Thursday, May 12, 2016

Hello (and yay for CASometry)

Hello!  While out and about in blogland, I happened upon a new challenge hosted Anna Kossakovskaya, one of my favorite card makers. (She is amazing!) It is called CASometry Challenge 2. Make 5 and the idea behind it is something I've been thinking about a lot lately.  There are five stages to the challenge, and you have to make a CAS card for each stage using the same stamp set.  Lately I've been feeling like I'm constantly enticed to buy the latest thing, but that I'm not really using the stamps I own like I should or that I'm not really reaching the creative potential each set has to offer.  I love that Anna creative a challenge for something I've already been wanting to do! :) 
And as always, I was short on time, so I pulled inspiration from a couple other challenges to help me out: Simon Says: Flowers (which helped me choose the stamp set I'll be using for the CASometry Challenge - Flourish by Concord and 9th) and CAS(E) this Sketch #171 for the layout.  
Sadly it was a dark day for photos (lots of thunderstorms here), but I was so happy to have a few seconds to make a card and especially for challenges that I'm really excited about that I'm looking past the darkness of the photos...I hope you can, too. ;)  Hope this week is a wonderful one for you!


19 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card Lindsey, the colors and CAS design are absolutely fabulous! LOVE it! ❤️

    thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
    luv
    Lols x x x

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  2. Lindsey gorgeous card !!! These flowers look very gently !!!

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  3. A delightful design, Lindsey, and that new challenge sounds intriguing. Off to check it out.

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  4. Love your CAS card. So cute ;) Hugsxx

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  5. Oh la la. Love how CAS and vibrant this card is Lindsey!

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  6. Dear Lindsey, thank you so much for participating in my challenge! You card is amazing - so elegant, bright, but yet clean and simple! I like all the small details.
    Anna K.

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  7. WOW. This is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the heads up on the new challenge....sounds like fun!

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  8. Love this wonderful CAS card Lindsey! Thunderstorms sound kinda fun if everyone is safe and then nice to welcome the sun! Hugs to you all !

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  9. Such a pretty card, and I am intrigued by this new challenge.

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  10. This looks amazing Lindsey! LOVE it!
    Thanks for joining CTS!

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  11. Oh, I love your sweet card, Lindsey! Fabulous take on the sketch!
    Thanks for the head's up about this challenge -- I'm going to play along, too. :)

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  12. CAS perfection, I had to pin it!

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  13. Oh.... how I love this pink/yellow color combo! So beautifully crisp and clean and a lovely interpretation of CTS #170!

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  14. Oh, how lovely, Lindsey ... those sweet pink blooms are fabulous against the yellow frame ... bright and vibrant ... and so deliciously CAS! Hugs, Anita :)

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  15. This is STUNNING!!! I love the colors you used and the misting? is fabulous!! I so know what you mean about buying the "latest and greatest" and not using them to their potential. May is the last month I am buying anything and I am challenging myself to only use what I have for the summer. When I go back to work in the fall, if I do well in my challenge, I will reward myself!! Thanks for the inspiration Lindsey!! Another blog to check out is Suzy Plantamura's blog. (not sure of the name) She does one stamp set five ways-making five different projects. Really cool feature too!!

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  16. Well done with this incredible design, Lindsey! And well done using your NBUS and/or using your products more than once! Congratulations on the well-deserved CTS Favorite!! Hugs, Darnell

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  17. Hi, Lindsey, hope you're well, my friend!!!!
    I'm still in the process of catching up on all I missed out on in Blogland while being busy with my other hobbies!!!! I've come to visit your blog to enjoy all the cards you posted since my last visit!!!!
    And, WOW, what a beautiful card you've got here!! And yeah for using some 'old' products, hey!!!!! I love your wonderful take on the CTS sketch - the colours and the inksplatters are so beautiful!!!! And congrats on the HM at CTS - so well deserved!!!!
    Hugz

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