Addicted to CAS Challenge #6 - CANDY

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Happy Saturday evening lovely friends ~

I've scheduled this post because right now I'm at the National Multicultural Festival eating, drinking, laughing and dancing my way around the world.

It's time for a new challenge over at Addicted to CAS.  Shana is our host this fortnight and her chosen code word is CANDY.  In Australia we call candy lollies so I went for the obvious and created a little lollipop for my card today.

I've used a base of Concord Crush with some of the Lime Twist papers (love love love these and I'm down to scraps now).  For my little lollipop I heat embossed one of the images from the Trendy Trees stamp set and punched with my 1" circle, layering on a larger circle to help it stand out.  I cut the end of a lolly stick I had in the pantry and wrapped in cello, tying off with a little twine.  The sentiment flag was made with my Rough Type alpha set (retired) and wrapped around my 'candy' stick.

We have a terrific sponsor this week.  Beverley from Uniko Studio in the North East of the UK.  Uniko Studio specialises in surface pattern design and clear stamps.  Beverley has been kind enough to offer a fabulous prize - digis from her store!  You can find her awesome selection HERE. 

Hope you're going to play along with us this fortnight!  Be sure to read our rules so you're in the running for the prize.  Let your imagination run wild and remember ... keep it Clean and Simple (CAS).

Addicted to CAS Challenge #5 - HEART

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Happy Australia Day to all you Aussies!

I hope you've had an extra special day doing extra special things that mean something to you and your loved ones this Australia Day.  I thoroughly enjoyed the concert last night - I always enjoy Jimmy!

It's challenge time over at Addicted to CAS.  Lovely Loll is our host this fortnight and her chosen code word is HEART.  Such perfect timing with Valentine's Day coming up.  And for those of you who don't celebrate maybe you could send a friend a reminder of how much they mean to you?  I always make a card for Gorgeous Kid and hide it in his lunch box - hmmm given he's starting high school this year maybe I'd best not do that.  I'd hate to embarrass him in front of all the 'big' kids.  Lol.

A layered mat of Crumb Cake stamped with the retired Linen b/g stamp, on CC card base.  A Very Vanilla Nestie circle.  A luscious sparkly red heart and a little Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and CC Button/Twine and voila a CAS Valentine (or whatever) Card.  I love CAS!

Our wonderful sponsor for this week is Annabelle Stamps.  Andrea will be awarding our CAS Perfectionist a $10 gift voucher. If you'd like to play along with us this fortnight please be sure to read our rules so you're in the running for the prize.  Let your imagination run wild and remember ... keep it Clean and Simple (CAS).

Addicted to CAS Challenge #4 - EMBOSSING

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Hello there ~

I'm back from my whirlwind visit to NZ to attend my gran's funeral.  It was a rather bittersweet time ... on one hand sad to say goodbye, on the other a lovely opportunity to catch up with family members I haven't seen in many years.  I visited lots of places from my childhood and a particular highlight for me (one that I didn't think would ever happen again) was to take a walk through my dear Pa's homestead.  It is owned by a different family now, and they were kind enough to let me take a wonderful trip down memory lane.  It brought tears to my eyes ...

I'm here to show you my first Addicted to CAS card for 2013 today.  The delightful Karen is our host this fortnight and her chosen code word is EMBOSSING.

As you can see I've used both heat and dry embossing here.  I used Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit with clear embossing powder on my butterflies.

Our wonderful sponsor and guest designer this week is Beverley from Uniko Studio in the North East of the UK.  Uniko Studio specialises in surface pattern design and clear stamps.  Beverley has been kind enough to offer the gorgeous digital collection English Country Garden AS WELL as your choice of three digital paper collections!

You want to play along with us this fortnight?  Be sure to read our rules so you're in the running for the prize.  Let your imagination run wild and remember ... keep it Clean and Simple (CAS).

Addicted to CAS Challenge #3 - SWEET

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Hello lovely crafty friends ~

It's challenge time again over at Addicted to CAS.  I'm hosting this week (yay) and my chosen code word for your inspiration is SWEET.  I have quite the sweet tooth so it was a no brainer for me lol.  I hope most of you feel the same way.  Soooo ... let your imagination run wild and remember ... keep it Clean and Simple (CAS).

I've used the yummy little donut image from Taylored Expressions Sprinkled with Love.  After colouring with copics I added lots of luscious Crystal Effects and before it dried I sprinkled an assortment of little beads over top.  What do you think, good enough to eat?

Once again we have the lovely Joanna Munster from Inspired by Stamping joining us as guest designer and sponsor. Joanna is offering our winner a $20 GIFT VOUCHER.  Pop on by the ATCAS blog to check all the details - please follow our rules so you are eligible for the prize.  I'm sure you'll enjoy the design team inspiration while you're there!


Thanks for stopping by to visit :o)

Addicted to CAS Challenge#2 - BAUBLE

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Happy Saturday evening to you ~

Phew it's been a hot few days in Canberra.  Summer is well and truly here.  Thank goodness for air conditioning!

It's our second fabulous challenge over at Addicted to CAS!  Marie is hosting this week and she has chosen the code word BAUBLE.  So ... let your imagination run wild and have fun with it.  Remember to keep your creation Clean and Simple (CAS).

I die cut a circle in a scrap of c/s and adhered to my Whisper White mat with a post it note.  With a dauber I sponged my bauble with Melon Mambo ink and then heat embossed the little snowflake from Snow Swirled with White embossing powder before spritzing all over with the Frost White Shimmer Mist.  The sentiment is from Bells & Boughs.  Love the pop of pink, don't you?  I'm all for non traditional Christmas colours.

Once again we have our wonderful sponsor and guest designer Joanna Munster from Inspired by Stamping joining us. Joanna is offering our winner a $20 GIFT VOUCHER.  Head over to ATCAS to check out all the details - please remember to follow our rules so you are eligible for the prize.  You'll find some lovely inspiration from the design team as well.

Wrist surgery update - I had the bandages removed on Thursday and get the stitches out next Wednesday.  I'm wearing a compression bandage now which is much lighter and cooler so I'm a lot more comfortable.  Physio starts next week too so I'll be putting lots of effort into that in the hope I can get good movement and range again.  Fingers crossed!

Addicted to CAS Challenge #1 - SNOW

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Happy Saturday evening friends ~

So excited!  Welcome to the very first Addicted to CAS challenge!  This is going to be a fortnightly challenge, going live on a Saturday evening.  Each of the design team members is going to take a turn at hosting and choosing the code word for your inspiration.  Guess what else?  We've got sponsors...yep you read it right, we're going to be giving our top addict a prize.

Hosted by Kylie this weeks code word is SNOW.  Let your imagination run wild but remember to keep it Clean and Simple (CAS).

I've coloured up a super cute little digi penguin from 2 Cute Ink with my copics and mounted him on a Basic Grey Blossom nestie die cut.  The little half scallops of silver Glimmer Paper are an attempt at faux snow (you know, like the stuff in the Antarctic) - although looking at it here they could be taken for penguin wings lol.  There is only so much you can do with CAS!  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.  I've also spritzed the whole card front with Champagne Shimmer Mist for that extra sparkly snowy look.

Our fabulous sponsor and guest designer this week is Joanna Munster from Inspired by Stamping.  Joanna is offering our winner a $20 GIFT VOUCHER.  Head over to ATCAS and check out all the details - please be sure to follow our rules so you are eligible for the prize.  The design team has some wonderful inspiration for you too!

Hope you can join the challenge fun this week, I so look forward to checking out your entries!  Thanks for stopping by.

Just a Note...Hello & Prize Giveaway

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Good Saturday morning lovely blog friends ~

Goodness me I've been neglectful of this poor little blog lately.  I've been all caught up in 'life'.  It's been crazy busy and we're not even up to the silly season yet.  Has me a little worried about what's to come I must admit....

Anyway no time for blurb, thought I'd pop in with a CAS one for you this morning.  A few scraps of dsp and voila a simple little card for my stash.

I hope you'll all pop back to check out the brand new Addicted to Stamps CAS challenge kicking off next weekend. In fact head over there now and check out the awesome prize pack up for grabs.  There are lots of ways you can win - details on the blog.

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by today.

Some exciting news - there's a new CAS Challenge blog coming soon

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Happy Saturday to you all.

It's the weekend.  Yay!  The sun is shining and I've got some lovely social activities to look forward to over the next couple of days.  Nothing too taxing of course lol.

I'm popping in quickly to share some exciting news.  Addicted to Stamps and More challenge blog has a new addition ... Addicted to CAS.  Pop over and have a look around.  It's all about Clean and Simple (CAS).  There will be a Code Word to inspire your creations and we've got some fabulous sponsors lined up so there will be prizes too! The challenges will be fortnightly with the first commencing on 17 November.

Be sure to 'follow' Addicted to CAS so you don't miss out on the challenge fun.  We look forward to having you join us and seeing all your fabulous CAS creations.  Are you excited?