CASology #180 CLEAR

Happy Tuesday! There's a new CASology cue card revealed today: CLEAR. 

Once I heard the word, only one thing came to mind - clear cardstock! I have tons of it yet never use it so this was the perfect time to bust it out. 

My problem with clear cardstock has always been that adhesive is hard to hide. I wanted to solve this problem by heat embossing on the clear cardstock directly. I did try it on a scrap piece of acetate first so I knew how much heat to apply before the cardstock warped or melted. Tip: heat your embossing tool up for a minute before putting it near your cardstock (which is essentially plastic) and keep it several inches away so it won't melt. Definitely much further away than you would regular paper cardstock. I used PTI clear card stock which seemed much thicker and stronger than the thinner acetate pieces that many stamp sets come on. 

Also to limit the exposure to heat, I applied both the sentiment and confetti embossing powder before heating both up. Your clear card stock might be a little warped afterward - I just rested it under a heavy book for a day and it was fine. 

On the inside, I heat embossed gold confetti at the top of white card stock and the companion sentiment on the bottom. I matted the white on black cardstock so it would stand out against the clear cardstock a bit more. Love the combo of black and gold. 

The Design Team has a amazing and very different interpretations of CLEAR this week so be sure to check them all out! 

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Deidre Payne

Hannelie Bester

Hazel Hodgkins

Jacquie Southas

Jen Wills

Joyce Mehrberg

Judy Marino

Kymona Tracey

Melissa Chipperfield

Sherrie Mannion (that's me!)

Tracey McNeely

and our Guest Designer:  Natalia

Can't wait to see what you come up with...and be sure to check out this week's prize sponsor STAMPlorations.

Circles Again!

Sharing another card inspired by this week's CASology challenge CIRCLES. I used the confetti stamp from PTI Good Times stamping it three times (Tropical Team, Hawaiian Shores, and Aqua Mist) for an ombre look. Used my MISTI for the second time - worked very well with this confetti stamp. I embossed the large sentiment with this fine black glitter embossing powder I picked up at the Scrapbook expo. 

Thanks for taking a peek! 

ColourQ #305

Back again posting a couple more cards I made today. First one is for the Colour Q challenge which I haven't played with in a while. 

These colors were so bright and cheerful I thought they would pair well with the new balloon dies I got from Simon Says Stamp. Birthday die cut is from PTI Super Swoosh. 

I masked off a strip and blended in Summer Sunrise and Lemon Tart inks on the strip. I added a few streamers from the Hooray stamp set and used some small enamel dots to embellish them. Sentiment is from PTI Good Times. 

So glad to have a few hours of crafty time earlier but now the family is back home so who knows if and when I'll get to create more tonight. Hopefully, fingers crossed. 

Thanks for stopping by!