are Chair-ished

 

I was feeling in a punny mood yesterday so I pulled out some oldie but goodie stamps to put together this simple card.  The chairs are from a 2010 Unity Kit of the Month set (!!!) and the sentiment is from one of the earliest Papertrey Ink sets that I bought.  I keep thinking I need to weed some of my older stuff out but when I try I end up making cards with what I dig up. It's like finding lost treasure!  

I'm going to enter this is the Addicted to Stamps and More Any Occasion challenge because there's always an occasion to share love, encouragement and a pun!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White, Black) Papertrey Ink, (Cajun Craze, Pacific Point) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Chair from Sept 2010 KOM) Unity, (Sentiment from Chair-ished) Papertrey Ink

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Other:  (Nuvo Simply White Crystal Drops) Tonic

CASology #395

  Welcome to Week 395 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

I wanted this stamp and die set for AGES, finally got it and then it sat...  So glad this week's cue word gave me a reason to break it out.  All those little dies are a bit fiddley but it was worth it.  It's so fun!

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you.  Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team then play along!

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

***You've got 4 weeks for this challenge!***

Link your creations to the CASology blog by 9am Monday, 5 October (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Pizza My Heart) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Pizza) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

Berry Heart

Today I managed to use some patterned paper that I thought would never see the light of day on one of my cards and I'm pretty excited about it!  The Fruit and Berries challenge at the Paper Players gave me the idea for it so thanks, ladies!  I used these Concord & 9th stamps for the first time so I'm also going to play along with Darnell's NBUS challenge.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper: (Berry Sweet 8.5x8.5) K&Co

Stamps:  (All from Be Mine) Concord & 9th

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Markers:  (R27, Y21, YG03, C1) Copic) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Stripes & Anchor

 Today I'm playing along with The Card Concept.  My CAS design was inspired by the stripes on the left of the photo and the general nautical theme.  The anchor and sentiment are both from Paper Smooches.  I used the wonderful Quick Stripes dies from Mama Elephant to cut the stripes.  How did I ever live without them??

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Night of Navy, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Wicked Nautical) Paper Smooches

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Anchor) Paper Smooches, (Quick Stripes) Mama Elephant

Other: (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

You Make My Tail Wag

 I've got a card tonight for three challenges - Colour Hues, Shopping Our Stash (Fur babies) and My Favorite Things (sketch).  This pooch is from an older MFT set and I've not used this particular image before.  I thought he'd fit perfectly peeking out of the circle and leaning over the flag.  This came together pretty quickly given how rarely I've been crafting lately which isn't usually the case so I was pretty chuffed about that!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Pool Party, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from You Make My Tail Wag) My Favourite Things

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Essential Circles) Essentials by Ellen, (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (E33, E35, E37, 100) Copic

Other:  (NuvoNavy Blue Crystal Drops) Tonic

You're S'Whale

 

Today's card is for the colour challenge at the Paper Players.  I knew I wanted to use the whale from this Essentials by Ellen set but I didn't want to do my usual and pop him up on some wave dies so I went for this vent heart from Simon Says Stamp instead.  I'm not very good at using unusual colours for things (pretty sure there aren't any merlot coloured whales in the world) so it felt good to nudge myself a bit out of my comfort zone.  I ended up with two cards in the end but can't decide my favourite.  Which one do you like best?

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Not Quite Navy, Bravo Burgundy, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from S'Whale) Essentials by Ellen

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Heart Vent, Holiday Shapes) Simon Says Stamp, (Flag, Speech bubble) My Favourite Things

Other:  (Nuvo Navy Blue, Oyster Grey & Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

My Butter Half

 I've got a card today for the Simon Says Wednesday challenge (Love is in the air) and the Just Us Girls challenge (Valentine).  These punny food stamps from Avery Elle are totally right up my street!  I made a few CAS ones with just the heart and image on white cardstock but then thought I'd jazz this one up with some patterned paper and I love how it came out!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Patterned Papers:  (Spring collection 6x6) Avery Elle

Stamps:  (All from Punny Pantry) Avery Elle

Inks:  (Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Stitched rectangle) Mama Elephant, (Heart) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (Y15, E31, E35) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

The Vodka To My Martini

 Today's card is for the sketch challenge at My Favorite Things.  Continuing with the Valentine's theme but trying to get away from the reds and pinks.  It was good to push myself out of my comfort zone and cut hearts from a different colour!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Martini Time) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Lime Rickey, Aquatini) Catherine Pooler

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Zig zag stitch oval) My Favourite Things, (Hearts) Simon Says Stamp

You Sweep Me Off My Feet

 

Today's card is for CAS Colours & Sketches.  I'm still on a Valentine kick so I dug out this old Fresh Squeezed Stamps set.  I've used a couple of stamps from the set but not this broom and the fabulously punny sentiment.  This was a quick one to put together.  I think fussy cutting the broom took longer than anything else.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Papers:  (Crush 6x6) We R Memory Keepers

Stamps:  (All from A Punny Valentine) Fresh Squeezed Stamps

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko, (Sand Dunes, Rocky Shores) Altenew

Dies:  (Stitched wavy line) Mama Elephant

Markers:  (E31, E35, E37, E43) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Red Berry Crystal Drops) Tonic

Hogs & Kisses

 Today's card is for the sketch challenge at the Paper Players.  Yay for using up some patterned paper and also for finally using that sentiment!  I'm pretty sure it's main reason I bought that stamp set all those years ago and I've finally used it.  Yaaaaassssss!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Melon Mambo, Real Red, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Crush 6x6) We R Memory Keepers

Stamps:  (Pig from Hog Heaven) My Favourite Things, (Sentiment from Hogs & Kisses) The Craft's Meow

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Markers:  (RV29, R11, R20) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic

You Stole My Heart

Today's card is for the Just Add Ink sketch challenge.  I replaced the rectangles with hearts and then Copic coloured and popped up this adorable little bear from Lil' Inker Designs.  The speech bubble is also popped up and I threw in a few Nuvo dots to highlight the sentiment.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Lovie Friends) Lil' Inker Designs

Inks:  (VersaMark, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko

Embossing Powder:  (Opaque Bright White Super Fine) Wow

Dies:  (Hearts) Taylored Expressions, (Speech bubble) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (RV29, R20, W1, W3, 100) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey Crystal Drops) Tonic

Butterfly Love

 

A quick CAS card for the My Favourite Things sketch challenge and the Colour Throwdown.  Now that I look at it on the screen I may have taken too much liberty with the sketch when I moved the stripes much closer together.  I might have to go back and revisit it if I have a chance.  I used a Neat & Tangled cover plate die for the black stripes and a favourite MFT butterfly die with a MFT sentiment stamped in Perfect Plum ink.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Vintage Cream) Papertrey Ink, (Perfect Plum, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Sentiment from You Give Me Butterflies) My Favourite Things

Ink:   (Perfect Plum) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Butterfly) My Favourite Things, (Stripes) Neat & Tangled

Other:  (Nuvo Liquid Mercury Crystal Drops) Tonic

Love You Furever

 

Today's card is for Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm working on Valentine's cards for the store at the moment so prepare to see a lot of hearts in future posts.  I had these colours on my desk from another card so decided to keep going with them.  Initially the sentiment was just stamped on the card base between the stripes but it felt a little lost so I restamped it on yellow cardstock to make it pop.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Regal Rose, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate) Stampin' Up

Patterned Paper:  (Black & White Basics 6x6) My Favourite Things

Stamps:  (All from Love You Forever) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions

Other:  (Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops) Tonic

My Heart Beats For You

It's been a gorgeous weekend here so I haven't spent a ton of time inside but I did get a couple of cards made this morning.  This one is for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.  This heartbeat monitor die from SugarPea is so cute and came to mind immediately when I saw the sketch.  I paired it with a CAS-ual Fridays sentiment and a Taylored Expressions heart.  I love it when different companies play well together!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Smokey Slate, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Love Notes) CAS-ual Fridays

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Die:  (Heart) Taylored Expressions, (Monitor line) SugarPea Designs

Other:  (Nuvo White Crystal Drops) Tonic

You're My Clark Kent

I was dithering about colours when I went to play along with the Wednesday Sketch challenge at My Favourite Things but once I decided to use the Clark Kent sentiment I knew I had to use Superman colours!  The card came together quickly after that.  I stacked 4 die cuts for the glasses to make them nice and thick and included an acetate layer for the glass.    

I hope you're all doing well with lock down (if you're in it).  I'm enjoying having so much card making time right now.  I'm really going to miss it when life goes back to normal.

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Clear) Papertrey Ink, (Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Basic Black) Stampin; Up

Stamps:  (Sentiment from Geek is Chic) My Favourite Things

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko,

Dies:  (Big heart, glasses) My Favourite Things, (Small hearts) Simon Says Stamp

A Waffle Lot

This little Technique Tuesday stamp set has been staring at me for ages and the new Freshly Made Sketch challenge finally gave me the inspiration to use it.  This was super simple to put together once the waffles were coloured.  The pink paper I used for the panel and the hearts is ancient so yay for me!  Unfortunately I am now craving waffles which is something I didn't pick up at the store on Thursday and after waiting an hour and a half just to get inside even a waffle craving isn't strong enough to make me go back any time soon!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink

Patterned Paper:  (Le P'tit Bloc Hot) Toga

Stamps:  (All from Waffle Lot) Technique Tuesday

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko,

Markers:  (Y06, Y21, E51) Copic

Some Bunny Loves You

Today's card is for the Time Out Affectionate challenge and the Simon Says Wednesday With Love challenge.  I'm not sure I've ever used these Mama Elephant stamps before but they really are perfect fo this time of year.  Also I know I'm way behind the times but I finally got these Spellbinders dies that create the cutest little cut out frames.  I love them and can see them getting a whole lot of use in the future!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Cherry Cobbler) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Honey Bunny) Mama Elephant

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Punched frame) Spellbinders, (Heart) Simon Says Stamp

Markers:  (C1, C3, C5) Copic

Gems:  Recollections

CASology #361

Welcome to Week 361 of CASology!  Take a look at the cue word for this week:

This Lovie Friend stamp set from Lil Inker is definitely the first one I pick up when Valentine's Day comes around.  The images are adorable and there are some great puns in there too.  I went with a super simple, classic layout today - centre, upper third.  You can't go wrong with that on a CAS design!  

Looking forward to seeing what direction the cue word takes you.  Check out the gorgeousness from the rest of the design team then play along!

Deepti Stephens

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas 

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo 

Nancy Elrick

Sandie Munroe

Sue Symens

This week's guest designer:

Donna M

Link your creations to the CASology blog by Monday, 17 February (CDT).

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Papertrey Ink, (Textured white) Bazzill, (Real Red) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (All from Lovie Friend) Lil Inker Designs

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Flag) My Favourite Things

Markers:  (R11, R27, W1, W3, W5) Copic

Other:  (Nuvo Oyster Grey & Ebony Black Crystal Drops) Tonic