Week 99: ANNIVERSARY

 

We're approaching a milestone here at CASology!  Next week is the big 100th challenge!  Can you believe it?!  Time truly flies when you're having fun!  We thought we'd get geared up for the occasion by focusing on an appropriate word!

To help us out, STAMPlorations is returning as our sponsor this week and offering our winner the SKETCHED: Birthday Cake stamp set (3rd set from left below), one of the stamp sets from their upcoming July new release!  That's not all!  One random participant this week will receive the SKETCHED: Simple Gift set (2nd set from the left below) just for playing along!  **As before, winners outside of the US, Canada, Finland, UK, Australia and EU countries will receive a digital paper pack of their choice instead.

STAMPlorations is having a pre-release sale right now on their upcoming July stamp sets, so be sure and visit their blog for details and then grab the bundle of six for yourself at 30% off (expires June 20th)!

Also, don't forget to play along in their monthly challenge for your chance to win even more prizes!

Let's take a look at what the design team members have created to inspire you!

Tracey

design defined:  
CAS card can have embellishments, as long as it is done in small measure.


Ardyth

design defined:

Black and white is a classic CAS colour combination!

Gillian

design defined:
Three is always a good number for design.

 Jen

design defined:
Use a sticker for a super quick CAS design!

 Joyce

design defined:

Sketch challenges can be a great source of CAS inspiration.


Judy

design defined:

A monochromatic color scheme can simplify your CAS card.

 

Kimberly

design defined:
Sponging your card base to match your main stamp image is a great way to 
keep your colors to a minimum for a clean CAS design.

 May

design defined:

Sometimes you don't need to color all the images on your card.

 Meghan

design defined:  
White space doesn't have to be white!

Melissa

design defined:
The use of one focal image preserves lots of white space.

Now go have fun creating your CAS design and don't forget to link up here on the challenge blog by Monday at NOON (CDT)!

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Week 98: Weekly Winners!

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

Joyce had the honor of selecting the Winner for Week #98 and here is the card she selected:

!neke's card is bright, bold and very CAS.   Her use of color blocks and die cuts is very striking.

Congratulations, !neke!

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: 

Gillian's Choice: Laura's beautiful hand made poppy is simply beautiful and the white space shows it off perfectly.

 

Judy's Choice: Cindy's metallic blue sentiment and glittery snowflake are subtly beautiful and wonderfully CAS, too!

 

Ardyth's Choice: Manuela's original and creative wedding card is CAS and fun!

 

 

Melissa's Choice:  Julie created an ultimate CAS card using plenty of white space, a simple focal point and a bit of shine for interest!

 

May's Choice:  Carol showed that white space doesn't have to be white & her main image pops against the black!

Kimberly's Choice:  Kate used the perfect shape and sentiment to bring the word SHINE home!
Congrats Kate!

 

Meghan's Choice:  Michele's clean and simple card used "black" space and a creative take on "shine."  Fun!

 

Jen's Choice - The glitter paper and bling add lots of shine to Rebecca's clever teacher card while still keeping a clean and crisp feel.

Tracey's Choice:  Rahmat's handmade sunburst stencil is perfectly  masked and inked setting the stage for this inspiring quote. 

 

 

Congratulations to all of you!

Here is a badge to proudly display on your blogs:

 

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Be sure to stop back later this morning for Challenge #99!