Candy CASology 117

Hi friends:
I had some extra time today and thought I would check out casology blogspot's weekly challenge.  The cue card is:

I love lollipops, especially the multicoloured ones.  The swirl of colours makes me wonder "How do they do that"?  I had remembered a tutorial from years ago on making lollipops with bakers twine.  So I went to work.  I even added a wrapper. Here's my card:

Hope you enjoy my take on this challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.  Trish

CAS Emboss It

Hi friends;
Wow what a crazy week I've had, but I found just enough time to get back into my crafty little space.  Challenge 44 - "Emboss It" from the online challenge blog:

I thought I would incorporate a couple of embossing techniques on my card...the first being "double heat embossing" and the second being "embossing with a die".  Love both of these techniques but somehow I don't use them enough.  So here's my card:

The tree stamp was stamped with versa mark ink.  Using a spoon I carefully put silver embossing powder on the top of the trees only.  I then covered the rest of the stamped image with bronze embossing powder.  The entire image was then heated with a heat tool.  The sentiment was stamped with versafine black ink.  I then ran the card through my cuttlebug with 2 Spellbinder's A2 Matting Basic dies and tan mat to emboss.  Hope you like my take on the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  Trish.

October Awareness

Hi blog friends;

I'm still on vacation and enjoying the extra time in my craft room and some online challenges.   So today I thought I would give this one a go -

The challenge is "Lift a Card".  So this is my take on the challenge.  

October is breast cancer awareness month so I dedicate my card to all the survivors and their families and friends who have supported their fight and to all the unfortunate women (and men) who have lost their battle.  May a cure soon be found!  

Thanks for stopping by, Trish.

And Casology 81

Hello friends:

Wow this is a record.....this weeks' CASology submission complete and uploaded.   Whoohoo...lol.  Okay, truth be told since I missed last week's deadline I thought I would step things up a notch and get to work on this week's submission.

This week's challenge at CASology blog is:

The design team are sooo creative, their cards are just awesome -- how could one not be inspired :) So here's my submission:

Using a Classic Heart Spellbinders die I embossed without cutting the card base.  The hat and sentiment were stamped using versafine black onyx ink.  The top hat is from Gourmet Hats Off and the sentiment is from CTMH Love Always.  The bridal veil is bazill cardstock that I hand cut.  I added some sheer ribbon and some pearls.

Thanks for stopping by.
Trish G

Contrast Casology 79

Hi Friends;
Wow another week and another challenge.  Time is just flying by :) This week's challenge over at CASology blog is:

I think this card took me all of 10 minutes.  Anyone who knows me will agree that this is certainly a rare occurrence....lol.  So here's my card:

I die cut 2 Prized Chrysanthemum by Memory Box with black c/s. The die was placed on each of the corners of the blue c/s and die cut again.  I fitted the black die cuts back into the negative die cut spaces of the blue c/s.   The blue c/s mats were cut using A2 Matting Basics by Spellbinders.  Sentiment was stamped using versafine black onyx ink.  The trickiest part of making this card was fitting the die cuts back into the negative spaces and gluing the intricate die cuts down.

Thanks for stopping by.

Dot Casology 78

Hey there friends;

I've been out of commission this week from a recent slip on some ice.  Guess I don't bounce as good as I used to....ha!

This week over at casology the weely challenge is:

So this was my take on the challenge.

I masked off white card stock and 2nd generation stamped the background using verasfine black onyx and crimson red ink. The stamp is Stained Texture from Bobunny.  The sentiment and heart were stamped using versafine black onyx ink. Sentiment is from Flouishes Lace Heart.  The dotted heart is unknown.

Thanks for stopping by.

Knit CASology 75

Welcome friends:

I was MIA last week as I had some out of town guests.  All caught up now - just a couple of last minute Christmas preparations.

Okay so back to blogging and challenges - this weeks' CASology challenge is:

I was so impressed and inspired by the knitting done on Meghan's card so I thought I'd give it a try.  Knit a mini sweater NOT GONNA HAPPEN but a few stitches - I CAN DO THAT ...ha ha.  Honestly, I've been wanting to give mini knitting for cards a try and this was my window of opportunity :)

So here's my submission - I just love it  :)

The background stamp is cover-a-card by impression obsession called Nordic Stripes. Using ranger perfect medium, white card base was heat embossed using rich red e/p.  The mini knitting needles are tooth picks with crafting beads.  I casted on some stitches using crochet yarn and "ever so carefully" knitted a few rows.  To give my card a vintage feel I tied a couple of bows using cheesecloth and hemp cord.  Walnut stain was used to give my card an aged look.  The sentiment is from CTMH Captured Moments.  I am hooked, love the tiny knitting :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Shop CASology 72

Hello Blog Friends;

It's been so hectic around here  - lots to do for Christmas which seems to be getting closer and closer by the minute.

The best part of this time of the year is the amount of time I find myself spending in my craft room making cards, tags and other craft gifts for Christmas :)

This week over at Casology, the cue card challenge is:

Oh my -- could this challenge be any more perfect for this time of year (especially since black Friday - only the biggest shopping day of the year was this week) - pure genius I say...ha.  So, I hope you get a chuckle and enjoy my take on this challenge.

The "Fainted Chicken" stamp is from Art Impressions.  I stamped it 3 times using black onyx versafine ink.  After coloring the beeks and legs with distress markers, I fussy cut 2 of the images.  They were then layered over my card base image with liquid dots.  The sentiment is a free digital stamp from birds cards blog.  I couldn't help but add some tail feathers....lol...and to make my card festive, some bling snowflakes.  Thanks for stopping by.