ATCAS #62 Oh Happy Day!

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted To CAS.  Our hostess is Barb and she chose the Code Word(s) Black, White and Gold.  This color combination is so on trend!

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

Our guest designer again is Pia.

Please go to the ATCAS challenge blog to check out the sponsor prize and to get more inspiration from Pia's creation as well as the creations by the rest of the DT.  You won't be disappointed!

I really love the gold trend and I had some patterned papers by PaperTrey that were gold and white and I have some washi paper by Life Style Crafts in black and white.  I used the Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms dies to cut the flower and leaves out of gold glitter paper and then black card stock to give some dimension.  The sentiment was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black and sequins were added for a little embellishment.  The tilted panels were cut with PaperTrey's TippedTops dies.

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ATCAS #61 Showering You With Love

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS.  Shana our hostess selected the code word: Showers.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Lawn Fawn:

And welcome to our guest designer for this month, Pia Larsen.  

I combined two wPlus9 stamp and die sets to create this card.  The tag, sentiment, hearts and umbrella are from Love Showers.  The clouds are from Sending Sunshine die set.  I colored the "love" and the clouds with a clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush pen.

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ATCAS #60 Cute As A Button

It's time for a new challenge at the Addicted to CAS challenge blog.  Loll is our hostess and she chose the code word:  CUTE.

Our sponsor for the challenge is Create A Smile Stamps:

and our quest designer again this month is Birgit!  Check out her sample as well as all of the DT's samples on the ATCAS challenge blog.

As soon as I saw this code word I thought of "cute as a button".  So I made a baby card and included that saying as well as two buttons.  The images on the squares are Studio G $1 stamps as well as the sentiments.  The buttons are from my stash.  The main panels were cut with Spellbinders dies as was the tag.  I used my old and favorite Cuttlebug dotted swiss embossing folder.

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ATCAS #59 - GREEN

Welcome back to another ATCAS challenge! Our hostess for the challenge is the very talented Vicki and she chose the Code Word - GREEN:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Scribbles Designs:

Our guest designer for the month of March is Birgit. Please check out Birgit's lovely card as well as the rest of the inspiration from the DT on the ATCAS Challenge blog.

I clear embossed several Hero Arts butterflies on white card stock and then sponged a few Memento green dye inks on the panel.  I cut borders from Lifestyle Crafts Washi tape sheets and adhered them to the panel.  The panel was mounted to the card front with fun foam for dimension.  I then stamped a few more Hero Arts butterflies with Versafine Onyx Black ink and cut them out with the Sizzix companion dies.  The butterflies were adhered with foam squares.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Colour Me Card Challenge #62

Hero Arts Nature Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Things that Fly

Virginia's View Challenge #13 - All Things embossed

Happy Little Stampers - CAS Sponging

 

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ATCAS #58 - Distress

Wow we had great entries for our last ATCAS challenge - thanks so much for playing! This challenge is brought to you by our fabulous team leader and owner of the ATCAS challenge, Kylie!  Kylie has chosen the code word: DISTRESS

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Uniko Studio:

Please go to the ATCAS Challenge Blog for information on the prize details and to see all of the inspiration from the design team and our guest designer Ellen.

I used Distress inks and an ink blending tool and blended the inks onto white card stock.  I sprayed a flower petal die cut with water and put it onto the inked panel which removes some of the ink and leaves a "ghost" image. I then cut out a white panel with Simon Says Stamp (SSS) stitched rectangle die and then a circle with a SSS stitched circle die.  After adhering the inked panel onto the card front I adhered the white panel with foam tape over the inked panel.  I then placed the Memory Box die cut flowers over the aperture.  The sentiment is from Reverse Confetti.

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Happy Birthday to You

Today is my turn to host the Addicted to CAS Challenge #57.  I chose the Code Word MASK:

I thought this word would provide different interpretations such as a stamping technique, a mask as an object, etc.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Inspired By Stamping:

I would like to welcome Ellen Parker our guest designer for this month.  Please be sure to check out Ellen's awesome sample on the Addicted to CAS Challenge blog along with the rest of the team's samples for tons of inspiration!

I used masking tape to make the "frame" around the top and left side of the balloons, then I stamped them so that some parts were masked off.  I also made a mask for the balloon so I could over-stamp two more balloons.  I then stamped the sentiment with some words from the Winnie & Walter set The Big, The Bold, The Happy.  The balloons were colored with Copic markers and then I drew the strings with a Copic Multiliner pen and a ruler.

Here is another card that I used masking for - it is my favorite masking technique actually:

For this card I used a sheet of Eclipse masking paper and die cut the Cuttlebug Butterfly.  I then place the masking paper with the negative space onto the card front and sponged on some inks.  Then, keeping the mask in place, I stamped the bullrushes from a Verve set and the dragonfly from a PaperTrey set.  After removing the mask I stamped the sentiment.

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Hugs & Smooches

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS!  This challenge is hosted by Deepti and she chose the Code word: Hugs and Kisses.  I guess Deepti is getting us all ready for Valentines Day!!

We have two sponsors for our challenge:

We also have our guest designer Julia one last time so don't forget to check out her card along with the other design team members' cards on the ATCAS Challenge blog.

I just love the font on the Cas-ual Fridays stamps from the MWAH set which I used here.  I die cut the heart flourish out of the card front and also out of the red glitter paper and inlaid the red glitter die cut using the negative pieces from the white card stock.

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ATCAS #55 - You Mean the WORLD to Me.

Happy new year and welcome back to the Addicted to CAS challenges for the new year.  Our new challenge is hosted by Jaydee and she chose the Code Word - World:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Create a Smile:

And our guest designer this month is Julia of Create With Me.  Please check out Julia's creation on the ATCAS blog along with the rest of the DT's creations for more inspiration!  Welcome Julia!!

The papers I used are from Prima and the sentiment and image are from PaperTrey Ink.

I am submitting this to the Wednesday Simon Says Stamp Challenge - It's a Guy Thing:

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ATCAS #54 - FAMILY

Welcome back to a new challenge at Addicted to Clean and Simple (ATCAS) challenge blog!  This week our hostess is Shana and she chose the code word: FAMILY

Our sponsor is:

Please check out what the rest of the design team has created for more inspiration at the ATCAS challenge blog.

I thought this mother penguin with her baby was so cute and represented family.  This image is from Rubber Stampede and I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink.  I used a Cuttlebug frame embossing folder for some texture and definition and then added the gingham bow.

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ATCAS #53 - Just A Note

Welcome to our latest ATCAS challenge.  The very talented Loll selected the code word: DOTS

Our sponsor for this challenge is Inspired by Stamping:

Since I don't know how to read music, those black little notes all look like dots to me so I chose this digital image for my dots!  The image was printed onto the card front so I could make it a one layer card.  I stamped the sentiment from Mark's Finest Papers (retired) in SU! Real Red and added a few

red sequins.

For more inspiration please stop by the ATCAS challenge blog and check out what the rest of the design team created!

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ATCAS #52 - Sketch!

Today we celebrate ATCAS 2nd birthday!  Thanks to Kylie for pulling this fabulous challenge and team together!  I love being part of it!  For our celebration Karen, our hostess, has a sketch for us:

Our sponsor for this challenge:

I used this image from Simon Says Stamp and paper pieced the cat and the box.  I sprinkled a lot of sequins to make it look like they came out of the box when the kitty jumped in.  I colored the kitty with Copic markers and the patterned papers are from My Minds Eye.  The image was then cut with a Labels 2 Nestability and adhered to the card front on top of some scored lines with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Clearly Besotted.

I hope you celebrate with us and I look forward to seeing your creations.  Please check out the rest of the design team's creations at the ATCAS challenge blog!

I am submitting this card to the CASology challenge. The Cue Card is Festive:

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ATCAS #51 - TAG

Wow we're already into November - this year has flown by!  It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS.  Challenge #51 is brought to us by the fabulous Vicki Dutcher and she selected the code word: TAG.

We are again sponsored by Stamp Art Design by Kathryn:

I want to welcome our guest designer for November Linda L from Creepin Along!

My tag card is one that I massed produced this year to sell at a craft fair - fundraiser for my temple.  I used all PaperTrey products to create this card with the exception of the tag die - that is from Pretty Pink Posh.  I love the size of this tag.  I used a kraft background (which I hardly ever do) to give it an old fashioned feel.

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ATCAS #50 - Vellum Butterfly

We have a new ATCAS challenge for you hosted by our lovely Marie.  Marie chose the code word Vellum:

Our sponsor is Scribbles Designs:

And our guest designer is Hannelie aka Desert Diva.  Check out all of the inspiration by the design team on the ATCAS challenge blog and then link up your project there!

I love white on white and I love white embossing on vellum so I cased one of my cards that I made recently where I gold embossed a butterfly on vellum and I created a similar layout.  I embossed this Hero Arts butterfly with white embossing powder on vellum and used the companion Sizzix framelit die to cut it out.  I dry embossed the card front with a Lifestyle embossing folder and then used the SU! Madison embossing folder on another panel of white card stock and cut it out above the flowers.  That panel is adhered with foam tape and then I finished it off with a white satin ribbon and the butterfly.

I am submitting this card to CAS on Sunday - Emboss It.

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ATCAS 49 STENCIL

Welcome to our new ATCAS challenge.  Kylie, the owner of ATCAS and our amazing leader chose the code word : STENCIL.

Our sponsor for this challenge is StampArt Design:

Our guest designer for this month is the talented Hannelie of Desert Diva.  If you are not familiar with Hannelie's work go check out her blog - she is a wonderful CAS stamper!  Also, please check out the rest of the design team's designs on the ATCAS challenge blog for more inspiration!

I used a Memory Box stencil for the background for my flower silhouette from Paper Inspirations and embellished it with this beautiful vellum butterfly sticker from K&Co.  This card took less than 10 minutes to create!!

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ATCAS #48

Time for a new challenge at the Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog.  Michelle chose the code word CUDDLY for us:

Our generous sponsor is:

And our guest designer is Tenia from Jazzy Paper Designs.  Check out the awesome samples from the design team at the ATCAS challenge blog for more inspiration!

I used images from MFT and I cut up part of a sentiment from another MFT set.  I used Prima papers to paper piece the PJ's and watercolor pencils to color the girl's face and hair and the ears on the bunnies.  The double ended banner is from PaperTrey.

I am entering this card into the Fusion challenge:

Darnell's NBUS challenge (never used these images before):

ETA: Submitting this card to JUGS challenge:

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