CAS(E) This Sketch 221

Hello!

I had a lovely time creating my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. The sketch is really easy to work with and offers opportunities for multiple interpretations. I chose to take the focus rectangular shape literally and made the background rectangle by repeat stamping the sentiment. I had originally thought of using patterned paper, but the stamping won the day and I love how it turned out.

I used PTI Botanical Blocks stamps and dies. I coloured with Copics.

I can even see this sketch successfully made into a colour-blocked card with a simple sentiment. It's awesome!

Thanks for dropping by to visit!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 201 - Christmas Wishes!

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My card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch may be my favourite Christmas card this year so far... maybe... I've made a few that I like, haha!

I like the simplicity and the soft colours of this one. I really love the gold frame and the tiny gold sprigs on what is a fairly plain design. The slightly raised frame gives the card a subtle little extra something while it remains almost flat for easy mailing.

I used PTI Botanical Blocks IV stamps. I coloured using Copics. I really love all of the Botanical Blocks stamps. Unusually for me, I have the entire collection AND the dies.

Isn't this a cool sketch? I'm definitely going back to make more cards with this one, probably some one-layer super-CAS cards!

Thanks for visiting! I hope you're inspired to join the fun!

Michelle
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MCV71 - 25 Days of Christmas Tags

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I'm still working on those Christmas tags!

This time I've been inspired over at Muse Christmas Visions Challenge 71 where there are so many gorgeous tags to inspire! The Muse CV team are playing along with Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags as well.

This is my tag. I didn't quite get the lighting right for this one, but I was inspired to create the stained-glass window effect with vellum. I coloured the vellum from behind and added Wink of Stella to the front to make it glisten. If you look closely you can see two tiny bells (they even jingle!)

I used PTI Botanical Blocks IV stamps and dies and Wplus9 Christmas Tag dies.

The tag that inspired me was this beautiful one by Natasha Kara.

I love Christmas card and tag making. I love Christmas! Life is super busy right now, but I'm really looking forward to the Christmas holiday! :-)

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 191

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It's time for CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge!  I will admit that I was slightly intimidated when I looked at the sketch for this week. It had LAYERS and I find it really hard to create layers and stay CAS. In fact, I find it really hard to create layers, full stop! But, eventually, my terror wore off and my brain started thinking creatively until I came up with this CAS card, an almost complete copy of the inspiration sketch.

The sentiment is from PTI Botanical Blocks.I added some glossy shine to the little heart, for a little extra interest.

This week is my wedding anniversary. I made this card for my hubby. His favourite colours are purple and orange. :-)

Thank-you for visiting me. I hope you take some time to visit the rest of the design team. They always create amazing cards, so it's worth the journey!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 171

Hello,

It's time for CAS(E) This Sketch! This week's sketch is endlessly inspiring. I have many ideas to create with it!

My first card is this one using Papertrey Ink's Botanical Blocks III.

I didn't add the splashes and splotches from the sketch. I really need to go back and make another card. I love splotches!

I made my second card using SU! Rose Wonder stamps. Such a pretty set.

This week has been busy. On Tuesday night I went to a Twenty One Pilots concert with my daughter and her friend. That was awesome fun! I'm not sure that 46 year olds are the normal demographic for TOP fans, but I know I'm not the only "old" fan out there. ;-) I was reminded how much I like going to see bands. They played in a small-ish venue, which is my favourite - more personal and much more fun than stadium shows.

Last night we had an ensemble competition for my daughter's string ensemble. Her ensemble played beautifully. The adjudicator said that first and second were equal and it could have gone either way - but they came second. They played well and should be proud of themselves.

Now, it's past my bedtime and I'm exhausted. I'm very much looking forward to my bed!

Thank-you for visiting! I hope you join us at CAS(E) This Sketch. :-)

Michelle
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Fusion - Purple Flowers

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Time disappeared this past fortnight! Somehow we've come two weeks to the next Fusion Challenge, and those two weeks are a complete blur! A combination of being really busy at work, including travelling to Sydney, a very busy week-end, and completely losing track of what day it is resulted in me essentially skipping a week in my brain! Oh dear! I'm hoping to re-set over Easter. My schedule is chock-a-block full until then, and I imagine I'll be playing catch up for the next few weeks. ;-)

I'm here with my card for the new Fusion Card Challenge. I've used the inspiraton photo, which has a beautiful group of purple flowers. I've used one flower to create a simple birthday card.

I used PTI Botanical Blocks and various Copics (I need some bright purple Copics).

That photo is just so gorgeous! And I can see all sorts of possibilities with the sketch too!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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Fusion - Sunflower

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Sunflowers! I cannot wait to see the gallery for Fusion Challenge this time around! The inspiration and the sketch work well together, and that inspiration... wow!

This is what I came up with. I tried out some colouring. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.

I used PTI Botanical Blocks stamps. Markers are SU! Blendabilities in Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy, and Old Olive.

Thanks for coming by to visit!

Michelle
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Make It Monday 173 - no outline watercolour

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I couldn't resist this week's Make It Monday Challenge - no outline watercolour! Heather demonstrated the technique, and I wanted to separate the petals a bit more, so I painted them at different times, letting each batch of petals dry before painting their adjacent petals. This means this card took me two days to make, sigh! Even now, I could go back and do some more shading, but I've run out of time.

I used my new Botanical Blocks stamps with Winsor & Newton Cotman water colours on water colour paper. I gold embossed the sentiment.

While I had the Botanical Blocks stamps out, I also made another card. This one coloured with a mixture of Copics and SU! Blendabilities. I'm new to colouring, so don't look too closely!

I have two aunties who have birthdays approaching. These cards are for them.

It's Sunday night. It's time to prepare for the week ahead. I am wishing the week-end was just a little bit longer... ;-)

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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