CAS Card: Let It Snow

I just finished kitchen patrol duty for the afternoon so I thought I'd create another post and enter yet another card creation. This one's a clean and simple two-layer card that measures 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. To make this CAS card, I scored and folded a sheet of 80lb oatmeal cardstock (my recent fave). Next, I stamped the bird and sentiment using dye ink. Then I trimmed a patterned paper and adhered it on the top portion of the card. Lastly, I stamped snowflakes using two natural tone ink pads.

Materials: oatmeal cardstock, patterned paper, clear stamps (Inkadinkado), Hero Hues India Dye Ink (Black), wood-mounted stamp (snowflakes), natural tones ink pads (purple, teal)

I'm entering this card in the Kaboodle Doodles Challenge 205 - Let It Snow. Below is the site's official badge. If you feel like creating a snow-themed card, this challenge is something you'll have to try. :o)

CAS(E) this Sketch #58 entry: Celebrate Everyday

I'd been meaning to try out card sketches from paper crafting challenge blogs since I revived my cardmaking hobby last year, but it's only now that I finally found the time (and plucked up the courage) to do one. Since I have always been a fan of clean and simple designs, I decided to join the CAS(E) this Sketch #58 challenge. The event ends tomorrow in PHL time!

... and here is my official entry: a two-layer card that says "Celebrate Everyday." It took me only about half an hour to make this one. First, I picked a pre-folded* 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 white card, and then laid out strips of patterned paper on top and at the bottom. Next, I stamped the sentiment in dye ink. Then, I adhered the blue flower using foam tape.

Supplies:

• smooth white cardstock
• patterned paper (green, pink)
• embellishment (blue flower)
• clear stamp: Celebrate Everyday by Hero Arts
• dye ink: Hero Arts India Ink Pad, Black

Tools: Cricut paper trimmer, acrylic block

* I like to make and prepare folded cards when I'm not actually designing or creating craft projects. This saves me plenty of time.

In case you want to join this challenge, too, here is the sketch and the link to the blog post: