Krafty Chicks challenge #803 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends, I hope you're having a good week so far. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 3; and as always the theme is 'CAS (clean and simple)' and Diane is our hostess. Now we know that CAS is subjective but generally it's lots of white/empty space, no embellishments (or very few) and an uncluttered design. It can be a difficult design to pull off but we hope you will take on the challenge and come over and join in the fun with us.

I needed another sympathy card and I think they suit a more clean and uncluttered design anyway so this challenge was perfect for me.  I used a coloured card base for a change and even though the background is not white that is fine as long as the design is clean and simple.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting my card panel 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" from a teal/green card.  I used an arch nesting die set to cut a white panel and also a layering panel from black card and ink blended some soft stone ink around the edge of the white panel.  I stamped the flowers and used the coordinating colouring layering stencils to ink blend them.  I used the matching die to cut it out and also cut one more from white card so that I could layer it up.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and again used the matching die to cut it out plus one more from white.  I adhered all the layers with liquid glue.  I added the arch onto the card base with double sided tape and arranged the die cuts and adhered them with liquid glue.  I finished off with a few black pearls.  I know it's not a pure one-layer CAS card but I think it's clean and simple enough lol!  For the inside I cut the same arch panels, ink blended around the edge of the white panel with the soft stone ink and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I adhered the layers together with liquid glue and added it on to the card base with double sided tape.  I meant to add another floral arrangement in the bottom corner but obviously got distracted and forgot; I'll have to add that before I send it out.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Aud Sentiments challenge - ATG + sentiment

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes with optional mood board

Creative Knockouts challenge - something to say

Daisy Chain challenge - use dies

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - floral

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love challenge - BEWAS (sympathy)

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies optional mood board

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'CAS' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori. 

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments. 

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

*Gina K Designs - spring clusters stamp & die set & layering coloring stencils

Gina K Designs - sending flowers stamp (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sea glass, blue lagoon, turquoise sea, sweet corn, key lime, grass green, fresh asparagus, soft stone

Gina K Designs - metallic pearl mix - black, gold & silver

Mama Elephant - B2B arches die set

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

coloured card from my stash

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x