CASology Week 220: COFFEE

Welcome to Week 220 at CASology!

I have a feeling this is going to be a popular Cue word! I love this large Coffee on the Go die from Memory Box and paired it with a sentiment from Paper Smooches Cyber Cafe stamp set. Stamping the sentiment directly onto the cup helps preserve the white space and keep the design clean & simple.

For a little added interest, a Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaf die cut is inset in the coffee sleeve.

For more terrific ideas, check out the Design Team cards!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas (you are here)

Jen Wills 

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield 

Sherrie Mannion

Tracey McNeely

Guest Designer: Asa!

Sponsor: STAMPlorations

We are looking forward to seeing how COFFEE inspires you -  just remember to keep it Clean & Simple! You have until Monday at noon (CMT) to link your card to the CASology blog. 

I am also linking this card to the Addicted to CAS #99 where the Code Word is also COFFEE!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CTS #180 + ATCAS #92: Stripes + HLS July Anything Goes with Dies

A couple of weeks ago I was one of the lucky winners of blog candy during the Paper Players 300th challenge celebration and included in the wonderful package that arrived from Colleen was a sweet Hero Arts ice cream die. It didn't take me long to start playing with it and I have a few different flavors of cones sitting on my desk waiting to be used.

CAS(E) This Sketch! 180, Happy Little Stampers July Anything Goes With Dies and Addicted to CAS #92 Stripes all helped me with the design decisions for this card.

An ancient open circle border die created the stripes on either side of the Avery Elle stamp for a sentiment panel. The ice cream cone is embossed with a Lifestyle Crafts embossing folder and the ice cream edged with confetti stars before being popped up over the sentiment banner.

I was thinking of this as a strawberry or maybe cherry ice cream cone, but my daughter informed a pink this bright could only be bubbblegum flavored.

   

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Muse #161 + Addicted to CAS #85

After a week away from my family, why does it take 3 or 4 days to catch up on chores? Aren't they supposed to take care of everything while I'm gone? Well, the laundry is finally done, food supplies are replenished and my son drove my car to school so I can't go anywhere and had no choice but to head into the office for some creative time today.

Up first is a card based on Anita's beautiful card for Muse #161 and the Addicted to CAS #85: Inlaid Dies.

I love the way Anita's inlaid die cut extends over the edge of her watercolored square, so used that same design for my card. The green row of trees is die cut first, trimmed to the length I wanted and all the little bits discarded. Once the watercolored panel was dry, it was cut with a stitched edge square die and then again with Boddington Tree Border.

The die cut square is backed with an adhesive square and the green row of trees inlaid first. Once this was in place, it was easy to lay the die still holding the cut from the watercolored panel over the trees and carefully push the little pieces through onto the adhesive backing.

   

Before I go, I have to share a photo of California citrus. I brought home a bag of grapefruit from my friend's tree in Indian Wells and couldn't help comparing them to the lemons I picked this afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Fusion + Simon Says + Poppystamps #18 Spring Fling + ATCAS: Delicate

I don't usually make a lot of Easter cards, but a couple of new Poppystamps dies were crying to be used after I looked at a few challenges this weekend.

The Bunny Buddies fit perfectly on the second largest egg in the Egg Cetera die set. With my last Easter card (shared here) I had to use an ancient egg punch, so I was happy to discover these two die sets on a first time stop at a semi-local stamp store recently.

Inspired by the Fusion: Everything's Owl Right challenge, I cut a trio of felt eggs in pastel versions of the primary colors to anchor my bunnies. The diagonal lines come through in the form of embossed dotted chevrons, which also subsitute for the background text. The sentiment and delicate line of stamped grass are from PTI's Simply Spring stamp set. 

This card is being entered in Poppystamps Challenge #18: Spring Fling, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog where this week Simon Says Cute & Cuddly and Addicted to CAS Challenge #84: Delicate.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

CASology 155: Cupcake + Addicted to CAS #68: Chevron + Seize the Birthday + Simon Says Shape

What better way to spend a rainy, thundery day than making cards? We had a rare, all day long summer storm and I didn't even venture outside today.

This cupcake shaped card was inspired by CASology #155: Cupcake, Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog challenge to make a shaped card, Addicted to CAS #67 Chevron and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

The largest Reverse Wonky Rectangle die is used to cut the cupcake card base. The chevron patterned paper mimics a cupcake wrapper and the MFT stamp is masked and stamped, then heat embossed to create the sentiment. A touch of gold Wink of Stella provides the candle flame.

A large cloud die is perfect for frosting the cupcake and enamel dot sprinkles are scattered on top.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

MIM#187: Partial Die Cuts + ATCAS#51: Tag and WCMD 2014 Winner

Eeek, did you read the title of this post!?!

Yes, I am a Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine World Card Making Day 2014 Contest winner in the Hello/Thinking of You category!!!!! Please excuse my use of exclamation marks, but I am pretty darn excited and have had to sit on this bit of great news for almost a week.

You can see the announcement here, but have to wait until the April 2015 issue of the magazine to see the card.

I am going to calm myself down long enough to tell you about these tags I made and then I think I need to head to the gym and burn off a little of this excitment.

Melissa Phillips has a terrific video tutorial over at Capture the Moment, challenging us to use partial die cutting on a holiday project for Make It Monday #187. You will never guess what die I decided to use :)

Yes, Rustic Wreath is still making me very happy, so I created a trio of kraft tags with pieces of the wreath die cuts, sentiments from the stamp set, pearls and my other latest obssession, silk ribbon.

Last year I gave my sister a set of holiday tags for her birthday and she said they were too nice to use. As much as that feedback made me really happy, I want her to use them so I can make more for her.

The tags are clean and simple to echo my sister's clean and elegant sense of style.

Have I mentioned my obssession with silk ribbon right now? I can't get enough of it.

I am also linking these tags to Addicted to CAS #51: Tag. This is my first time joining in on their challenge, but I'm sure it won't be the last.

I want to give a plug for my friend Lori McCausland, who is the source of my silk ribbon. Lori has been in the papercrafting world for a long time, teaching, running a boutique and hosting retreats in Southern California. 

Her latest venture is Scrapping With a Twist and she is teaching a Mixed Media class in Oceanside on December 6th. Originally sold out, she has negotiated with the venue for a bigger room and has a few spots left so, if anyone wants to join us and get messy, check out her Facebook page here.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie