CAS Moments

Hi All,

This very CAS card is for this week's Inspiration Challenge!  I'm very happily hosting again this weekend -- I hope you'll head over there and join me!  (Thanks Stephanie, enjoy your weekend!!)

The website I chose is called "Johnny Tapete".  Odd name for this German based webstore!  And even odder that they specialize in Vintage, out of production wall paper!  The website also carries home decor and accessories from the same time period, so it's a fun visit back to the 50's, 60's and 70's era!

I chose this "50er Torenplatte Staffel" (remember, German company!) as my inspiration.  I pinned a gorgeous CAS card today and wanted to Case the layout so that's how this design evolved.




The sentiment and butterfly stamp are from the "Butterfly" Cloud9 Designs set; the die is Cherry Lynn Designs "Exotic Butterflies Small" and the jewel accents are Jolee's Jewels.  I used SU! Pale Plum ink for the stamping and the main panel is popped up on dimensionals.

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

 

Inspired by a Hand Fan!

Hi Friends,

This card was inspired by the web store called "A Cool Breeze - Fashionable Hand Fans".  I found the website while surfing around for an inspiring site for the IC this weekend over on SCS.

I chose this fan by "Chiang" as my inspiration. I set out to recreate the wonderful color scheme using Tim Holtz Distress Inks on glossy paper.

I stamped and cut out the Hero Arts "Daisy Blossom" stamp onto Eclipse paper to create a mask of my daisy and laid it on the glossy panel.

I sponged on my distress inks pretty randomly, but referring to my inspiration piece as, well, inspiration!

I removed the mask to expose the white space.

Next, I tested different colors of browns on another glossy panel to determine which ink I wanted to use for the daisy.  Because ink tends to act and look different on glossy than on regular CS, I wanted to be sure I chose the right color for my project.

Once I decided on the ink to use (I went with the SU! Chocolate Chip), I inked up my daisy image and stamped it over the white space.

I completed my card by adding a rust and brown-colored punched circle to the center and then stamped my sentiment using the same SU Chocolate Chip ink.  I layered the finished card onto Really Rust CS and then onto my white card base with dimensionals.

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

Party On!

This is a card for my brother-in-law who is "getting on" in his years LOL! I used the old fishing guy image called "Grandpa" by Rubbernecker and added some freehand cut cool sunglasses ("shades") to make him cool and stamped "Party On" in the corner. I colored him with Copics and on the Inside it says "It's never too late to be a Rock Star."
 
TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

A Boy Card!

Hi Friends!

This month I'm working on boy cards - a wide spectrum of ages from not-really-"boys" any more (i.e. HS and college teens) to over the hill 50+ geezers LOL!  Egads!! What am I saying, I'm over 50!!

I created this Star card by casing a card by Lynn Mangan from the March 2012 Cards mag.  The sketch and color scheme are pretty much the same, as the published version, so it was hard to go wrong!  I used SU punches, Basic Grey DP, Recollections bling, AC buttons and the sentiment is SU.

Stamped image is "Floral" by Rubbernecker stamps. Sentiment by SU!

This next card is super simple for the IC this weekend.  The inspiration website is "Superfine Bakery" and I chose this cake as my inspiration piece.  I used SU Markers direct-to-rubber onto glossy.  Added 3 rhinestones and the sentiment and I was good to go!  I stamped the envelope with the residual ink still left on the stamp, just a couple of huffs on it and it made a very nice ghost impression on the envy.

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

Yea, I haven't posted recently but that doesn't mean I haven't been card-making!  I do admit, it's been far less than usual though. So here to get you caught up on several that I have made since my last post are 10 of them!

Thanks to my sweet friend Paulette for my awesome new SU punch that she gave me while I was recuperating from a recent surgery!  I love it, and made the first two cards here with it as soon as I was able to get back into my craft room! The DP is from DCWV 6x6 Colorful Life stack.

This heart card uses the "Two of Hearts" die by Cheery Lynn Designs.  All the dies from this company are so delicate!  I picked up several from a Stamp Convention a few months ago and have been using them ever since. 

 

The big flower here was made using Spellbinders "Rose Creations" die set.  The swirl is two Maya Road chipboard pieces.

 

This card was inspired by some postings on Pinterest.  (Please tell me you're signed up on Pinterest by now??!!!)  The butterfly is another Cheery Lynn die, and the little lady bug on the leaf embellishment has been in my stash since the day I started hoarding collecting.  Back then, I didn't keep the packaging so I really don't know who the manufacturer is.

 

This card uses "Jubilee" chipboard pieces from K&Company.

This card uses "Rowdy Boy" chipboard piece from K&Company.

This card and the next card use more of those awesome Cheery Lynn Designs dies.  The one above uses the "Victorian Romance Flourish" and "Exotic Butterflies Small #2".  (Hey, I made those little dimensional flowers using Prima Milk Bottle flowers - see this post here for a better explanation -- scroll towards the bottom of the post!)

The dies used on this card are the "Exotic Butterflies Small #2" die along with "Exotic Butterfly Medium #1" and "Pair of Ferns" die.  Ladies, never hesitate to pick up any of these dies if you find them!  As delicate as the die cuts are, they work really well in the Big Shot and are easy to remove from the die once they're cut.  A really well-made product!  And way too many to chose from LOL!!

Finally, this card is all punching and embellishments.  A big Prima flower, May Road chipboard swirl, scallop boarders with scrap papers and twine.

It's nice to have you here again, I'm so glad you stopped by!