Wednesday 30 October 2013

Addicted to CAS at Addicted to Stamps and More!




Hi guys!
One of our most popular challenges has just begun at Addicted to Stamps and More: Addicted to CAS! If you are new to clean and simple card making, this is what our lovely leader Kylie says about CAS:

Clean & Simple (CAS) - Clean and crisp lines, minimal or no embellishments and lots of 'white' space should be used. 
* White space does not need to be 'white'. It can be any colour. White space is a term used for the area of your card with no stamping, embellishments etc.

The stamps that I used in my card come from Stamplorations, the set is called Distressed Floral Swirls. The technique I used in my stamping is also very much Stamplorations-inspired because I CASEd a card from company owner Shery. :) The card I was inspired by is here. I masked the area where I wanted the stamping and stamped the black swirls first. I then stamped more swirls with embossing ink and heat embossed with clear powder. I sponged the corner with some Distress Ink and after removing the mask, stamped the borders and sentiment + added a black thin ribbon. I'm in love with this technique and want to try it with many different stamps! The sketch my card is based on is from... Yep, you guessed, it, from  Stamplorations sketch challenge! :)

Addicted to Stamps and More Design Team is full of ladies who master CAS... I hope you'll head on over to the challenge blog for lots and lots of inspiration! You'll find all the challenge details there too. We are once again happy to have Nicecrane Designs as our sponsor. Thank you Ignacio! Happy crafting, everyone!


I'd like to enter the following challenges:
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.fi/ Anything Goes
http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ Use pink
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes
http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.fi/ Anything Goes
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/ Anything Goes
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything Goes

20 comments:

  1. Whoa, Nonni, that's beautiful! I thought that was DSP and you made it! Very neat idea; thanks for sharing that technique!

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  2. Wow! Really impressed with the stamping, looks like design paper! Absolutely gorgeous!

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  3. Nonni, my jaw dropped when I saw this card. It is beautiful and elegant! I love the black, pink, and white on this card -- so striking! Your stamping and embossing are just perfect! Glad to know I'm not the only one in love with the technique :-)

    ~Shery

    ~Shery

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  4. Absolutely love this colour combo, Nonni - so striking. Great technique too!
    xxx Asha - Sunny Summer Crafts

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  5. Nonni, firstly I love the colour combo and I too love this technique but haven't been brave enough to try it! The stamping above the masked area is a really unique touch and looks great x

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  6. wow Nonni what a lovely card, very elegant and classy. I love the colors and also the stamping at the diagonal edge :)

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  7. Oh wow!! great masking.. Love this card soo much.. :)

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  8. What a lovely card - so stylish! Thanks for joining us for this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

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  9. Very pretty! love the CAS! Thanks for joining us this week at Created With Love Challenges for our ANYTHING GOES Challenge!
    DawnD

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  10. Great card. It is so simple it's elegant. Thanks for joining our Anything Goes Challenge at Created With Love Challenges

    ~~Chris

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  11. ooooo, those colours and patterns are stunning, Nonni!! xx

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  12. Wow, Nonni, this is gorgeous. Fabulous stamping and embossing. xx

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  13. A lovely card. Thank you for joining us at The Crafting Cafe Challenge. Marlene DT

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  14. Beautiful card love the CAS of it. Very creative. Thanks for joining in the fun with us this week at Created with Love challenges.
    Linda K. DT

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  15. What a super little CAS card! Great technique!
    Thanks for sharing with us at The Crafting Cafe this time!
    Good Luck
    Hugs
    Dawn xx

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  16. Todella tyylikäs kortti ja niin ihanat värit!

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  17. Beautiful! Very stunning card. Thank you for joining us at Party Time Tuesdays.

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  18. Wow Nonni, thought you used paper. Very elegant card! That's one technique I shall definitely try. Have a lovely day! hugs Monika xxx

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  19. I too thought this was DSP Nonni - Wow how fabulous. LOVE the pink and black together. Hugs D

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  20. Gorgeous card!! I thought it was DSP too :) Very cool! Thanks for joining us at Twisted Tuesday Challenges :)

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