Hello! It’s time for another color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches! Our hostess, Stef, has chosen some bright springtimey colors for us this time.
I ended up making two cards for this challenge. The first one uses the sketch from the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge that closes later this morning. I’ve used watercolor washes of the three CC&S colors for the stripes of the sketch. I die cut the word “hello” a couple times from Crushed Curry cardstock and once from black cardstock and stacked them together for the star-shaped element of the sketch. I was going for the idea of the stripes making a landscape with the “hello” working as a sun, but I’m not sure I quite achieved it because I didn’t want to blend the color washes together too much and end up with a yucky color where the purple and yellow met. But anyway, I think it will still fit into this week’s Less is More challenge theme of “hello sunshine”.
My second card is more CAS than the first one. Since I still had my reinkers out from the first card, I started off with a watercolor wash for the background. Then I added in some simple flowers and a sentiment, rounded two corners of the image panel, and adhered it to the card base. Seriously, the most time consuming part of making this card was waiting for the background to dry. This card uses the sketch from The Crooked Stamper Sketch Challenge and the “May Flowers” theme from Retro Rubber.
Go see what the rest of the CC&S Design Team has done with these pretty colors! Then use the colors to make a card of your own, and share it with us at the CC&S challenge post. You have until 6:00 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, May 27 to link your card. We hope you’ll join us! Thanks for stopping by today.
Supplies for the “hello sunshine” card:
Stamps: Simply Said Hello (Avery Elle)
Cardstock: Crushed Curry, Basic Black (Stampin’ Up); watercolor paper (Artist’s Loft)
Ink: Garden Green (SU)
Other: Elegant Eggplant, Crushed Curry, and Garden Green reinkers (SU); Simply Said Hello die (Avery Elle)
Supplies for the floral card:
Stamps: Spring Garden, Three Little Words (Stampin’ Up)
Cardstock: watercolor paper (Artist’s Loft)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green (SU)
Other: Crushed Curry reinker (SU); corner rounder punch (EK Success)
14 Responses to “CAS Colours & Sketches #125”
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Oh, my gosh. Is that Spring Garden SU stamp set as old as I think it is? It might have been one of my first SU purchases. 🙂
I love both of these with the background washes. Except for the waiting-to-dry part, they are too easy, with such dramatic results.
Thanks for playing my Crooked Stamper Sketch Challenge!!!!
Love both your cards…so soft and pretty!
Wonderful cards! Great take on the sketch!
Two great cards. I love the wash with the simple flowers, and your sunny landscape was a great idea.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Anita x
Less is More GD
So clean and simple! Both cards are lovely. Thank you for including Retro Rubber in your stamping fun this week!
Two lovely DT cards for our challenge Patricia. When I eventually acquire some sentiment dies, I will have to have a go at that stacked effect – it definitely adds that little something extra! Love the sketchy tulip stamp on the second card too. Thanks. Stef x
Pretty and clever take on our sunshine challenge
Thanks so much for sharing and taking part.
Sarah xx
Less is More
Super cards, but I’m totally smitten by the first one. Just love the absolute simplicity of it!
What lovely sunny cards!
Thanks so much for joining us.
Chrissie
“Less is More”
Love the watercolor wash effect on this sweet CAS card! Thanks for including Retro Rubber in your stamping fun this week!
Lovely sunny cards Patricia! I like the colourscheme
Thanks so much for joining us
Anne
Less is More
Love your color scheme and design. Thanks so much for doing the challenge!
I love your CAS card and am always looking for ideas! The background sounds easy but never is for me. Thank you for playing along with the Retro Rubber challenge this week.
I adore this card! The colors are some of my favorites and I love the CAS! Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber!