CAS Card Series No. 1

Hello lovelies. I've been wanting to start a CAS (clean and simple) card series for awhile and finally decided to just do it. I haven't made up my mind how frequently I'll be doing this yet, but at least I've got the ball rolling. I even made a fancy graphic, haha. And, a hashtag.....! #wmwcascards

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I love all styles of cardmaking yet don't really make that many CAS cards. Depending on where your Google search leads you, clean and simple cardmaking is defined as uncluttered with a lot of open or white space with minimal layers or embellishments. This card actually qualifies as a one layered CAS card.

 I have been a designer and affiliate in the craft and hobby industry for a number of years. I have a tendency to be brand loyal when creating specific cards for companies, also meeting the requirements of those companies.

Which leads me to say, I plan to be a little more free with product selection in this series. I plan on using whatever inspires for the direction I have in mind, mixing the various brands that meet the needs for my creative endeavors! Gosh, I said a mouthful!

I'm using a number of product brands for this project, starting with the focal point; an AALL & Create stamp set that I purchased from TopFlight Stamps, specifically to go with my Heidi Swapp sentiment.

I began by stamping my image with black hybrid ink which is good for coloring with alcohol markers, along with my Misti stamp positioner. I also stamped the feet and legs on masking tape, then fussy cut for a bit of masking.

I know, keep it simple, right? The masking technique is very simple and takes less than a minute to fussy cut. After stamping my image, I laid down my masked legs/feet on top to stamp my "floor" so that the feet and floor appear to be as one, rather than simply stamping the floor under the feet. 

The stamp set that I used for my floor is from Inkblot Shop and has been well loved. I only wanted a portion of that "floor" stamped on my card, to stay within the confines of my focal image, so I did some partial masking of that stamp or the floor, as well.

If you wanted to make multiples of this card, it would be easy enough to do, once you get in the groove.

 

This next step is an ode to my mother. She wore her house gowns ALL.THE.TIME! She had some of the tackiest gowns and I set out to make this gown tacky! I had a Miss Ink Stamps stencil floral design that was perfect for placing over my gown, using a fine tip black marker to trace some of the design onto the gown. I know if my mom were still with us, she would laugh uncontrollably at this card!

Next up, the coloring! I used these Copic Sketch Markers:

Gown: RV10,  BG11, YR15 

Body: E00 (Cheeks, RV10)

Eyes: E37, YG11

Slippers: RV10, C7 

Cap: BG11, C3

Floor: C7

Earrings: YR68

Mug: B93, B000

Other embellishing w/white gel pen

I hope you enjoyed reading about the making of this card, the first in my series and I hope it inspires you to break out your supplies and get creative with CAS!

Most of the stamps mentioned above have direct links attached if you click on the highlighted text. However, if you would like to shop for Copic Markers I do have an affiliate link; feel free to visit ScrapbookPal, my favorite shop for reasonably priced markers and low shipping! Other affiliate links can be found below for some of the other products that I used.

Thanks so much for stopping by and if you leave a comment that would be most appreciated. If you have any specific themes for a CAS card that you would like to see, please let me know.

Terri

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Beachy Unicorn Card

Hey crafty friends! I'm feeling the summer vibes with the new release from Pink & Main!

This card features the Beach Unicorn stamp set, among other lovely products from P & M. But seriously, floating unicorns? Yes, please! Scroll down for a few creative details and I'll have convenient affiliate product links available at the end of this post.

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First, I used a mirror image stamp technique where you do some reverse image stamping.  It's super easy and requires a big 'ole piece of rubber for this (see product links at the end of this post).  It fits nicely inside the mini Misti stamp positioner.  You simply stamp your image onto the rubber two or three times to get a good inking which is why you should use a stamp positioner. Then, gently press and rub your cardstock (for coloring images) into the ink.  It's not a perfect science but I usually touch up any areas that I need to with a fine tip black Copic pen.

I used a variety of Copic Markers to color my palm trees and unicorn, and accented with a white gel pen.  As you can see, I decided to cut up my colored unicorn image and have her floating in the waves.  It's ok to chop up your paper! 

For my background, I used a pretty orange/pink paper from my paper pad, then inked up some clouds with my stencil.  If you use the stencil edges, you can flip them upside for waves! Don't you love a product that has duality?  I know I do.

I've nicknamed my unicorn Prissy and Prissy needs a beach towel to dry off. Here's a neat trick. Score some lines on your cardstock, then rub over them with a cardboard nail file.  I thought it gave a super cool "sand" effect. You can't hit the beach without getting sand all over your towel! To finish off my card, I added Nuvo drops in my clouds and on my beach, and hand drew some little star fish that I fussy cut and embellished.

This was such a fun card to make and I hope I've given you some good ideas to try out. Hope your summer is all it can be, despite the current health climate!  Take care and stay healthy!

Terri

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