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When I saw the Library Card Challenge was Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone, I knew I had to break out my Expecto Stamp Set from The Ink Road.
I used this week's (CAS)e This Sketch! for my layout with Rust Ink on speckled kraft cardstock from Crafter's Companion.
After spending the weekend with Taylor, I wanted to make a Taylored Expressions card tonight ... the October theme at the Monthly Maker Challenge is Happy Halloween.
I pulled out a vintage set ... Fa-BOO-lous illustrated by Taylor herself ... even though it is discontinued, I just can't let all of those fun shoes go.
I used the colors from The Paper Players Challenge.
I'm also joining the Frame It! Challenge at Just Us Girls Trend Week.
The second World Card Making Day Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio is a Jump Start to the Holidays. The only Pinkfresh Holiday stamps I have are the fabulous Stamping Village Collaboration Holiday Seals, which is perfect for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch!
I combined it with gorgeous papers from Pinkfresh Just a Little Lovely Collection (such beautiful water colored designs). I layered my circles and added a pop of color to the berries with a brush marker. The 1 3/4" circle punch was perfect for the seal.
Therm-o-Web is having a Rainbow Challenge for World Card Making Day ... I'd love to win their entire collection of transfer sheets.
I took a page from the Jennifer Maguire Playbook and made a rainbow with scraps I had in my stash from Foil-a-palooza 2018.
Since I needed a card for Mail-it-Monday, I chose a favorite sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays Supercalifragilistic (and it's on sale) for their World Card Making Day Challenge. Hopefully the rainbow of colors will brighten her day.
I grew-up in the town with an annual Maple Leaf Festival ... and I had a special affinity for the large maple tree in our back yard that held our tire swing and changed beautiful shades of red, orange and yellow each autumn.
However, one of my favorite trees was the large oak tree by my Grandma's house. Without air conditioning, the shade of that tree brought welcome respite from the heat. It also held a wooden swing that I loved to see how high I could go before the ropes buckled (noticing a theme).
So for the CAS Watercolor October Leaf Challenge, I chose the Mondo Oak Leaf (and a couple of acorns) from Essentials by Ellen as an ode to my favorite tree. The sentiment is from Essentials by Ellen Lovely (which has apparently been retired).
I stamped them on kraft and then painted with several shades of my shimmery watercolors.
My layout is a rather loose interpretation of this week's Freshly Made Sketch (placement of the 3 elements and sentiment)
The Male Room is also asking for CAS Designs.
When I saw the feather challenge at CASology, I knew I wanted to ink-up my hand-carved feather stamp from the talented Tyggereye (aka Gina).
That gorgeous color combination for my stamped feather is what I call a happy accident ... I apparently didn't clean the stamp the last time I used it (which is pretty common for me ... I like living dangerously), so I when I inked it with Mint ink, I got this gorgeous color combination from the leftover inks.
Clean Line Everyday Believe in You stamps by Cathy Zielske for Simon says Stamp were inked in Taylored Expressions Earl Grey Ink (my favorite tea).
I wanted to get at least one more card made for STAMPtember ... this time featuring the relatively new-to-me Stamp Market Mini Hellos.
I paired the party hat with a little piece of designer paper that was on my studio table. Next I added Doodlebug Hot Cocoa Mug and smiling Marshmallow. I finished with three rose gold sequins.
I think I still meet the requirements for the Creature Challenge at Addicted to CAS (with my white space being *pink space*).
When I went to get the stamp link for my last card, I discovered that STAMPtember is giving away gift certificates from each of the companies participating, so I decided to make a second card to link-up using the same CAS(e) this Sketch! layout (because as my Grandma always said, you can't win if you don't play).
I pulled out sentiments from Heffy Doodle Everyday Sentiment Duos to pair with another plaid background from Sweet 'n Sassy Texture Tiles 4 (that I decided was too dark of a green for my first card).
For my cake, I inked-up Lawn Fawn Year One.
Also linking-up at All About Occasions at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
I have so many new products on my studio table, it was a challenge to find room to create ... but I made it work.
I saw the current CAS(E) this Sketch! and knew I wanted to use one of the plaid rectangles from Sweet 'n Sassy's Texture Tiles 4. My original intention was to use a vertical orientation, so I inked the tile in ombre green colors from light to dark.
As I played with different elements from my new product collection, I settled on the new Linked Leaves Die from Paper Smooches and rotated my card to horizontal to make it work.
I die cut it from white cardstock & then a second time from a scrap of Gel Press print on my studio table. I finished with a sentiment from the Memory Box STAMPtember exclusive set from Simon Says Stamp (I love typewriter fonts).
It's also Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp.
I also took some inspiration from the Inspired By Tailgate Party Challenge (colors, plaid & leaves).
The theme at Memory Box this month is to make a card with a frame ... and I had the perfect unused die to break out ... the Antique Leaf Label Die, which has the perfect frame for a sentiment.
I first die cut from Teal Cardstock and then die cut the label a second time from Ivory Cardstock. Turns out the Memory Box Big and Little Words Stamp set was actually made to coordinate with this die (I didn't realize it when I bought it ... I just like tiny typed sentiments).
I finished with a a few tiny teal gems for sparkle and for the Use Embellishments Challenge at The Male Room.
This one also meets the requirements of the CAS Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.
And also there is No Designer Paper for Papercraft Challenges.
