Krafty Chicks challenge #834 - CAS (clean and simple)

Good morning lovely friends and welcome to my little corner of blogland. 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 open space (doesn't have to be white), 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 created a fun stencil background and decided to cut it into strips so that I could make two cards this week; one birthday card and one get well card.  They turned out very clean and simple but perfect for mailing.  I hope you like them.

Here are my cards:

A closer look at the birthday card:

and the inside for this one:

A closer look at the get well card:

and the inside for this one:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and actually used the recently released Christmas star stencil from Uniko to create my background.  I masked off two of the sections and used one for the yellow ink and one for the lime green ink.  It was a bit time consuming and as I did it 'by eye' it has some imperfections but it shows how you can stretch your stencils to create something completely different.  When I cut down the card I didn't plan on making two cards so the strips are slightly different widths.  The birthday card strip is 1 5/8" x 5 1/4 and this was matted onto a black layer with just a tiny border of the black showing on the left side.  For the get well card the strip is 1 5/16" x 5 1/4" and again a black layer was added with a thin border on the right side.  I cut two more white panels 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered the strips with double sided tape.  I cut two stitched circles from white card and stamped the sentiments in black ink.  I also cut a black mat circle and adhered them together using liquid glue.  The sentiments were added over the strips with foam squares.  The panels were adhered to my card bases with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut the left over stencilled background into 1/2" strips and again added black mat layers.  I added them to the right side of my white panels using liquid glue and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  The panels were adhered to the card base using double sided tape.  

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

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - any occasion

Colorful Options challenge - lemongrass option 1 & 4

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - ATG

Double D challenge - when life hands you lemons (inspired by the colours)

Papercraft challenges - back to basics

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:

Uniko - Ink & Flip: Christmas star, star stencil 

Uniko - everyday sentiments stamp

Uniko - wonderful day stamp (retired)

Gina K Designs - master layouts 03 (for circle dies)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - wild dandelion and key lime

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Limetree Craft - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

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

Thank you x

Krafty Chicks challenge #829 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends and welcome to my little corner of blogland. 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 open space (doesn't have to be white), 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.

When I was searching through my stash recently I came across this die set that I have had for years but never used and thought it was time to show it some love.  It has a retro, 60's vibe so went with bright and funky colours.  I think it turned out really fun and I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4".  I die cut the retro squares frames from black card and the inner pieces from yellow, orange and pink and adhered them together using liquid glue.  I added the strips vertically on the left side of the panel again using liquid glue.  I found a fun scripty 'hi' sentiment that fit the space to the right of the strips and stamped that using black ink.  The panel was adhered to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and adhered the black frame using liquid glue and filled the gaps using a mix of the yellow, orange and pink inners.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre using black ink and adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  Once the die cutting and glueing was done this was a super quick card to make.  

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

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Cardz 4 Galz challenge - for a friend or friendship

CAS on Friday challenge - only dies and word stamps

The Neglected Stuff challenge - the dies were released in 2012 and this is the first time I've used them!

Unicorn challenge - no design paper

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:

MFT - retro squares die-namics

MFT - winter wreath clear stamp (for 'hi')

MFT - everything wonderful clear stamp (for inside sentiment)

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

coloured card from my scraps bin

Krafty Chicks challenge #825 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends and welcome to my little corner of blogland. 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 open space (doesn't have to be white), 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 recently got this fun stamp set from Uniko and thought I would show it some love before I put it away.  I'm trying to do this more often as usually I get new products, organise them and put them away and then completely forget about them - please tell me I'm not the only one that does this!  I think it turned out super cute and I hope you like it too. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the image:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink blending all over with a light blue/teal ink pad.  I added some white spatter and also some spatter using the ink pad.  I stamped the images onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and fussy cut them out.  I stamped the sentiments directly onto the background with black ink and added the panel onto the card base with double sided tape.  I adhered the clouds with liquid glue and the hot air balloon with foam squares (so a tiny bit of dimension but not too bad for me lol!).  For the inside I cut another white panel and ink blended along the bottom, again adding spatters.  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut one more cloud and added that to the bottom right corner with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.

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

* to be updated *

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

Uniko - up & away stamp

Uniko - floral vines stamp (for happy birthday)

Uniko - pure florals: cosmos stamp (for inside sentiment)

Promarkers

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

Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Memento - tuxedo black ink pad

Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store closed)

Winsor & Newton - white gouache (for spatters)

*Gina K Designs - ocean mist ink pad

*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

Krafty Chicks challenge #823 - CAS

Good morning lovely friends and welcome back to my little corner of blogland. 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 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 recently purchased a whimsical ephemera book after being enabled by another crafter on Instagram.  The images are so cute and the colours are gorgeous but after colouring with markers for over 20 years I was a bit stuck with how to use them (silly I know as I can just treat them the same way).  I decided my CAS card was the perfect opportunity to christen the book.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the sweet image:

Plus I decorated the inside (sort of):

I had the front panel left over from the sympathy card I made recently (I had cut this panel to use as a mask for the circle on that card here).  As it already had some sea glass ink around the cut edge I decided to lightly blend sea glass all over the panel.  I die cut the ephemera image with a slightly smaller circle than the opening and created a frame cut from teal card using two different sizes of circle dies.  I adhered the frame and image together with double sided tape and using the front panel as a guide adhered it directly onto the card base.  I stamped a birthday sentiment in coral reef ink (to match the image), added foam squares behind the front panel and added that onto the card base; so that the image was recessed below it.  I didn't add any embellishments this time as I thought it was cute as it was.  For the inside I cut a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and stamped the sentiment in the centre with the coral reef ink.  I ink blended at the bottom with the sea glass ink and then added the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  I may have to die cut a small flower or something to add to the inside as it looks a little bare.  

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

As You Like It challenge - favourite season (I love spring as everything is starting to come back to life and it's getting warmer but not too warm)

Cardz 4 Galz challenge - a circle card (one or more circles)

Classic Design challenge - ATG with optional twist anniversary or birthday

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Simon Say Stamp Wednesday challenge - cute critters

The Four Seasons challenge - ATG spring optional mood board

Unicorn challenge - something new (my image came from a new ephemera book that I just got)

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:

Giraffe Creative Studio - cute whimsy spring whimsical ephemera book

Waffle Flower - nesting circle dies

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

teal card from scraps bin

*Gina K Designs - blooming sunflower mini stamp (for outside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - birthday cheer mini stamp (for inside sentiment)

Gina K Designs - ink pads - coral reef and sea glass

*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

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

Krafty Chicks challenge #812 - 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.

As spring is in the air here in South Wales (at least for this week) I decided to make a spring themed card.  I picked a floral stamp set that I don't think I've ever used (naughty me) and I think it turned out really pretty.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the flowers:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" (although I do trim it down slightly later) and ink blended some green ink along the very bottom to replicate grass.  I stamped the images onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and fussy cut them out.  I also added some white gelly roll pen highlights.  I added the yellow flower and all the leaves with liquid glue and popped up the other two flowers with foam squares.  I stamped the happy spring sentiment below the flowers with black ink.  It was at this point that I decided to trim my card down to 3 3/4" x 5".  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and ink blended the green ink along the bottom.  I stamped one flower directly onto the panel and coloured it with Promarkers, again adding some white gelly roll pen highlights.  I didn't add a sentiment as I thought I would add one later.  

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

AAA Card challenge - anything CAS goes optional twist zoo or animals

Addicted to CAS challenge - garden

Beautiful Blossoms challenge - anything floral goes optional mood board

Crafty Calendar challenge - spring

Creative Crafting Uncles challenge - spring and/or Easter

Creative Friday challenge - feminine

Daisy Chain challenge - flowers

I Love Promarkers - for the girls

Little Red Wagon challenge - signs of spring

Papercraft challenges - joy of spring

Pearly Sparkles challenge - mixed colour flowers

Simply Clean and Simple challenge - CAS optional baby animals

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - beautiful blooms

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - clean and simple

Stamping Sensations challenge - spring

The Four Seasons challenge - spring

Triple B challenge - use at least one bird, bloom or butterfly

Try It On Tuesday challenge - spring 

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:

Uniko - flower power #11 stamp

Uniko - everyday spring sentiments stamp

Uniko - everyday love sentiments stamp

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

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

*Gina K Designs - jelly bean green ink pad

*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