CAS(E) this Sketch #55

Brrrr...it's cold. Hopefully the predicted storm will leave before Thanksgiving Day. A large number of people will be on the roads traveling to see their loved ones and I wish them all a safe journey.

With the holidays swiftly approaching it is more difficult to find time to play in my Butterfly Garden. I pondered over the current sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch since it was first posted. Last night during my "crop night" class...the light bulb finally lit up   :-) Kudos to the DT for such marvelous samples! some sketches are more difficult than others and the DT definitely outdid themselves with this sketch.

CAS is hard because there is no way to hide those little pesky smudges that suddenly appear on white paper. After 4 failed attempts to create a smudge free piece of card stock I finally was able to complete this card. I love white backgrounds on CAS cards but they don't necessarily love me. Perhaps it is time to pick a different background color! lol

Back to creating cards in  my Butterfly Garden.

CAS(E) this Sketch #54

Another great sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.

The leaf embellishment on the front of this card was made with my long forgotten quilling tools. The dies are from Memory Box.

I really enjoy making "window cards" where the sentiment inside shows through on the front of the card.

The verse inside was place below the 'window'. The verse and sentiment are from Inky Antics.

This is the sketch that was used for the inspiration for my card.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

CAS(E) this Sketch #53

Woo Hoo...Got some time to play with a "new-to-me" sketch challenge at CAS(E) this Sketch.

Here is a close up of the sentiment:

Stamps from PTI were stamped using Adirondack Espresso ink.

Hope you'll play along with this CAS challenge....

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.