Monday 31 October 2016

Winners - Challenge #99 - Coffee

Hello again, CAS Addicts! We really enjoyed seeing all of your amazing creations for our 'Coffee' challenge, and it's time to announce our Top 3 Favorites and CAS Perfectionist (Winner)!

Our Top 3 Favorites (in order of entry)







Congratulations, ladies! Please take this Badge to post on your Blog:



Our CAS Perfectionist and winner of a $10.00 voucher from Stamplorations is...



Congratulations to you, Vicki! Please accept this Badge for your Blog:



As our Hostess, Carolyn chose the winners for this challenge, and this is what she had to say about your card ~

This is just the perfect CAS card, Vicki. I loved the layout and the crisp stamping. The use of the white cup with that stunning leaf behind was inspiring. It's so hard to make simple cards and you've not only achieved fabulous simplicity but made it pop all at the same time.

Vicki ~ Please contact Kylie and she will set you up for your prize (kyliepurtell@gmail.com) 
Barb will be in touch with you about being our Guest Designer for our next challenge if you would like to join us :)

We hope you all feel encouraged to play along in our Current Challenge for the Code Word 'Monster'! See you there ~


Saturday 29 October 2016

Challenge #100 - Monster

Hello there, CAS Addicts! We hope you're ready for another inspiring challenge!

This fortnight, we have a really fun challenge hosted by our super talented teammate Susan, and here is the code word she would like you to use


Just in time for Halloween! We are very fortunate to have  Create a Smile Stamps as our generous sponsor for this challenge, and they are offering a gift card of €15 for the winner!


 We also have a super talented Guest Designer for this challenge, and she is the winner of Challenge #98: Mandy Ashley

Hello everyone!
My name is Mandy & I live in the UK.  I love all things crafty & from a very young age have always enjoyed all kinds of craftiness. The past ten years I have been predominately papercrafting & the past two years stamping my designs.  My actual designs have changed somewhat from when I first started & I lean more towards the clean & simple style -  BUT it has been known for me to completely go all out and load my card design up!
I mainly create for pleasure & enjoy the quiet time in my craft pantry to do just that!

Crafty hugs to you all!

Mandy has created this fabulous card to inspire everyone


And now, on to our inspiration for you

Susan (Our Hostess)













 Fabulous inspiration, right? Please feel free to visit the DT blogs and say hello!

OK, so now it's your turn to get out your Monster stamps, dies and/or stencils and share your amazing creations with us! If the Code Word isn't quite 'apparent', please be sure to tell us in your post how you applied the word in your card ~ 
And, please don't forget to keep your card CAS!

Over to you!



Monday 17 October 2016

Winners - Challenge #99 - Watercolour

Welcome back, CAS Addicts! We really enjoyed seeing all of your beautiful creations for the Watercolouring Challenge,  and it's time to announce our Top 3 Favorites and CAS Perfectionist (Winner)!

Our Top 3 (in order of entry):








Congratulations, ladies! Please take this Badge to post on your blog:



Our CAS Perfectionist and winner of $15.00 Gift Card at Happy Little Stampers is...




Congratulations to you, Mandy! Please take this Badge to post on your blog:


Here is what Carolyn had to say about your card:

It was such a hard task to pick one winner amongst all those great entries but somehow my eyes were drawn to Mandy's card every time I visited the gallery. I don't know if it was the design, the colors or the leaves. I guess it was the sheer joy the whole card gave me, great job on the watercolor challenge!


Mandy ~ Please contact Kylie and she will set you up for your prize (kyliepurtell@gmail.com) 
Barb will be in touch with you about being our Guest Designer

We hope you all feel encouraged to play along in the Current Challenge for the Code Word: Coffee ~ See you there!








Saturday 15 October 2016

Challenge #99 - Coffee

Hello there, CAS addicts! We hope you're ready for another fun challenge!

This fortnight, we have an amazing challenge hosted by the super talented Carolyn, and here is the Code Word she would like you to use ~


Recently, there have been many challenges inspired by 'Coffee', so we're pretty sure you have some goodies to play with! 

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is Stamplorations, and they are offering a $10. voucher to the store.


We also have a very special Guest Designer ~ Hazel Hodgkins ~ No doubt you have seen Hazel's designs around blogland ~ She is a Master of CAS designs!


Hi! I'm a paper-crafter with a passion for paper, ink and the odd embellishment, living in sunny Perth, Western Australia. I'm definitely a CAS-crafter, partly because I love the challenge of reducing a concept to its simplest form, but also because I have three young energetic sons to keep up with! In this season of my life, it's CAS or nothing! Thank heavens for my long-suffering, ever-tolerant hubby!

I started stamping and blogging about 3 years ago, and feel very fortunate to have been on the CASology Design Team for the past two years. Apart from the endless joy I get from creating with paper and ink, I feel so incredibly grateful to be part of a community that so generously encourages and supports one another. If anyone ever asks where all the kind people in the world have gone, the answer's simple: they're at home, crafting! Thank you for being part of my paper journey! 

Hugs! 


Hazel has created this awesome card to inspire you: 


And now, on to our inspiration for you:

Carolyn (Our Hostess)














Amazing inspiration, right? Please feel free to visit their blogs and say hello ~

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 3 October 2016

Winners for Challenge #97 - Stitched

Welcome back CAS Addicts! We really enjoyed seeing all of your beautiful creations for the 'Stitched' challenge, and it's time to announce our Top 3 Favorites and CAS Perfectionist!

Our Top 3 (in order of entry)

#1 - Maura



#28 - Rahmat


#52 - Regina


Congratulations, ladies! Please take this badge to post on your blog:



Our CAS Perfectionist and Winner of a 15 Gift Card from Create a Smile 






Congratulations, Hazel! Here is the badge for you to post on your blog:


Hazel's card truly reflects CAS perfection! Her stitched elements in the form of matting a bright and beautiful focal point leaves lots of lovely white space on this card! It is also a design that can be replicated in a few simple steps :)

Hazel ~ Please contact Kylie at kyliepurtell@gmail.com and she will set you up for your prize. Barb will contact you about being our Guest Designer for the next ATCAS challenge.  


Please be sure to check out our newest challenge for the Code Word: Watercolour ~ We hope to see you all there!








Saturday 1 October 2016

Challenge #98 - Watercolour

Hello there, CAS addicts! We hope you're ready for another fun challenge!

This fortnight, we have an amazing challenge hosted by the incredibly talented Anja! The code word she has chosen for you is 


That's right, "Watercolour"...Can you believe it?! Watercolouring has become a very popular medium for coloring images, and we know you will be flooding the gallery with lots of gorgeous cards! You can use any form that you like...Distress Inks or markers, classic watercolour cakes, tubes, Peerless...whatever you like, since the sky is the limit! 

Just be sure to keep it Clean & Simple!


Our wonderful 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!

Prize: $15.00 Gift Certificate


Our lovely and super talented Guest Designer for this challenge is ~



Guten Tag! I'm a Michigan gal living in Germany - came for a job, stayed for a guy! We live in the beautiful Rhine wine region - I'm actually out harvesting grapes with a local winemaker as you read this. I'm a SAHM and an English tutor with two kids, a rabbit and a dog. I've always loved making things and a few years ago thought I'd attempt scrapbooking. I got detoured by cardmaking though - the smaller canvas is less intimidating - and then I even started blogging at rieslingmama about four years ago. I enjoy my work on a couple design teams and like to play challenges, though I often miss deadlines by the time I get myself to my craft room ;) Stamps, inks, dies and blog friends have become a big part of my life. Just ask my family ;) Have fun with this CAS Watercolor theme - I sure did!


Here is our inspiration for you ~

Maria (Guest Designer)


Anja (Our Hostess)










Susan


Ksenija (Sweet Kobylkin)








How's that for inspiration! Please check out our designers blogs to see how they came up with their ideas and leave them some love while you are there :)

Over to you, just remember...

CLEAN AND SIMPLE!