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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Operation COPPER at CASology!

Time to shine at CASology!

I adore the color of copper! I used both a silk microfine glitter from Elizabeth Craft Designs and embossing powder from Hero Arts. The trick to using this glitter is to use a double-sided adhesive paper and burnish the glitter onto one of the sticky sides. I'm sure I'll find glitter on myself for the next week lol!

The flowers are from the Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations die called Tattered Florals and the sentiment is from Concord & 9th's Love You. Mean It. stamp set.

Time to see how the other DT cards shimmer and shine this week!

Guest Designer: Ishani

STAMPlorations is returning as our wonderful sponsor and is offering this challenge's winner a $15 gift certificate to the online store! Remember, during the weeks STAMPlorations is sponsoring us, you can refresh your craft stash with the help of the 10% off discount code, CASOLOGY!

I'm also joining up at Time Out Challenges and AAA Cards.

Thanks for stopping by to see my

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

V-Day at CASology

I'm sure you've already finished your Valentine's Day cards and got them in the mail...said no cardmaker ever :) Well the CASology team has some fabulous inspirations for you this week to help you get them all done.

I love the look of subway art and couldn't resist making a "red lip" using this awesome stamp from Lil' Inker Designs! The sentiments and hearts come from Lil' Inker Designs, Concord and 9th, Paper Smooches, and Hero Arts.

To achieve the look:

Shuffle through all your stamps to collect different fonts, styles, etc to pull off the subway art look.
Stamp them all on little scraps and cut them out. You can move them around in your layout and see how they'll fit before actually stamping.
Stamp and heat emboss your focal point (the lips are stamped with clear Versa Mark ink then embossed with Ranger red embossing powder).
Stamp the lips again on masking paper (or a large sticky note like I did) and press into place.
Stamp your sentiments based on your layout.

*I added Black Soot Distress Glitter as a border on the left side for a little extra dose of fabulous :)

Hop over to the other CASology Design Team members' blogs and check out
their LOVE-ly inspirations and our Guest Designer's card this week :)

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne (already here)

Guest Designer: Lindsey (Bashful Blogging)

How sweet is it that Uniko Studio is sponsoring our challenge this week?!
I hope you'll show us some love and play along :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and I love to read your comments and answer any questions!

xoxo Deidre

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Sparkle & Shine with CASology

I'm super excited to share this week's fabulous challenge over at CASology! This week's cue card: GLITTER! I was instantly reminded of a hilarious little meme I saw months ago on Pinterest that said, "I craft, therefore I'm covered in glitter." That totally sums up my entire life when I pull out the glitter for a project lol! This card was no different, but I looove sparkle on a card :)

I knew exactly how I wanted my card to look, but had to wait for my new Concord & 9th Map Love stamp set to arrive. Thank goodness they ship so quickly, even though I ordered during a sale!

Tips for working with glitter:

Use an anti-static bag or powder tool on your project! I actually pat my hands with it too. It won't prevent the glitter shower entirely, but you won't be finding glitter on yourself for the next week :)
I love to use Sticky Stuff embossing powder. It's a 2-step embossing powder that is clear and sticky on the first heating, then on the second heating locks down whatever you sprinkled on top of it.
Heat glitter or sparkly embossing powder from under the paper. No glitter blizzard when you turn on the heat tool :)