CASology #98: SHINE

 

It's time to let your CAS design skills shine over at CASology this week!  We're fast approaching the 100th challenge mark and we're getting pretty excited!

"Shine" reminded me of warm sunshine, so I went with it, using an abundance of yellow!

Stamps:  Sweet Stamp Shop (sentiment)
Dies:  Taylored Expressions, Memory Box (birds)

I cute the sun rays piece with the Ray of Sunshine cutting plate from Taylored Expressions.  I then glued the entire piece to the yellow card base.  I happened to have some silver (SU Brushed Silver cardstock) die cut birds leftover from a baby shower project and used three of them on this design.  I decided to use a simple sentiment.

Do you notice how the lines from the sun and the placement of the birds and sentiment guide your eyes around the card?  Use of clean lines helps the main elements stand out on a CAS design more easily.

Want more CAS design tips?  Be sure and visit the rest of the design team member's blogs as well as this week's guest designer's blog!

 

Ardyth Percy-Robb
Gillian Ross 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kimberly Wiener
Meghan McMillan
Melissa Chipperfield (you are here)
Tracey McNeely

Guest Designer:  Gay

 

Don't forget to link up your own CAS design on the challenge blog by Monday at NOON (CDT)!

 

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Who Needs Martha Stewart?!

Happy Friday!

The sun is shining and it's a beautiful day here!  After yesterday's gloominess, it's a very welcome sight!

Yesterday, I met up with a good friend for lunch and it was so nice to sit and chat (between keeping two of my little monkeys in check) over a hot meal.  I don't know about you, but I don't do that often enough!  There's something refreshing about sitting with a friend and just talking about whatever is on your mind.  It's like taking a deep, calming breath in the middle of life's craziness.

Speaking of friends, do you have any that have a knack with crafty things?  I made this card using one of the newer cooking themed sets from Taylored Expressions.  It's a fun one!  I paper pieced the apron with papers from one of my favorite companies, My Mind's Eye.

Supplies:

Stamps - Taylored Expressions (What's Cookin')

Paper - SU Crumb Cake, Pool Party CS, My Mind's Eye DP (Blink of an Eye)

Ink - SU Basic Black

Accessories - pearls, SU scalloped border punch, SU white grosgrain ribbon, Taylored Expressions die (Apron & Pocket)

Card Size - 5 x 5 in.