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05 October 2017

CAS(e) this sketch #242

Hi there!

Time for your weekly sketch inspiration at CAS(e) this sketch !

Thanks Leigh for this inspiring sketch!

I fell in love with this beautiful rose stamp from Altenew the moment I saw it. I seldom say : "I have to have this stamp" but I said it... and ordered it right away! And now I have a new favorite stamp. Can't wait to see it in all the colors of the rainbow!

Of course I tried it first in my favorite yellow! One thing I love about the Altenew inks is the velvety texture, especially with the layered stamping.

I used :

Build a flower ~ Rose.
Watercolor frames stamp set ~ Background for the rose.
Pocketful of sunshine mini cube set.
Coffee break mini cube set.
Misti.

Playing along at :

The paper players ~ Autumn Floral

Addicted to CAS ~ Favorite stamp

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hope to see you join again this week.

Hugs
Hannelie

03 October 2017

CASology : Grid

Hi there!

Happy to pop in with a card to inspire you to play along at CASology this week!

My card:

I used :

Natures-treasures leaf stamp from Uniko.
Magazine freebie birthday stamp.
Grid stencil.
Distress inks Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade and Tea Dye.
Watercolor paper.

Looking for more inspiration? Just click the links listed below 👇

Guest designer: Bobby

Anna Uhras

Janet Ribet

My layout was inspired by : AAA cards.

My theme/ color choices inspired by : Uniko-challenge.

... and using a NBUS ( Uniko leaf/vine) for Darnell's NBUS challenge .

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hope to see you join again this week :)

Hugs
Hannelie

02 October 2017

Birthday wishes

Hi there!

It's Monday and I want to wish you a wonderful new week!

Let's start the week with a big-bold-bloom-birthday-wishes-card , inspired by some challenges :)

I used:

Two stencils cut with my silhouette cameo.
Birthday sentiment cut with my cameo Design ID #46490.
'Wishes' stamp from Happy Little stampers.
Spiced marmalade & Picked raspberry distress inks.

It's not so visible as I hoped it would be... but I inked two 2 layers... first in Spiced Marmalade, then a second layer of Picked Raspberry. I think the last close up picture shows it off the best.

Challenges:

Inspired by all the little things ~ Photo inspiration.

CAS mix up ~ Stencil layering, stamping, die cut.

Just us girls ~ Word dies.

Seize the birthday ~ No toppings.

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hugs
Hannelie

01 October 2017

Autumn colors

Hi there!

Back to the current season after my bright sunshine inspired card of yesterday!

I love all the beautiful hues of Autumn... on cards, in our home, even to dress myself in!

A closer look:

I really seldom color...and haven't used coloring pencils in a long time, but after this card I feel inspired to try it more often!

I used :

Natures-treasures stamp set by Uniko studio.
Sentiment stamp manufacturer unknown.
Staedler ergosoft coloring pencils.
Vesafine black ink.
Misti.
Oval die.
Fun foam to pop up the upper panel.

Inspired by:

Uniko-challenge-43-autumn

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge ~ Anything goes.

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hugs
Hannelie

30 September 2017

Hello Sunshine

Hi there!

Happy Saturday to you! Thanks for popping in to take a look at the card I have to share!

I used :

Hello Sunshine stamp set from Altenew.
Altenew & Versafine ink.
Stencil from The Crafters Workshop (mini Retrobursts) ~ My NBUS :)

Inspired by:

Fusion card challenge ~ Using both the sketch and photo.

Darnell's NBUS challenge ~ never before used stencil.

Simon says stamp blog Wednesday challenge ~ Anything goes.

Wishing you a day filled with love & sunshine!

Hannelie

28 September 2017

CAS(e) this sketch # 241

Hi there!

Wow, time flies and it is Thursday again! You know this means it is time for a new sketch at CAS(e) this sketch !

In the coming weeks we will feature a couple of 'retro' sketches... kinda like a #tbt !

This sketch was first published on 11 April 2013... and although I played along from literally the first sketch and almost every sketch since the beginning of CTS, I missed this one! Click here for more inspiration and a trip down memory lane!

Here is my card for this week:

A closer look at my leave:

The products I used:

Background stamp from Kaisercraft.
Maple leaf cutting file from Silhouette store.
Altenew ink.
Zig markers.
Folkart extreme glitter paint.
Dazzle dye spray from Enmarc.
Sentiment stamp ~ magazine freebie.

Sharing my card at:

Happy little stampers September-watercolour-challenge. ~ Anything goes (optional spritz)

Uniko studio ~ Autumn / Fall

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge ~Anything goes.

Happy little stampers September-anything-goes-with-dies.

Thanks for visiting me today!

Hugs
Hannelie

26 September 2017

CASology : Fortune

Hi there!

CASology time again! I am so excited to see how our cue will inspire your designs this week!

I made a card inspired by the wheel of fortune!

When you don't have any stamps available for a specific theme, you have to improvise!

My card is a combination of digital and 'traditional' stamping and coloring.

I created the wheel and 'you are' part of the sentiment in the Silhouette studio, colored each segment of the wheel with distress ink, and stamped the small words in each segment using sentiment stamps from the 'Truth is' set by Cas-ual fridays stamps, stamped with Versafine black ink.

The wheel is attached to the card with a brad and it really spins!

A couple of enamel dots to finish off the card.

No matter where the wheel stops , the recipient will feel special... and that is what we as card makers aim to do, don't we?!

Guest designer: Jen M

Anna Uhras

Janet Ribet