CAS - Colours and Sketches #188

Hey!

This month over at CAS Colours & Sketches we have had LOTS of fun challenges with each design team member taking it in turns to host. This is the last week of August and this week Patricia is our hostess.

It's sketch week and Patricia has this sketch HERE and seen below for you to try...

Argh, a oval...haha! My nightmare shape right now as I still don't any oval dies! Don't worry though as Patricia don't mind if you substitute the oval for a similar elongated shape, as long as the corners are NOT 90° - phew! 

So this is what I came up with...

I wanted to do something a little different instead of simply layering card stock to create the rectangle/border effect of the sketch, so I did some masking and and stamping to achieve the look required.

I couldn't decide on a colour scheme either so in those circumstances, monochrome is the way to go! I had Beautiful Blooms II still on my desk from a previous card, so it got some more inky love ;)

I also decided to stamp the bloom so it overhung the Papertrey Ink mat Stack die cut. The whole card could have gone wrong at this point, as then I decided to stamp the bloom again on the base card to make the bloom whole, but add interest too, *luckily* it came out just right! I so NEED to invest in a MISTI, to overcome this stamping hurdles with ease ;)

Ok, that's all from me today! I hope I have inspired you to give the sketch a go and join in on the challenge this week. Be sure to stop on over HERE and check out what the rest of the CAS Colours & Sketches DT have done using the colours and I hope to see you in the gallery.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Beautiful Blooms II and Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black

Card Stock: SU! Whisper White

Accessories: Wink Of Stella and PTI Mat Stack Die

Power Of The Flower!

Hey!

Today I'm sharing a card that I've made for the NEW Runway Inspired Challenge seen HERE and below...

As soon as I saw the inspiration photo my card was already made in my head! I knew exactly what supplies I was going to use and this is how it turned out...

Don't you just love it when a card idea turns out just how you saw it in your head?! I started out by stamping the leaves & stem from Flower Power #1 in a line, overlapping the stems to create a seamless pattern. I repeated the process on both sides of the card.

I then stamped the smallest graphic flower from Time in VersaMark and embossed it in Cosmic Shimmer White EP (Love this stuff!) and fussy cut them out (soon to be a thing of the past *wink*). I also embossed the sentiment onto a die cut banner, adhering this flat to the card. The flowers are adhered using foam adhesive to add some dimension.

This design would look just as FAB in colour as it does in black & white! A little tip for you: To help stamp & overlap the stems I drew a faint pencil line onto my card base.

I hope you've enjoyed todays card as much as I enjoyed making it! Until tomorrow, thank you for stopping by today.

Supplies

Card Stock: WPlus9 White, Black from stash

Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black, VersaMark

Stamps: Uniko Studio Time & Flower Power #1

Accessories: Cosmic Shimmer White EP, PTI Banner Die, Foam Adhesive

I WISH...

It would SNOW!

Hey and happy Saturday to you all. I was out walking yesterday morning and it was bitterly cold and all I could think about was SNOW! Yep, I'm a snow lover and so because it's not on it's way here yet I'd make a snow card instead...

I used the current Runway Inspired Challenge HERE and seen below as my inspiration...

I love the result of this card especially the CAS crispness, it's reminds me of the first crunch as you step into fresh snow! 

That's all from me today, I hope you have a wonderful day whatever you may be up to. I think we are off out shopping for the afternoon. I hope to get a little time in The Studio later to make a few more projects for the upcoming release!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Supplies:

Card Stock: WPlus9 White, Black from stash

Ink: SU! Real Red, VersaFine Onyx Black

Stamps: Decorative Doilies - The Hands Of Time. 

Accessories: Rhinestones, Sizzix Framelits Circle Dies