Eyes Wide Open Arts: Retro sketches

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Spooky Week at CASology

It's CASology Tuesday and we've got a creepy

cool cue card for you this week: SPOOKY!

I got to indulge in my love for embossing powder :) Black cardstock doesn't get enough love, so I thought I'd give it a chance to shine; let those eyes peek at you in the dark. Speaking of eyes, the stamp is from The Alley Way set called Meltdown and the Boo! sentiment is from the Paper Smooches Halloweenies stamp set.

Now you should creep on over to the other DT blogs and see their awesome CAS cards this week!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne (that’s me)

Hannelie Bester (on break)

Melissa Chipperfield (on break)

Sherrie Mannion

Tracey McNeely

Guest Designer: Isabelle

Super sponsor: Serendipity Stamps

I'm also playing along at Retro Sketches: #235

Thanks for popping in and have a great day!

xoxo Deidre

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

In Support of Breast Cancer Awareness

It's time for a new cue card with CASology!

This week we're showcasing cards that: SUPPORT and with it

being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I created a card highlighting both.

I used three shades of pink, accented with some black and white cardstock and a white heat embossed sentiment. I die cut the ribbons using the Paper Smooches Hope die set. The hope sentiment is from a tiny Technique Tuesday stamp set of sentiments called Perspectives.

Breast Cancer Awareness holds a special place in my heart; like many of us, there are women in my family that have been affected by breast cancer. As a pharmacist, I urge everyone to check their boobies :) Remember, men can also be affected by breast cancer. Early detection and not delaying treatment make a significant difference! You can find more information at the American Cancer Society website.

I hope you hop over to the other DT member blogs to show them some "support" this week too!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne (that’s me)

Guest Designer: Anna

Fabulous sponsor of the week: A Jillian Vance Design

I also joining TIME OUT challenge #67 and Retro Sketches #233 (I'm using #107)

I'm excited to see how you craft the cue card this week!

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome Tuesday!

xoxo Deidre

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

FRAME-ing Up for a Good Week at CASology

CASology is back this week with a challenge cue card that is sure to bring

you lots of ideas and plenty of ways to craft them!

I thought of picture frames, my frame dies, getting framed (setup lol), a frame of a movie...then I remembered my Simon Says Stamp Old School Sunglasses dies! I die cut them and coated them with a few layers of Ranger Ink Verdigris embossing powder. I love the marbled/speckled look of this EP.

I foiled the center of the sunglasses to make them shiny and reflective and inlaid them back into the sunglasses. I wanted a cool and funky "landing pad" for my image and sentiment, so I splashed some Heidi Swapp Reactive Mist on the card and foiled it too...oooh la la!

I stamped the sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps twice in Jet Black Archival Ink since I was trying to stamp onto foil. Thank goodness I used my MISTI because I had to stamp it twice to get a good, dark, crisp impression :)

You've got to swing by the DT blogs and check out how they framed up the cue card!

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne (that’s me)