Daffodil Thanks - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket Dies

 The Design Team at CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge is back today with a color combo challenge and I'm the host for this one!  It's my first time hosting here at CC& S as I joined the team at the end of the year when the challenges were already all sorted.  It was so fun looking through some saved color combos to find one that I hadn't used yet to make it a true challenge for myself!  I hope you play along with us and remember keep it clean and simple; lots of open space and keep layers and embellishments to a minimum.  Check out the colors:

And here is my card:

  I think CAs cards are a great time to highlight smaller images or die cuts so I decided to use the daffodil die from the Easter Basket die set and use the challenge colors for a "not to be found in nature" row of daffodils!

  You can't see in the photo but the Pretty Peacock part of the flowers are covered in clear Wink of Stella for a but of shine.

  The simple sentiment is from the Banner Sayings stamp set and is stamped in Pretty Peacock on a narrow strip of Soft Sea Foam.

  I can't wait to see all the fun uses of these colors!  Have fun getting creative with them.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Banner Sayings (Online Exclusive)

Ink: Pretty Peacock

Paper: Pretty Peacock, Soft Sea Foam, Pool Party, Basic White

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Hugs and Kisses Burst - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

  Since we were planning on being snowed in this past weekend on top of still being iced in from last weekend I had zero plans and plenty of time to play in the stamp room so I made another Valentine!  This one is quite bold and not the typical colors but I think it's fun design.  The colors come from the Just Us Girls challenge to CASE a Design Team Member.  So fun!!  I chose to use the colors that Elizabeth used on her card.  See her card at the end of my post.

  At a craft day a few weeks ago my stamping friend Jill made a sunburst card and that inspired me to try my hand at it as it had been years since I've done this technique and it's so easy I don't know why I don't do it more often!  Because I had so many colors I wanted to include I made my strips pretty thin so there would be a good number of each color.  

  After the sunburst was finished I stamped a piece of Berry Burst cardstock with the heart stamp from the Endless Love stamp set in Versamark and then embossed it in white. After it was die cut I added the "XO" and the arrow and popped it on dimensionals.

  I felt that I needed a bit of sparkle to round out the design so I looked through my glimmer papers and found a piece of the retired Rainbow Glimmer paper and the gradient colors matched the card colors pretty closely so I cut a handful of hearts in the various shades and added them around the larger heart popping a few up for dimension.  You can get a similar effect by coloring cardstock hearts with Wink of Stella 

  A few retired white Neutral Matte Dots are added to finish the details.

  I love how cheerful this card turned out and now my only problem is deciding who is going to get it!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Berry Burst, Melon Mambo, Timid Tiger, Crushed Curry, Basic White, Basic White thick, Rainbow Glimmer paper (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, dimensionals, white embossing powder, Neutral Matte Dots (retired)

Birthday Celebrations - Stampin' Up!® Reason to Celebrate

   I always like a good all purpose sentiment set and I love the Reason to Celebrate stamp set in the Stampin' Up!®  January - April mini catalog. It has a great font and fun mix and match possibilities.  You can pair it up with images or use it on it's own.  I did a little of both on this masculine birthday card inspired by the Just Add Ink challenge colors.

  I pulled out strips of the challenge colors and stamped the "birthday" stamp across them in the same color ink.  For the Cloud Cover I used Versamark.  I cut them in random sizes and adhered them to a Crumb Cake base.

  The larger sentiment is from Simply Said and is stamped in Lost Lagoon onto a Stylish Shapes die cut circle.  It is popped on dimensionals and then I added some cute little candles from the Choose Happy stamp set.

  Since I'm intending this one to be for a guy I only added a linen thread bow as the only embellishment.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Reasons to Celebrate, Simply Said, Choose Happy

Ink: Versamark, Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Memento Black

Paper: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Cloud Cover, Basic White

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, dimensionals, linen thread

Bear Kisses - Stampin' Up!® Valentine Kisses

   The colors at Sunday Stamps challenge are perfect for tackling another Valentine's Day card.  This time I thought the browns in the color palette would work nicely for the bear in the Valentine Kisses stamp set though he didn't turn out as chocolate-y as I hope!

  I was even able to use up a few pieces that had already been cut and were just waiting for the perfect project.  The DSP and the embossed panel fit in perfectly for the theme!

  I started with a Basic White card base, then a layer of Pretty in Pink.  Next is the Made With Love DSP that includes the challenge colors.  Next I backed the Hearts of Love embossed panel with a piece of strawberry Slush  That white space gave me a nice spot to add the adorable angel bear and die cut hearts (more of the challenge colors).  The angel wings are covered with clear Wink of Stella for a pretty shimmer.

  Next is the little wooden sign added to the center heart and added a rhinestone as a holder.  The sentiment is stamped on a narrow strip of Basic White in Strawberry Slush ink.

  How could you not love this bear??

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Valentine Kisses (Online Exclusive(

Ink: Memento Black, Strawberry Slush, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Paper: Basic White thick, Basic White, Pretty in Pink, Strawberry Slush, Flirty Flamingo, Crumb Cake, Made With Love DSP

Accessories: Valentine Kisses dies (Online Exclusive), Hearts of Love embossing folder, dimensionals, Wink of Stella, rhinestone

Fresh Hugs & Kisses - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

   I'm really trying to build up my Valentine's Day cards so I've got another one to share today.  The layout is from Freshly Made Sketches and I really like how these non-traditional Valentine's colors turned out.

  I already had the Endless Love bundle out on my stamping desk so it was a no brainer to use the big heart for the circle element of the layout.

  The base is Secret Sea, then the vertical band is Darling Ducking stamped and embossed with the little hearts for a random pattern. Next is the big heart in Petunia Pop, then a smaller heart cut from Petunia Pop Glimmer paper.

  The "sending you" is stamped in Secret Sea and the ends trimmed to flags.  The "XO" is stamped twice in Darling Duckling and then the "Hugs & Kisses" is stamped right over the top in Secret Sea.  I fussy cut around the image and then popped all the sentiments up with dimensionals on the edge of the heart.

  I added a few Secret Sea flat pearls for a tiny bit of shine for the last detail.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Secret Sea, Darling Duckling

Paper: Secret Sea, Darling Duckling, Petunia Pop, Basic White, Petunia Pop Glimmer Paper (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, white embossing powder, dimensionals, Secret Sea Flat Pearls

Endless Hearts - Stampin' Up!® Endless Love

   I'm combining two challenges today for this card.  A color combo that I gave my stampers last week along with the sketch from the Paper Players.  I thought the colors would be a cute combo for Valentine's Day and the sketch just seemed like I should use some hearts.  The Endless Love bundle was a perfect choice for lots of accessorizing!

  I started with a Smoky Slate base, then a layer of Pool Party stamped with the "XO" stamp and then trimmed down with the Textured Notes dies for a nice detail along the border.

  I die cut 4 hearts from the retired Country Lace DSP in this Petal Pink pattern.  I popped the hearts on dimensionals then added details with other die cuts from the Endless Love die set.  

  The sentiment is from Banner Sayings and fits nicely on the die cut tag.  I finished the design with some retired Iridescent Rhinestones for some subtle shine.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Pool Party, Smoky Slate

Paper: Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Basic White, Country Lace DSP (retired)

Accessories: Endless Love dies, Textured Notes dies, dimensionals, baker's twine, Iridescent Rhinestones (retired)

Chocolate Bunny Basket - Stampin' Up!® Easter Basket Bundle

   We are still pretty much iced in here in the Richmond area so there's been some extra time in the stamp room and today I'm playing along with the Addicted to CAS challenge where they have "food" as the prompt!  A bit harder for me than I first thought it would be until I looked closer at the new Easter Basket bundle!  A chocolate bunny certainly counts as food doesn't it? 

  While the basket might take up more space than I'd normally use for a clean and simple card I left off any extra layers and kept the rest of the design very simple so I think overall it's a CAS card.

  The basket is cut from Crumb Cake and the grass from Granny Apply Green.  The bunnies are stamped in Versamark onto Early Espresso and then embossed with clear embossing powder for a nice shiny look.  As close to chocolate as I could get!

  I tucked the bunnies into the basket after they were die cut.  The basket is embellished with a bakers twine bow and 2 small Pressed Flower Motifs.

  Finally the sentiment is stamped below the basket in Early Espresso ink.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.

Stamps: Easter Basket

Ink: Versamark, Early Espresso

Paper: Basic White thick, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso

Accessories: Easter Basket dies, dimensionals, clear embossing powder, baker's twine, Pressed Flower Motifs

Rainbow Butterfly Birthday - Stampin' Up!® 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar

   I have another card today using the 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar stamp set.  I designed this one to play along with the Seize the Birthday challenge prompt of "Rainbow of Colors".  I thought the little butterfly stamp would look perfect in rainbow colors.

  I decided to go with more of pastel rainbow for a softer overall look.  I started with a Crumb Cake base then a layer of Basic White embossed with the Beautiful Pattern embossing folder.

  Next I cut a Spotlight on Nature circle die so that I could stamp the Happy Birthday in the center.  The circle is popped on dimensionals.

  The butterflies are stamped and fussy cut then arranged around the circle and popped on dimensionals.

 

  It's hard to see in the photos but I added an iridescent sequin where each butterfly touches the next one.  It gives a nice little touch of shine in real life.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. 

Stamps: 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar, Banner Sayings

Ink: Crumb Cake, Strawberry Slush, Peach Pie, Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic White

Accessories: Beautiful Pattern embossing folder, Spotlight on Nature dies, dimensionals, iridescent sequins (retired)