Sunday, June 30, 2013

All very CAS

I would like to be able to say that we are having a rare sunny weekend but, we aren't.  Gloomy and rainy again.  A quiet weekend punctuated by a 60th birthday celebration last night.  It was one of my husband's former triathlon friends, so it was wonderful to catch up with a few familiar faces from the squad of 12+ years ago.  It's a bit surreal to see these men and women now, married with children, when the squad were training hard, they were just out of university, coping with new jobs and relationships.  


So, these 2 challenges dovetail nicely.  This stamp set is about the only one I have with anything vaguely balloon like.  I used vellum for the background to create the illusion of sky, perhaps it worked.



What you need
Cardstock - BB aqua;  PTI vellum
Stamps - PTI Everyday Button Bits
Ink - SU Early Espresso, Real Red
Buttons - PTI
Thread - DMC

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One for my Christmas card collection. 


I hadn't tried to emboss with this die before, but knew the effect would be lovely.  Just wanted to keep it simple, with just a touch of red and black


What you need
Cardstock - PTI white
Stamps - PTI Mega Mixed Messages
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Die - Memory Box
Gems - ?

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And just to finish, a quick card for the Stampin' Royalty challenge.  The theme  

STRIPES


I saw a design similar to this on a quilt (Pinterest).  I forgot to pin it, unfortunately.  

What you need
Cardstock - PTI white
Stamps - Avery Elle Knotty, To the Point
Ink - Memento Lady Bug, Nautical Blue

15 comments:

  1. Such a cute use of buttons on your Take Flight card~

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  2. Oh, I love them all!! The buttons as balloons are *so* cute! That tree embossed on your card is just stunning - what a great technique. Thank you so much for sharing with us at Festive Friday this week!

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  3. Oh, this tree card is so Elegant! Lovely, Lovely, Lovely!

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  4. That Christmas card is fabulous! I'm thinking of doing a photo card this year, but even so, you make me realize I ought to be thinking about them! Thanks for the links to the CAS challenges. I've never heard of either, and added both to my list to check regularly.

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  5. All three are wonderful, Cassandra! The stitching around the first one, the simplicity of the second, and the fab creative stripes on the third...all perfect!

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  6. Wow! You've had a busy day! Clever idea to use the vellum in that way - it does work! And I love your rich, elegant Christmas tree. Thanks for playing along with us at CASology and Festive Friday this week!

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  7. Gorgeous cards, all three! I love the vellum sky on your first card...so rich and pretty! Thanks for playing along at CASology this week!

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  8. Great cards, all of them, but I sure am loving the one you linked up at Festive Friday! You were right about the embossing...it's beautiful! Such a simple but stunning design! Thanks so much for adding it to the inspiration at Festive Friday!

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  9. The use of buttons for balloons is so cool :) love all the cards, Christmas tree is beautiful :)

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  10. great cards...love the button one...

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  11. Hi Cassandra - three lovely cards. Especially love the way you've used buttons for balloons in your first card. Thanks so much for joining us for this challenge at A2CAS.

    Karen x

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  12. Beautiful cards Cassandra. Thank you for playing along with the ATCAS challenge and sharing your projects.
    Florence x

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  13. Fab cards, I especially love the button balloons!

    Bev x

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  14. Three perfect and beautiful CAS cards Cassandra! Love the button balloons and the Christmas card is so elegant.

    Thanks for your lovely message.
    xx

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  15. CONGRATS on your ATCAS Favourites Cassandra - gorgeous card :)

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