Sunday, October 26, 2014

Muse #90 + CASology Week #118: Home & CTS#97

For the first weekend this month my dear husband is home and, except for one soccer game, there is nothing on the schedule. This may just be the eye of the storm as the next free weekend is Thanksgiving, but for today I enjoyed a little time in the office and have a couple of cards to share as a result.

This first card is inspired by Marion Vagg's stunner for Muse #90 and the CASology Week #118: Home.




I love the clean, graphic design of Marion's card, but went in a slightly different direction with mine. A Tim Holtz stencil is used to ink a white panel, with more ink added after the stencil was removed.




The house & heart paperclip was stained red with alcohol ink, but needed a little extra help to stand out on the panel, so it was backed with an inked scrap of cardstock.




I loved the DT cards for CAS(E) This Sketch #97 and fussed with an idea that was perfect in my head, but wasn't translating well in real life.




I walked away from my desk for a few hours before completely scrapping the first plan and going with a simple one layer card.




The feathers are stamped with Versamark and embossed with a clear embossing powder so that the white cardstock shows through when inked.




I hope you had a nice, relaxing weekend. Tomorrow I have to get out the Halloween decorations if they are going to get up before Friday. I'm kind of missing the old days when the kids would start begging in September to decorate and I would hold them off until October 1. The last few years it seems we get the lights up just in time for the trick-o-treaters.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie


21 comments:

  1. Two fantastic cards cards to show after the weekend Jacquie!
    Love the sunburst behind the creative home, and the feathers are breathtakingly beautiful on the second card! WOW!

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  2. I really like your take on the home challenge. Actually both cards are so eye catching!

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  3. Beautiful cards, Jacquie! I especially love your take on the sketch with those gorgeous feathers!

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  4. Both of these cards are gorgeous, Jacquie!! I love the bold colours of the first card and that tiny touch of blue. And those inked feathers on the second card are so soft and sweet - perfect for a sympathy card!

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  5. Your take on the Muse challenge is great!

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  6. Jacquie ---!!! You are knocking these challenge way Outta the Park!! LOVE the stencil bold fiery colors of the Muse, and the CASology!!! Amazing zing to it!! THe CTS, WOW...Ummm.and double take WOW!! LOVE...I need to get off my ..well you know and do a CTS!! This sketch is amazing!!!..More amazing by your card so soft and lovely!

    Thanks for joining us at CASology, and sharing all this greatness, I ADORE them.!!!

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  7. Two stunners, Jacquie!!! Love the little paperclip house and all the colors on your Muse card! Great take on the challenge. And your CTS card....um, WoW!! I think you've got a winner here. Perfect colors and beautiful feathers. Love these!! Bev

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  8. These are stunning, Jacquie! Love the contrast of the warm home and the cool feathers. So glad you joined us at Muse and CASology!

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  9. Great take on both sketches ........love the unique designe of the house card.

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  10. WOW, these are so lovely, Jacquie!!! I LOVE the cute little house and the great bg you have given it!!! The small blue frame is perfect to round it off!! Lovely card!!
    Your feathers are stunning!!! I love the blue shading and the heat embossing of the feathers. Beautiful card!!!
    Have a lovely day!!!

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  11. Lovely bright bold cards. Thank you so much for joining us this week at CASology

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  12. Hi Jacquie! Had to stop by to say how much I love your feathers!! One layer indeed... those little babies float right off of the paper they are so realistic! Home is where the sun rises, on your CASology/Muse card - perfect combination of challenges!
    =] Michele

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  13. I love the sunburst! That is a clever idea! But the blue and white feathers...that is stunning!

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  14. Your first card is so sweet & cool - I love it!
    I also love your second card -- it's gorgeous & I love how you inked around the feathers like that! Wonderful take on the sketch!

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  15. Two fabulous stunners, Jacquie. I love your CASology card--it is so striking and unique. I cannot believe that you had a house shaped paper clip. Really? And, your 2nd card is so simple and elegant. Thanks so much for playing along at CASology this week.

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  16. Gorgeous feathers and great use of materials and techniques! Love it!

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  17. I agree - two stunners is right! Every time I visit your blog I am wowed!!!! Gorgeous cards my dear! :)

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  18. fantastic set of cards, but card number 2 is a real stunner... fabulous take on the CTS layout!

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  19. Love the feather card. Can I ask who makes the feathers? I just found your blog through the PTI blog hop. Been thoroughly enjoying every creation...

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