CTS #313

Oops!  I'm a little slow this morning but don't worry, I'm here now to share my take on this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I had to do a super fast run in to school to drop off a forgotten backpack and it totally made me feel like I was in a Fast & Furious movie.  Can you just imagine that as the plot?  Mom's trying to deliver forgotten items to kids at school...what a riveting movie that would be.  Anyway, the backpack was delivered and I didn't have to try to drift with our minivan.  Too bad.  ;)  Here's my take on this week's challenge:

I had a blast with this one and wanted to do something different than what I did the first time.  So, I found some cute papers from a Lawn Fawn paper pack and used the "Hello" die to divide them up kind of like the shapes in the sketch are divided.  I then cut the hello in a different color and popped it up with some foam tape.  Next, I colored this adorable girl from Waffle Flowers Crafts, added her to the front, and stamped a sentiment from that set on top of my hello.  It is a pretty simple card but I think it still captures the essence of the sketch.  Here's a closer look:

I hope your morning is starting off slower than mine and more relaxing.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you over at CAS(E) this Sketch.

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CTS #312

Good morning and I hope your week is going better than mine!  I've been dealing with a sinus infection and being me, I was too stubborn to go to the doctor until yesterday.  I'm always so certain that things are going to clear up and then they just get worse.  Thank goodness I have a hubby, mom, and friends that know I'm a butt head and tell me when I need to stop being stubborn and go get checked out.  I have three doses of antibiotic in me now and I'm actually functional enough to type up my post for today.  Woo hoo!  I hope that I might actually get some stuff done today because when I'm sick, the house tends to get turned upside down as I'm sure all you moms understand.  Ha ha!

Luckily, I had my card for this week's challenge already finished so I didn't have to try to create it in my feverish state.  Who knows what I would have come up with.  Ha ha!  Here's what I created for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch.

I have been making sympathy cards like crazy lately because I have actually had ideas for them.  I figure you have to take advantage of it when the inspiration comes.  So, for today's card I tried to keep it light and simple.  I used a cute set from Waffle Flower called A Bunch and stamped the cute daisies all over the bottom of my card filling them in with a VERY light gray and yellow centers.  Next, I stamped my sentiment from Neat & Tangled's No Words stamp set.  I stamped a portion of the sentiment on a light gray card stock with a touch of yellow at the bottom and popped it up with foam tape.  I added a little glossy accents to the flower centers and was finished.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to check out our post at CAS(E) this Sketch!  Have a great day!

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CTS #279

Hi, you guys!  I hope you guys are having a great day and week.  We had the most relaxing 4th EVER!  No plans at all and after weeks of having full calendars, it was the best day ever.  I finally got the house on the verge of being clean and that reduces my stress level so much, I can't even tell you!  The only thing we did was go see fireworks that night and I think everyone enjoyed the downtime.  I may have to plan it that way every year.  ;)

Today, I'm excited to share my take on this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  It is another fun Retro CTS sketch and I've been having a great time thinking up new ways to use these sketches.  SO FUN!  Here's my take this week:

No patterned paper for me this week.  I took a really simple direction with this sketch and simply lined up some pups in a birthday Conga line.  I love these adorable dogs from Waffle Flower's Pawsome stamp set.  I used the backs of the reverse images to stamp the color of each dog and left the accessories simple to really draw your eye to the pups.  They looked was too cut all lined up and ready to party.  Here's a closer look:

Aren't they just the cutest?  Here's the card I created the first time this sketch came around.  I love to look back and see how my style may or may not have changed.  So fun!

I certainly stretched the idea of the sketch a little more the first time around.  Ha ha!  I hope you have some great ideas for this sketch and I can't wait to see what you create over at CAS(E) this Sketch.  Come join us and check out the amazing cards the team has created!

CTS #272

Hi you guys!  Guess what happened this morning??  My oldest drove to school all by himself for the first time.  Oh my, was my heart pitter pattering...or maybe it was more of a thumpity thump.  I kept checking my phone just waiting for his text to say he was at school safely.  Thank goodness all is well and we survived this first big step towards independence.  Now I just have to worry about him losing my keys and the drive home.  Ha ha ha.  A mother's work (worry) is never done, is it? 

One thing you never have to worry about is a fresh and fun new sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!  This week's sketch is mine and I hope you all have a great time with it.  I want to go play with it some more today.  Hopefully, I'll get some time.  Here's what I created:

Can you tell that I am loving the adorable kids from Waffle Flower?  These stamps come from the Wish Stamp Set and I just love them.  I used the flowers from the set to create a field of flowers for my little girl and her buddy to be relaxing in.  Then I colored them simply and included a little butter fly for them to look at all popped up with foam tape.  I added an acrylic "hello" that I had been hoarding to finish things off.  I hope you like it!  Sorry for the dark photo...it had been so gloomy here that it was hard to get a good picture.  Here's a close up:

Thanks so much for checking in with me today!  I hope you get a chance to play along with us at CAS(E) this Sketch.  See you there.

CTS #271

Good morning and I hope you are having a super fun week.  Planting is in full swing here and the guys are out in the tractors dodging the rainstorms.  Ha ha!  We are supposed to be getting rain today but so far it is sunny.  Fingers crossed that it stays that way. 

While I'm busy running food, supplies, and farmers from field to field, I hope you'll take some time to enjoy the awesome new challenge up at CAS(E) this Sketch!  I had a ton of fun with the challenge.  Here's my card:

I've been having a ton of fun with some new Waffle Flower stamps that I ordered a couple weeks ago.  The set I used today is called the A Bunch Stamp Set and it is super fun!  I love all the possibilities with it but I went for a bundle of flowers to represent the little banner in this week's sketch.  I flipped the sketch a bit to make it work for me plan and used thickers for my sentiment.  My favorite part besides the cute flowers??  I love the dotted vellum as a layering piece.  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking out my take on this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge!  See you over there.

CAS(E) this Sketch #266

Hi everyone!!  How's your week going?  It's another busy week here but in all sorts of great ways.  We have boys getting braces off and on, drivers ed, service projects, and just tons of fun.  The snow we got is finally starting to melt and I'm pretending not to see that little snowflake in our weekend forecast.  If I pretend it isn't there, it won't happen right??

Well, if you are ready for spring like I am, I have a great sketch your can play along with and make your springiest card ever!  I know that always puts me in a good mood.  You can check out the sketch over on the CAS(E) this Sketch blog.  It's a retro sketch so I know you will enjoy it!  Here's my take on it this go round:

When I saw this stamp set from Waffle Flower, I was immediately smitten.  I knew I'd be able to use it 100+ different ways and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it.  This is the first chance I have had to use it and I LOVE how it turned out.  I started by stamping my trio of wavers from the Hello Stamp Set and coloring them simply with copics...no shading or anything.  Talk about simple.  I was silly and didn't get the dies to go with them so, I fussy cut them.  I am pretty sure I will be heading back to Waffle Flower to get the dies and a couple other sets I've been eyeing.  He he.  Next, I layered two different patterned papers on my cardfront.  One of those was just a scrap cut at an angle an stamped with a sentiment from the Hello Stamp Set.  To finish it off, I added my happy kids and cat with some foam tape.  Super simple and oh so cute!  Here's a closer look:

Just in case you wanted to see my take on this sketch the first time we had it on the blog.  Here's my take on the original Sketch #29:

I have to say, it is still one of my favorites!  Thanks so much for checking out my cards for this week's CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I can't wait to see your creations.  See you over there.