IAAS - CAS with blue

I haven't made a CAS card (clean and simple) for quite some time so I was pleased with Maggie's choice of theme for the challenge at International Art and Soul.

My card blank is 7x7 by Craft UK. I've had the stamp for a few years and this is only the second time I've used it. It's by Woodware and is called Bubble Blossom, Felicity. I have no idea if it's still available. I stamped it in Memento ink directly on to the card blank and then coloured with my Promarkers.  The sentiment is by PaperArtsy Eclectica 3 collection. The sentiment was also stamped in Memento ink, cut with a Spellbinder die and the edges coloured with the blue Promarker. A very CAS card but I actually love this one. 

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Spring

Dragonfly Dreams - For a Special Female (my late husband's 96 year old cousin in Australia)

Aud Sentiments - Any sentiment except Happy Birthday

Cardz 4 Galz - Flora or Fauna

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

IAAS Green and 2 colours

Chriss set the theme of Green plus 2 colours for this fortnight's challenge over at International Art and Soul.

My card is an 8x8 by Craft UK. I decided to use another of my Bugaboo images and as an elephant is grey my two colours were grey and to brighten that up, red. I coloured the image with my Promarkers, the balloons being green and the hat and candle red. The balloons are lime green the same colour as the matted card but they do look yellow in my photo. Hmmm. I cut the image with my Spellbinders die and then used larger dies to cut Papermill's red and green card to frame the image. For the background mat I used a sheet of Papermill's grey card which I embossed with a Crafter's Companion embossalicious folder of bunting. I matted this on to green card. The matted image was set centrally on the base mat, job done.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Kitty Bee Designs - Animals

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a critter

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes (must have animal)

Thanks for visiting.

IAAS Sequins or Beads

This theme is 'Sequins or Beads' and was set by CG over at International Art and Soul. I decided to go with sequins, come and join us and show us what you can create.

Once again I used my trusty Craft UK 8x8 card blank. Just before Christmas I bought quite a few Bugaboo images and I've enjoyed making my last few cards with some of them, here's another! lol

I coloured the image with my Promarkers  and then carefully cut round the 'frame' before setting to one side. I used a sheet of spotted paper from First Edition's Desert Blooms pad and matted it on to bright turquoise card by Papermill. This was the mat for the image which I set to the top left. I used two strips of spotted ribbon, from my American stash, across the bottom and down the right. The only thing left to do was add the sequins - a beautiful turquoise set from Craft Box UK. They were added to the frame of the horse and to the sentiment. The image is supplied with the sentiment or with a blank box so you can add your own words. I chose to use Bugaboo's words.

I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Digi Designs - Include an Animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Must include a critter

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

A Perfect time to Craft - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an animal

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, I hope to see you again soon.