CASology and Fusion Card Challenges

I'm excited to get some real craft time...that's not on my lunch break at work, or in the car during a road trip, or while waiting on car repairs :)

The CASology challenge blog had me at first glance with the cue card: owl. These mostly nocturnal birds bring back wonderful memories of my grandmother, who collected owl figurines made of every imaginable material. I wanted to do something special for this challenge around the holiday and found the extra umph I needed from the photo over at the Fusion Card Challenge blog. 

This card was fun to make, combining watercoloring, silver embossing (which I still think is real life magic lol), and a clean and simple one-layer look.

                    

I used Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers Distress Inks and a cutie patootie owl from Lawn Fawn. Frisket (masking fluid) has become one of my best friends!! The absolutely waterproof seal it creates (like I did for this owl) allows me to go crazy with my watercolors and paints and still gives me a clean canvas for whatever I masked.

Thanks for stopping by my blog and make it a great day!!

Deidre :)

Batman or Superman??

I'm back "knocking out" challenges today. This one was "super" fun to make :) I was inspired by both the layout over at CAS(E) this Sketch! and the code word at Addicted to CAS. I think this card packs a real "ka-pow"!

Postable! Yay for Snail Mail

I've seen this shared online and I think it's wonderful! It's an address book where I can send you snail mail. Crafter's rejoice!

I want to share happy mail with you...seriously :) If you'd like to receive one of my handmade cards, tags, etc. please add your info to my address book.

First 5 people to add their addresses will get a card for them and a pre-stamped one to mail to a friend! Free card, free postage, handmade happy mail...winning :) Click the Postable graphic below or type in the URL.

I've got my postage stamps ready and can't wait to start sharing with you! And I pinkie promise that I won't share your info or use your address for advertising crap...nobody likes that junk. Thanks, thanks, and thanks!

Deidre :)

CASology 171: Vehicle....Totally Not What You Expect

I'm playing along over at the CASology challenge blog again this week :) What an interesting cue card:

I racked my brain (and after this weekend, there wasn't much in there lol) to find something a little bit different. Here's my submission:

Heart of Gold for CASology

What an exciting week! My mommie visited for a few days, got some art journaling done, created cards for challenges, received an honorable mention and a feature for two of my creations, had my last appointment to finish my latest tattoo, traveled to DC for a couple of days, and still managed to go to work...whew!

I'm playing along today over at the CASology challenge blog. I was super inspired by Sandy Allnook's Go for the Gold series and really wanted to incorporate something shiny and gold into my creation for this challenge.  The cue card:

What a broad concept for me, but yes, I did take the lovey dovey road :) Here's my final card.

More Hedgehog Love with Gerda Steiner Designs

If you haven't noticed already, I adore hedgehogs :) They're soooo cute! This month's challenge over at Gerda Steiner Designs was to use this little guy to create a card, tag, scrapbook page...you name it :)

I bought the digi stamp along with another set of digi stamps 

("Halloween cat and more") so that I could add more pumpkins to his patch. 

Zombie Apocalypse

Okay, so I may not have quite joined The Walking Dead sensation, but I do adore the game Plants vs Zombies :) I got this free little download and dove head first into it with Copic markers...I used about 20 colors on this image. I think he'll at least get me an honorary membership in the Zombie Apocalypse club lol.

Warm Colors for CAS(E) this Sketch!

I know we haven't quite gotten through the pumpkin carving and trick or treating, but when I saw the new sketch inspiration over at the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge blog, I was dying to play with some warm golds, oranges, and reds for Thanksgiving.

I'm loving experimenting with watercolors and finding ways to let them work their magic on my projects!

Halloween Hedgy

Sitting around on this rainy Saturday in October and I pulled out one of my hedgehog stamps... I so adore them :) This little guy is hanging onto a jack-o-lantern balloon and I thought he was just perfect for the season. Out comes my Copic markers, a background stamp, some embossing powder and before I knew it, I had a finished card. Amazing how your creative mojo can jump out of nowhere lol. I'm submitting this one to the Tag You're It! Challenge #32 because this layout was shaped by the inspiration tag below.

Tag You're It Challenge #31

It's getting a little cooler and the leaves are turning colors here despite the rain last week. This has to be one of the prettiest times of the year. 

I happened to pop in over at the Tag You're It! challenge blog and saw the inspiration tag was perfect for the season- a beautiful tag with a gold leaf and bright orange and teal accents. I knew it was time for me to get my feet wet with a technique that I hadn't tried yet...granted, I bought the supplies a year ago lol. It didn't let me down!

the inspiration tag

My Tag :)