Happy Holidays Card (ATCAS Cards Challenge #190 GDT)

Hi everyone! :o)

I was delighted to be asked to be a Guest Designer at Addicted to CAS for a Challenge #190, after I was chosen as CAS perfectionist in their Challenge #187 - One Layer. I love playing Addicted to CAS challenges, as their challenges are all about CAS (clean and simple) cards, my favorite card design. I'm happy challenges are back after half year break. :o)

The Challenge #190 theme is Pattern.

Card design needs to be CAS. Here is a CAS definition from Addicted to CAS Challenge Blog:

Note: there are various CAS cards definitions on various blogs.

And here is my take on the challenge: CAS (clean and simple), Happy Holidays Card. :o)

How I made this card...

First I prepared all parts for my card: a white top folded card base, a patterned paper stripe and die-cut snowflakes.

I stamped a sentiment with a Distress Ink directly on the card base. I inked the sentiment stamp with a VersaMark Watermark Ink, wiped it with my palm, inked the stamp with the Distress Ink Hickory Smoke and pressed the sentiment on the card base. I prefer to do it this way when stamping with Distress Inks, as the stamping results are much better than without using the VersaMark Watermark Ink.

I glued 3-D foam squares on the back of the patterned stripe and glued it on the card. I cut the excess with scissors.

Then I arranged and glued snowflakes along the patterned stripe, using a glue or a 3-D foam square, just to add a bit more dimension to my card.

Easy and quick to create. :o)

Card measurements: 95 mm x 127 mm (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Winter Words' stamp set (sentiment)
• Create a Smile Cool Cuts 'Negative Snowflake' (intricate snowflake)
• Wiler Creativity Cutting Dies, snowflakes die cuts (gift from a dear friend Alice of Scrap & C... THANK YOU ALICE!!! ♥)
• white cardstock paper
• patterned paper from Create a Smile 'Snow Dance' kit 
• Tim's Holtz Distress Ink Hickory Smoke
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen
• 3-D foam squares 5 x 5 x 2 mm
• 3-D foam squares 5 x 5 x 1 mm
• round acrylic block (d = 70 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• Sizzix Big Shot
• bone folder
• scissors

I hope you'll like my take on the challenge and get inspired. :o) Stop by the Addicted to CAS and see amazing CAS creations the Design Team made for this challenge. The challenge is a fortnight challenge, so there is plenty time to share your CAS cards with us. :o) For more information about the challenge and rules, jump over to challenge post at Addicted to CAS. :o)

Thank you for stopping by and your kind feedback. Stop by later this evening, I'll be posting again. Enjoy and smile! :o)

Milka