CAS cards

Hello!
As I am preparing to move (work traveling for a few months), I don't have much time to craft 😕 that's why today I only have a couple of very simple cards to show you.... I think the last thing to pack would be my crafts' supplies I hope to be able to do more before the move. I am bringing my markers for sure, and my digistamps in the computer with me and don't know if the next months until I am back can do cards, but at least I will color. Anyways, this is what I have today to show you:

Sorry the pictures are not the best today, they look too dim.... I stamped with black tuxedo Memento inkpad both of them. I colored it with Koh-i-noor watercolor pencils. I embellished the first one with three pink little gems, and the second one with a border punch.

Challenges:
Lemon shortbread: Anything goes
Paperminutes: watercolors
Sunny day crafting: always add an animal
2 crafty critters crazies: anything with critters
Crafty animals: anything goes
Kleuren met podloren: animals

How do you do when making a "one layer card" to color with markers? On purpose I colored them with pencils, because the back looks bad when coloring with markers.

Challenges:

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com

Always happy birthday: birthday
Pause, dream, enjoy: any card
DLArt: linky challenge (ATG)
The creative crafter: anything goes
Seize the birthday: anything goes (opt. topping travel)

Special wedding

Hello, dear friends!
Thanks for visiting me today!!!! I would like to show you a wedding card I made for a friend who is getting married in a few days....

The image is a freebie at Becci's. I colored it with copic and kuretake markers. I used an oval die (sizzix) cut for the image and the white mat. I used some blue because the bride told me, she will have some blue details, and blue will be the color in the decorations. To embellish it I used a white ribbon and made a bow, I also used three small pearls. The sentiment I printed it myself using microsoft word.

As the couple is moving after they get married we still don't know if to give a real physical gift or just money for them to buy when they settle, so I prepared a money pocket for the inside but still didn't attach it (we still need to decide). It looks something like this:

Challenges:
Simon says: anything goes
DLArt: linky challenge (ATG)
Fussy and fancy: white on white with a splach of color
Colour crazy: coloring anything goes
QKR Stampede anything goes
Crafty creations: anything goes
Creative moments: anything goes (opt autumn colors)
House that stamps built: anything goes
Becci's place: ATG w/Becci's stamps
Craft Dee's Bowz: ATG w/handmade bow

Wedding card

Hello!
Today I would like to show you a wedding card I made:

The digistamp is a freebie by Sliekje. My daughter colored it with kuretake and copic markers. She is so enthusiastic at learning how to use the markers... I cut it with a Nestabilities Spellbinders die cut (labels 1) and used the same shape for the blue mat. For the background I used a white cardstock and an embossing folder (4 petals flower- Sizzix). To embellish it I used a blue flower ribbon and three blue rhinestones.

Challenges:
Simon says: anything goes
DLArt: linky challenge (ATG)
Fussy and fancy: white on white with a splach of color
Colour crazy: coloring anything goes
QKR Stampede anything goes
Crafty creations: anything goes
Creative moments: anything goes (opt autumn colors)
House that stamps built: anything goes
Dream Valley: gems/pearls
Artistic Inspirations: anything goes

Party birthday card

Hello!
I hope you are doing well. I would like to show you one more card I made:

The image is by Bugaboo and I colored it with Kuretake markers, cut it and placed on a green mat, car with a die cut (Sizzix). I used three different patterned papers for the background and a green mat for the whole card. I used a white jelly pen to give some accents in the image. No embellishments to create a very simple look.

Challenges:
Simon says: anything goes
QKR Stampede: anything goes
DLArt: linky challenge
Di's Digis designs: for the boys
Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
Just us girls: stripes
Art impressions: vibrant colors
Fab n funky: creatures
House of cards: birthday/colors

Say it with flowers

Hello!
Today I want to  show you a new card I made for a friend who is leaving, I don't like to say "bye" but is better if I can give a card for it...

The image is by Birdie Brown and my daughter colored it with copic and kuretake markers. My friend is always full of joy and so fun, I thought this image would work perfect for her, hehehe.... anyways, I used a striped patterned paper and a salmon color mat for the image and the whole card. To embellish it I used a teal flower ribbon and orange rhinestones.

Challenges:
Simon says: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack: anything goes
Let's create: anything goes (opt: friendship)
Polkadoodles: anything goes
QKR Stampede: anything goes
Art impressions: vibrant colors
Word Art Wednesday: anything goes
Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
DLArt: linky challenge
Creative Craft Cottage: ribbon/lace

Christmas donkey

Hello, dear friends!
I am thankful that I am doing better, still have some coughing but much better!!!
I want to show you a new card I made.

The image is by Elisabeth Bell, and it is a freebie for her newsletter readers, isn't it cute? My daughter colored it with kuretake and copic markers. I placed it on a red mat. For the background I used a green plaid patterned paper. To embellish it used a red Christmas ribbon, red twine and three bells.
Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Elisabeth Bell Facebook: Freebie challenges
Simon says: anything goes
Winter wonderland: anything goes
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas: anything goes (opt. patterned paper)
Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
Brown sugar: all creatures great and small
Christmas sweet stampin': anything goes
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes (opt. tree)
Addicted to stamps: Christmas
DLArt: linky challenge

EDITED: I won the challenge at Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge!!!!!!!!!

More of the simple cards

Hello!
Still not feeling well here, this virus doesn't want to leave our home, hahaha... it seems the virus feels "at home"... Anyways, I was coloring some and made these two cards, again, very simple, I can't think about sketch or embellishments, maybe this week I can do better cards... bear with me!

I stamped the images with Tuxedo black Memento ink and colored it with Koh-i-noor watercolor pencils. For the first one I used a corner punch and some rhinestones for the flowers' centers. For the second one I only put some rhinestones in the corners to embellish it a little bit.

Challenges:
Less is more: one layer card + floral
Sweet stampin': dies/punches
Polkadoodles: anything goes
DLArt: linky anything goes
QKR Stampede: anything goes

Very simple cards

Hello!
Last week my daughter was sick with God knows which kind of virus and this week my husband and I have it too!!!! I feel really sick, headache, coughing, throat itching, you get the idea... I wasn't up to make great cards, but I made little simple cards using my stamps and watercolor pencils:

I punched the corners with a corner punch and added a ribbon to decorate the bunch of flowers

I know they are very simple, but it is good to have little simple cards, isn't it?

Challenges:
Moving along with the times: ribbon
Crafting with friends: anything goes
Polkadoodles: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude: anything goes
DLArt: linky anything goes

Birthday cake

Hello!
I would like to show you a new card I made:

The image is by SKdigis that I colored with Koh-i-noor watercolor pencils. I cut it out and placed it with foamy tape on a red circle mat. The background is done with a happy birthday embossing folder on blue cardstock. To embellish it I made a few pennants and glue them with foamy tape on a red twine with some knots to make it look real and dimensional. I also added a sentiment (free vector).

Challenges:
Simon says: Pop it up
DLArt linky: anything goes
Happy little stampers dies: anything goes with dies
QKR Stampede: anything goes

Owl's greeting

Hello!
I have a new more card to show you:

The image is by Cre8tive Hands and I colored it with Bic alcohol based markers. I used patterned paper for half of the card and a swirl made on a magazine paper with a Sizzix die cut to put on top the owl with foamy tape. To embellish it I made some faux stitches with a ultrafine Staedtler green marker.

Challenges:
Simon says: Pop it up
Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper: anything goes with patterned paper
If you give a Crafter a cookie: anything goes
Happy little stampers dies: anything goes with dies
Brown sugar: all creatures big and small
QKR Stampede: anything goes
Word Art Wednesday: anything goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: anything goes with a critter

Singing tree

Hello! It is me again....
I would like to show you one more Christmas card I made:

The image is by Deary dolls, it is a freebie! I colored it with Koh-i-noor watercolor pencils and cut it out. For the background I used patterned corrugated cardstock, I also added a music patterned paper and placed it on a dark red cardstock. To embellish it I used glitter on the star an the candles the kids hold and a Christmas ribbon and made a bow.

Challenges:
If you give a Crafter a cookie: anything goes
Addicted to stamps: Christmas
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas: anything Christmas (opt. plaid, gingham)
Creative craft cottage: ribbon/lace
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes (opt. tree)
Merry Little Christmas: anything goes
Pearly sparkle: glitter
Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper: anything goes with patterned paper
Winter Wonderland: ribbon or twine
The Holly and Ivy: anything Christmas goes

Ho-Ho-Ho

Hello!
How are you? I am preparing some cards for Christmas, and I would like to show you this one:

Although I don't like too much using Santa in my cards I found this one very cute, it is a Melonheadz freebie, I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I placed it on a black cardstock mat. For the background I used red cardstock and a curly stars embossing folder. To embellish it I used a black w/silver ribbon and made a knot, I also glued glitter on Santa's clothes.

Challenges:
If you give a Crafter a cookie: anything goes
Addicted to stamps: Christmas
Artistic inspirations: anything goes
The Holly and Ivy: anything Christmas goes
613 avenue create: anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas: anything Christmas (opt. plaid, gingham)
Creative craft cottage: ribbon/lace
Happy little stampers Christmas: anything goes (opt. tree)
Merry Little Christmas: anything goes
DLArt linky: anything goes
Winter Wonderland: ribbon or twine

Cute girl

Hello!
I hope you had a great weekend...
To start the week I would like to show you this new card I made:

The image is a freebie at Wee Stamps by Sylvia Zet, isn't she cute? I colored it with Kuretake and Copic markers. I used a scalloped oval die cut (Spellbinders) to cut the image and the purple mat. I used some pink diamond patterned paper and used more purple cardstock for the mat of the card. To embellish it I used a pink wrinkled silk ribbon (repurposed, it came in a gift, hihihi...) and some pink and lilac rhinestones.

Challenges:
Angie's digital stamps: anything goes

Dragonfly dreams: anything goes
Lil patch of crafty friends: anything goes
Crafter's cafe: Fall or spring
Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper: anything goes w/patterned paper
Creation in pink: mainly pink anything goes
Creative craft cottage: ribbon or lace
DLArt: linky anything goes
Happy little stampers dies: anything goes with dies
Do Al (1) Kreatives: bingo (dies/pink/flowers and dies/digi/ribbon)

Bird with umbrella

Hello, friends!
I would like to show you a new card I made:

The image is Bird Umbrella by Bugaboo And I colored it with Kuretake markers and some white pen for some accents and then cut it with scalloped oval Spellbinders die, I placed on a pink mat cut with a bigger die from the same set. For the background I used a patterned paper pink feathers on pastel yellow, then as mat I used more pink cardstock.

To embellish it I used some pink ribbon and made a bow and cut some doily for the corners.
Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Inkspirational: doily
A gem of challenge: one for the girls/ladies
Brown sugar: all creatures big and small
Colour crazy: anything goes hand coloring
Polkadoodles: anything goes
QKR Stampede: anything goes
Crafting with an attitude: anything goes
MAWTT: ribbon
Crafty gals corner: 3 or more layers
Crafty hazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes

Bright CAS card

Hello!
One more CAS card I made and I would like to show you. This one is very bright!!!!

I used a die to cut the flowers (Sizzix) on red cardstock and glued them with foamy tape to give some dimension. The green branch is another Sizzix die. For the background I used the negative of a rectangle and used a dots embossing folder to give some texture. For the center of the flowers I used a couple of yellow buttons and light green twine to make mini bows (more dimension there too!). I used more of the twine to wrap the card and made a bigger bow.

Challenges:
Crafty friends: embossing
Happy little stampers DIES: anything goes
Simon says (Wed): Pop it up
DLArt: linky anything goes
Paper Shelter: any type of embossing
Die cut divas: yellow
Word Art Wednesday: anything goes
If you give a crafter a cookie: anything goes

EDITED: I won the challenge at Simon Says (Wednesday challenge)!!!!!!!!!

Hedgehog and flower

Hello, dear friends!
I keep feeding my card's box and I love to show you what I am doing... this is one more new card I made, what do you think?

The image is TulipHedgie by Bugaboo and I colored it with Kuretake and Copic markers, then I punched two corners with a round punch and placed it on a salmon color cardstock and did the same for the corners. For the background I used a salmon color cardstock and dots embossing folder (Sizzix), then I used a yellow/salmon striped patterned paper. To embellish it I used a gingham yellow ribbon and made a double bow. I think this card can use some glitter or rhinestones, maybe I will add some bling later!

Challenges:
DLArt: anytyhing goes
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
Crafty cardmakers: all creatures big and small
Use your stuff: animals
Crafty Gals Corner: 3 or more layers
Word Art Wed: anything goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: anything goes with a critter
Craft Dee Bowz: anything goes with handmade bow
Crafty animals: anything goes
Sunny day crafting: always add an animal

CAS butterfly card

Hello!
I would like to show you a new CAS card I made.

I used a butterfly die (Sizzix) to cut n blue-turquoise cardstock and the negative of  a scalloped circle die on a yellow-orange cardstock on a black background. I also used an embossing folder with flowers, To embellish it, I used blue-turquoise rhinestones in two of the corners and some yellow rhinestones for the butterfly body.

Challenges:
Crafty friends: embossing
Pause Dream Enjoy: any card
Pile it on: think big (butterfly)
Crafting with dragonflies: spring has sprung
613 avenue create: anything goes + CAS
Happy little stampers DIES: anything goes
DLArt: anytyhing goes

Baby boy card

Hello!
One my friends a few days ago had a beautiful baby boy and I made this card to welcome him:

The stamp is Sweet Pea, and I inked it with tuxedo black Memento ink pad, colored it with Kuretake markers. I used some cardstock and dp in the same color palette (blue-teal). To embellish it I used a teal color ribbon and a button with some teal embroider thread.

Challenges:
Simon says (Wed): stamp it on
DLArt: linky anything goes
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
Crafty cardmakers: all creatures big and small
Use your stuff: animals
Dare to B artzy: favorite color (blue)
Heartful stamping: anyting goes + stamp
2 sisters on a blog: baby card
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: anything goes with a critter
Crafty animals: anything goes
Sunny day crafting: always add an animal

Christmas door

Hello!
Today I have a new card to show you:

I used a stamp by Elisabeth Bell (Whimsy stamps) and inked it with Tuxedo black Memento ink. Colored it with Kuretake markers, I rounded the corners with a punch and glued to the background with foamy tape. For the background I used white cardstock and a snowflakes embossing folder (Sizzix). To embellish it I used a Christmas ribbon.

Challenges:
Simon says (Wed): Stamp
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas
Crafty friends: embossing
addicted to stamps: Christmas
Heartful stamping: anyting goes + stamp

CAS card with flowers

Hello, dear friends!
I hope you had a good weekend. For me it was good and I hope to have a good week and hope to make more cards... This is a new CAS card I made playing with my dies, I have a few ideas that I will be sharing later....

I used a pastel green cardstock for the background and rounded the corners with a punch ad distressed the edges with a green ink pad. Then, with pastel yellow, pink and pastel purple I cut the flowers (It's a Sizzix die) and combine them to make three different flowers and distressed the edges with ink pads in coordinated colors. I used a Spellbinders die for the leaves, distressed the edges with green ink pad. The white flowers are made with a punch. for the center of the big flowers I used water drops and purple rhinestones for the white ones, also the white ones are glued with foamy tape.


Challenges:
Pile it on: think big (flowers)
Crafting with dragonflies: spring has sprung
613 avenue create: anything goes + CAS
Lil patch of crafty friends: anything goes
The corrosive challenge: anything goes
DLArt: linky party
Happy little stampers DIES: anything goes

Monochrome CAS card (2)

Hello!
Today I was playing with my watercolors and stamps and made this card:

I made the background with watercolors, all in different greens, I thought this is a wonderful color to match her leavy hair. The stamp is a Elaine Cox that I won at Sweet Pea Stamps many years ago and never use it before! I stamped this beauty with Memento tuxedo black ink pad. I used some black cardstock to mat the image and used a gree ribbon and made a knot to embellish it.
Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Simon says (wed): stamp
Simon says (mon): stamp it on

Sisterhood of snarky stampers: L is for leaves
Alphabet: L is for leaves
Love to craft: anything goes

Monochrome CAS card (1)

Hello!
Today I was playing with my watercolors and stamps and made this card:

I made the background with watercolors, it is a pitty that the picture doesn't show well the colors, I used three different shades of brown and some metallic bronze and copper watercolors to splash some dots. The stamp is a Ching Chou Kuik that I won at Sweet Pea Stamps many years ago and almost didn't use it! I stamped this beauty with Memento tuxedo black ink pad. I used some brown cardstock to mat the image and used three rhinestones to embellish it.
Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Simon says (wed): stamp
Love to craft: anything goes
Crafter's castle: anything goes
Simon says (mon): stamp it on
QKR Stampede: anything goes
The crafter's cafe: 3 of something

Rainbow birthday

Hi!
This is a CAS card I made today, I saw some cards like this on Pinterest, of course, this is one is different but I like it! (if you click in the word Pinterest, you'll see my inspiration)

I use my watercolors to make the background, then use the Happy Birthday stamp with Memento tuxedo black ink pad. Placed it on a black cardstock mat and card is finished!

Challenges:
Simon says (Wed): stamp
Seize the Birthday: anything goes - topping:rainbow
Simon says (Monday): stamp it on
Crazy for CAS: pinterest inspired

Kraft Stars

Hello!
Today I would like to share with you a very simple card I made, I found some inspiration on Pinterest, I liked a few cards made with Kraft paper/cardstock on white background...  (if you click in the words Pinterest, kraft paper, cardstock on and white background, you'll see my inspiration. This is my take:

I love stars in Christmas, stars are so important for Christmas!!!! I used Kraft paper and a star punch. I used the positive and the negative shapes. I used some rustic thread (don't know the name in English) to hang the stars and used some foamy tape to anchor them to the background. I finally added a sentiment (free on-line vector)... I had to cover a mistake I made when I tried to stamp the sentiment and didn't look good at all!
I hope to do better with Kraft on white in future, but for being first time it's not that bad either!

Challenges:
Winter Wonderland: Christmas Joy
Creative fingers: anything goes
A perfect time to craft: anything goes
613 avenue create: atg + CAS
Little red wagon: back to basics
DLArt: linky anything goes
crazy for CAS: pinterest inspired

Bloom where you are planted

Hello!
Today I want to show you a CAS and quick card I made to say bye to some dear friends that are leaving. I know they will be very fruitful wherever they are!

I used Sweet November Garden Gnome Myra rubber stamp, I inked it with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. Second time I used this cutie!!!   The stamp is big, so I only used some red cardstock for the mat. I had the sentiment kept in my computer, (sorry, don't remember where I've got it). To embellish I faux stitched around the image and the sentiment with Triplus fine-liner marker Staedtler, I also used some paper flowers and with green twine I made a bow for its center.
I hope you like it.


Challenges:
Simon says (Wed): stamp
Red little wagon: Back to basics
CAS on Friday: flowers
Simply create: stitching
Colour crazy: anything goes
Simon says (Mon): stamp it on
Word Art Wed: anything goes

Jingle Bells and Stars

Hello, dear friends!
I am preparing my Christmas cards, and today I have a new one to show you.

The image is by Bugaboo and colored with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I used a punch to round the corners in the image and the green mat. I used some patterned paper from my stash, the same golden stars on green and red backgrounds. To embellish the card I used a wide red Christmas ribbon with stars, a very thin red ribbon. I also used three bells and tide them with a bow and glue three golden stars.

I hope you like my card!

Challenges:
Stella says: sketch
Catch the bug: anything goes
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas (optional: angel)
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
My time to craft: Christmas in August
The Holly and Ivy Christmas: anything Christmas goes
Crafter's cafe: 3 of something (bells and stars)
Craft-Dee Bowz: anything goes with handmade bow
DLArt linky challenge: Anything goes (only 1 a day)
Christmas at Sweet Stampin': anything goes

Blue and silver

Hello, my friends!
I would like to share with you a couple of images of a Christmas card I just made...

I think the image is from A Day for Daisies, an old freebie. I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut it with a Spellbinders label die and used a bigger one for the blue cardstock mat. I also used a silver ribbon and three silver snowflakes. I think it can use some glitter too... maybe I will add some! The back papers are from my stash, the silver one I've got in an exchange and the blue one is Alt-Abdi (from Kz.)

Hope you like it!

Challenges:
Craftyhazenuts Christmas: anything Christmas (optional: angel)
Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper: anything goes
My time to craft: Christmas in August
The Holly and Ivy Christmas: anything Christmas goes
Colouring in Scrapland: anything goes (opt: easel card)
Dare 2 B artzy: favorite color (blue)
Crafter's cafe: 3 of soemthing (snowflakes)
Christmas with the cutest: the cutest snowmen
ABC Christmas: S for snow

EDITED: I won the challenge at Crafter's Cafe!!!!! 





EDITED: I won the challenge at ABC Christmas!!!!