Week 316: PUNCTUATION

It's time for a new cue word!  Remember learning where and when to use those lovely punctuation marks in school?  This week, we're going to see how you decide to use them when thinking creatively!  This could be interesting!

As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:

1. One main image
2. Lots of open space, uncluttered
3. Limited layers & embellishments
4. Quick & easy to recreate (Note: It may take a while to create a design you like, but once you have that design, making more should be a piece of cake!)

Your Next Stamp is returning as our wonderful sponsor this week!  You'll want to check out their exciting new release this Thursday in the online store!

This week's winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the online store!

Let's see what the design team and our guest designer created to inspire you!

Guest Designer:  Raga

design defined:

A bold sentiment with a pop of color works well for CAS design.

Anna

design defined:

Constrain your design to 1/3 of the card to keep white space.

Bharati

design defined:
Stenciling on one edge maintains white space

Deidre

design defined:

Don't be afraid to use really large single elements!

Jacquie

design defined:
Layer design elements to preserve white space.

Janet

design defined:
If you have many elements, keep the pattern simple to keep it CAS.

Jen

design defined:

Sometimes a sentiment is all you need on a CAS card.

Joyce

design defined:

A centered focal point in the top 1/3 of the card is classic CAS design.

Karen

design defined:
Center the sentiment to keep the white space.

Rachel

design defined:
Adding a subtle gray halo around your image makes it stand out on a white card.

Sue

design defined: 
Stamp your image in the corner leaving plenty of white space.

Go have fun creating your CAS design and don't forget to link up here on the CASology blog by next Monday, October 15, at 9:00 a.m. (CDT)!