Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Encouragement Challenge CAS 15

Hello and Welcome!
Today I have my card for the Calling All Sistahs Encouragement Challenge.
Here is this months inspiration photo and colors.


Here is my card. I used the Pretty Posies stamp set and dies on this card.


 

I hope you will all participate in this challenge. All you have to do is make an encoragement card using either the photo or colors in the graphic about and link it up in this months challenge post HERE. There is a gift code up for graps to the winner!!


And, as always, if you wish to purchase anything from the CAS-ual Fridays shop, use the code below to save 15%

Thanks for coming by and I hope to see your card in the challenge!!
Susan

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

July 2018 -CAS Reminder

Welcome to the Calling All Sistahs monthly reminder blog post.

We hold this blog hop on the 17th of each month as a reminder to do your monthly self-breast examination and to book your yearly mammogram if it is coming due.

When it comes to surviving breast cancer, early detection remains the most crucial step, and mammograms are the tools for this step. ~ NBCF.ORG

This months reminder card features three products from the Cas-ual Fridays Shop. I used the Calling All Sistahs and Word Ribbon stamp sets and the To Go Cup Fri-dies.



Michelle donates 50% of profits from the sale of the products in the Calling All Sistahs - Breast Cancer Awareness Collection to fund breast cancer research and awareness.

If you would like to purchase anything from the Cas-ual Friday shop you can save 15% by using this code...

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you return tomorrow for the Encouragement Challenge.

Susan

Sunday, June 24, 2018

One Layer Wonders Lesson 3

Lesson 3 - Watercolor Under Painting.  This was one of the most difficult cards for me to make!!  It looked like a hot mess!!!  None the less I persisted, set it aside to dry and I left the stamp in my MISTI, so I could stamp over the distress oxide inks when dry. This made a huge difference.I then took my Artist Markers and added some color to the image, framed it up with a copic multiliner and called it done!!


Here is the finished card. On to lesson 4

Hope you have a great day!
Susan

Saturday, June 23, 2018

OLW Lesson 2

Hello!  I am back with my card from Lesson 2 of the Altenew Academy class One-layer Wonders.  In this lesson called Multicolored Stamping we had to make a card background using multicolored stamping, masking a shape and creating a label.
I picked out a rainbow of ink cubes from my stash, a background stamp, a heart die, masking paper, my Altenew Artist Markers and some sentiment stamps. Oh and my trusty MISTI!!

Voila!!  Here is my card!!


I colored in some of the diamond shapes with coordinatings markers and added shimmer on top. I must confess I totally cheated on making my own label and used the "You Rock!" from the Label Love stamp set.

I must now get to Lesson Three. Wish me luck with this one, I think I am going to need it!!

Susan

One-Layer Wonders

Hello, I hope you are all enjoying the Summer weather. Here in Canada it has been fairly warm and humid.
I started a new class over at Altenew Academy called One-layer-Wonders. Anyone who knows me knows one layer cards are not my thing. I am more of a bring on all the layers kinda person, This class is taught by Kelly Latevola.  I am obsessed with her card making skills, so I had to sign up for this class the second I saw it was available!!
So, on to the class. Lesson One, was pattern stamping and simple coloring. I watch the video, get out some stamps and I am confident I got this. Well, a few boo boos happened and I was not starting again, so I covered them with enamel dots. I think that is allowed???  My banner shadow went a little on the huge side, but I am just going with it lol. So here is my finished card.


Thanks for stopping by and I will be back with lesson 2 of this class soon.

Susan

Monday, June 18, 2018

CAS Encouragement Challenge #14

Welcome to this months Encouragement Challenge!!  This months inspiration photo is beautiful!!


I love the daisies and the colors, I did not have a daisy stamp so I used the colors as my inspiration. Sometimes as crafters things we see in our minds that do not come out as we thought it would. This is what happened to me this month. lol


Anyways, I hope you like it and also play along with our challenge, which you can find on the blog.

I used the Serendipi-tea stamp set and coordinating Fri-dies along with the Full on Floral stamp set. I was using a technique I saw on You Tube by Jennifer MacGuire that she called Stepped Back Stamping. The top panel is popped up and the images are on the card base.

I look forward to seeing all of your creations over on the challenge. Remember, there are prizes up for grabs!!


Also if you used the code below you can save 15% over at the Cas-ual Fridays Stamps Shop


See you soon

Susan




Sunday, June 17, 2018

CAS June Reminder Post

Hi and Welcome to this months Calling All Sisters reminder post. There are some beautiful cards over on the Calling All Sistahs Blog

As always, this post is to remind our fellow sistahs to do your monthly self breast examination and also to schedule your mammogram if it is coming due.
Early detection has saved may of our sistahs lives and we want you to catch it early if it happens to you.

This month I made this card for you as your reminder.


I used the Truth Is Stamp set and the Hope Fri-die by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

I Hope you do your monthly exam and get those mammograms booked.  I will see you back here
tomorrow for the Encouragement Challenge.

See you soon

Susan

All about Layering Day 4