"We do not remember days, we remember moments." Cesare Pavese

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

CCC #4.... Take Flight

Hello friends!!  Tuesday is here and that means it is time for a brand new CASology challenge!!  Yay!!  This week's cue word is "bird" and you can find all the details about the challenge here.



This week I decided to look for a sketch to help me get my card completed.  If you ever get stuck for ideas when you are trying to create your CAS style card, don't forget about sketches.   Clean and Simple is a great resource to turn to for inspiration, as well as Retro Sketches.   It is also possible to "CAS-ify" more complex sketches that you might come across.  Simply spend a little bit of time deconstructing the sketch and figuring out ways you can use your stamps or other supplies (like twine) to replaces those layers.    I chose to use the current sketch from Retro Sketches for my card as it is a great example of a CAS sketch.  



The papers I used are from a favorite 6x6 pad from Echo Park called Hello, Summer.  One of the papers has this fun cloud pattern on it and thankfully I still had a sheet of it that I could use for my card.  The little bird was created using my Stampin Up! bird punch.  The body was punched from some pink Bazzill cardstock and the wing from a scrap of yellow gingham paper.  I brought all the colors together by creating my little ribbon piece using some yellow ribbon, a blue button and pink baker's twine.  

Thanks for stopping by.... make sure you check out the cards from the rest of the design team:
Melissa, Tracey, Jen, Ardyth and this week's guest designer, Lindsey!   Can't wait to see what you come up with using this week's cue word!

21 comments:

Tracey McNeely said...

Beautiful card Rosemary, love the patterned papers and great job on the sketch!

Ardyth said...

Love the soft pretty colours you've used on this card!

Jen W. said...

I love all your yummy patterned papers and that bird punch is so adorable!

Lin said...

LOVE your card, Rosemary, and I wanted also to congratulate you on your pub in CardMaker September! Well done!

Elizabeth Allan said...

From a single word to a beautiful design!!

Dena J said...

Oh, my, how lovely this card is! The ribbon, button, twine does bring it all together so perfectly.

Anonymous said...

Lovely card. such delicate colours.

Barb said...

Beautifully done, Rosie - love your sweet bird and pretty papers!

craftieodmae said...

beautiful!! Love the clouds

Robin K. said...

Adore these colors together! Love how you tied the elements together!

Michelle said...

I LOVE this card, Rosemary! Pretty colors!

Judy1223 said...

Such sweet colors and sentiment...super! Congrats on being published (again) in the latest CardMaker issue...not surprised, and loved the card!

walchowDesign said...

Such a sweet card and love the mix of the pp, Rosemary! I just came back from vacation and saw my card was picked by you - Your comment really makes me proud and am inspired by you too!

Jean said...

Love your cloud background for the punched bird & the great sentiment ~ perfect for this card!

Karen M said...

Hi Rosemary, I love the clean look of this pretty card! Less is definitely more here Kx

Martha said...

Hi, Rosemary! What an adorably sweet card you've created! Love the design and colors. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Great card for the challenge! Love the beautiful cloud background and your fun bird!

Thanks for your blog visit :)

Carol L said...

I love these soft & lovely colors and the beautiful & simple design! Simply a CAS beauty!

Julie said...

Great sketch and I love the cloud background.

Greta said...

Darling card!

Kelly Griglione said...

That plaid wing is the best!