Circle Round for a CAS(E) of Less is More...

Second post for the day!

I couldn't wait to play along with the new CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge - CAS and CASE - what a FAB combination!  I thought I'd challenge myself and incorporate the Less is More One Layer - Wings challenge too.  I have been wanting to try this technique for a while now - stamping  and highlighting only one area of the stamped image, so I stamped my layers by masking and stamping the Kaisercraft butterfly, and Deasy Designs flower and sentiment, before lightly tracing a circle in pencil around the area I wanted to highlight.  Big mistake as I made a mess when trying to rub out my pencil - next time I'd bite the bullet and just draw my line in ink across the relevant sections.  I coloured my image just using textas - a better choice for a one layer card as Copic markers bleed through the paper - leaving the inside of your card messy ;)

Thought this was perfect for joining in with Catered Crops Circle Round too.

This made me smile...

A CASE of CASADIA...

Today I'm sharing a card that comes with a challenge that I seriously could not pass up on: CASADIA! The fabulous and fun idea by fellow blogger, Wida! This is basically one mega long CASE chain - check out the whole chain on Wida's blog here!

It started out here with this gorgeous card from Laura Bassen....

Laura's Original Card

which was CASADIAd down the line til it became Nats FAB card here...

Nat's CASADIA Card

And then it was my turn...  

I just LOVE Nat's bold red & white, the background reverse embossed (is that debossed?!?) spots, the graphic lines that reminded me of washi tape - so I made my hearts from striped washi, the LOVEly die-cut sentiment and of course the square card...

My CASADIA Card

Can't wait to see Rose's card next...

Perfect for playing along at Simon Says Stamp Die-cuts &/or Punches

and CAS-ual Fridays Put Your (Heart) Into It too

So Fruitiful...

I guess by now you can tell I'm in love with these gorgeous fruit stamps from The Alley Way Stamps It's Fall About You, together with this sentiment from Jibber Jabber and Ghoul-Friend stitching line, they are "So Fruitiful" :) with papers from Lily Bee, Die-namic die-cuts, and Basic Grey sticker letters.

I thought they were perfect for a very literal interpretation of this sketch over at Page Maps Blog, especially for this Moxxie Challenge to promote Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Moxxie has teamed up with PageMaps with a great prize package.  Just link up your interpretation of the sketch on the Page Maps Blog by October 28th for your chance to win - but just so you know you need a US mailing address.

Also playing along with Simon Says Stamp - Die-cuts &/or Punches

and Catered Crop - Circle Round Challenge

Breast Cancer Awareness Challenges...

Being Breast Cancer Awareness month, there are a few Challenges this week to promote awareness, and as I have four friends who are parents of children in my daughters year and all survivors, this is a cause close to my heart.  Created using The Alley Way Stamps Work it Out and sentiment using Alphabet Soup. I have used the pink ribbon symbol to link the gloves together, and ducked and weaved the ribbon through the ribbon punch, remembering the first step to fight it is to check it out!  Created for the For the Girls at CAS-ual Fridays and Pretty in Pink at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 Don't forget to check!

I Plum(b) Love You...

Gorgeous colours in this weeks Splash of Plum at Play Date Cafe, combined with this fab Retro Sketch - I just plum(b) love it LOL!  Lovely lips from The Alley Way Stamps Ooh La La! stamped in Concord Crush, and Alphabet Soup sentiment, mounted on Perfect Plum cardstock, with matching ric rac and button from Basic Gray.  Love this black roses washi tape, and I gave my Fiskars corner rounder a good workout too LOL!

Hope you have a FABULOUS day!

She's Apples...

This week over at I Spy Sketches it's Free for all Friday - so you can choose any of their past fab sketches for your card, and I couldn't go past this one!

I just LOVE these The Alley Way Stamps It's Fall About You apples in gingham!  Can't get enough of the stitching line in Ghoul-Friend either - makes stitching a breeze!  Hopefully this Alphabet Soup sentiment translates around the world! Here in Australia it means All is well!

Hope all is well with you!

World Card Making Week...

To celebrate World Card Making Day, Clean & Simple Stamping is having a special Sketch and/or Colour Challenge til October 19th, with prizes up for grabs too.  I created my card using Prima papers from Road Trip and So Cute Collections, with some added jute and three October Afternoon buttons - just enough to scrape into this weeks Little Red Wagon Buttons Bonanza Challenge.