Addicted to CAS

Today I am playing along with a challenge from the Addicted to CAS blog....I'm really not addicted, I find it more of a challenge to keep things Clean And Simple.  But it is good for me to create outside my comfort zone.  This week's challenge from them is to create a card using the code word...FRIEND!  

Materials used:  Stampin Up's Sheltering Tree stamp set...Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, and Blushing Bride inks...that is it--just plain ole paper, stamps, and inks!!  

3 Gifts Challenge: (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts)  3 gifts red...strawberries//my flannel pajama pants//apples (although the green ones are my favorite) Today starts a new month of prompts I have posted them here in case you want to play along.

Less Is More #387

Less Is More...this week their challenge is a sketch challenge.  Because some time less truly is more!!  In keeping with the types of entries this blog looks for, I used lots of white space with minimal extras.  

Materials used:  Smokey Slate bakers twine and ink from Stampin Up...mini buckle...Verve stamp  

3 Gifts Challenge:   (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) a gift on paper, in a person, in a picture...love note hidden in the kitchen // smile // memories...pictures preserve them!!

As You See It....Metallic

Metallic is the challenge from As You See It this week.  I decided to use some foil sheets I had from another project....boy does it look amazing when cut with a detailed die!!  Thanks, As You See It, for the fun challenge!!  

Materials used:  Be Mine & Sunshine Wishes thinlits dies from Stampin Up...Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, and Basic Black card stock...foil sheets. 

3 Gifts Challenge:   (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) 3 old things seen new // God's word, written so long ago but new meaning for our life today...photo albums, oh the memories...sea shells washed up on the shore

I Love Us!!

Super simple card but still makes me smile!  I think it is the "I love us" sentiment...sweetness!!  Two challenges are represented in this card...the sketch challenge from Fab Friday and the inspiration challenge from Inspired By.  It seems like all the materials used to make this card are retired items from Stampin Up...okay maybe not the ink or the navy cardstock.

Thankful for You...#PCC323

Here is my take on the sketch challenge from the Paper Craft Crew.  I love all the pieces and parts that make up this sketch challenge. 

Materials used:  Stamping Up's stitched shapes famelit die...Sentiment from Stampin Up's Sheltering Tree stamp set...Real Red and Basic Black card stock...Smokey Slate card stock and ink...black mini rhinestones...bakers twine. 

3 Gifts Challenge:   (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts) a song heard, a soft word, light seen // I like you by Ben Rector ( I have included a link)..."love you" as I head out the door to work...early morning sun rise!!

Masculine Birthday

Today I am playing along with two challenges...the color challenge from the Color Throwdown blog and a sketch challenge from the Freshly Made Sketches blog.  True Gentlemen designer papers from Stampin Up fit the colors called for in this week's color challenge....I just needed to add in the gray and did that with my sentiment and corduroy button.  Another clean and simple card with a masculine theme...yes I will get this part of my stash replenished (with mostly nephews in our family, I'm always running out of masculine birthday cards).  

3 Gifts Challenge:   (using Ann Voskamp's 1000 gifts daily prompts)  3 graces found in friends // a listening ear...laughter...a shoulder to cry on

CAS(E) this Sketch #306

Here is my take on the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge.  I have been working at replenishing my stash and it seems like masculine birthday cards are my biggest need so this week coming up you will see lots of masculine birthday cards!!