Wednesday, May 14, 2014

WOW!!...CAS(E) this Sketch #75, Addicted to CAS #38: Off the Edge, FUSION: Black, White & Yellow

Hi!
A quick post to share yet another 'black, yellow and white' card and for a radical change: it isn't a shaker!! Do I hear cheering?  Applause? I still have a bunch of unopened sequins to use...just sayin'...

A simple card that features my fabulous Fabulous stamp, because I'm still crushing over that font, my Explosion stamp and embossing paste (aka, in my case,  polyfilla) stenciled stars.  Ummm, is embossing paste still in?  With all the lovely water-colouring on display, I suspect I'm about 16 trends behind. Oh well, I still have a tub of polyfilla and some heart stencils (of the trio on my Heidi Swapp sheet) to use, so though I may be lagging, I'll do my best to create 'fresh' designs with the oldies...

My inspirations came from:
N@ Ali's CAS(E) this Sketch #75

Addicted to Cas #38: Off the Edge (I felt a bit off the edge at work today...or maybe 'at' the edge..or "on" the edge...one of "those" days...)


Here we are: Fabulous: WOW...two versions, in the hopes that the 'stickly sparkle' can be seen.  I stamped the explosion burst once on the card base, then embossed, coloured and cut out a second one, to pop up.



The sun's shining, the clouds overhead are puffy marshmallows, the wind is...well, windy, and the temperature is pretty reasonably! I'm going for a walk, and my husband will come with me, on his bike...

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments make my day!

21 comments:

wienerhoneymooners said...

This is an amazing display of glittery goodness, and it this is the second comment (the first being unfinished, the ghost in the machine posted my comment mid sentence)...hopefully that is not the case!!! Love the glitteryness and the AWESOME font of that FABULOUS....Unoko? Humm let me see..

Thanks for being so inspired to play along with us and adding your lovely creation to the gallery ---I love it !

Loll said...

LOVE your stenciled stars ... so sparkly! And the "wow" burst is fun, bright and looks great with the layering. Thanks for joining us at ATCAS.

Michelle said...

Wow, indeed! What an awesome card! Thanks for joining us at CAS(E) This Sketch!

~amy~ said...

this is WOW!

Brenda said...

Wow, wow, wow!! Sorry I'm behind in my commenting!! Fighting a cold and have been miserable. lol Of course my guys would say I'm miserable all the time, but that's another story!! Love, love this card Carol! That "fabulous" stamp font is amazing and oh yes, I love it!! Your take on the sketch is awesome, I so love that explosion burst-looks so cool and yes, I can see the sparkle!! Oh yeah, this is one fabulous card my friend!!! Glad you got out for a walk. Our wind has been-well very windy too. Blew my flowers completely out my bay window! Darn wind. lol And the wind continues....Hugs

Rahmat said...

Wow! I am in an awe! What a fabulous card!

Ardyth said...

WOW indeed! I can't believe you combined so many challenges and made it look so effortless! Great card!

Susanne Vargas said...

Don't even put it out there, the idea that the embossing paste/stencil trend is passé! I am just getting started! But then, I am usually way behind on trends... Love your card especially your glittery stars!

Leigh Penner said...

This is fabulous! Wow! Great take on the sketch!

Unknown said...

Carol, you are not in anyway behind the times….stenciling is still so very in as far as I can tell and this card is a gorgeous example of it. I still don't own any stencils and so have not tried this technique at all……you are two up on me tonight!!!!!! Shaker card and stencils!!!! That 'fabulous' stamp is quite simply 'fabulous'…..I think you have convinced me to buy this set too!!! xxx

Marlena M. said...

Fantastic, fun card Carol! I about fell over from all of the AMAZING, kind comments you floated my way, friend. Thank you, thank you for blessing me so~ ;)

Geri said...

BEYOND WOW!!! Beyond FABULOUS! (I am soooo going to get that stamp!). This card packs a whole lot of 'kapow' with only three elements (I count the stars as one). Love the CAS look!

PS ....I hear you loud & clear with the idea of 'gulp' venturing into new technique territory!

Darnell said...

This is a real standout in the gallery, Carol. Thank you for joining the Off the Edge challenge at ATCAS! I'm sorry I haven't been around much. I hate it when that happens, but that's life sometimes! I'm glad to hear you are finally getting some decent weather for walking! Take care! Hugs, Darnell

sandie said...

isn't this wow stamp just awesome and what a cool way to use it...given me an idea! And your stars are so sparkly, I love them!! And thanks for the encouragement as I actually made a shaker card...not too good but going to use it as my TIME OUT DT card next week. Oh and thanks for joining us at ATCAS

Kay Miller said...

Well fabulous is just what this card is!! Love the big sentiment and the starburst of wow!! Those pretty little sparkly stars are perfect! And don't worry about being trendy! I love what you do! I am all stamps and dies these days. Been stamping so long, that I have seen the trends circle back around several times, so many of the new ones are old to me! hahaha!

Monika Reeck said...

Love the CAS feeling here Carol and yes you are great to combine those challenge with only one card (my one is only combine with Anything Goes challenge LOL) great CAS card ...and I want to thank you to HINT me the challenge on paper smooches..you know what...I want to join but I have no Balloon stamp hmmm not lucky also I try to use my paper smooches set that I have...I have not so much cause in germany its not easy to find dear Carol...annnddd now I have your birthday...but no address of you...do you mind to emailing me you address...my mail is monik1973 at yahoo dot com (all together please :) ) I am happy that in one hour I made 2 Paper smooches cards dear Carol...

Anita in France said...

Stunning sparkly stars, Carol ... perfectly paired with the popped up wow ... so deliciously dimensional! The flourishy fabulous is ... well ... fabulous! Hugs, Anita :)

Greta said...

LOVE your incredible creation, Carol! You have become an incredibly talented card maker & you've left me in the dust! Thanks for all the inspiration!

Dana said...

Amazing!! LOVE it!! And i think embossing is still in!! There are so many techniques now a days its hard to do them all!! But you did give me an idea.... i wonder about embossing paste and watercolor together somehow?!?! hmmmm im going to have to experiment!!

Kelly Griglione said...

Really love the combination of stars and your word bubble ... the matching angles go together well. A fun, happy, energetic card! Thanks so much for joining the Fusion Challenge!

Nonni said...

Very cool, a super design! No wonder you like this sentiment, it's great! xxx