Winter BRANCH and Berries at CASology

Small, large, bare, in bloom...we want to seem them all 

for our new cue card challenge at CASology!

This is one of my favorite stamps; it's from Penny Black, called Berry Merry Christmas. I love that I can color these stamps and layer the colors for depth and still add some water coloring.

I used Zig Clean Color Brush pens in Red and Wine Red and used Salty Ocean Distress Oxide for the ink blending around the masked area. If you look closely, you can see that used silver embossing powder for the branches...a little shine never hurt anyone :)

I hope you stretch your limbs to the other DT member pages to see their creations!

Deidre Payne

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Karen Haman

Melissa Chipperfield

Milka Gubo

Nancy Elrick

Sue Symens

Guest Designer: Deepti S.

Sponsor: STAMPlorations

STAMPlorations is returning as our wonderful sponsor and is offering this challenge's winner $25 off their next online order!

Be sure and check out their current 25% off sale!  You can find more details on their main page!  Also, this month, mention CASology in the notes when you place an order and receive a mystery gift!  How fun is that?!

I'm also joining along at Inspired by... Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Holidays

xoxo Deidre

PRICKLY Fun in the Sun

Welcome back to another CASology week! 

Time to put your thinking caps on for this week's cue card.

After my vacation, the first thing that came to mind with this week's CASology cue card was prickly heat (yep, I always get a sunburn despite bathing in 70 SPF sunblock lol). But that's no fun, so I went with my favorite prickly stamps, hedgehogs from Penny Black!

This is a totally one-layered card, thanks to 3 different masks, pastel distress ink blending, 

and Copic coloring. 

The DT has some funny and sharp-witted inspirations for you this week! And don't forget to say hi to our guest designer and awesome sponsor. 

Anna Uhras 
Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld
Sherrie Mannion

Guest Designer: Amy R.

Sponsor: STAMPlorations- They're offering a 10% discount this week 

for our followers- use code CASOLOGY.

I'm also linking up at CAS(E) this Sketch!, Fusion Card Challenge, and AAA Cards.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo Deidre

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Suit-able for Father's Day with CASology

We're getting fashionable at CASology this week! Our new cue card is: CLOTHES.

I was thinking Father's Day of course and there's nothing better than a nice blue suit :)

My dad would never wear a plain suit, so I did some masking and sponging through a stencil with a slightly darker blue to create a pretty cool pattern on the suit. This is definitely more his style lol.

If you want more cool looks, definitely head over to the DT blog sites. And say a big hello to our guest designer and amazingly supportive sponsor this week!

Deidre Payne (that’s me)

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Janet Ribet

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Rachel Bergfeld

Sherrie Mannion

Guest Designer: Amy

Sponsor: STAMPlorations

STAMPlorations is returning as our wonderful sponsor and is offering this challenge's winner their choice of either a $10 gift certificate to the online store OR 2 ARTplorations stencils!  Remember, during the weeks STAMPlorations is sponsoring us, you can refresh your craft stash with the help of the 10% off discount code, CASOLOGY!

STAMPlorations will be celebrating their 4th birthday this month and you'll want to hop along with them to celebrate beginning June 26th!  Mark your calendars!

Thanks for swinging by today!

On My Craft Table with Inktense Blocks

Am I the only one who buys art supplies and lets them sit in the packaging for weeks waiting on just the right project or chance to use them?? Good to know you're shaking your head no and I'm not alone :)

I bought these Derwent Inktense Blocks a couple of months ago and used them for the first time today and I'm in L-O-V-E! I have a large set of the Inktense Pencils, so I knew to expect rich, saturated color when I hit them with water, but whoa! A little goes a long way and you can very easily layer colors. Here's a quick 2-minute demo.

TIP: In order to see what the color would be when I wet it, I glued a thin strip of watercolor paper (10 ½ in. x ¼ in.) on the railing along each side of the blocks, then used a water brush to transfer the color. Depending on your adhesive of choice, be careful not to get the glue on the top side of the paper, otherwise it'll act as a resist and you won't be able to lay down color in that area.

I wanted to step outside my comfort zone, so I asked a friend for 3 bright colors. I was told, yellow, orange, and green...hmmm, definitely not the three I would have chosen to play with first. The end result is this card!

One of the characteristics I adore the most with Inktense products, is their ability to remain permanent when dry. I tried this out by layering some of the green on top of the orange (normally you'd get mud) and got a great effect!

If you like bright, vivid colors; the capability to layer colors without worry; a portable product (even though the tin doesn't snap closed tightly), then don't let the price point ($48 for the 36 count I purchased) deter you!

Thanks for joining me for #onmycrafttable and have a great day!

Stamps: Demure (Penny Black Stamps), You're So Lovely (Hero Arts)

xoxo Deidre