IT'S SUMMER TIME AT ADDICTED TO CAS!

Hi lovely bloggers - hope you have had a warm and  happy week!

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Here we are again, with another fabulous Code Word for you, at 
ATCAS.  The Code Word has been chosen by our lovely Teamie, Sue.
And what else could it be, but ............. SUMMER!!

We have lots of DT inspiration for you, plus some gorgeous Guest Designer projects from our Sponsor's talented Design Team.

Here is my little cutie!

I couldn't resist this Mo Manning "Summer Girl" image with her ice lolly and "fish" sunglasses! 

I coloured her with Copics and SU glitter on her sunglasses. 

Sky lightly coloured with chalks,  and Copics for the sand. 

The orange mat was also coloured with a Copic marker.

"Sweet, Sweet" from the SU Happy Day stamp set. 

"Summer" is from the Layers of Colour Art Stamps Happy Wishes set.

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Our amazing Sponsor this fortnight is Joanna Munster from 

Inspired By Stamping.

Do pop over there to view the fabulous selection of stamps.

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If you are chosen as our CAS Perfectionist, you will receive a $20 Gift Voucher from Joanna, to spend in her online store. 

Look forward to seeing your beautiful Summer creations!

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I would like to enter my card into the Crafts-Too Challenge - 

Twist 1 -  Fun in the Sun, and

Mo's Challenge - "G is for ......! (Girl, Green, Glitter)!

Happy Crafting ~

DISTRESSED AT IN THE PINK!

Hi lovely peeps - here is a card which makes me think of Summer days - none of the white fluffy stuff here!
It's time to join us at the In The Pink Challenge again, and we would like to see
DISTRESSING (and LOTS of pink)!  
This could be Distress Inks, torn edges, sanding etc. If you are using Distress Inks, please tell us which colours you have used.
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I have used a beautiful Mo Manning Cling Stamp from Penny Black - part of my wonderful candy from Debby in her "Favourite 5 Cards of 2012" challenge.

The spotty paper is from a MME paper pad - The Sweetest Thing - also part

of my candy prize. (Thanks Debby)!

I used Distress Inks to paint the image - mainly Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick, Crushed Olive, Antique Linen, Tea Die, and Vintage Photo.

Edges of oval die-cut inked with Victorian Velvet and an Inkssentials  Applicator.

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The pink card is Core'Dinations Primrose Petals (from SU), distressed with a sander. 
Edges of the top two layers distressed with scissors. 
Corner brackets - Cuttlebug die.

Elegant Butterfly punch - SU.

Tag punch - Hobby-Craft

Sentiment - Penny Black.
Stitching - my machine!
I am entering the "New Goodies" challenge at That Craft Place.
(New goodies -  stamp, spotty paper, oval die).
Love to all ~

IT'S GONNA BE A PINK CHRISTMAS at IN THE PINK!

Hi peeps - are we all ready for Christmas with cards made and presents  wrapped?  No, neither am I !  So, here  is an opportunity to make at least one more Christmas card -

our challenge at In The Pink this fortnight is ..... 

"IT'S GONNA BE A PINK CHRISTMAS"!

Of course, it doesn't have to be a card - it could be a gift box, a Turkey, or anything else  Christmassy, but it must have LOTS of PINK on it ! 
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We had so many gorgeous entries for our last challenge, it was difficult for Christine and I to choose just 4 Perfect Pinkies - do pop over to the Blog to find out who they are!

Recipe:-
Card-stock - Stampin' Up and Bazzil.
Image - Mo Manning Christmas Fairy Holly, coloured with Copics.
Nestie Dies -  Labels #1, and Lacy Squares.
Sentiment - Cuttlebug alphabet die, and Woodware tiny snowflake punch.
Glossy Accents on the  snow globe, and SU Dazzling Diamonds glitter here and there.

( the detail looks so much better when you click the pic. to enlarge - honest it does!! )
Look forward to seeing more of  your  fabulous projects -
take care, keep warm, and Happy Crafting

I would like to enter my card into 
Mo's Challenge - Favourite colour combo + a Mo image.
and
Fab.'n' Funky Challenge - Use 3 of something (3 letters).

Love and Hugs, 

IT'S CHRISTMAS (AT MOVING ALONG WITH THE TIMES)!

Hi lovely peeps - have you noticed the Christmas goodies in the craft shops, and "Christmas in July" on the TV shopping channels?  Well, it's Christmas in Blogland this week too, at the MAWTT Challenge. 

Our lovely Shell has chosen the theme of CHRISTMAS which is great for someone like me who usually makes their Xmas cards in December - I will have at least ONE Xmas card prepared now - and here it is!

I love this fabulous  Mo Manning "Christmas Fairy Holly" image, and the Christmas theme gave me the chance to use lots of glitter - yaaay. (Though it doesn't show up very well on the photo - sorry)!!  

As we are still in Summer, I went for a kind of "alternative" colour scheme - hence the addition of PINK!! (Any excuse)!

Recipe:-

Image coloured with Copics and layered onto a Nestie Lacy Square diecut. Edges of image inked with Weathered Wood DI.

Backing paper is Craft Creations - "Small White Dots on Pink" - no surprise there then! 

White machine stitching. 

Moss Green seam binding from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Sentiment - Lili of the Valley, punched out with the SU Scallop Oval punch, edged with glitter.

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Do pop over to MAWTT to see what the DT have created, and find out who last week's lucky winners are.

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Our Sponsor this week is

http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop and the winner's prize is a $10 voucher to spend in their digi store.

Huge thanks to everyone who entered our Summer challenge last week - you projects were awesome.

Hope you will make the leap from Summer to Christmas, and join us again this week!

~ Love to all ~

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I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

By The Cute and Girly - Things With Wings

Simon Says - A Stitch in Time.

Paper Sundaes - Stitching.

Celebrate the Occasion - Christmas in July (NO RED)!

A Spoonfull of Sugar - Sewing.

Stampin for the Weekend - Wings and Things.

INSPIRED BY A SONG AT THE MAWTT CHALLENGE!

 Hello lovely bloggers - hope you're having a happy week, and some sunshine wherever you are in the world.
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I'm sure you  will love this week's INSPIRED BY A SONG challenge at MAWTT - chosen by the lovely Laurie.
I didn't have to think for more than a nano-second to decide on the fabulous Robbie Williams song "Angels" (I love it),  and I used the beautiful "Sending Peace" image by the super-talented Mo Manning (which I also love)!
This photo doesn't look very "sharp" - it's better when enlarged - honest!

The Angel has been softly coloured with Copics, and the background was created with
Sky Blue Versacolor ink, dabbed on with a cottonwool ball.
SU Dazzling diamonds glitter on the wings.
Sentiment created on the computer, and a spray of pearls to finish.
The die cut for the Easel card is Nesties Labels 1.
I would like to neter my card into the following challenge:-
Freshly Brewed - Put a Little Song in your Heart!
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The prize at MAWTT this week is a fabulous Kanban Music Kit .

  Thanks to everyone for the fabulous entries last week -  look forward to seeing more of your beautiful creations. 

MY FIRST DT CARD FOR MAWTT - A BIT OF RECYCLING!

Hi peeps - gorgeous weather again - hope it is where you are too. Had a fabulous day out yesterday with my 8-year old Granddaughter - we did the "ladies who lunch" bit, and lots of shopping for all things pink and sparkly (sadly, not for me)!! Then onto the climbing frames, metal tunnelly-slidey contraptions, and all things impossible for Grandmas to swing from (but the ice cream was fab.)!

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So - back to the plot! I'm so excited to be sharing my first DT card today, for Moving Along With The Times,  and as April 22nd is Earth Day, the challenge this week is to use something Recycled on your project.

Do pop along to see what gorgeous creations the DT have come up with, and join in the fun!

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Our lovely sponsor this week is Lady Bug Crafts Ink, and the prize is one stamp of the winner's choice.

My recycled bits and pieces are:-  Kraft wrapping paper from some packaging, a remnant of gingham from something I made several years ago, and two pieces torn from a VERY old dictionary which I have had since my school days (told you it was VERY old)!! If you enlarge the photo, you will just about see the wording.
Here's the dictionary - I would never destroy a book, but this is beyond redemption - it is genuinely "distressed"!!

The beautiful image is "What's Cookin''" from Mo Manning.

Other items used - Copics, MS border punch, circular sentiment from Papermania (a freebie), layered onto a Kraft and gingham flower made with the smallest die from Tim Holtz Tattered Florals. Some machine stitching and paper pricking to finish, and a Tiny sentiment from a KandCo stamp set in the top corner.

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I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

Try it on Tuesday - Upcycling

Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge

Crafts and Me - Pink and Sweet.

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Have a wonderful Easter ~ 

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH MO MANNING and "CELEBRATE" !

Thank you to all my wonderful Followers and to everyone who has visited my Blog during the last 18 months - I have enjoyed every minute of it, and I truly appreciate all your wonderful comments and your friendship.

Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2011 ~

lots of love to all of you.

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I would like to enter this card into Mo's Challenge No 63 - Bless the Beast and the Children.
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Recipe: Basic Grey Lime Rickey paper.

Mo Manning "Celebrate" image,

coloured with Copics, edged with Spiced Marmalade DI and lemon craft chalk.

Base card - SU.

Sentiment - computer generated.

Glitter - SU Dazzling Diamonds.

Stitching - on my little machine!

SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - INSPIRED BY SONG - I AM BEAUTIFUL (no matter what they say)!!

Hi peeps - how are you all? Warm and cosy I hope.

This is NOT a Christmas card (hurrah I hear you say!) -    it's this weeks DT card for Sentimental Sundays and there's a great theme for the Challenge ~ "Inspired By Song" (plus a sentiment), and this is my take on the Christina Aguilera song "BEAUTIFUL". Would you believe it - this song choice was my hubby's idea!!

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There were lots of fabulous entries again last week - thanks to everyone who took part, and we look forward to seeing what you come up with for this week's fantastic challenge. For full details, FREEBIE SENTIMENTS, and some great DT inspiration, just click the link above to take you there!

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My card recipe:-

A beautiful digi image from the oh-so-talented  Mo Manning

Ann Vento Sentiment (part of a fab. set) - can be found here

Image coloured with Copics - background coloured with

blue craft chalk, applied with a cotton-wool ball.

Edges inked with Broken China DI, and Versafine Vintage Sepia.

Papers - Stampin UP

Corner punch - Anna Griffin

Ribbon, eyelets and Glamour Dust - from stash.

I would like to enter this into

Challenge 62 at Mo's - Fantasies and Fairies.

(I think this Prima Ballerina in her fab. tutu might be a fantasy for some of us)!! and also at

Allsorts 

~ Free and Easy ~ Anything Goes.

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Have a wonderful, stress-free, "pre-Christmas" week.

Love to all who visit -  

CHALLENGE 32 AT SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS - ANNIVERSARY!

Hi peeps -hope you are all having a fab. weekend - we celebrated my FIL's 100th Birthday yesterday - YES - 100 - how amazing is that! (More about that later)!! 

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Onto this week's Sentimental Sundays challenge where the theme is "Anniversary" - pop over for full details, and grab some fab. freeby sentiments too! Look forward to seeing more of your beautiful creations this week!

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I would like to enter my card into the challenge at Mo's Digital Challenges - Glitz and Glimmer (I think it just about fits the bill)! and Moving Along With The Times - "For Someone Special".

My Card Recipe:- I have used a beautiful Mo Manning image, coloured with Copics, and I decided to go for a "Joy Fold" card design ("Duet" card seems more suitable - wonder why it's called "Joy")? I love this card shape, but it's not very easy to photograph.  The base card is from SU.   Grey and white swirls paper from Rayher - Classic Collection.

Border punch - MS Doily Lace. 

Sentiment -  computer generated, cut out with a SU punch.

The inside sentiment (photo.below) which has been die-cut with a Nestie oval, is from the talented Ann Vento, (Raindrop Echo Designs), and fits in with the theme perfectly.
Edges inked with Tattered Rose DI.

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Love and good wishes to everyone who visits ~
Hugs, Sylvia xxx

OOOOH - IT'S NEARLY CHRISTMAS, AND A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS !!

Update 20th Nov. - Wow - my card has made it to the Top 5 at "Stamp Something! 

Thank you so much!

 Hi peeps! Hope you are having a great week, and  managing to keep warm.
Firstly, I have a little bit of exciting news which I would like to share - I have been invited by Liz, co-ordinator at OSAAT to join the DT as from December 12th - Whoo-hoo!! Can't wait to work with the talented DT and digi designers - hope to see you there with your beautiful creations!
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Have you made all your Xmas cards yet?  No, neither have I .  Anyway, here's one to go into the "collection" (I use the term loosely of course)! and I am entering it into the following challenges:-

Sir Stampalot - Christmas Traditions.

The Stamp Man - Anything Goes - Christmas.

Bah-Humbug - Reindeer
(there is a teeny-weeny Reindeer on there)!

Stamp Something - Digi Day.

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Recipe:-

Gorgeous digi image - "Timmy's Stocking" from the talented Mo Manning

Whisper White cardstock and stamped sentiment from Stampin Up.

Patterned papers - MME and Papermania.

The tiny Wish List was cut out (ouch) from a sheet of Bo Bunny Back to Backs.

Image coloured with Copics. 

Fun Flock "fur" on the stocking top plus a sprinking of Glamour dust.

MS border punch.

Red Ribbon.

Machine stitching.

Some distressing has gone on here! - Distress inks (Bundled Sage, Antique Linen and Old Paper) and  scissor-distressing to edges of BP.
 Thanks so much for visiting ~

have a wonderful week. 

DU2DS CHALLENGE 45 - A SHAPED CARD!

Hi lovely bloggers - it's time to Dare U 2 Digi Stamp again!
Another two weeks have gone by, so time to get your thinking caps on for another fab challenge - A SHAPED CARD!
Lots of scope there then - can't wait to see what you all come up with! Thanks to everyone who joined in the previous challenge - stunning entries once again!

Pop over to DU2DS
for full details and some DT inspiration!
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My DT offering is a Nestie easel card with a fabulous digi image from the talented Mo Manning. This little sweetie has been coloured with Copics (of course), and methinks I may have overdosed on the pinkness and the glitter, but hey - a girl can never have enough of these things!
The two large cupcakes have been decoupaged and I then printed a smaller version of the image so I could cut out a teeny-weeny cupcake for the "stopper". 
I have added lots of Glamour Dust and Stickles (Star Dust and Silver), spotty paper from Papermania Chatsworth, Penny Black sentiment on a SU punched oval scallop.
If anyone has been looking for a simple to follow
tutorial on small Nestie Easel Cards - pop over
here. Kari's easel cards are fabulous.
Have a great weekend everyone!

MO MANNING'S GOTH GIRL - DU2DS CHALLENGE 43

Good morning lovely bloggers!

Don't you just love this Mo Manning image. 

I think the card will be perfect for my

eldest Granddaughter's 18th birthday in a couple of weeks, but right now it's my DT card for the DU2DS Friday Challenge  - this fortnight we are working with a fab sketch by Donna. Hope you will join in the fun - full details can be found by clicking the link above. I am always in awe of the huge amount of entries each fortnight - all of them fabulous.

I am also entering the card into this week's Paperplay Challenge , which is "Anything Goes"

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The image has been coloured with H2O's and watercolour pencils, and just a small amount of Copics, mainly under the feet. 

Edges inked with Old Paper Distress Ink and Wisteria ColorBox Chalk Ink.

The purple layers are SU cardstock.

Purple patterned BP - Bo Bunny.

Green swirls paper - "Happy-go-Lucky" digi download from Shabby Princess.

Black lace - a Prima clear stamp.

Black textured paper ribbon from goodness knows where!Four holes were punched in the ribbon, then small metal washers glued over the holes (washers from DIY shop).

Sentiment - computer generated.

Feather from stash.

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Have a fabulous weekend - love and hugs, Sylvia xxxx