It's time to add a little shine to your week! Either that or creative inspiration will foil your plans to go with the obvious.
As always, remember the following CAS guidelines when creating your design:
- One main image
- Lots of open space, uncluttered
- Limited layers & embellishments
- 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!)
STAMPlorations is returning as our wonderful sponsor and is offering this week's winner a $15 gift certificate to the online store! Remember, during the weeks STAMPlorations is sponsoring us, you can refresh your craft stash with the help of the 10% off discount code, CASOLOGY!
Let's see what the design team created for inspiration!
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Balance a large image with a smaller sentiment to preserve white space.
Black space works for CAS design too.
Deidre

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A shaped border can add easy interest to a CAS design.
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Cluster embellishments to preserve white space.
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Offset your image to create interest.
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A large sentiment makes a bold statement in a CAS design.
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Stack your die cuts for added dimension.
Karen
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Use dimensional adhesive on one element to provide interest through shadows.
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A bold focal point on a soft background works great for CAS design.
Kymona
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Using just a sentiment creates a CAS card!
Melissa
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One main image with a little dimension goes a long way!
Rachel
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Use part of a stencil in a small area to keep your card CAS!
Go have fun creating your CAS design and don't forget to link up here on the challenge blog by Monday at 9:00 a.m. (CST)!