CASology Challenge #357: GINGERBREAD

Welcome to CASology Challenge #357!

Do you include gingerbread in your holiday baking? I'm a huge fan of ginger in any form! 

Whether the cue word makes you think of cookies or a house or stamping on kraft paper there are many ways to be inspired this week. This sweet border of gingerbread people from Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate Winter is heat embossed to give the the look of a royal icing trim and fussy cut before being popped up on a stitched rectangle panel.

A touch of color is added to the gingerbread with Copic markers and the MFT Bitty Holiday Wishes sentiment stamped in red.

Check out the terrific design team cards!

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas (you are here)

Janet Ribet  

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield 

Milka Gubo

Nancy Elrick

Sue Symens

Guest Designer: Claire!

We are looking forward to seeing how GINGERBREAD inspires you - just remember to keep it Clean & Simple! We are back to a TWO WEEK CHALLENGE, so you have until 9 AM Monday, Dec 16th (CMT) to link your card to the CASology blog.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #413

Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #413!

The lovely and elegant Clean Team Designer, Cécile Ribon is providing our sketch this week!

The squiggly line made me immediately thinking of the movement a watercolor pen makes, so I pulled my Zig Real Brush markers on to the desk while thinking about the image I wanted to use.

Deciding on the Gina K. Designs Winter Flowers poinsettia image and sentiment helped narrow the color choices. I created a couple panels and finished this pink and gold embossed version for the challenge.

The panel is popped up on a pink card base after the sequins were added.

I hope you find time to join us at Freshly Made Sketches this week and Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends celebrating with family and turkey.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

Freshly Made Sketches #412

Welcome to Freshly Made Sketches #412!

I love the offset panel on Clean Team Designer Jennifer Brum's fun sketch this week!

For this Christmas card a Poppystamps Open Hillside is die cut from a rectangular panel. A second panel is stamped with a Fancy Pants Merry & Bright star surrounded sentiment, heat embossed and inked. 

After the two panels are adhered together, the Memory Box Baby Deer is added along with a just a touch of Diamond stickles on the trees, hill and stars.

I hope you check out the Clean Team cards and join us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie