CAS Tropical Chic

Thank you CAS(E) this Sketch design team for this awesome sketch!  I love how this card turned out and I’m loving the new colors from Stampin’ Up!  This week’s CAS(E) this Sketch challenge can be found HERE.  

STAMPS: Tropical Chic

INK: Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Lovely Lipstick 

PAPER: Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Shimmery White, Whisper White

OTHER: Tropical Thinlits, Gold Lame Smooch  

Stampin’ Up Lilypad Lake

Thank goodness for color and sketch challenges!  Without them I would be at a loss!  I took my inspiration for this card from paper Craft Crew Challenges and Just Add Ink Challenge Blog. Follow the hyperlinks to go to the challenge sites for more wonderful inspiration.  I’m also entering this card in the Paper Players where the challenge is to create a card with birds. 

I used the new Lilypad Lake stamp set and dies from Stampin’ Up to bring this card together.  I just love the heron/egret stamp in this set. When we moved out of Florida in 2008 I was so sad to be leaving behind all of the beautiful water birds. What a delight it was to realize those waterbirds visit Geneva, IL in the summer!  Now, if I could only get palm trees.......

STAMPS: Lilypad Lake
INK: Staz On Jet Black, Flirty Flamingo, Gtanny Apple Green, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate
PAPER: Pacific Point, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Whisper White
OTHER: Lakeside Framelits, Subtle Dynamic EF, Layering Circles Framelits, Gina Marie Stitched Circles dies, Pacific Point Stitched Grosgrain, clear sequins

Clean and Simple Lemon Zest

Here is a quick, CAS card I made for the sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. 

STAMPS: Lemon Zest
INK: Lemon Lime Twist, Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove
PAPER, Pineapple Punch, Grapefruit Grove, Whisper White
OTHER: Gina Marie Stitched Rectangles die, Neat and Tangled Celebrate die

Waterfront Beach Birthday

Just a quick card to show you today using Stampin’ Up’s Waterfront Stamp set.   I laid all of the background color with the stamps onto a 4 x 5 /4” Watercolor paper panel. After all of the color was stamped I blended it with an Aquapainter. Palm Trees were then stamped after the background was dry.  I used the largest Layering Square die to cut out a portion of the finished panel. The square was mounted on a 3 x 3 Early Espresso panel and “popped up” back in it’s place. 

This card is being entered in the Seize the Birthday challenge blog where the theme is “beachy birthday”

STAMPS: Waterfront, Best Birds
INK: Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede,  Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Island Indigo, Soft Sky, Tranquil Tide, Lemon Lime Twist
PAPER: Watercolor, Early Espresso
OTHER: Layering Squares, Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread