CAS-ual Fridays (CFC98)

It's been a while since I've had time to play with CAS-ual Fridays, but I really liked this week's theme...

CFC98:  Use glitter, stickles, glitter ribbon, etc on your CAS project to make it sparkle.
As always, cards are certainly welcome, but so are layouts, tags, gift items, etc.

I based this card on a sketch from Stamping Bella:

Here's mine:

The stickles are subtle, so I thought I'd get an up close view, as well.

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, Lawn Fawn DP
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass, Stamping Bella - Uptown Girl Brigitte the beautiful bride
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles
Misc.: Diamond stickles, copic markers, dimensional adhesive, ribbon from Michael's

CAS-ual Fridays

I LOVE using my copic markers, so CAS-ual Fridays had the perfect challenge.

CFC87: Use markers in your Clean And Simple Creation
Remember... a little can go a loooong way!
You can color an image, or an element, or get creative and show us some fun techniques!

This is also a good warm up for the CAS Cardmaking II Class that starts on Monday...

Here's my card:

Credit goes to A on this one, for heading out to Archivers, getting me the stamp and die, and actually MAILING it to me. Thank you!

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, HA Shadow Ink Midtones - Field Greens, HA - CL371 Essential Messages and Archivers/HA - Elephant Stamp and Cut Set
Cutting/Embossing: Hero Arts Coordinating Die
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive


And a little knitting (for an upcoming birthday gift... hoping it fits!)

For my favorite lurker (A), if you want to see how it fits, check Ravelry, but you have to keep it a secret, because it's a gift for M.

Pattern:  Apple Tree Crew Neck
Size: 1 yr
Needles: 6/7
Yarn: Plymouth Encore Worsted - pinks, green, brown

I did end up modifying some parts of this pattern, and it sure was a pain weaving in all the ends. Modifications - knit sleeves in the round and neck in the round, adjusted some stitch counts for the ribbing. As long as it fits, I'll be very happy with the end result (no matter how fussy it was to make). Overall impression - not wild about how the pattern was written, but I would be likely to purchase another pattern from the same designer, just because I like the patterned images she has on the front of her sweaters.
 

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC 75

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's...

CFC75: Create a Clean And Simple card or tag with an element that goes over the edge.

Here's mine:

It's been a little while since I pulled out some Paper Smooches, but I just loved this latest release from them. Very fun to paper piece.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, misc. holiday DP (Nordic Holiday - Lift Ticket, Cosmo Cricket - Woolens), Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique linen, Paper Smooches - Warm Hearts
Cutting/Embossing: PTI - Tiny Tags
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery, copic markers, dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Fridays

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays...

CFC74: Create a Clean And Simple project with a heart

Here's mine:

This is a card that I made to go along with a hand-knit gift for a baby boy.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Fresh Ink - Mango, Mojito, and Pool; Stampin' Up - Hand Knit , Lawn Fawn - Claire's ABCs , WPlus9 - Fair Isle Backgrounds
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Hearts
Misc.: Dimensional Adhesive

CAS-ual Fridays

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays...

CFC72:  Create a project inspired by your blog header

We can't wait to check out your blogs!

Here's my take on it:

I decided to use the entire blog background as inspiration, rather than just the header, as mine is pretty plain. Green and orange, buttons, and a knitting theme. 

Yikes - just realized the sentiment isn't straight... but it's already mailed out, and I don't feel like recreating it. You'll have to excuse me on that one!

Side note - loved the MBossabilities folder once I figured out the correct sandwich -- the first time, I was way too aggressive, ran it through with two B-plates, and, lo and behold, I broke my cuttlebug -- it literally burst apart at the seams! Emergency purchase of a new 'bug, and the folder worked much better with a single B-plate and the Cuttlebug No More Shims embossing pad. Tough way to learn that lesson!
 
Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up -
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Mbossabilities  - So Trendy
Misc.: Copic markers, button, diamond stickles, twine from The Twinery

CAS-ual Friday's

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's!

Create a Clean And Simple project that is black and white plus one color of your choice.

Here's my contribution:

Been sick with a cold, so putting this together was way more of an effort than it should have been. Very cute stamp -- was my first time pulling it out!

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Unity Stamp Co - Itty Bitty - A Beautiful Sight
Misc.: TH Distress marker, Celebrate It Ribbon from Michael's, dimensional adhesive, Liquid Pearls - Onyx Black

CAS-ual Fridays

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's!!!

CFC69: Create a CAS project using embossing.  

Dry, heat or a combination of the two, it's completely up to you!

Here's my take on it:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Kraft
Stamps/Inks: Impress Fresh Ink - Mango, Amuse Studio - Cranberry, Rubber Stampede - Small Maple, Technique Tuesday - Autumn Afternoons by Ali Edwards
Cutting/Embossing: Versamark/Gold Embossing Powder
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Fridays - Back to School

This week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays is to create a back to school themed project...

CFC68: Create a Clean And Simple Back to School project

Here's mine:

I don't have any teachers or kids to send back to school cards to, but when I think of back to school, I think of apples and fall, so I decided an apple card might be appropriate (and, sometimes you can pick a favorite teacher). 

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Bamboo Shoots, Hero Arts Shadow Midtones - Field Greens,  MFT - Polka Dot Greetings, Paper Smooches - Falling for You, Technique Tuesday - I Pick You
Cutting/Embossing: MFT - Polka Dot Greetings Coordinating Die, WPlus9 - Folk Art Florals Die
Misc.: Copic Markers, dimensional adhesive, button, hemp twine, glossy accents

CAS-ual Friday's

It's here again..... CAS-ual Friday's....

CFC67:  Create a Clean And Simple project that features banners or flags.

Here's my card:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Lawn Fawn - Claire's ABCs, Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress - Salty Ocean
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Layered Pennants, Perfect Layers Cutting Tool
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery

CAS-ual Friday's

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's...

CFC66: Create a project featuring something you might see in or at the ocean

Here's my take on it:

(Inside of the card)

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lawn Fawn - On the Mend, Critters in the Sea, and Claire's ABC's, DeNami - F184 Under the Weather
Misc.: Liquid Pearls - White, Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, Smooch Spritz - Blue

CAS-ual Fridays

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays...

CFC65: Create a Clean And Simple Square shaped card

Here's my square-shaped card:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Amuse Studio - Evergreen, TH Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Stone wash mid-tone, WPlus9 - Fresh Picked
Cutting/Embossing: WPlus9 - Fresh Picked Dies

CAS-ual Friday's

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's....

CFC64: Clean And Simple projects featuring things you'd see in the sky

Here's my card: 

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Paris Dusk, Love Letter, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks and Claire's abcs, DeNami - E137 Small Cloud and E146 Parachute Chickie
Misc.: Copic markers, prismacolor pencils and gamsol, dimensional adhesive, stardust stickles

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC 63

This week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's is a color challenge....

CFC63: Create a Clean And Simple project using the challenge colors-

lime, aqua & navy

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Hero Arts Shadow Midtones - Green Hills, Fresh Ink - Pool , My Favorite Things - Polka Dot Greetings Stamp and Die Set Duo
Cutting/Embossing: My Favorite Things - Coordinating Die
Misc.: Jewel Embellishments, washi tape

CAS-ual Fridays!

CAS-ual Friday's... another fun challenge.

CFC62:  Create a Clean And Simple card using a black card base

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versafine, unknown clear stamp set - Holiday themed
Cutting/Embossing: Gold Embossing Powder
Misc.: Stardust stickles, ribbon, prismacolor pencils

CAS-ual Friday's Part II

I don't usually participate in the same challenges twice, but I was SO inspired by a new technique (new to me, anyway), that I decided to play again in CAS-ual Fridays challenge this week.

CFC60  Use text in your Clean And Simple design

Here's the card:

Here's a link to the technique that I tried... and loved... I basically followed her directions exactly - although I don't think I would have been able to get multiple stamped sheets of paper from one inked up block. The key was to really make sure it was wet enough on the block after applying the ink and make sure to tilt it and get the colors to run all over the place well before stamping.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Paris Dusk, Colorbox: Pigment Ink Paintbox (Brights) , Paper Smooches - Word Salad, Inkadinkadoo - Circle and Dots
Misc.: Tim Holtz distressing tool, dimensional adhesive, Smooch Spritz - Gold

CAS-ual Fridays

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays...

CFC60  Use text in your Clean And Simple design

Here's my take on it:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Penny Black - Delicate Florals, JustRite Clear - Large Fancy Sentiments
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Lacey Circles, Swiss Dots embossing folder
Misc.: Pebbles - Pearlescent Chalks, Stickles - Stardust, dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Friday's

CAS-ual Friday's!  Here's this week's challenge...

Here's my contribution:

Materials:
Paper: Kraft cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Lilac Posies, Hero Arts Shadow Mid-Tone - Green Hills, Lawn Fawn - Gnome Sweet Gnome and Critters in the Forest
Misc.: Copic markers, google eyes, twine from The Twinery, dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Fridays

Happy belated first birthday, CAS-ual Fridays!!!

CFC52:  This week we'd like to see your CAS projects with birds.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Impress Fresh Ink - Mojito, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler, Darcie's Stamps - Grandma's House
Misc.: Copic markers, glossy accents, dimensional adhesive, twine from The Twinery

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's...

CFC50: Spring is here so show us your Clean And Simple creations 
with flowers or trees.

Here's mine:

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, PTI - Frilly Flowers, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks, A Muse Studio Inks - cranberry and evergreen, Impress Fresh Ink - Mojito
Cutting/Embossing: PTI - Frilly Flowers die
Misc.: Pearl embellishment, dimensional adhesive

CAS-ual Fridays and a Lot of Knitting!

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays... my favorite, a sketch!

Here's my take on it: 

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, kraft, watercolor paper
Stamps/Inks: Memory Box - Reverse Bird Branches, Hero Arts - Art of the Card - Untitled Love, Hero Arts Shadow Midtones - Pool, Tim Holtz Distress Markers
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, jewel embellishments


And, although I've been quiet on the card front recently, I've been doing quite a bit of knitting.

Here are the socks on two circular needles that I recently finished for a class...

Pattern: Beginner's Mid-Weight Socks #242
Needles: size 3 (two circulars)
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Heritage - Sock
Size: Me

I have to say, once I figured out how the two needles thing worked, this was a much better way to do socks. Obviously, it won't work for every sock pattern, but I'm considering casting on for a second pair right away. It's refreshing to be done with both socks at the same time --- and they're the same size! And although this is a pretty plain pattern, it helps that this yarn is really, really nice.



And here are yet another puerperium and hat set (modified for short sleeves)...

Yarn: Sirdar Snuggly Bamboo
Needles: Size 6