CAS(E) This Sketch 246

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Sometimes I look at a sketch and I know exactly what I'm going to make, and this sketch for CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge was like that. And then I made what I imagined and I thought, "Oh no, I can't share that!", haha! It didn't turn out. So I went back to the drawing board and came up with this card, which is almost exactly the opposite of my original idea. It worked much better. ;-)

I used SU! Tin of Tags stamps, an old SU! little snowflake, and PTI sentiment.

This sketch is gorgeous and is crying out for some emboss resist with watercoloured background. I cannot wait to see the gallery!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 245 - Retro 88

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I've created a simple Christmas card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch. I left off the two dots because I just couldn't figure out how to work them into my design (oops!). The rest of the design team did a much better job than me on that one. ;-)

I used PTI Spruce and Sprigs and sentiment stamps.

I still love this sketch! The last time I used it, I stuck much more closely to the design.

I hope you're inspired to join us in the fun with this cool sketch.

Thanks for dropping by!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 244 - Noel

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For CAS(E) This Sketch 244 I've created a Christmas card. Halloween cards aren't really a "thing" here in Australia, and we don't have Thanksgiving, so I'm merrily on my way to making a pile of Christmas cards in an attempt to get them in the mail on time.

I love Christmas cards! I have so much fun making them. (I really like receiving them, too.) This card was no exception with its bright and colourful baubles. :-)

 I used Uniko Christmas Sparkle stamps for the baubles and the sentiment is PTI. I coloured using Copics.

I hope you are inspired by this cool and graphic sketch and join us in the fun this week!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 242 - Happy Birthday!

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Happy 15th Birthday to my big girl! 15! I cannot believe it! My cute little baby has turned into a beautiful young woman seemingly overnight.

For her card I used this week's CAS(E) This Sketch as inspiration.

I used Altenew Beautiful Day stamps. Sentiment is Wplus9.

 Such a great sketch and the design team have made some beauties with it. :-)

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 241 (Retro 23)

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We have a retro sketch this week at CAS(E) This Sketch! The sketch was originally used in challenge number 23. I have been playing along with CAS(E) This Sketch since the beginning and I did enter challenge 23 with this card. The sketch is still awesome and I enjoyed using it again. :-)

I used SU! Banner Blast stamps and the stampamajig got a good workout for this one. ;-)

I hope you're inspired to join in the fun!

Thanks for dropping by to visit.

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 240

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I just realised that I have been missing in action for three whole weeks! I'm so sorry! My kids were finishing off the school term and super busy with their sports and music and my work went absolutely crazy, leaving me very little time for my favourite way to spend time... making cards and visiting my friends in blogland. I hope I'm back to regular programming, but life is still super-busy, so please forgive me if I drop off the radar every now and then. ;-)

I'm here today with my card for CAS(E) This Sketch, which kicks off my Christmas card frenzy for the end of the year.

I used Wplus9 Be Merry and Be Merry Florals stamps.

I love this sketch! I initially had visions of sparkly washi tape, but when I sat down at my desk I was drawn to the florals instead. Sparkly washi tape is still calling to me.

Thank you for visiting me. I've missed you!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 237 - Happy Father's Day

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It's time for a new CAS(E) This Sketch challenge and this week I've created a super-CAS card for Fathers' Day, which is this coming Sunday. I may have gone a little too CAS and in the wrong colour for my hubby, so I might still be heading back to make more Father's Day cards before Sunday morning. ;-) I do have a birthday party for my daughter this week-end also, so time is getting a bit tight!

I used PTI Round Repeats and PTI sentiment. I don't think I've actually used this particular Round Repeats stamp before. I love how it stamps and I might need to take it out again for some more cards, perhaps a full set!

This sketch is so cool. I have a few ideas still waiting to be tried with this one, a couple of them in rainbows.

Thanks for coming to visit me!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 236

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I'm bringing you a simple one-layer card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. In this card I stamped the branch and bird, masked them off, and then stamped the background rectangle in pale blue for a sky. I was planning to colour the bird, but decided I loved it as the line drawing too much to add colour this time.

I used Stampin' Up! Best Birds stamp set.

This sketch is super! I really had fun in thinking up ideas for this one. :-)

Thanks for visiting! I can't wait to see what everyone makes this week.

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 234 - Best Fishes

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I love a punny card and that's just what I've created for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge! :-)

I used SU! Jar of Love and Lawn Fawn Milo's Alphabet.

A very cool sketch this week and I know the team have created some AMAZING cards with it! I hope you visit them all to take a look and leave some love.

Thank-you for visiting me!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 232

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For CAS(E) This Sketch this week I've lined up a row of sweet birdies to send a thoughtful greeting.

My supplies are a grab bag this week - Altenew birds, Hero Arts sentiment, Stampin'Up! splotches.

This cool sketch is sure to get some fabulous entries in our gallery! I can't wait to see them all.

Thanks for dropping by!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 231

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You would not believe how many cards I made for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge! I was starting to despair. They were all CAS (of course) and somehow they were not satisfying me AT ALL. Finally, I created a card that, while not a perfect take on the sketch, made me smile. :-) Oh, the angst of creating clean and simple cards! Some days it's impossible, haha!

I used Stampin' Up! Crazy About You stamps.

This sketch has so much more inspiration than my card shows! It's fabulous! I hope you're inspired to join us in the fun. :-)

Thanks for dropping by.

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 229

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Our sketch this week at CAS(E) This Sketch, by Hannelie, has a graphic background and botanical silhouette. Quite the challenge! Of course, you don't have to take the sketch quite so literally - the background could be anything, as could the foreground. I just like to stretch my creativity when I have the chance and this idea intrigued me. So I thought about size, shape, colours, and finally came up with my card. I made it twice... the first time I forgot to centre the blocks... oops!

I used SU! Hey There Buds and PTI Building Blocks stamps.

I really can't wait to see what everyone makes with this sketch. It's a good one! :-)

Thanks for dropping by to visit me!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 228 - You Light Up My Life

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My card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge makes me smile! :-) Super CAS, one layer, clever sentiment, and fun images.

I've been wanting to buy the Stampin' Up! Jar of Love set for a while, mostly because the little fishy in the set is irresistible. I'm not sure what I'll do with him, and I haven't used him on this card, but he's swimming around in my brain waiting to catch an idea for the moment. ;-) For this card, the little firefly was perfect to create that wavy shape of our sketch and the matching sentiment is just wonderful! Until I had stamped all the little bugs I didn't actually realise that there was a stamp for the glow, I was preparing to draw them all! Stamping was so much easier, haha!

I used Stampin' Up! Jar of Love stamps.

How are you inspired by this sketch? I do hope you'll join us in the fun this week!

Thanks for dropping by to say hello!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 227

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This week has been a challenge. I have a cold that has me feeling like I've been hit by a truck. My washing machine stopped working in the middle of a load, full of water, and towels. And I'm so, so tired! But there is good news! My youngest daughter started holidays and spent three days this week going to Code Camp where she created her own computer game app. She loved it! We've had a quiet week together while hubby is traveling for work and big sister is still at camp, which has been lovely despite my illness. The washing machine repair man came and worked his magic. And this week-end we get to pick up my big girl after five weeks of camp! Yay!

I'm here with my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.

I used Stampin' Up! Organic Grace stamps (retired) to create this card. I masked, stamped, and sponged before stamping the butterfly and sentiment.

Another very cool sketch from N@ Ali. :-)

I hope you can come and join us in the fun this week!

Thanks for visiting me!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 226

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For this week's CAS(E) This Sketch challenge I've used my favourite colour - Yellow! I really love yellow, black, and white together. :-)

I used Altenew Wild Hibiscus stamps. The sentiment is Simon Says Stamp, I think (it's an old one).

Isn't this a cool sketch? I love it.

As this goes live, I'll be heading into my last day in Sydney before heading home to my family for the week-end. I really love Sydney, but I really don't love travelling for work and being away from my family. Two weeks in a row is enough to last me several months. I'll cross my fingers I get to stay home for a while now. ;-)

Thanks for dropping by! I hope you're inspired to join us in the fun!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 224

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How did it get to June already? We're almost halfway through the year and I feel like Christmas just finished!

I'm here with my card for CAS(E) This Sketch.

I used Mama Elephant Bear Hugs stamps and coloured with Copics.

Isn't this a cute sketch? I don't feel I've done it justice and I can't wait to see what everyone else makes with it!

I hope you're inspired to join in the fun this week!

Thanks for dropping by to visit!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 222 - Bugs!

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I have a new stamp set. I couldn't resist it. My family think I'm crazy and can't imagine who might want the cards I make with this set. I'm sure there are other bug lovers out there other than me, haha! Using Stampin' Up! Beetles & Bugs I created my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.

I added a little shadow using a cool grey Copic to make the bugs stand out. My eldest daughter asked to touch the card after I told her the trick, she couldn't believe it was a flat card with no raised bits. :-)

This sketch is a great one for the ideas bucket. So easy to work with and so many ways to interpret it.

Thank-you for coming by to visit.

I hope you are inspired to join us in the fun this week!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 221

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I had a lovely time creating my card for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge. The sketch is really easy to work with and offers opportunities for multiple interpretations. I chose to take the focus rectangular shape literally and made the background rectangle by repeat stamping the sentiment. I had originally thought of using patterned paper, but the stamping won the day and I love how it turned out.

I used PTI Botanical Blocks stamps and dies. I coloured with Copics.

I can even see this sketch successfully made into a colour-blocked card with a simple sentiment. It's awesome!

Thanks for dropping by to visit!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 220

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I'm bringing you flowers for this week's CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge! I took the sketch quite literally and layered flowers and leaves across the bottom portion of my card.

I used Simon Says Stamp Flower Friend stamps and staped in greys, pinks, and reds. :-)

I hope you are inspired to join us in the fun this week!

Thanks so much for dropping by to visit with me!

Michelle
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CAS(E) This Sketch 219

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We have an Uber-CAS sketch for you all this week at CAS(E) This Sketch! I love these ultra CAS challenges so much! I've made a(n almost) one-layer card using a very simple colour combination of mostly black and white with a tiny pop of yellow. Scrumptious!

I used Stampin' Up! Garden Friends stamps. The sentiment is also SU! but I forget the set name.

How are you inspired by this great sketch? I hope you decide to play along with us this week!

Thanks for visiting!

Michelle
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