2020 Stash Party #31 - A Simple CAS Card

Hello, Crafty Peeps!

Today I am taking a break from my blended backgrounds and sympathy cards to create a CAS project for the Anything Goes option of my challenge blog 613 Avenue Create!  As with sympathy cards, CAS is not a genre that I tackle often.  It would seem that it would be easy to create a clean and simple project but I don't find that to be the case.  I am reminded of that famous quote of Henry David Thoreau, "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter."  Achieving the "less is more" mentality in card making is a difficult pursuit!

 You Can Always Read Me

This year has been all about cleaning out my stash and using stamps, dies, stencils, and papers that I have long neglected.  This cute little image is from an adorable stamp and dies set that is intended to be used to create a cozy "reading" corner scene.  I am not much of a scene builder but I might give it a go when I once again start working on my masking techniques. The background text stamp has been in my stash for a minute as well.

I hope you will join us at 613 Avenue Create!  

We are a monthly strictly for fun challenge.  Our challenges are always Anything Goes w/Optional Themes.  Our theme this month is "Your Sentiment As Your Focal."

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see a project from you in my challenge!

Hugz,

Shopping Our Stash #396 - Get Your Drink On

Hello, Fellow Crafters!

The fortnight challenge at
Shopping Our Stash is 

"Get Your Drink On"

We want to see your creations paying homage to your favorite beverage.  I am a tea person but I also love coffee so I tossed a coin and it came up coffee!  Here ya go!

I don't do a lot of masking and I wasn't sure that I could get the image in my brain successfully from my brain to paper.  Masking was the only way to make it work.  I had a coffee ring stencil but the detail is not as good as the stamp that came with this image.  I also believed I would have more control using the single stamp.

Stuff I used:

Distress Oxides: Squeezed Lemonade, Broken China

Distress Inks: Tea Dye, Weathered Wood

Papers: Neenah Solar White, Bazzil "Hummingbird"

Images: Java Nice Day

Misc: Copic markers, foam tape, sequins, "Wink of Stella"

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugz,

A Place To Start: Official Launch - ATG w/Optional Twist: A Single Layer Card w/Matching Envelope

Hello, Crafty Peeps!

March is the official launch of my new challenge blog:

A Place To Start
We need peeps for our Design Team
You can apply HERE
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  Although APTS is a "Just For Fun" blog, my great friend, artist Rick St. Dennis is graciously sponsoring our launch.  I love his monthly image packages and some lucky maker will win his Easter/Spring collection.

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This month, I thought it would be fun to tackle the single layer card.  I have avoided this style, like the plague, because is it always CAS and that (along with pile it on and shabby vintage) have always been my Achilles heel.  But 2019 is the year of facing my paper crafting fears so...

 Birthday Wish

Personal Challenges Met:
1. CAS Design, Single Layer Card w/Envelope
2. Techniques: Splatter, blending, corner masking
3. Ancient Supplies Used:  Unity Stamps Itty Bitty Stamps

Again, I used my mermaid brushes instead of blending tools and I really like them. 

My masking technique still needs a little work, but this is the first time I have ever masked anything, so I am quite pleased with my lil old self! 

I stamped the image with VersaMark™ and then embossed with clear EP.

Roller  Coaster

 Personal Challenges Met:
1. CAS Design, Single Layer Card w/Envelope
2. Techniques: Splatter, blending, corner masking
3. Ancient Supplies Used:  Inkadinkado Clear Stamp, ColorBox Art Screen

I used one of my favorite ColorBox® Art Screens and one of 

 Inkadinkado's® adorable "Kid Quotes" stamp to create this project.  

Stuff I Used:

ColorBox ® Art Screen - Swirldot

Inkadinkado Clear Stamp - Kid Quotes

Unity Stamps Itty Bitty Stamps:

   One Single Wish

   Sucks To Get Old (Sentiment Only)

   Tulip Wishes (Sentiment Only - Birthday)

AMAZON ASSOCIATE

See you at A Place To Start!

Hugz,