Morning readers,
Hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the sunshine!
I've a make to share with you today ... a CAS (Clean And Simple) card. I made a more colourful (but similar) version, using stamps but this was made using dies
Materials used:
- White, 250gsm, C6 card and envelope
- Card in white and pearl grey, for my card front, insert and matting layer
- Snippets of card in both white and pearl grey, for my die cut shapes
- Unbranded line die (new in June 2026 - NBUS) and nesting faux stitched circles
- Inkadinkado motorcycle (96346-K) and Clearly Besotted birthday sentiment (from "mini calligraphy") stamped using Versafine nocturne ink
- Stardust stickles to add a little birthday sparkle
I'll be entering the above make for the following challenges:-
- NBUS - challenge No. 87 - USE NBUS
- Seize the Birthday - challenge No. 328 - ANYTHING GOES + (optional) USE VELLUM or ACETATE
- Crafty Calendar - June challenge - ALL ABOUT THE MEN/BOYS
- Snippets Playground - challenge No. 535 - USE SNIPPETS
- Cut It Up - challenge No. 358 - ONE FOR THE BOYS (using a die or dies)
Yesterday was the 16th anniversary of my blog - wow! I had a quick look back over the older posts and was surprised by just how much my crafting had changed, I used to use way more ribbons, embellishments and punches and my cards were far more dimensional!. Guess that all changed when the postage split in to regular and "large" rates! I also used to do so much more scrapbooking back then and really SHOULD get back in to it ... maybe this will remind me. I'd like to share some of my makes from 2010 with you ....
9 comments:
That strip die makes a good focal point for a design, depending on its orientation on the card - very effective here. Congratulations on your Blogoversary - interesting to see some of your earlier work.. Might take a look back at some of mine sometime.
Fabulous masculine birthday card made with your new dies.
Congrats on your blogoversary. Lovely to look back and see how your style has changed. Xxx
BTW - only the email came through this morning, nothing in my Reading List 🙄
Thanks for coming to play in the Snippets Playground. See you at the paddling pool xxx
What a fabulous masculine card! I love the clean and simple design. The combination of white and pearl grey gives the card a sophisticated feel, while the touch of Stardust Stickles adds just the right amount of sparkle without taking away from the CAS style. Congratulations on 16 years of blogging—that is an amazing milestone! Thank you for sharing your wonderful project with us at Cut It Up!
Congratulations on your 16th blogaversary Kathy and great to look back. My cards were much busier back when I started in 2013 but now the amount of crafting products available is phenomenal. I love your intersecting lines and the added circle with the motorbike added on top makes this a brilliant masculine card. x
Beautiful card, Kathy. I have this line too, still in my NBUS pile, thanks for the inspiration to actually use it. Congratulations on 16 years of blogging, I'm a couple of years behind you.
Liz xx
You are certainly cranking out the birthday cards, Kathy! I really love this layout a lot! Thanks again for joining us at STB!
Popping back to say thank you for sharing your lovely creation in the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month.
Liz xx
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