CAS Colours & Sketches #158

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Welcome back to another fun challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. This week is sketch week and our host Patricia has a fun and easy sketch for you...

With Valentine's Day just around the corner I thought I'd make a card suitable to give the hubby ;) and this is what I came up with second time round...

The first card I made which I will share further down was fun to make, but once I had finished it, it wasn't CAS enough. So this is how this card came about! 

I decided to ink up All Occasion Sentiments #5 as it is now back in stock HERE on the website along with 7 other clear stamp sets. I paired it with a tiny heart from Flower Power #3 and a 'you' die cut from SU! I added some subtle clear Wink of Stella to the die cut and hearts along with a trio of tiny rhinestones.

Here is the first card I made which uses the sketch but isn't quite CAS enough for the challenge...

I used the same supplies, but added in a larger open heart stamp from Always & Forever. Again I added the die cut 'you' and subtle Wink of Stella to the hearts and die cut.

Be sure to stop on by the CAS Colours & Sketches blog HERE to see what the DT have come up with and to link up your projects. Hope to see you in the gallery :)

That's all from me today, I'll be back again with more to share soon, until then, thank you for stopping by.

I WISH...

It would SNOW!

Hey and happy Saturday to you all. I was out walking yesterday morning and it was bitterly cold and all I could think about was SNOW! Yep, I'm a snow lover and so because it's not on it's way here yet I'd make a snow card instead...

I used the current Runway Inspired Challenge HERE and seen below as my inspiration...

I love the result of this card especially the CAS crispness, it's reminds me of the first crunch as you step into fresh snow! 

That's all from me today, I hope you have a wonderful day whatever you may be up to. I think we are off out shopping for the afternoon. I hope to get a little time in The Studio later to make a few more projects for the upcoming release!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Supplies:

Card Stock: WPlus9 White, Black from stash

Ink: SU! Real Red, VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Decorative Doilies - The Hands Of Time. 

Accessories: Rhinestones, Sizzix Framelits Circle Dies

Holiday Spirit...

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Well, I'm back on schedule for today with a post - yay! Fingers crossed I'm getting back into the groove. I'm also getting into the Holiday Spirit here in The Studio as I prepare for the November release of some Uniko Studio Christmas products, a few of them are SO versatile you'll be using them all year round and not just at Christmas. 

Anyway, Ive a Christmas card to share with you today...

I'm still getting used to my new camera and haven't sat down to study the settings yet so I apologise if these are a bit squiffy! 

I used the current Retro Sketch seen HERE and below for the layout of my card which was a perfect sketch for using Wonderful Washi and Label Love: Thank you combined! 

Here's a little close up of some of the detail...

Ok, so that's all from me today, lots to be done today! Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Supplies

Card Stock: White from stash, SU! Lucky Limeade & Real Red

Ink: SU! Lucky Limeade & Real Red

Stamps: Uniko Studio Wonderful Washi and Label Love: Thank you & a  stamp soon to be released! 

Accessories: PTI Fresh Snow Satin Ribbon, Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Punch & Foam Adhesive.

Super FREE Saturday!

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Whoop Whoop! It's that time of the month for another Super FREE Saturday. If your not sure what it's all about it's explained HERE in the very first Super FREE Saturday post. So, this month we're getting into the Holiday Spirit with a bit of 'ho ho ho - let it snow'!

Here's a pic of what's contained in this months FREE download...

This FREE kit available for download HERE from the Uniko Studio website contains 4 digital stamps that come in a brush and a PNG file and 3 patterned papers in JPG format in both A4 and US Letter size. Not bad for a freebie - huh! 

How about a couple of cards showing you what you can do with this kit...

I love, love LOVE snow & snowflakes! So I decided to use the polka dot paper and the 'let it snow' digital stamp sentiment to make this CAS card that would be super easy to mass produce in no time at all! 

Another contemporary and classy colour combo Red, White & Kraft - yum! A bit of added sparkle with rhinestones and glitter tops it off to perfection! 

One thing I love about my job is designing something I've wanted and needed in order to get a start on my Christmas cards and that was a 'let it snow' sentiment! So, I couldn't resist making another card using it! 

Another contemporary and classy colour combo on this card and another of my FAVES! For this card I used the Wonderful Washi stamp set, I hear you say "where"! 

I used one of the larger Washi stamps and stamped it onto the reverse of each of the patterned papers contained in the kit in a light ink so that I could cut a perfect Washi ribbon! Once I had cut the Washi ribbons out I added some Hero Arts Prisma Glitter to all the white patterns, glitter is ESSENTIAL when creating Christmas cards! 

Ok, so that's enough from me how about a look at how the Design Team & Digital Design Team have used the kit...

Aimes

Gayatri

Amber 

Stacey

Ren-Yi

Nicki

Erika

Be sure to pop on by the website to download the 'ho ho ho -  let it snow' kit and the Autumn SALE is still on! 

I'd LOVE to see what you create using the freebie so post a link to your project below or email me a photo and I'll load it to the Uniko Studio Flickr site HERE and link it up here too! 

I'll be back again tomorrow with a couple more SFS 'ho ho ho let it snow' cards to share with you. Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs

 Supplies

Card Stock: PTI Kraft & Aqua Mist. WPlus9 White. SU! Poppy Parade

Stamps: Uniko Studio Wonderful Washi

Accessories: SFS ho ho ho - let it snow, Hero Arts Prisma Glitter, Rhinestones, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punches, Copic Marker R29, Sizzix Framelits - Damask Frame, Foam Adhesive.

Be Still My Beating Heart...

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My heart goes a little faster occasionally when I'm creating, especially if a challenge sparks the perfect combinations of colours and stamps, today's little project was one of them moments...

This ensemble above of a card & matching tag came about after seeing the last challenge at Do You Stack Up (DYSU) challenge HERE and seen below...

Kraft & Twine is a combination I haven't used for some time and the pop of red and white in the photo above sparked my creation! 

I started with the card and began by stamping the chevron Washi stamp from Wonderful Washi on a piece of white CS so that the design went over the edges of the CS. I then mounted it onto some Real Red CS before adhering to my Kraft card base. 

I then created the 'Thank You' label using stamps from Label Love: Thank you and adhered it to the PTI die cut with foam adhesive. Before I adhered it to the card with more foam adhesive I wrapped some linen thread around the centre of the chevron 3 times. Here's a close up of the detail...

I thoroughly enjoyed making this CAS card that I had to go on and make the matching tag! It's been ages since I've made a matching tag too! 

The process of making the card was the same as the card except for making the chevron stripe smaller in width. Though I missed the deadline for the challenge it really sparked my creative juices!

That's all from me today. I'll be back again tomorrow with a trio of CAS cards to share, until then, thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Supplies

Card Stock: PTI Kraft, WPlus9 White, SU! Real Red

Ink: SU! Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Uniko Studio Wonderful Washi & Label Love: Thank You

Accessories: PTI Dies, Foam Adhesive & Linen Thread.