Painted Posies CAS Birthday ~ HSS255, CTS203

CAS...dare I say I love it???  If you know anything about me and my stamping then you know I've never been a fan of CAS.  I try it but I'm never quite happy with in the end.  But this card!  I think this one has just enough "extras" that I can get behind it!  In fact I really, really like it!

The #1 reason behind this card is our color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  What a cheerful combo this is!  I searched for a sketch challenge to help my  card come together and I ran across this one from CAS(E) this Sketch #203.  

I hope you'll have a chance to play along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The challenge lasts for two week! 

Here's a list of my supplies...

Stamps: Penned and Painted, Celebrate today

Ink: Flirty Flamingo, Emerald Envy, Watermelon Wonder, Black

Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Emerald Envy, Black, In Color DSP 

Accessories: Adorning accents edglits, iced rhinestones, rouched ribbon

Rose Wonder Stained Glass Sympathy ~ HSS231 & CTS158

Hey everyone!  It's time for another Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge!  We've got a color combo for you this go around.  These are some perfect colors for Valentine's Day, but unfortunately I needed a sympathy card, so that's what I put mine to use for.  

I also used the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #158.  

 

I've seen this rose done like this a few times now and wanted to try it out for myself.  I love the stained glass look and it's kinda fun to put the pieces back into place like a puzzle!  

I know the sympathy sentiment doesn't match the sketch, but I felt like it needed it.  

Also, the background paper is from a super old pack called Sweet and Sour.  It's shiny embossed and adds a bit of extra texture.  

I decorated the inside as well.  I really like this new Rose Wonder set for sympathy cards.

Thanks for taking a peek and I hope you'll play along with us at HSS Challenge #231!

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny

Green Northern Lights ~ CMCC62, CAS(E)113, JUGS283

Hello stampers!  It's Colour Me Wednesday!  This week we've got a striking color combo for you....Garden Green and Pear Pizzaz, plus a neutral if you want.  I acutally added two neutrals to my card....black and twine.  I sort of loosely used the sketch from CAS(E)113 (which I flipped on it's side) and am also entering this card into JUGS283 which has a masculine theme this week.

The first time I had seen the the Northern Lights Technique was on this card made by Heidi Baks! I absolutely fell in love with it the moment I saw it!  I definitely had to try it for myself and ended up making this card.  If you want to try out the technique for yourself, check out the tutorial here at Splitcoaststampers.

When researching real northern lights, a lot of times they show up in shades of green only.  I thought that this color challenge would be a great time to highlight this technique again!  

I have to say that I am lucky to live in a part of the world in which I can actually see the northern lights dancing in the sky every now and then!  They truly are a beautiful sight in person.

I know that CAS(E) this sketch is supposed to be a clean and simple challenge site, but try as I might I just have the hardest time making a CAS card!  Also, the bear stamp is from an older Close To My Heart set called Nature's Gift.

Make sure you hop over to the other Colour Me designer's blogs and leave them some love for their neat projects!

Angel Johns

Hayley Kew

Jenny Engelke (me)

Julia Wilson

Katie Brooks

Sandy Mathis

Tanja Kabel

Tara Bourgoin

Here's a list of my supplies....
Stamps: Natures gift (CTMH), Ornamental Pine, Wetlands
Ink: Pear Pizzaz, Garden Green, Black, Baked Brown Sugar
Accessories: In color sequins, Linen thread, Burlap ribbon, gel pen

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Sheltering Tree in Pink ~ CAS(E)109 & NAC128

I just love this stamp!  It's so beautiful, fun and versatile!  I made this card for CAS(E) this Sketch 109 & Nacho Average Challenge 128.

I've stated before that I'm not a real Clean and Simple kinda gal....and I suppose if you look at this card it's not really that clean and simple with all the extras. :) But, I liked the simplicity of the sketch and the fact that you could do just about anything you want with it.  I had had this tree scene in mind when I first looked at the sketch......and then I saw the color combo at NAC this morning.....I raced down to my craft space and cranked this one out in no time!  I love it when that happens.  It wasn't forced at all!  

I stamped the tree in Smokey Slate, the leaves in Pink Pirouette and added a few little leaves in Blushing Bride.  The little silver butterfly was added to cover up a smudge and that's how the bigger butterflies were added to the sky also!  I love to peruse Pinterest for inspiration and ideas (I mean, who doesn't!) and I came across a drawing of a tree that had sparkles all over in the branches.  I knew I wanted to incorporate that idea with this stamp set.  

For the side panel I used a strip of the new resist DSP from Sale-a-bration.  I sponged Blushing Bride on the bottom and graduated the color into Pink Pirouette.  I love how that turned out....very subtle.  I also added a little strip of brushed silver cardstock and some silver trim that I got at a craft store.

I'm totally in love with this card and how quick it came together!  

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: Sheltering Tree

Paper: White, Brushed Silver, Irresistibly Yours DSP

Ink: Smokey Slate, Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette

Accessories: Silver trim, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Case This Color Throwdown ~ CTS103 & CTD322

This card is for CASE This Sketch 103 and Color Throwdown 322.  

I started with a piece of Trim the Tree DSP that closely matched the colors of Color Throwdown.  To make the 3-D poinsettia I punched out a bunch of petals from the Blossom Builder punch, scored a line down the middle of each one and gave them a little dimension.  I then built them up around a large glue dot.  I kept layering until I thought it looked good.  

 The "Very Merry" sentiment I add is very hard to see in the photo, especially with the shadow cast by the flower. :)

Here's a list of my supplies.....

Stamps: And Many More

Ink: Soft Sky

Paper: Garden Green, Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe, Trim the Tree and Winter Frost DSP

Accessories: Silver metal button, Stitched white ribbon, In color sequins, Blossom Builder punch

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny

Merry Letterpress Winter ~ CAS(E) this Sketch 101

Today's card is for CAS(E) This Sketch 101.  I can't recall that I've ever played along at CAS(E) before, simply because I don't consider myself a clean and simple style card maker.  More is better is my motto, in fact often times I'll look at my finished card and think, "what else can I add?" LOL!  I know there are those of you out there that can relate to me!!!

This card all started with the piece of All Is Calm DSP that was laying on my desk.  I cut the snowflake out of the center and used it on another project.  

I'm always a sucker for a black and silver Christmas card....it comes off so elegant! That's the direction I took here.  I stamped and silver embossed the coordinating snowflake from Letterpress Winter into the center of my DSP. 

For the MERRY, after I cut it out with the Expressions Thinlits die in white cardstock, I inked it with versamark, spinkled it with Heat and Stick powder and then sprinkled it again with silver glitter.  After all that I realized I probably could have just cut the MERRY out of Silver Glimmer paper.  Oh well!   

A little silver ribbon and a rhinestone finish off this CAS project. 

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Letterpress Winter

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Black, White, All is Calm DSP

Accessories: Heat and Stick powder, Silver EP, Silver 1/4" ribbon, Expressions Thinlits die, Rhinestones

Thanks for taking a peek!

Jenny