CASology 111

CASology's cue word this week is Under... and my mind said "Da Sea".  On the inside I wrote "are you singing it yet?".

I used my very old decorative edged scalloped scissors to make the waves at the top of the card. And the crab is from a stamp set that pre-dates my blog and any notion that I might have to do anything except  use it lol. I think they might be from Sizzix, but if you know let me know. I used Festive Berries Distress Ink to stamp the crabs, and stamped with them with the back of the stamps.

I love you to the moon and back

My first spinner card. I used to read a book to my daughter that had the phrase "I love you to the moon and back", so I made this card for her.

The sentiment from Hero Arts Shoot for the Moon stamp set is embossed with WOW Glow in the Dark Embossing Powder.

I made the spinner slot with two SpellBinders Oval dies taped with Painter'sTape to keep them from slipping. The slot was a little narrow, so I made the slider by gluing circles from a hole punch in a stack between two pennies.

The moon, earth and rocket come from Paper Smooches Space Cadet stamped with Versamark Ink, embossed with more Glow in the Dark embossing powder. Painted with white acrylic paint and then colored with Memento Dual Markers. The top layer is Papertrey Ink Smokey Shadow cardstock speckled with white acrylic paint splattered with a paint brush.  The bottom layer is Papertrey Ink True Black.

Simon Says Stamp, so I did  : D. Paper Smooches SPARKS is Anything Goes.

WOYWW 274

I've dug out my very very old stamps (15 years bought at a stamping convention where all the stamps were made of actual rubber) for the Simon Says Go Boldly into Stampember to stamp big and bright (Picked Raspberry Distress Ink is as bright as I own). I've actually been using the white eraser for erasing instead of stamp carving lol. The pink eraser is carved into a mouse stamp. In the stack at the back is a STACK of monster cards for a friend who loves them (birthday present), she doesn't read my blog though, so peeks are safe lol.

I was able to get another idea out of my head, and into the world.  This is the stitch die from Papertrey Ink's Regency Era mini kit, cut out of Shrinky Dink, stitched with a handspun wool/silk embroidery thread, shrunk (feels like a tapestry after shrinking) and then the threads painted with Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Bundled Sage Distress Ink (smooshed on the craft mat and spritzed with water).

To see more crafty spaces around the world, head over to Julia's Stamping Ground.

Bold and Koi

Simon Says to Boldly Go, so this time it's with Koi. I bought this stamp at the same stamping convention as I bought the pug stamp, possibly the same vendor, but no idea who it was. I used Picked Raspberry Distress Ink to stamp it and Salty Ocean Distress Ink to paint in the water.

To Boldly Go Pug-naciously

Simon Says to Boldly Go, using big stamps and bright colors.  So I used one of the biggest stamps I could find and one of the oldest I have going back about 15 years? I remember buying it at a stamp convention and everything was made of actual rubber.  I felt it needed a little something so I wrote "Pug-nacious?" in a fine line black pen. The ink is Picked Raspberry Distress Ink

T is for Tickled Pink

I love to try new crafty things, and sometimes they even turn out like I thought they would lol. This is one of those times. I used the stitch die from Papertrey Ink's Regency Era on Shrinky Dink. I cross stitched it (at full size) with some handspun wool/silk blend. Then shrunk it with Ranger's Heat-It.  I used the back of a wood mounted stamp to flatten it while it was still warm. And it feels like terry cloth. I think I'll be sewing a pinback on it through threads in the back.

Since it's Tuesday and I'm tickled pink, I'll be sharing this with Bleubeard and Elizabeth's T Stands for. Simon Says Anything Goes, so I will be sharing it there. And because it is Papertrey Ink, I'll be sharing it at September 2014 Inspiration Archive.

updated to add I had it sitting on my crafttable and was overcome with an urge to paint it using Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstock and Bundled Sage).

Party Animal

Hand-carved monster stamped on DCWV Indian Summer patterned paper and heat embossed with Zing Opaque White Embossing Powder. The hat is hand cut with a border of Milled Lavender Distress Stickles. The balloon animal and the sentiment are from Avery Elle's Party Animal. The balloon animal is covered with glossy accents. The card base is Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream.Simon Says Anything Goes : D.