Butterfly Circle Birthday Card

I have challenged myself to make clean and simple cards.  I have the hardest time making them!  :)  To make it easier and more fun, I'm joining in new to me CAS challenges.  I have never joined the CAS Watercolor challenge before (or since I'm OLD, I don't remember it).  (Wink.)  The current one there is Colorful Butterflies.  I took a piece of watercolor paper and colored it with Ken Oliver Color Burst Watercolor Powders.  After allowing it to completely dry, I used my Silhouette Cameo (#42189 Butterfly Circles) to create the die cut.  I stamped a sentiment inside the die cut circle and added a border strip at the bottom.  For the finishing touch, I added three teal sequins to the center of the butterfly.  I had never tried cutting watercolor paper with my Silhouette Cameo before.  Next time I need to increase the force a little but at least now I know I can do it!  :)  This butterfly will be fluttering by these challenges:

CAS Watercolour (Colourful Butterflies)

Just Us Girls (Circles)

Sweet Stampin' (Things With Wings)

Hope your day is going well....and as always, stay crafty!  :)

Purrfect Coffee Card

Did you know I collect coffee themed stamps and dies?  Yep, one of my favorite themed cards to make and receive.  :)  So naturally I had to make a card for the current Art Impressions challenge which is Coffee!  :)  It has been a while since I made a card using kraft cardstock and brown ink.  Thought it might be a good time since well you know....coffee is brown.  (Wink.)  Looking through my Art Impressions stamps, I saw the sentiment "you're purrfect" and thought coffee AND cats....could be a cute combination.  :)  The coffee word bubble is from the Silhouette Design Store (#55671 Speech Bubbles).  I used the Crazy Cat Lady set by Art Impressions plus their Hot Java Mama set.

Art Impressions Challenge (Coffee #262)

I'm off to have some coffee (might have to be iced in this heat though.  ;)  Remember to stay crafty!  :)

Grill Card

I'm still challenging myself to create CAS cards.  As I have said before, I "struggle" doing them.  :)  My biggest problem is I keep trying to add and add to them.  :)  For this card, I used my Silhouette Cameo to create the die cut from the Silhouette Design Store (#42964 Retro Dad BarbequeSilhouette by Megan Hardy Designs).  I computer generated the sentiment and used a couple of striped sequins.  I don't think I can any cleaner or simpler.  (Wink.)  My fun griller is going to link up at:

CASology (Grill)

AAA Clean and Simple Challenges (Made In Minutes + Optional Twist Summer)

Time Out Challenges (Relaxation)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge (Add A Die Cut)

Another HOT one here so I'm heading out to cool off in the pool and read.  As always.....stay crafty!  :)

Daisy Thank You Card

Don't laugh but I'm still trying to teach myself to create clean and simple cards.  :)  I thought the best way might be joining CAS challenges....maybe.  :)  The sentiment daisy die cut is from the Silhouette Design Store (#294291 Thank You Daisy by Sweet Afton).The stamped sentiment is by Art Gone Wild (Words To The Rescue Thank You 2).  Those cute wooden bees were found at Michael's.  I applied three yellow self adhesive jewels to the center of the daisy for the finishing touch.  I'm still struggling with CAS but have to admit it is fun!  :)  These buzzy bees are going to link up at:

Just Us Girls (Circles)

Moving Along With The Times (Bees)

Cloudy day here which has provided some heat relief so hooray for that.  I'm heading out to the pool to relax and read the rest of the afternoon.  Thanks for visiting and as always....stay crafty!  :)

CAS Summer Fun Card

I love clean and simple cards but I have to confess I struggle making them!  So I have decided to challenge myself to make more CAS cards. Maybe they will become easier for me to create.  :)  I used a pattern from the Silhouette Design Store (#81896 Summer Fun Frame by Tanya Batrak) for the word circle die cut (cut with Silhouette Cameo).  The stamp set is by Unity Stamp Company (Beach Days and Sun Rays).  I stamped the images with brown ink and colored with Copic markers.  I used the sequins in the same colors as the markers I had used for the finishing touch.  So how did I do with my CAS (one of few I have made)?

I'm linking up at these fun challenges:  

AAA Cards Clean and Simple Challenges (Made In Minutes + Summer)

Time Out Challenges ( #141 Relaxation)

Cute Card Thursday (Circles)

Cardz 4 Galz (Summer Fun)

Cut It Up (Focus On Sentiment)

Simon Says Wednesday (Add A Die Cut)

Papercraft Challenge (Summer Fun)

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stamper (S Is For Sea)

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you have a cool and crafty weekend planned.  :)

Cowgirl Blues

After doing the two blue Christmas cards yesterday, I had pieces of blue cardstock left over.  I found a challenge I have never played in where you use your "snippets" (leftover pieces).  So I used my blue cardstock snippets to create a cowgirl card.  The stamps are by Oxford Impressions.  I used a die cut from the Silhouette Design Store to create the horse shoe/horse.  The embossing folder is by Sizzix.  I added  pearls and black twine to finish it up.  This blues singing cowgirl is going to be joining these fun challenges:

Pixie's Snippets Playground Challenge (#358)

Shopping Our Stash (Base It On A Book -- I chose Lonesome Dove)

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges (Anything Goes)

Hope your week is off to a good start and as always.....stay crafty.

Blue Christmas Cards

Christmas Kickstart Challenge  has a fun one going on where you are to do two different Christmas cards with trees on them.  I used the same tree background stamp (Simon Says Stamp) on both of the cards.

This card also has a unicorn and sentiment stamp by Avery Elle.

I used a sentiment stamp by Scrapbook.com on this one plus some Silhouette Design Store tree die cuts.  I used sparkly clear glitter glue to decorate the trees.  I'm going to link up these cards at:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge (Christmas Tree -- Two Different Layouts)

Jingle Belles (Blue Christmas)

Merry Little Christmas Challenge (Anything Goes)

Simon Says Wednesday (Anything Goes)

Watercooler Wednesday Challenges (Anything Goes)