Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - CAS(e) a Team Member with a Twist

Hello and welcome to another fun Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop!

Each month a group of friends get together and create to a theme. You can see an image of the crew below and what part of the world we live in. Such a wonderful group with so much talent.

This months theme is CASing a Team member with a twist. So we have to CASe a team member that is chosen for us ......and.....spend some time talking with that team member getting to know them and about the project that you are CASing and what they would have done differently. I really loved this challenge and had a wonderful time chatting with my beautiful friend Angie McKenzie from Monclova, Ohio. We had the best catch up and Angie is the loveliest lady. I loved our catch up thanks to the wonderfully modern world we live in, we caught up via Messenger Video. 

I love Angies projects and found it hard to chose amongst all her gorgeous creations. I settled on her beautiful card from August 2021 using the Flowers of Friendship Bundle to show an amazing technique. Click the link here to visit her post for this beautiful card here

So I set about finding a stamp set and mask that would work well together and fit on the front of my card. The Merriest Moments Bundle has beautiful Christmas Poinsettias and Holly. I thought it would look beautiful as a wreath for this card.

I have kept the layout the same but changed up the products used. As Angie and I spoke I discovered that she loved Merry Merlot and Evening Evergreen together as Christmas colours. I knew then that I had to create my card with these beautiful colours.  I have used Basic White but Very Vanilla would also look amazing with this colour combination

Here is my CASed version of Angie McKenzie's stunning card (Nature's Inkspirations) 

1. Start with a Basic White card stock measuring 21cm x 14.8cm scored and folded in half
2. Cut a piece of Evening Evergreen card stock to measure 13.3cm x 9cm
3. Cut a piece of Merry Merlot card stock to measure 12.5cm x 8.2cm. Glue this layer to the Evening Evergreen layer
4. Cut a piece of Basic White card stock to measure 12cmx 7.7cm
5. On the right hand side of the Basic White piece of card stock use a decorative mask, Evening Evergreen ink and a blending brush to colour a small area underneath the wreath then glue to the top of the Merry Merlot layer
6. Stamp the large and small Poinsettia in Merry Merlot ink on Basic White card stock. Three of each then die cut
7. Stamp Multiples of the large and small holly and the small leafed branch in Evening Evergreen on Basic White card stock and die cut
8. Cut a piece of the Evening Evergreen card stock to measure 1.5cm x 9cm. Stamp the sentiment in Versamark™ink, sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and set with the heat tool. 
9. Arrange the flowers and foliage in a half wreath and adhere to the card front and adhere using both Dimensionals and glue
10. Adhere the sentiment layer over the top with a Dimensional at either end
11. Cut 20cm of Linen Thread, twist it and adhere it ti the bottom of the sentiment securing at the back with Tear n' Tape. Tie another length of Linen Thread in a double bow and adhere to the left of the sentiment using a Glue Dot™
12. Adhere the Basic White layer to the Merry Merlot and Evergreen layers then glue to the card front
13. Secure three Rhinestone Basic Jewels to the centre off the three Poinsettias 

I really enjoyed this challenge immensely. I cannot wait to see everyones projects for this challenge. Make sure you visit everyones post to see their CASed projects.

Up next is the wonderfully talented Rochelle Laird-Smith. Please click  on the next button to go to her blog post for this months challenge.

Jan Clothier - NZ

Tatiana Tobin - AU

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cazz Boylan - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Melissa Gifford - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Annette Ball - CA

Angie McKenzie - US

Wendy Lee - US

Chris Smith - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

Thank you for visiting my blog post today I appreciate it greatly!

Product List

Merriest Moments Bundle (English) [156783] $94.50	Artistic Mix Decorative Masks [159178] $17.50	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $10.50
Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $16.25	Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock [147005] $16.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $14.00	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad [147112] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $47.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25	Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $20.25

Colour INKspiration #125

Hello and welcome to the Colour INKspiration #125 Challenge.

Twice a month the crew get together to create to a colour palette inspired by an image chosen by a crew team member. This months image below was chosen by lovely crew member Cheryl Miller. What a beautiful image!

The crew would love you to join us for one of the challenges! It's so easy. Firstly, get some INKspiration by checking out all of the creations of the Colour INKspiration Crew in the challenge album on our Facebook page. Then you have 12 days from today to make and upload your creation to the Facebook Colour INKspiration Group. You don't have to have a blog to participate but if you do you can link back to your post. Make sure you use all of the challenge colours. You can also use neutrals such as Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand and Basic Black as well as Metallics. 

Not a member of the Colour INKspiration Facebook group yet? Just click here and ask to join Colour INKspiration, add the group to your favourites and share it with your crafty friends so they can join in the fun too. Make sure that you answer the joining questions. We can't wait to see what you create with 

these gorgeous colours.

The Hippest Hippos stamp set and the Hippo Dies are both available

during Sale-a-bration until the end of August. I had a lot of fun creating with these adorable productsD. to create this sweet card. The Puff Paint is perfect for creating bubble bath foam!!

1. Start with a Basic White card base measuring 21cm x 14.8cm scored and folded in half
2. Die cut a Basic White piece card stock  using the Deckled Rectangle 6.5cm x 10cm. Use Pacific Point ink and a Blending Brush to colour the rectangle. Then drop a few droplets of water over the top half and leave to dry
3. Stamp the Hippo in Basic Gray ink on Basic White card stock then colour in using the Basic Gray water colour pencil and water painter. Then die cut the Hippo
4. Die cut three flowers from Sweet Sorbet card stock
5. Die cut the tub from Basic Gray card stock
6. Die cut the goggles and snorkel from the Starry Sky card stock
7. Die cut the water splashes from Basic White card stock
8. Glue the Pacific Point layer too the card base
9. Glue the Hippo to the card base then use Dimensionals to adhere the tub in front of the Hippo. Use Puff Paint along the top of the tub and make it puff using the heat tool
10. Stamp the sentiment in Versamark™ink, sprinkle with White Embossing Powder and set with the heat tool.  Die cut using a circle die. Adhere to the right hand side of the card
11. Glue the flowers, water splashes, snorkel and goggles to the card front as above or however you choose

Many thanks for stopping by today. I hope you are finding time to create this week.

Stay well!

Product List

Hippest Hippos Cling Stamp Set (English) [159921] $0.00	Hippo Dies [159928] $0.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Starry Sky A4 Cardstock [159264] $16.25	Sweet Sorbet A4 Cardstock [159266] $16.25
Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $16.25	Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [147098] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Embossing Additions Tool Kit [159971] $47.00	Water Painters [151298] $23.00	Snowfall Accents Puff Paint [150691] $7.75	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00
Basic White C6 Envelopes [159235] $13.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $7.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $9.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25
Stampin' Trimmer [129722] $50.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $218.00	Cutting Plates [150815] $20.25