Cozy Thoughts

Posted on June 6, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge: #28 – colors.

And here is my take:

When the new Stampin’Up catalog came out, there was a set that caught my eye and wouldn’t let go. I’m not sure what it is about the Kind & Cozy set, but I love it! So when my box came in time for me to use my new supplies for this challenge, I knew just which set I’d pull out!

The sentiment and extra flowers are inked using markers.

I did use a non-Stampin Up product to create the faux-stitching around the border, but that’s because I’m essentially lazy. You could easily keep this SU-only (suo) by paper piercing a border.

I didn’t do a great job lining up my gingham wheel, but I am challenged with non-polymer stamps (and, as I said before, too lazy to break out my stamp-a-ma-jig!). Even so, I can’t decide if I like it squashed up against each other, or with a break between them. I guess I’ll just have to spend more time with that wheel and play 😉

My layout is based on a somewhat recent CAS(e) This Sketch layout.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thinking of You

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Kind & Cozy, Gingham wheel;
Ink/Card Stock: Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Garden Green, White;
Other: 2 1/2″ circle die; Stitched Rectangle die (Lil Inkers);

Apple for the Teacher

Posted on May 30, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge, it’s a double!! #27 – colors and sketch.

And here is my take:

Today is the last day of school! I spent this week frantically making cards for teachers. I thought the CAS challenge sketch would be perfect!

I will say I originally stamped the apples directly onto the card base but despite drawing a grid, I didn’t like the position they ended up. Instead I pulled out some old pattern paper that, thankfully, was Sahara Sand! Also originally, I had stamped the leaves all going the same direction. I decided on round two to do them pointing out.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thank You, Teacher

Stamps: Teacher’s Apple, Teach & Inspire (Papertrey Ink);
Ink/Card Stock: Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke (StampinUp); Pure Poppy, Black, White (PTI);
Other: Labels 1 die (Spellbinders; Notations pattern paper (SU);

For the Science Teacher

Posted on May 23, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #26 – sketch.

I rotated the sketch:

This was so much fun to make! This is a great sketch – very versatile! And I got to color!!

My kid’s science class this year was focused on chemistry, hence the stamp selection. Her teacher likes purple, so that is why I chose the colors for the clothes.

To make the scientist look like he was really holding the flask, I fussy-cut around the fingers and tucked the flask image just behind the fingers.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thanks Teacher

Stamps: Great Chemistry, Smarty Pants (Paper Smooches);
Ink/Card Stock: White, Aqua Mist, Soft Stone (PTI); Black (Memento);
Other: markers (Copic – hollar if you need to know which numbers); Notebook die (PTI);

Rose Wreath

Posted on May 16, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #25 – colors.

And here is my take:

Typical for me, a pink color with a green color makes me see flowers. I did change the green to Pear instead of Certainly Celery (I prefer the slightly darker green with the darker cajun…and celery is being retired).

For the watercoloring, I used Coral for the background and Cajun for the flowers.

I used the embossing strip to carry along the dotted background of the stamped image.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happiest Birthday

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Apothecary Art;
Ink/Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral;
Other: Adorning Accents embossing folder, Labels Collection die;
Technique: machine stitching, watercoloring;

Chocolate Wishes

Posted on May 9, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #24 – sketch.

And here is my take:

I decided that the oval portion of the sketch should be a vertical sentiment – leaving the circles to hold accent images.

I don’t really have a lot of vertical sentiments, but I do have this fun one about chocolate – and who doesn’t like chocolate??

To accent the sentiment, I used out an old favorite – Oh So Sweet. The little truffles are inked with markers.

The striped paper is normally oriented up and down. To get the angle, I had to cut the paper at an angle. I thought I’d just be able to rotate the paper to get the stripes going the other direction (see how the left-side start down end up and it is opposite for the right-side?). But apparently that isn’t how stripes work, lol. If the same stripey pattern was on the back, I could have flipped the paper, but rotating doesn’t do the job – guess I need another geometry lesson! So to get my stripes I trimmed one corner on an angle, then I rotated the original pattern piece to the next corner and trimmed that at an angle – voila different direction stripes.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Wishing You All the Good Things

Stamps: sentiment (Stampendous); Oh So Sweet (Stampin Up);
Ink/Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Raspberry Ripple (SU);
Other: Chocolate Chip pattern paper (SU); circle die (Spellbinders);

Graphic Birthday

Posted on May 2, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #23 – colors.

And here is my take:

My first thought for these colors was a sports-themed card, but I don’t need any such card right now. So I did what I do when I have colors but no theme – graphic design.

This time I broke out the new Sketched Shapes by Maile Belles (for Papertrey Ink). This girl knows how to make clean and simple graphic cards! I am always in awe of her projects. I tried to channel a little of Maile’s style when I made this card.

I did change the So Saffron to Crushed Curry because I wanted the yellow to show up on the white background.

The card is a little narrower than a normal A2. The card base is 4 x 5.5. My original intent was to place the white panel against one side and let the blue peek around 3 edges, but this configuration looked much better.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday

Stamps: Sketched Shapes (PTI);
Ink/Card Stock: Midnight Madness, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry (SU); White (PTI);

Rainbow Chevrons

Posted on April 25, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #22 – sketch.

And here is my take:

Of course it had to have a rainbow 😉

I was a little stumped at first with this sketch, but I stretched my brain and decided that chevrons would make a great substitute for the tag/pennant areas on the sketch. Since the right-side one starts lower than the left in the sketch, I decided to make my chevrons go in the opposite direction and stop just above the sentiment frame.

And, just in case you think I have an impossibly good eye, I’ll show you how I cheated!

Usually I figure stuff out as I go – so normally I would have stamped the background and then chosen my sentiment frame. But knowing I had limited space to get all my rainbow in, I decided I needed to cheat.

I picked out my sentiment frame immediately and then partially inked it (i.e., I used a marker and inked just the “inside” of the frame – so it wouldn’t show underneath when I was done) and stamped it first. Then I was able to mask my panel to stamp the chevrons (no way was I going to attempt a one layer with this – and good thing as it took a couple tries) and still see where the frame would be.

As you can see, I did leave a bit of a gap in my stamping to ensure that all my colors showed.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Paula
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday

All supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Background Basics: Chevrons, Fillable Frames Additions 1, Birthday Bash Sentiments;
Ink/Card Stock: Soft Stone, White, Black, Pure Poppy, Raspberry Fizz, Hibiscus Burst, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Spring Rain, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria, Plum Pudding; Landscape (Palette);
Other: Fillable Frames 1 die; Rhinestones (Hero Arts);

Banner Birthday

Posted on April 18, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #21 – colors.

And here is my take:

I wasn’t sure what to do at first, but I knew I liked the color combination. So, as I do when I’m stumped, I went to my index. When I spotted my Hearts a Flutter set, I knew I had the card.

The stripped banner pieces are taped onto the card base, but only along the top edge – and the bottom bits are “fluffed” to add dimension. (“Fluffed” just means curling the edges without bending the card stock.) The wave-pattern banner pieces are adhered with dimensionals. I glued the twine in place.

My card base is a regular A2 size, so this will need to be hand-delivered or mailed in a larger envelope to accommodate those overhanging banner pieces.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Paula
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Bring on the Cake

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Hearts a Flutter, Bring on theC ake;
Ink/Card Stock: Pool Party, White, Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals;
Other: Pool Party twine, Hearts a Flutter dies;

Wordy

Posted on April 11, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #20 – sketch.

And here is my take:

I turned the sketch sideways and used words for the ‘strips’ – and bonus, it’s a one-layer card!

This was a bit daunting. I really really wanted to trim it down and layer it on a white card base – there is just something about the shadow created that makes it ok with me, lol. One layer cards are HARD!

At first I stamped 2 flowers per word, but that didn’t work. So I went with the rule-of-three and added a flower per word.

To finish it off and add a bit of dimension and interest, I added a rhinestone to one flower per line.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Paula
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Happy Birthday Celebrate

Stamps: Say it Loud, Asian Garden, Teeny Trees (Waltzing Mouse Stamps – wms);
Ink/Card Stock: White (PTI); Black (Versafine); Pretty in Pink & Certainly Celery (SU);
Other: Rhinestones (Kaiser);

Owl Be Thinking of You

Posted on April 4, 2013 by kth

It is time for another CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. Check out the latest challenge -> #19 – colors.

And here is my take:

I thought I’d have some fun with these colors. I pulled out the adorable Aviary set to use.

I chose to use the blue for my base because it is light and the other colors would pop around it.

I used the cage stand to create a bar for the birds.

Design Point: Despite using a Stamp-a-ma-Jig, the bar is crooked and the extra finial is just a smidge not connected. Thankfully it isn’t obvious. I didn’t try to connect them with a marker because I thought it would draw attention to the gaff. Sometimes it is better to just let the mistake stand, most folks won’t even see it.

I’ll send this card to Mom for her inspiration wall.

Make sure you check out the other design team members:
Jacqueline
Kylie
Louise
Paula
Sandie

I hope you join us at CAS Colours & Sketches!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Little About the Challenge: Posted every Thursday, the challenges alternate between color and sketch (if there is a 5th week you get the double dose of color & sketch).

Thinking of You

All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Aviary, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Ink/Card Stock: Raspberry Ripple, Daffodil Delight, Bashful Blue, Whisper White;
Other: twine, Bashful pattern paper, Fancy Fan embossing folder;

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Category Archives: CAS Colours & Sketches DT

Cozy Thoughts

Apple for the Teacher

For the Science Teacher

Rose Wreath

Chocolate Wishes

Graphic Birthday

Rainbow Chevrons

Banner Birthday

Wordy

Owl Be Thinking of You