CAS(E) This Sketch 170

Hello!

I missed last week at CAS(E) This Sketch. Life got in the way. Luckily for me, I am in a fabulous team that offer so much inspiration that my absence would be barely missed. ;-) This week I'm back with a tropical card to share.

This card reminds me of the kitchen in the house where I grew up, haha! It was bright yellow and apple green, so very 70s. ;-)

Isn't this sketch awesome? I decided to stamp my own background and cut it up, but you could easily use patterned paper and come up with something simply wonderful!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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Fusion - Pretty in Pink

Hello!

Oh, how I love the inspiration at Fusion Card Challenge this time around! I used only the inspiration photo, picking up the colours and floral/leaf designs. I did partially use the sketch, but not all of it. ;-)

I used SU! Botanical Blooms and PTI Wonderful Words: Friends. Colours are SU! Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, and Pretty in Pink.

Isn't this inspiration photo beautiful? I love the sketch, too. I am really looking forward to taking a browse through the gallery!

The weather remains hot and humid here in Brisbane. Luckily for me, I spend my work day in air-conditioning. That just leaves the problem of sleeping at night time. Looking forward to a cool change sometime soon (fingers crossed).

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 120

Hello!

Unusually for me, I planned this card ahead of time. I knew I wanted the watercolour background, and I knew I wanted to put something over the top of it, so I splotched out my background splodge a week before I actually made the card... and then I did a bit more stamping and watercolouring on top! :-) This is my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.

The stamp set I used is a very old Stampin' Up! set called Botanical Blooms (retired). I still like it.

I was tempted to draw a bird for this card, but I was scared to mess up the background. Maybe next time!

The weather here in Brisbane has turned to Autumn, finally. That means that the overnight temps fall to about 11 degrees (celcius, around 50F) and daytime temps are up around 28 degrees (82.5F - positively, blissfully, cool after the heat of Summer, lol!). The mornings feel chilly, but to dress in anything warm means I'll overheat by lunch time... so I wear my Summer clothes and take a wrap with me. ;-) I'm so glad that most days are cooler. I really don't cope with the humid heat. Don't ask why I live in Brisbane... I'd be very happy in the snow, although our Brisbane Winters are AMAZING (not too cold, fine blue skies, and dry!).

Thank-you for visiting!

Michelle
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An exciting week for me. . .

Hello!

Well, this week has been very exciting in my stamping life. I had my first ever win on a Challenge! I was made Lovely Lotus over at For Your Inspiration for their Challenge #8.  BUT, to add to that, I was also asked to be a Guest Designer for them this week on Challenge #10, woo hoo!  Of course I said yes, and then (of course) I suffered major performance anxiety.  Despite that, I still managed to create a card, LOL!  And I might add that Steph has been very patient with my anxieties and my lack of blogging know-how. . . (thanks, Steph!)

If you haven't checked For Your Inspiration out yet, you should go and take a look.  Their inspiration photos are simply beautiful, every time.  This week's photo for FOR YOUR INSPIRATION CHALLENGE #10  is just as lovely:

As soon as I saw those steps covered in fallen leaves, I was thinking texture, in particular scoring. I used layered mattes to also create the feeling of steps.  I absolutely HAD to use the beautiful deep red and green in my card, and that cascade of red across the top of the photo is irresistible.

My card is here:

I think this other angled photo might give you more of a sense of the texture of the card (due to the artificial lighting creating shadows!):

What I used (all SU):
Stamps: Botanical Blooms (I really like this set, I don't know why I don't use it more)
Cardstock & Ink: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Garden Green, Very Vanilla

So, what do you think?

Why don't you take some time and head over to For Your Inspiration and join in the fun. 

Michelle
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