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There is still time to play along with this week's challenge at CASology! You have until Sunday at 4:00 P.M. (CDT) to submit your creation and we'd love to have you join us!

Week 44: BLOOM

Bloom where you're planted!  That saying always evokes a smile!  Spring flowers are finally beginning to bloom, Mother's Day has come and gone with or without flowers and we've decided to focus on the word BLOOM!  Isn't that just a fun word to say, anyway?!

Let's see what the design team and our guest designer thought of this week for inspiration!

Guest Designer:  Barb

  design defined: 

If it's difficult to line up your letters or words, vary the height of the letters with different sized pop dots, so a baseline level doesn't matter.

Judy

design defined:
Soft pastel colors can be used to subtly frame a bold sentiment.


Maureen

design defined:

To keep a stamped background CAS, only stamp a portion of your panel.

Meghan

design defined:
A single, colourful focus on your card front makes for a clean and simple card!


Melissa

 design defined
 Use a little embossing to add texture and interest to white space.
  

Rosemary

design defined:
Simple stamped images are perfect for CAS designs.

Tracey

design defined:

Paper piecing can add so much interest to a CAS design, don't be afraid to add dimension with foam tape.


Ardyth

design defined:

If you can't achieve perfection, make it look intentional!

Jen

design defined:
Using complimentary colours can help to keep a design CAS.


Now go have fun and don't forget to link up your BLOOM creations by Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (CDT)!

Week 43: Weekly Winners!

It's time to announce our Weekly Winner and Honorable Mentions!

Maureen had the honor of selecting the Winner for Week #43 and here is the card she selected:

WINNER:  Kim S.

Kim's perfectly executed CAS design has movement and flow, 

crisp white space and perfectly placed embellishments making it a winner in my book!

Congratulations, Kim!

Please email Melissa at gimmeink@gmail.com to claim your prize!

Below is a winner's badge to proudly display on your blog:

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Here are the Honorable Mentions chosen by the rest of the design team:

1. Ardyth's Choice - Lee showed the versatility of CAS design by making a set of cards for different occasions using different colours!	2. Melissa's Choice: Claire expertly framed her rainbow hexagons with a simple black image & the subtle hexagon background added interest to the abundant white space.	3. Tracey:s Choice: Debby's card featuring beautiful blue hexagons and sequins down the centre is not only striking but allows lots of white space on on her CAS design.	4. Meghan's Choice - Christine's clean simple card has depth, interest and a perfect colour scheme!
5. Rosemary's Choice: I just love how Jean layered the hexagons to create a rainbow effect that still keeps the card crisp and clean.	6. Jen's Choice - My eye kept being drawn to the fun and playful colours of Lisa's gorgeous	7. Judy's Choice - I was drawn to Alison's cool, graphic design and the dimensional hexagon buttons she made on her very CAS card.

Congratulations to all of you!  Here is a badge to proudly display on your blogs:

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Finally, the two random participants who win one of the Avocado stamp sets from Cindy:

#88 Vicki

#27 The Crafty Lady (a.k.a. Nessa)

Please contact Melissa at gimmeink@gmail.com to claim your prize!

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Don't forget to stop back tomorrow morning for Challenge #44!