Challenge #86 - Rain

Hello, happy Saturday and welcome to Addicted to CAS.

Thank you for your participation in our inlaid die challenge. We will be back again on Monday with our winners.

This fortnight we have another fun challenge for you that you are going to love. The incredible and talented Ceal is your hostess this time around and here is the code word she chose for you -

Use our code word to inspire you but please remember to keep it CLEAN AND SIMPLE. We aint called Addicted to  CAS for nothing ;)

We have an amazing sponsor for you 

and you could win a $10 voucher to the store!

Our incredible Guest Designer for this challenge is Caroline Paton at

Keep it Sweet & Simple

Hello there, my name is Caroline and I am excited to be with you as Guest Designer this week. 

Thank you so much to all the DT girls for having me.

I'm a mum to 2 grown up girls, Maria and Annabel, and have been married

to my soulmate for 30 years.

We live in the beautiful spa town of Harrogate, North Yorkshire - rated as the

happiest place to live in Britain.

I've been making cards and blogging them, for 8 years now. Crikey!!

And I think I am finally starting to find my style ;-)

I love playing along with challenges and I am a bit of a magpie.

I am easily distracted by shiny things, and fairy lights, gitter, and sequins

make me happy :-)

I hope you have fun with this week's 'rain' challenge and good luck xxx

Here is our inspiration for you -

Caroline (Guest Designer)

How clever she is to use those pretty clear sequins as raindrops for her beautiful roses!

Ceal (your hostess)

Deepti

(using sponsor stamps)

Valentyna

Doni

Barb

Bhavana

Carolyn

Sarah

Susan

Anja

Ksenija Rizova

Jaydee

WOW WOW WOW. This design team NEVER stops impressing me. Please don't forget to pop by and say hi to them.

Over to you now :)

Winners - Challenge #84

Thank you for your entries in our last challenge. Wonderful examples for our Delicate code word.

We are back to announce our winners. Sweet Kobylkin was your hostess and here are her choices -

Our

#49 Jane

(Delicate image beautifully positioned in lower right corner leaving a lot clean space)

#45 KomMA - Wiebke

(Naive kind card with no odd details. No more chocolate bunnies from Lindt, I might cry)

#7 Magic Flying Boots 

(Beautiful masking and stamping)

Congratulations ladies! Please grab your badge to display on your blogs :)

Our

and the winner of the prize from

is

#16 Caroline - KISS

Congratulations Caroline! Here is what Sweet Kobylkin had to say about your card!

"Absolutely delicate card created with repeatedly stamped image in different tender colours"

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

Our current challenge is

and we hope you will play along!

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)

Susan

Doni

Bhavana

Barb

Deepti

Anja;

Sweet Kobylkin

Ceal 

Jaydee

Carolyn

We can't wait to see your entries!

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!

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

1.

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"

2.

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"

3.

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)

1.

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)

Deepti

Valentyna

Barb

Jaydee

Doni

Anja

Susan

Ceal 

Bhavana

Carolyn

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!