Happiness Is A Walk On The Beach

As I was perusing the challenge blogs, I saw this one from As You See It, and decided to play.

As You See It #301 - Swift Seashells, is a speed stamping challenge with the theme of seashells. Create your project in under 10 minutes. I also wanted to participate in Color Throwdown #748 where the colors are red, blue and brown.

Color Throwdown #748

My card is very simple with a white heat embossed image of a row of seashells on Kraft cardstock, with a sentiment that has a sandy font stamped in blue, and some red and white twine around the top tied in a bow. It was done in 8 minutes and 27 seconds.

I'm also playing at:

AAA Cards #242 - Everything Beach

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Chocolate Baroque - Seaside Dreams Gina K - Ocean Minded
Cardstock	Gina K Base Weight Kraft
Ink	VersaMark Versafine Majestic Blue
Embellishments	Twine - source unknown
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool

Sending You A Little Sunshine

 

Less Is More #477 starts today and runs through November 17th. This time is it a color challenge where we are challenged to use 2 or more colors from the color wheel.

I used brown, orange, gold and yellow with Papertrey Ink's Hello Sunshine stamp set. All Inks are from  Papertrey as well.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

LIM BLOG

LIM FACEBOOK PAGE

LIM INSTAGRAM

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #636 - Stamp Act

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #556 - Anything Goes

AAACards #227 - Anything Goes

Merci

 

I finally got a chance to play in my craft room and am making some cards for challenges other than DT projects. How wonderful. I am screaming in at the last moment with an inchie card for AAA #203. I simply cut a one inch square, added a tiny sentiment from SSS Thankful Heart, sponged the edges with Delicata Golden Glitz ink and added a die cut leaf from Lawn Fawn's Stitched Leaves. Both the square and leaf are popped up with foam tape.

I'm also playing at:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

If The Broom Fits

Less Is More Challenge #454 begins today. We are challenged to create a ONE LAYER (no layers) CAS card with an autumnal theme. 

I used Funky Fossil Designs Scribbbles stencil for my background and stamped the flying witch image from Picket Fence Studios If The Broom Fits stamp set on top of it. I then embossed with clear EP. The sentiment is from the same set, also clear embossed. 

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple which we define as designs that include large areas of CLEAR AND CLEAN space with NO PATTERN, NO INK and NO TEXTURE See challenge guidelines on the Less Is More Blog.

LIM BLOG

LIM FACEBOOK PAGE

LIM INSTAGRAM

I'm also playing at:

Two Old bats Halloween Challenge - October Anything Halloween

Tic Tac Toe #135

I used column #3 - purple, witch and (heat) embossing.

AAA Cards #200 - Celebrate

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge

Fall Mood Board Inspiration

Happy Christmas

Christmas in July is everywhere! Maybe it's me, but I feel like it is extra everywhere this year! That being said, I was inspired to dig through my Christmas stash and came upon this wonderful old Happy Little Stampers set called Merry Kissmas. It's perfect for a super CAS Christmas make. I colored it with Copics and added a good slather of clear Wink Of Stella. I then paired it with a tiny sentiment from Simon Says Stamp's Tiny Words Christmas, die cut the design and sentient with a 2" square die, popped it up with fun foam and my card was complete.

I am playing at:.  

AAA Cards #194

Just Add Ink #562

Krafty Chicks #567 - Christmas

Little Red Wagon - Anything Christmas Goes

The Male Room #152 - Christmas In July 

Thanks A Bunch

AAA Cards #193

I really wanted to play this challenge and do the twist, and I'm happy that I was able to swoop in a the end and join the festivities. I masked the top and used a three layer stencil from Pretty Pink Posh. I masked again to create the blue stripe with DO ink, then added a cheeky monkey from the MFT stamp and die set of the same name. The sentiment is also from that set. Monkey is colored with Copics and popped up with Dimensionals.

I'm also playing at:

Inspire.Create.Challenges. 

The Sisterhood Of Crafters

Addicted To Stamps And More - Any Occasion

Sending Thoughts And Smiles

 

I dug out this Wilson Designs stamp set that I have had in my stash of favorites for many years and created this fun CAS card to play at several challenges that I ran across today. I used my MISTI to stamp the itsy bitsy polka dot bikinis, and colored them with Copics in rainbow colors. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words Encouragement.

I'm playing at:

AAA Cards #171 - Along The Edge + Optional Twist Of Beach

Shopping Our Stash - Keep It Simple Sister

Make My Monday #128 - Clean And Simple

Simon Says Stamp - Summer Memories

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations - Summer Fun

Saw That...

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is CHRISTMAS IN JULY.

We are generously sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays this month.

https://cas-ualfridaysstamps.com/products

Our Guest Designer is the wonderful and talented Jenny Martin. Jenny's designs and coloring skills are FANTIASTIC! please treat yourself to a stroll through her blog. You will be so glad you did.

To create my card, I stamped, colored and masked the Santa image from Tis the Season by Julie Ebersole (retired). I stenciled over that image with Funky Fossil designs Sunray Stencil and DO ink, added the sentiment and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what Jenny and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I am also playing at:

AAA Cards #169 - Made In Minutes + Optional Twist Of Christmas In July.

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Santa

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas

Have A Sweet Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS. Our Code Word for ATCAS Challenge #186 is BERRY. It's my turn as our hostess.

I am so in love with THIS card created by Michele Ferguson of I Card Everyone. I've CASed it before, I've CASed it here, and I am sure I will CASe it again! To create my card, I used the strawberries image from Power Poppy's Cherries and Berries Digital Stamp Set, colored it with Copics, die cut it with Pinkfresh Studio Braided Tag dies and added a piece of deep red ribbon that matched the strawberries beautifully. The sentiment is from the Pinkfresh Studio design in the Stamping Village Collaboration Happy Birthday Stamp Set.  I popped up the die cut and mounted it on Neenah Solar White 110# card stock. 

Please head on over to the ATCAS Challenge Blog, take a look at the wonderful creations that the Design Team has created for your inspiration, and make something to share in the gallery. Challenge winner will be offered a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge. Happy crafting!

Please remember that this is a CAS challenge. Here is a definition to remind you:

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #192 - All About Summer!

Strawberries are the quintessential summer fruit!

AAA Cards #166 - Birthday

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

Watercooler Wednesday #274 - AG With A Feminine Twist

Addicted To Stamps and More #392 - Make Your Mark

Darnell's Never-Before-Used-Schtuff #15

Berries Digi Stamp and Stamping Village Collaboration Birthday Set