Cas cards

I started playing with the flowers of the Alexandra Renke Welcome Butterfly set ... and I ended up with four cards! I wasn't sure what I was going to do so I stamped 2 sets of the flower with leaf, and the 2 individual flowers. The flowers had two tones of inks : started with the pale pink, then dabbed on a darker shade to the centre. I like the curve of the flowers and leaf and thought it would look good along a frame. I wanted to keep it light so used 2 of the Alexandra Renke Oval Angular…

Happy Monday ........ Welcome to glorious June! And welcome to the new look CAS MIX UP CHALLENGE! For all you CAS challenge fans out there we've made things a little easier for you. Three of the CAS Challenges have all come together ......... that's the original CAS Mix Up, CAS Stencil and CAS Watercolour have all joined forces and are now the new CAS Mix Up. We've still got the same designers creating fabulous inspiration pieces each month, and there will still be a regular Mixed Media…

I do a You Tube Live on Wednesday's at noon EST. I used dry embossing to add the interest to these You Tube Live - embossing ideas cards.

Lets add some WOW to your clean & simple cards? I have 5 fabulous ideas as well as a BONUS technique to share with you today!

It's time for the Sketch #129 winners! Wow, you guys went all out for this sketch and the talent is just staggering! We hope you had a great time with this sketch because we sure had a great time looking at your cards. We hope you'll join us and play along with Sketch #130. We can't wait to see more of what you create. Here are your winners: CTS #129 Winners! 57. Kay Miller Grab your winner's badge to display on your blog…

Here's CAS(E) this Sketch 64 brought to you by N@Ali. Isn't it a fun one? Are you stumped? I was! Then I thought about using a stencil and it came together quickly. I used one by Ronda Palazzari and inked just a portion of it, then stamped the sentiment and added a few sequins. Quick and easy peasy. The thought process may have taken longer than the actual completion! Visit CAS(E) this Sketch to see the clever takes from the rest of the design team and join us if you can. Make sure to link…

I am getting the hang of combining challenges....not sure if that's good or bad... In the past I would just put all my "creative energy" into one challenge and then just link up with others, if the card just happened to fit...but now I do that on purpose. Well, I'll see how it goes.... Anyhow here is the card that came out of this: I did not want to add a sentiment - I 'll add it later, when I know who will get it. And here is a close -up: Challenges: Dynamic Duos CAS Colours and Sketches…

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Today's clean & simple sympathy card required a bit of prep work. I began by selecting three shades of yellow ink; Mango Melody, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, plus dark brown, Early Espresso

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Happy STAMPtember®!! Today is the day that Simon Says Stamp releases their wonderful new STAMPtember® products, and I am so very excited to start sharing this release, with some beautiful flower dies from this new release, the Etched Crocus Stems!... I am really in love with the new flower dies, they are simply beautiful and so wonderfully designed, the detail in them makes them come to life on paper! The crocus even go a bit further in their detail, as the die cut petals give extra depth…

Any day is a good day for visiting my friend Marcia - we took our weatherman at his word and planned the only sunny day of last week to get together! Man am I glad we did - [pardon my French] it all went to hell in a hand basket the day after! Enough about the weather - I have SO much to share today and I know Marcia will, too - so let's get into it! First up - I'm giving you all the bird[s]! The darling PTI Feathered Friends mini 19 to be exact... Here perched on a 'wire' over Marcia's new…

Hi there! I had so much fun in my craft room this morning ! I designed a stencil in the Silhouette studio, featuring circles, half circles ...

Altenew Blog

Learn how to take your 3D cover die to the next level and create beautiful floral cards easily. Therese is on the blog with cardmaking tips and crafting ideas.