Eyes Wide Open Arts: July 2017

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

CASology Celebrates 5 Years ~ Blog Hop Time!

Another year older and we're starting off with a new look...and a blog hop!

You should have arrived here from the awesome STAMPlorations blog. If you've missed any of the stops on our crazy fab 5-year Anniversary Blog Hop, you can always go back to CASology and start from the beginning. You definitely don't want to miss our celebration and the designers and companies that are sponsoring prizes! Check out the details below.

Even shaker cards can be CAS! I created the paper with all the "happy" sentiments I could dig out of my stamp collection and used various ink colors...I love a good rainbow of colors :) The banner is a folded banner die and was perfect to stretch across the balloon.

Now time to hop over to Kimberly Wiener's inspiration for our b-day party!

Details:

To be eligible for the sponsor prizes, you must comment on all stops included on the hop list. Winners will be selected randomly using random.org.
To be eligible for the CASology prize, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop + link up a BALLOON themed card to the gallery. Winner will be selected randomly using random.org.
Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 1!

Prizes:

CASology - $50 gift certificate to the online craft store of winner's choice

Altenew - $30 gift certificate to the online store

Sprinkle Berry - a gift from their product line

Avery Elle - $20 gift certificate to the online store

Cindy B Designs - $25 gift certificate to online craft store of winner's choice

Concord & 9th - $25 gift certificate to the online store

DeNami Designs - $20 gift certificate to the online store

Lawn Fawn - $35 gift certificate to the online store

Neat & Tangled - $25 gift certificate to the online store

Poppystamps - $20 gift certificate to the online store

Precious Remembrance Shop - stamp set of winner's choice

7 Kids College Fund - $20 store credit

STAMPlorations - $15 gift certificate to the online store

Sunny Studio - Color Me Happy set + matching Color Word Die

The Ton - $20 gift certificate (for The Ton brand stamps, dies, inks & gilding products)

Uniko Studio - an in-stock clear stamp set of winner's choice

Waffle Flower - $25 gift certificate to the online store

Your Next Stamp - $20 gift certificate to the online store

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

WISH a Little Wish with CASology

If you love happy thoughts and positive vibes, then CASology has you covered

with this week's cue card: WISH.

So I'm totally in L-O-V-E with the Distress Oxide inks! They're creamy and blend so beautifully...and they stamp so cleanly. Seriously, get your hands on a couple of these movies.

I masked off my border and the largest butterfly stamp in the same set as the circles I used for the background to create plenty of white space. I was able to position my sentiment in the middle of the butterfly. I think kraft cardstock is great with pastels, so it's a mostly one-layer card

with a few tiny rhinestones :)

There's more happy inspirations to see from the DT and guest designer. And our wonderful sponsor this week is Uniko Studios.

Deidre Payne (that’s me)

Guest Designer: Anna

Sponsor: Uniko Studios

I'm also joining up at CAS(E) this Sketch! #229 and TIME OUT Challenge #87

Have an awesome day!

xoxo Deidre

Stamps: Prima Marketing Finnabair- Don't Forget to Fly; Create a Smile- Clear Bad Day
Inks: Distress Oxide- Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Faded Jeans; Hero Arts Soft Granite Shadow Ink

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Pizza Pizza at CASology

Happy Tuesday and 4th of July holiday (if you're in the US)! CASology is having a little fun this week with a foodie guilty pleasure: PIZZA!

This was a challenge:

1- I'm not really a fan of pizza

2- I don't own one pizza-inspired stamp

3- I knew this was a great cue card for me to create with some word play

4- My super talented teammates had the same ideas as me, but got there 1st LOL

When these things happen, I love to find coloring pages online with great images I can use.

This was actually a free downloadable pizza party invitation from Twisty Noodle.

With a little Photoshop jazz, I was able to make it perfect for the card I had in mind. I colored the letters using Copic markers and added a gingham mat. Pizza party anyone??!

You've got to see the DT inspiration cards this week; they really tossed up some great cards (see what I did there LOL). Please say hi to our guest designer and lovely sponsor too.