The current theme at Addicted to CAS is Feline.
I started with some fun cat Washi Tape from my stash and framed it with some vintage texty washi tape (text just seemed right since some of the cats are wearing reading glasses).
As I searched for just the right sentiments, I settled on Paper Smooches Slang Gang.
I'm also linking-up at the Animals Challenge at The Male Room.
And since one of my dapper cats is wearing a hat, I'm also linking-up at the CASology Hat Challenge.
I ordered from the recent Echo Park paper sale, and I also picked-up the current Card Kit, which was birthday-themed.
I used the Sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments (rotated)
I also played Tic Tac Toe with the Paper Craft Crew Challenge. I went vertical down the left with stripes on my candles, the tag die cut and designer paper.
I finished with a seam binding bow on the top of my tag.
There's a Valentine Challenge in the Honey Bee Stamps Facebook group. As I looked through my stamps, I thought it would be fun to feature the fabulous (and un-inked) Honey Bee Car Show Stamps.
I started by created a plaid background with the Honey Bee Watercolor Lines Stencils (affiliate link on sale for $5.00). I did Purple with the small lines a light blue with the wide lines going the other direction. It didn't feel quite Plaid enough, so I flipped the small lines and shifted them slightly to ink them in red.
I stamped the Honey Bee Car Show car in the same purple, stamping multiple times with my MISTI to get a slightly darker hue.
Next I used Honey Bee Bee Bold Alphabet to die cut my sentiment from black cardstock.
I finished by adding some red Honey Bee Gems to the tail lights on the car and adding some glitter heart sticker I found in the children's craft section at the craft store.
I'm also joining the Plaid Challenge at Just Us Girls.
And at the Make the Cards Challenge they are creating Valentines.
The January Challenge at Pinkfresh Studio is to create a project inspired by one of the months in 2021.
Since Santa brought me the new In the Meadow Washi Tape & Coordinating Die from Pinkfresh Studio, I went with the March 2021 Challenge theme of Flowers.
I thought the die cut flowers & greenery from the Washi Tape were perfect for a slimline card design.
I attached the larger die cut pieces at the top & bottom, and then used foam tape for the rest of the flowers & leaf clusters for dimension. It's my version of the Split in Two Sketch at Sunday Stamps.
The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio / Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember set.
With my new products and a great sentiment to start the New Year, I'm joining the New Challenge at TIME OUT Challenge.
There's a new challenge blog in 2022 - Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge with the first challenge sponsored by our friends at Reverse Confetti.
I went through all of my Reverse Confetti stamps and found nothing I could use for Caffeine, so I had to get creative.
I started with papers from American Crafts Snow & Cocoa and a layout from the Paper Craft Crew Challenge.
I paired my Reverse Confetti Holiday Gnome with a coffee cup puffy sticker (clearly he's a Venti kind of guy) I found in my Stash. I used a Snow & Cocoa Sticker Sentiment and a stamped outline sentiment from Reverse Confetti Seasonal Say it All.
I'm also joining Just Us Girls where the Word is Beverages.
Tonight's card started with a desire to use the remainder of the Alcohol Ink Gel Press Printed leaves. I picked the Global Design Project Card for my inspiration (swapping Autumn Leaves for Holly Leaves).
I wanted a little contrast to my colored cardstock, so I embossed with a wood grain embossing folder which somehow magically changed a bit orange with the embossed texture. I decided to go with the Color Hues Challenge of Brown & Orange in my design.
I added some foam tape for dimension and created my pile of leaves. When I looked for a sentiment I chose this wood mounted quote by Rumi from Prickley Pear. Rather than go with a horizontal sentiment, I like the effect of the vertical piece among the leaves.
I tried to guess how old this stamp is, and found no evidence of it online anywhere. I did find that I used it on a card back in February 2008, so it's at least 13+ years, so I'm linking-up at Fallin' for Autumn at the Retro Rubber Challenge.
I added gem clusters to embellish the design. I'm linking-up at Just Us Girls Wild Card Leaves Challenge.
I had the pleasure of hanging out with crafty friends at the Scrapmania Retreat House. I spent most of my time showing them how to Gel Press with Alcohol Inks. I made several pages using different shades of oranges that I pulled with a super-fine gold paint.
They reminded me of the glory of Autumn colors, so I couldn't resist die cutting some leaves with new Spellbinders Autumn Leaves Etched Dies and the Spellbinders Mini Fall Blooms Etched Dies. I loved how the etched cuts on the inside of the leaves made them look so realistic.
I started with The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe with a vertical down the right side with die cuts, leaves & embellishments for my design.
Next I pulled in the colors from this week's Color Throwdown Challenge.
Finally I used the Layout from Freshly Made Sketches with 1 1/2" dark brown squares on my kraft card base to catch the falling leaves.
For my embellishments I added clusters of brown gems. I finished with a sentiment from The Stamp Market Tons of Type.
The October Stock Your Stash Challenge at Reverse Confetti is Friendship/Thanksgiving.
I went with a Friendship Theme using the Colors from the TGIF Color Challenge.
I stamped several circles from Reverse Confetti Background Builder in Blackberry Bliss on a Vanilla card base.
Next I added a sentiment from Reverse Confetti A Friend Like You and the flowers from Reverse Confetti Beautiful Memories in black ink.
I'm also linking-up at the CAS on Friday Challenge where the theme is Circles.
And the October Challenge theme at Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge is a One Layer Card.
This week is the 500th Sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.
I thought I had been with them from the beginning, but the oldest card I could find was for Sketch #24 in March 2012, so almost the entire time. I always love their layouts.
Since I've been watching Soccer all day (actually mostly listening to Soccer; my husband is watching), it seemed appropriate that I made a Soccer-themed birthday card for a fellow soccer fan.
I'm also joining The Paper Players Challenge (Masculine - Die Cut - Birthday across the middle). I die cut a Hexagon from Plaid paper from the Authentique Soccer Collection to coordinate with the shape on the Doodlebug Soccer Ball Paper. The sentiment is a Simon Says Stamp Birthday Sentiment Strip.
I needed a Wedding card for my stash, so I thought the Shimmer & Shine Challenge at Let's Squash It! was just what I needed for inspiration.
I started by embossing a piece of grey Glitter Designer paper with a Cuttlebug Geometric Rings Embossing Folder.
Next I used the Red Gold Decobrush Metallic Karin Marker to color over the raised edges. I trimmed down the panel and attached it to a copper chunky glitter card base.
Next I die cut the Concord & 9th Tall Type Alphabet dies from the same chunky glittery cardstock. I backed the AND with black cardstock for a bit more contrast. For a bit more shine, I added some glittery Gumdrops from Your Next Stamp.
