CAS(E) this sketch!

Needed a "Congratulations" card and browsed around for a good sketch and came across, "CAS(E) this Sketch!"

Here's the sketch:

Here's my take on it:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzill cardstock, My Mind's Eye - Hootenanny (6x6)
Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up - Patterned Occasions, Hero Arts Shadow Ink - Stone Wash
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Lacey and Nested Pennants
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, jewel embellishments

A busy weekend...

It's been a busy weekend, but not a lot of finished projects. Here are just a few little things to share....

Holiday Card Class - Day 7

Day 7... class is just flying by.

Day 7 – Cards with Reverse Stamps

Technique: Color Blending plus Layering

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar white, misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH Distress Inks - Peacock feathers, iced spruce, black soot; Colorbox - Frost White, Stampin' Up - Serene Snowflakes, Hero Arts -Winter Tree, LOTV - Christmas grungy sentiments, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Fresh Ink - Steel Blue
Misc.: Dimensional adhesive, stardust stickles

Technique: Inner Masking Alternative
Frankly, I found that masking and using two embossing powders to be impossible. I just embossed two sheets of paper, cut out the tree, and then adhered it so that it matched the pattern. Much less stressful. I couldn't get my mask to stick properly to the versamark, and it resulted in a huge mess.

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Love Letter, Versamark, Just Rite Clear - Large Fancy Holiday Sentiments, Wplus9 - Fair Isle Backgrounds
Cutting/Embossing: Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Scalloped Rectangles, Wplus9 Pretty Patches - Tree, Silver embossing powder

Technique: DIY Reverse Stamping
I loved this technique! Very simple one-layer card.

Materials: 
Paper: Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Back side of LOTV circle holiday sentiments, Mama Elephant - Polar Pals (ornament strings and sentiment), Stampin' Up - Serene Snowflakes, Amuse Studio - Evergreen and Cranberry Ink, Fresh Ink - Steel Blue and Provincial Gray, Memento - Tuxedo Black

Squeeze-a-Palooza

Decided to try out a complete new challenge this month (and a completely new one, in general, too!), hosted by a brand new stamp company, Fresh Squeezed Stamps!

Here's what you need to know:

• Create a NEW project (card, layout, altered item, banner, tag, etc.) using the theme of this month's challenge: HALLOWEEN
• You must use at least one Fresh Squeezed Stamps image (stamp or digital).  Projects using zero FSS images will be deleted.
• Submit a DIRECT LINK to your blog post.  Projects not linked properly will be deleted.
• You must mention this challenge and link to it in your blog post.  Feel free to grab the Squeeze-A-Palooza banner to use on your blog too!

No worries, if you don't have any of their stamps to play with, they are giving away a free digi stamp on the blog!

Here's mine:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White, Doodlebug - Haunted Manor
Stamps/Inks: Black Archival Ink, Fresh Squeezed Stamps - Subway Series: Holidays, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up - Ghoulish Googlies
Misc.: Copic markers, dimensional adhesive, googly eyes

Lots of Holiday Cards

Here are some little projects that I worked on over the weekend --- it was a crafty couple of days!

A Halloween card:

Materials:
Paper: Neenah - Solar White, misc. Bazzil cardstock
Stamps/Inks: TH distress inks, Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lawn Fawn - Heebie Jeebies, Stampin' Up -  Ghoulish Googlies
Misc.: Copic markers, googly eyes, white gel pen, dimensional adhesive

Some Christmas cards!

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black and Love Letter, Paper Smooches -  Warm Hearts, Hero Arts - CL343 Holiday Sayings
Cutting/Embossing: SSS small banner die, MB - Frostyville Border
Misc.: Copic markers, Silver glitter tape, dimensional adhesive

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Cosmo Cricket - Woolens, Neenah - Solar White
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, TH Distress Inks, Mama Elephant - Polar Pals
Cutting/Embossing: Wplus9 - Pretty Patches Tree Die
Misc.: Copic Markers, dimensional adhesive, stardust stickles, star embellishments, Perfect Pearls mist

And a little knitting:

Pattern: Berry Baby Hat and modified with Just a Leaf
Needles: 7/8
Yarn: Plymouth Encore Worsted
Size: Infant

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

Some random Cards...

Here are just a couple of cards that I made with some new products/toys that I received over the last few days.

1. Easter Card

New Toy - Paper Piercer (stampin' up)

2. All Occasion Card

New Toy - Sizzix Edgelits die (stampin' up), Lawn Fawn - Bright Sides paper, Lawn Fawn - Gnome Sweet Gnome

Clean and Simple Day 2

Today's focus in the Clean and Simple Cardmaking Class is one-layer cards.

Here are my two cards...

Materials 1:
Stamps/Inks: PaperTrey Ink - In the Meadow, Memento - Cottage Ivy and Paris Dusk
Misc.: Jewel embellishments, pearlescent mist,

Materials 2:
Stamps/Inks: Stampin' Up - Delicate Doilies, Memento - Lulu Lavendar and Grape Jelly, Paper Smooches - Sentiment Sampler

Some Thank You Notes

Still no challenges for 2012, because I'm getting caught up on obligations for an upcoming baby shower and writing (and making) my thank you notes from Christmas.

Here are some thank you notes that were extremely simple to make... (one layer)

Ugh. Not the best photos. Haven't set up the new light tent, yet! Maybe later this week.

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Paris Dusk, Cottage Ivy, Bamboo Leaves. Stampin' Up - Delicate Doilies, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks

Play Date Cafe - PDCC94

Here's this week's color combination over at The Play Date Cafe....

The colors are fudge, goldenrod, and teal.


Here's my take on it...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzil cardstock, unknown floral DP
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Stampin' Up 2006 Blooming with Happiness
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Pennants, Dahlia; Martha Stewart Border Punch
Misc.: Cappuccino Twine from The Twinery, Cinnamon Stickles