Addicted to CAS

Sunday, 3 April 2016

Challenge #85 - Inlaid Dies

Welcome back everyone! We are so happy to bring you are next challenge -

Your hostess is the hugely talented Sarah and this is the code word she has chosen for you

Our wonderful sponsor this challenge is

and the prize is a $15 certificate to the shop :)

We are so happy to introduce our Guest Designer for this challenge

Shawna Standish

Firstly, I want to sincerely thank Addicted to CAS and the designers for this opportunity! What a joy to be guest designing here with such talented company.

So with that said, let me introduce myself. My name is Shawna Standish from TheGrandStampede. I am a forty year old mother of two, nicely nestled in Michigan, USA. I have been creating cards for about three years. It all started when I was faced with the possibility of becoming blind. It was not until then I started looking at color and objects with new vigor, soaking up everything, knowing I might not see in the future. Fortunately I am fine, and I live to see another day.

My crafting however, lead into an unstoppable obsession. I wanted to share my art with others who had similar interests. I ended up finding wonderful people from all around the world. I could not be more blessed to know my blog friends and to see their art which inspires so much of what I do. Again thanks to everyone at Addicted to CAS for this amazing opportunity to share my work with others.

All the best,

Shawna

On with our inspiration

Shawna (Guest Designer)

Sarah (your hostess)

(using sponsor stamps)

Valentyna

(using sponsor stamps)

We can't wait to see your entries!

Monday, 21 March 2016

Winners - #83 Gift

What a fantastic selection of cards in the gallery from our last challenge and thank you all for taking part!!!

Deepti was your hostess for this challenge and she had LOTS of favourites to sift through, sort out and whittle down....

Here they are -

TOP 3

#7 Eliz Stewart

#15 Janet

#45 Shona Chambers

Congratulations!! Please grab your badge to display on your blog :)

Our

CAS PERFECTIONIST

and winner of our prize from

#48 TheGrandStampede

Here is what Deepti had to say about your card -

"The beautiful water colouring of the leaves in Shawna's card along with the unique sentiment stole my heart :) Congratulations Shawna!!"

Please grab your badge for you blog and email me at kyliepurtell@gmail.com within 5 days to claim your prize.

Our current challenge is

We hope to see you there!

Saturday, 19 March 2016

Challenge #84 - Delicate

Welcome back to Addicted to CAS. We have a brand new challenge starting right NOW.

I bet you are excited!!!

Your hostess this fortnight is Sweet Kobylkin and here is the code word she would like you to use for your inspiration -

We all know what delicate means but there are a number of ways to interpret this word. I thought you would like to see the meaning of delicate and that would help you to even think outside the box when it come to your creation.

Delicate - Adjective

very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality.

"a delicate lace shawl"

(of colour) subtle and subdued.

"delicate pastel shades"

(of food or drink) subtly and pleasantly flavoured.

"a delicate, sweet flavour"

easily broken or damaged; fragile.

"delicate china"

susceptible to illness or adverse conditions.

"his delicate health"

(of a state or condition) easily upset or affected.

"owls have a delicate balance with their habitat"

requiring sensitive or careful handling.

"delicate negotiations"

tactful and considerate.

"a delicate approach is needed"

skillful and finely judged; deft.

"his delicate ball-playing skills"

(of an instrument) highly sensitive.

Delicate - Noun (informal)

a delicate fabric or garment.

"the delicates cycle of a washing machine"

I think that is going to give you PLENTY of ideas :)

Our amazing sponsor for this challenge is

Happy Little Stampers was created in 2015 by Kylie (owner of ATSM and ATCAS). Kylie wanted to bring out a line of stamps that were useful for every day crafters. From cute to whimsical images, from everyday to funky sentiments there is something for everyone!

Shop: Happy Little Stampers

Prize: $15 gift certificate

We are very lucky to be having TaeEun (Rainbow in November) as our Guest Designer for this challenge. You have more than likely been seeing TaeEun's incredible work around blog land. She has an amazing style!

"Hi, I'm TaeEun. I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer at Addicted to CAS. I'm originally from South Korea and living in New Jersey, USA with my supportive family since 2013, when I moved from Germany. I ran across card making on Youtube last year. After watching many of video tutorials I started making my own cards. And it has become a passion. I can't say I have my own card style yet, but I feel comfortable when I make a CAS card."

Onto our inspiration for you -

TaeEun (Guest Designer)

Sweet Kobylkin (your hostess)

Sarah

(using sponsor Butterfly Birthday set)

Wow, what amazing inspiration from the team! Please visit their blogs to say hi.

Don't forget to use our code word and keep everything clean and simple. If it isn't quite 'apparent' please let us know in your post how you applied the word to your creation.

Over to you!

Monday, 7 March 2016

Winners - Challenge #82 Home

What a fantastic selection of cards in the gallery from our last challenge and thank you all for taking part!!!

Now it's time for Barb to choose her winners and quite a tricky job too!

so here goes ...

TOP 3

#19 - Rahmat

#23 - Anita in France

#26 - Pon Malar

Congratulations!! Please grab your badge to display on your blog :)

Our

CAS PERFECTIONIST

and winner of our prize from

#15 - Rainbow in November

Here is what Barb had to say about your card

"I love how Tae Eun created such a darling CAS scene, and her coloring and details are just beautiful!"

Congratulations Tae Eun. Please grab your badge for you blog and email me at kyliepurtell@gmail.com within 5 days to claim your prize.

Our current challenge is

We hope to see you there!

Saturday, 5 March 2016

Challenge #83 - Gift

Welcome back! Happy Saturday and happy new challenge here at Addicted to CAS.

Wow! What amazing entries we had for our HOME challenge. We will be back on Monday night to announce our winners :)

Onto our new challenge -

Deepti has chosen this code word for you. It is appropriate as she is the blessed new mother of a baby boy and what a gift he is!

Our wonderful sponsor is

and Shery is giving our CAS Perfectionist a $10 voucher to spend at her store!

What's more ... we have another awesome, talented Guest Designer
playing along with us for this Challenge! I'm sure you'll have come across
Toni Maddox of Frankie Helps Craft before but if not you need to check
out her blog HERE for some superb inspiration. Here's Toni's card for today ...