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Addicted to CAS Challenge #113

by ElizStewart // June 14, 2017 // 3 Comments

The keyword at Addicted to CAS this week is CHEERS.  I pulled out an older fun Avery Elle set to create lots of gold-embossed confetti around my inlaid MFT "cheers".  Various sequins and beads finish the card off. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #112 – ‘Graduation’

by ElizStewart // June 6, 2017 // 1 Comment

The keyword at Addicted to CAS this week is GRADUATION. I picked a wonderful Dr. Seuss quote as my focal point. I do have a patterned background which is very un-CAS but the card is simple and directed. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #111 – “Pink”

by ElizStewart // May 21, 2017 // 1 Comment

The keyword at Addicted to CAS this week is PINK. So many ways to go with PINK but I needed a baby card, so this card is doing double duty! Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #110 – Grunge

by ElizStewart // May 7, 2017 // 2 Comments

The keyword over at Addicted to CAS this week is Grunge. Honestly I am not sure what Grunge means to me. I think of that Japanese horror movie of the same title... it was very black. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #109 – Rainbow

by ElizStewart // April 27, 2017 // 1 Comment

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS Challenge is Rainbow. I made a CAS one-layer card with a rainbow of feathers and a wonderful sentiment. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #108 – Smile

by ElizStewart // April 9, 2017 // 3 Comments

The keyword at Addicted to CAS this week is SMILE... I hope you smile when you look at my card! I definitely went for cute! Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #107 – Seaside

by ElizStewart // March 23, 2017 // 3 Comments

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS is SEASIDE. My card is built on wordplay. I tried this technique recently on another challenge and had fun...this time I challenged myself further and added more detail to the letters. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #106 – Doodle

by ElizStewart // March 6, 2017 // 1 Comment

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS is DOODLE. I used the sketched flowers from Simon Says Stamp to form a frame for my sentiment. I simply masked my sentiment, then stamped and distressed. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #105 – Wood

by ElizStewart // February 20, 2017 // 1 Comment

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS is WOOD. My first thought was tree (not surprising, right?) but this card evolved. I incorporated actual wood via the white wood grain cardstock which I love (and don't use often enough). Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #104 – Pets

by ElizStewart // February 5, 2017 // 1 Comment

Over at Addicted to CAS this week, the keyword is PETS. Fabulous word. I am in love with my dog, Quinn. (Quinn is actually my avatar!) What I love about my dog is the unconditional love and his never-ending state of happiness. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #101 – OMBRE

by ElizStewart // November 20, 2016 // 1 Comment

The key word this fortnight at ATCAS is OMBRE. Kindly the muses provided links to some wonderful instructional videos. I learned something interesting. OMBRE does not mean one color or at least I think it doesn't. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #94 – Music

by ElizStewart // August 11, 2016 // 3 Comments

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS is MUSIC. I was thinking "and the beat goes on" but I diverted when I found a gleeful sentiment in my Technique Tuesday stash. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #93 – Welcome

by ElizStewart // July 24, 2016 // 6 Comments

The keyword this week at Addicted to CAS is WELCOME. I created a "new home" card... I can never seem to have enough of these in my stash. Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #92 – Stripes

by ElizStewart // July 10, 2016 // 5 Comments

The keyword at the Addicted to CAS Challenge this week is STRIPES. Great keyword. I am incorporating Concord and 9th's Layers of Love die into my entry...it is truly fabulous! Continue reading →

Freshly Made Sketches #242 / Addicted to CAS Challenge #91 – Fly

by ElizStewart // June 26, 2016 // 3 Comments

I am doing double duty this week at Freshly Made Sketches and at Addicted to CAS.  The keyword at ATCAS is FLY.  I cerated a CAS scene with an Amuse rocket following the Freshly Made Sketch. I die cut the... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #90 – Aloha

by ElizStewart // June 14, 2016 // 3 Comments

My first thought was a welcoming lei when I saw the keyword was ALOHA at Addicted to CAS.  I used the MB lei die and distressed in yellow, orange and red. I added an ALOHA die cut to the center, shadowed... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #89: PETALS

by ElizStewart // June 7, 2016 // 2 Comments

The keyword this week is PETALS at Addicted to CAS.  Obviously “flower” comes to mind but the word petal is very specific. As I brainstormed I thought of the childhood game “He loves me, he loves me not”.  The game is French... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #88: MIDNIGHT

by ElizStewart // May 17, 2016 // 3 Comments

MIDNIGHT is the keyword at Addicted to CAS this week.  Usually my first association with midnight would be “dark”, but not given that my favorite day of the year is right around the corner.  I love, love, love the summer solstice.  Anyone... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #87: PLAID

by ElizStewart // May 9, 2016 // 3 Comments

I am putting the Addicted to CAS challenge to work for me in that I need a baby card and “plaid” fits nicely.  I selected a number of pink, yellow and green patterned papers, two of which were plaid.  I die... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #86: RAIN

by ElizStewart // April 17, 2016 // 2 Comments

The key word at Addicted to CAS this week is RAIN.   Given it is April and we are all waiting for the trees and flowers to bloom… rain is a very good word. I began with the rain.  I... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #85 – Inlaid Dies/Simon Says Happy Birthday

by ElizStewart // April 10, 2016 // 2 Comments

So there is little left to the imagination this week at Addicted to CAS…the keyword is INLAID DIES.  I have created a birthday card using two sets of dies, a sentiment and balloons.  The card essentially one layer, since every... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #54: DELICATE

by ElizStewart // March 26, 2016 // 3 Comments

The word this week at Addicted to CAS is DELICATE.  This was easy. We are on the verge of spring here in the Northeast. Nothing is more beautiful, delicate, or fleeting, than the spring blooming of the dogwoods, apple and pear... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS Challenge #83: Gift

by ElizStewart // March 6, 2016 // 5 Comments

The code word this week at Addicted to CAS is GIFT.  I made a simple cute birthday card with Amuse stamps…all stamping, masking and copic coloring. Thank you for visiting! Elizabeth  Supplies: Amuse Artstamps Carload, Tiny Gift & Happy Birthday, Memory Box... Continue reading →

Addicted to CAS #82: HOME

by ElizStewart // February 23, 2016 // 2 Comments

  Another fun word over at Addicted to CAS this week: HOME! I really thought about posting a moving card.  I have been playing with dozens of ideas for moving cards with the hopes my house will sell soon!  But... Continue reading →