Krafty Chicks challenge #816 - 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'm trying to use stamps or dies that I've had in my stash for years and never used.  It's sad that I have so many unloved products that, although are now retired (or the stores have closed), are still usable and I'm determined to show them some love.  I know we all love new stuff to play with (I definitely do) but it's nice to dust off the old stuff too.  My card is almost a SIP card (I did use the coordinating dies to cut out the flowers) but apart from that it's just stamps, ink and paper (well white card).  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

When I made my CASE IT card on the weekend I had the panel left over that I cut the arch from; I had deliberately made sure it was centred in the panel so that I could use it on another card - and today is that card lol!  I took another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped the stem and leaves in dark green ink directly on the panel.  I stamped the three flowers onto a scrap piece of white card and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.  I added foam squares behind the arch panel and placed it over the stamped panel for some dimension.  I then placed the flowers over the stems with foam squares.  I stamped the sentiment in black ink and fussy cut it out and placed it in the top right of the arch using a mix of foam squares and liquid glue.  I finished off with some black pearls.  I adhered the panel onto my card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped the stems and leaves in the bottom right corner with green ink and again stamped and die cut the flowers and added them with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the upper centre in black ink before adhering the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  

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

Allsorts challenge - in the garden

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Crafter's Cafe challenge - ATG optional no squares

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - clean and simple

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - clean and simple

Girlz Rebel challenge - flowers

Neglected Stuff challenge - use your neglected stuff (my stamp & die set)

Pearly Sparkles challenge - something old, something new (stamp is very old, arch die is new)

Pick 3 challenge - CAS, text, die cuts/punches

Simply Clean & Simple challenge - ATG CAS optional baskets

Stamping Sensations challenge - inspired by nature

Triple B challenge - birds, blooms or butterflies optional inspiration 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:

Clearly Besotted - simply quilled stamp & die - retired

Clearly Besotted - mini calligraphy stamp (for inside sentiment) - retired

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - master layouts 21 (for arch die)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - grass green, apple mint, blue raspberry, medium lilac

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

*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