CAS Colours & Sketches ~ Challenge #225 - Double Week!

The fifth week of any month is always a double challenge week!  Patricia has created the color combination and the sketch for you.  My card is a male get well card, so I featured the blues with just a pinch of Purely Pomegranate.  The stamp and "That blows" sentiment is from Technique Tuesday, called Fan-tastic.  It's been in my stash for a while and never been inked up (whoops!!) - but this is the perfect card for its debut!! The fan is done in white embossing powder with white paint splatter on the background.  The "get well" is from MFT's Label Maker Sentiments stamp set.

Take a peek at the CAS Colors and Sketches Blog to see what the DT has cooked up this week.   Can't wait to see what you create with our double challenge.








Challenges Entered:
Path of Positivity #49 - Present, not Perfect
A Gem of A Challenge #195 - For the Boys/Men
Sweet Stampin' Challenge 5/27 - Use Your Old Stash
Creative Fingers #131 - AG

Sandra Caldwell New Release Friday

Back with another new image from Sandra Caldwell.  This one is called #1573 All Ears!  You can find this cutie in Sandra's Babycakes Digis and Designs Etsy shop.  Take a peek at the FB group to see the DT's cards using the other whimsical images Sandra has drawn this week.

Challenges Entered:
Freshly Made Sketches #289
Creative Moments #118 - AG
Artistic Inspirations #179 - AG
Color Inspiration Monday #22

CAS Colours & Sketches #224 - Sketch Challenge

I knew just the perfect stamp to use when I saw Emily's sketch for this week's CAS Colours & Sketch Challenge and went right to the Stamping Bella section of my collection and pulled out Edward the Edgy Bunny!  Along the way, I noticed MFT's Label Makers stamp set and decided to use it to create the small rectangle shape from the sketch.    

   

I stamped the bunny in grey on watercolor paper and attempted the no-line watercolor look with Distress Inks and then fussy cut around the shape.  I love the way it turned out.  

Pop over to the CAS Colours and Sketches Blog for some DT inspiration.  I hope you decide to give this sketch a try!  I can't wait to see how folks interpret this week's sketch in the gallery.    
Challenges Entered:
Colouring in Scrapland 5/15 - AG
Simon Says Stamp 5/22 - Little Critters
Creative Craft Cottage #88 - Critter
Pile It On #130 - Animals

CAS Colours & Sketches - Challenge #223

 Fiona has chosen some sweet colors for this week's challenge!   I love using my colored pencils on colored cardstock, so Sahara Sand is my background. Using white embossing powder, just the flowers and berries from the stamp, Floral Frame by Avery Elle are highlighted with color.  A little white colored pencil is added to the leaves.  Three clear sequins and a border of white and Sweet Sugarplum complete this card, which is going to my mom for Mother's Day. You can see a different version of this stamp with colored pencils on Crumb Cake background here.

Pop by the CAS Colours and Sketches Blog for inspiration and then play along with us this week.  Can't wait to visit you in the gallery!

Challenges Entered:
Addicted to CAS #111 - Pink
Challenge Up Your Life #66 - Flowers
Crafting with Dragonflies #80 - Flowers
Brown Sugar #250 - Embossing
Come and Get It 5/14 - Mother's Day

CAS Colours & Sketches #222 - Sketch Challenge

This week is a sketch challenge for the the CAS Colours and Sketches Blog this week and Karen is our designer.

I'm using a free digi called Spring Poppy, posted on the A Day for Daisies Facebook Community.  ADFD artist, Tammy Seimers Thompson inspired me to keep the coloring simple with a video she posted.  I loved both of her videos, so I combined her two ideas for my card.  A little color and some splatters!  It's a super-quick technique with either Distress inks or watercolors.













Pop by the CAS Colours & Sketches Blog - check out the DT inspiration and then play along with us this week!







Challenges Entered:
Crafty Cardmakers #188 - Add a Sentiment
Incy Wincy Designs May1 - CAS
Crafting When We Can #143 - CAS

Sandra Caldwell New Release Friday

Back with another Sandra Caldwell image from the Babycakes Designs and Digis Etsy shop.  This one is called #1101 Wormie Apple.   May's sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas helped design my card.  I tried adding white colored pencil on top of my Copic colored apple to give additional texture.  I've seen this technique used at vanillaarts.com and am contemplating taking a class because the idea of combining Copics and colored pencils intrigues me.  Pop on over to the Sandra Caldwell Facebook Group and see what else is in this week's release!





















Challenges Entered:
Die Cuttin' Divas #315/ - May Sketch
Cute Card Thursday #476/ - AG
Crafting By Designs May Challenge - AG

CAS Colours & Sketches #221 - Color Sketch

Happy May!  Samantha is our hostess this week and she has a fun color combination for all of us.

I am using a PTI set called, Botanical Blooms. The Rose is stamped on Melon Mambo paper, heat embossed in white, fussy cut and popped out over the Copic colored leaves.  A little Copic BG000 behind the leaves and a die cut sentiment complete the card.  Love how this turned out!

I hope you decide to play along with us at CAS Colours and Sketches this week!

Challenges Entered:
Always Fun Challenges #4/ - Flowers
Incy Wincy Designs/ - May 1-13 CAS
Crafting When We Can #143 - CAS
Glitter 'N Sparkle #237 - Flowers
Paper Players #342 - Tic Tac Toe (bottom row: pink, leaves, flower)