*Season Sparkle*

This Memory Box star die is such a joy to use.  Not only is it beautiful, it cuts like a hot knife through butter!  I need to branch out a little as I've only ever cut it out of silver foil cardstock.... but it looks SO beautiful done this way!  I've been loving the silver with red accents this holiday season so you'll see it quite a few times in my creations.

Items Used:

*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Cherry Cobbler; silver mirro

*Images:  Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Christmas

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne

*Dies:  Taylored Expressions Simple Strips, Simple Strips Backer; Memory Box Chandele Star

*Tools:  Gemini Jr

*Etc:  foam adhesive

*CASology #377*

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge with CASology!  The cue for the next two weeks is Sunset.  CASology is a clean and simple challenge so we want to see what you come up with for a clean and simple card with the cue card challenge of Sunset.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Uniko.  Submit your creations on the CASology blog (linked from your blog, Instagram or Flickr) for your chance to be a guest designer in an upcoming challenge and to win a prize from Uniko.  

I decided to play with the colours of sunset (although the hubby says I should have added some pink there too) and the idea of a silhouette against the sunset.

Items Used:

*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Stampin' Up! Basic Black; Yupo

*Images:  Studio Katia Birthday Greetings

*Ink:  Versafine Clair Nocturne; Alcohol Pearls in Splendor and Alchemy

*Dies:  Memory Box Dancing Dragonfly Collage

*Tools:  Gemini Jr; air blower

*Etc:  Alcohol Blending Solution

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team came up with for more inspiration.  We look forward to seeing what you create!

*Bat! for Scrap 'n Stamp*

Today's prompt for Scrap 'n Stamp is Bat... and normally I'd say bats are pretty darn scary... but this morning we woke up to a few inches of snow on the ground and that is WAY more frightening! LOL!  We had a lovely October up until a few days ago when it got colder and windy.  This snow won't stay, but it's snow all the same.

I love this little bat die from Memory Box... the photo of my card just doesn't do it justice!  I created the background and the moon with Gina K inks and the Taylored Expressions blending brushes.  I took my time and built up the colours to create a darker night sky with what I had on hand.

Items Used:
*Cardstock:  Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White 110lb; Memory Box Frosted Glitter Paper Pad

*Dies:  Memory Box Cave Bat; Spellbinders circle

*Inks:  Gina K Tomato Soup, Wild Dandelion, Blue Denim, Wild Lilac

*Tools:  Gemini Jr; Taylored Expressions Blending Brushes

*Etc:  Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust