CASology Week 234: YOUTH

Welcome to Week 234 at CASology!

I am really curious to see where this Cue word takes you. Kitty Bee Designs is our sponsor this week and offered the Design Team a couple of adorable images to use on our cards. I choose to work with this sweet, sleeping ladybug which immediately made me think of welcoming a new baby.

This card is a bit of a happy experiment as I was surprised how well a watercoloring technique worked with a digital image. A lightweight watercolor paper went through my printer easily and multiple images were printed as I played with different mediums and colors. In the end, this red-headed lady bug was my favorite. The image is colored with a mix of Zig pens and Distress Inks and left to dry before die cut and the MFT sentiment added.

Check out the Design Team cards for more terrific inspiration!

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas (you are here)

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills 

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion

Guest Designer: Lucie

Sponsor: Kitty Bee Designs

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

FMS #272 + Inspired by All the Little Things #41 + SSS Anything Goes

I combined a few challenges to make a clean & simple Valentine's Day card today. The sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #272 provided the basis for my design and the inspiration photo for Inspired by All the Little Things #41 pushed me to use felt and burlap for the hearts.

A Lawn Fawn die provided the simple sentiment.

This card is also being linked to the Wednesday Challenge Blog at Simon Says Stamp where Anything Goes this week.

   

Thanks for stopping by,

Jacquie

The Card Concept #65 + SSS & Muse #200 + Seize the Birthday

Happy Friday! Our winter storms have passed and the weather has been glorious the last couple of days, making me want to play with bright, spring colors. For this first card, the inspiration photo for The Card Concept #65 {Fresh & Bold} fit my mood perfectly.

Although white is the predominant color on the card, the bright pink and orange add great energy and take up a lot of visual space, pushing this card more into the Clean & Graphic category. The Poppystamps Simmons border mimics the patterned pillows and a simple Avery Elle Brushed sentiment finishes the card.

This card is also being linked to the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp's Wedneday Challenge blog.

My second card is inspired by Jenni's card for Muse #200. I followed her design closely, with a single blossom flanked by leaves, but anchored mine on an oval die cut.

An Avery Elle sentiment is curved to follow the line of the oval.

Muse #200 Jenni Murray

This card is also being entered at Seize the Birthday in the Anything Goes category.

Thanks for stopping by!

Jacquie