Friends Make Life Bloom, but CAS stinks! ;)

Coffee of the Day - Cinnamon Vanilla Nut

Okay, the title of this blog post should tell you that something is up.....and something that I just flat out don't do well..... yep, CAS. it's the new challenge over at Scribbles Designs. so please be kind to my poor little card and don't mock it too terribly. just giggle quietly to yourself then go FAST to the challenge blog so you can see what professional crafters do with the CAS theme. there you will be amazed and wowed and moved to tears by beauty.

My card uses the image, 'Sunflowers 1'. I think the frame around them is so neat. we actually have a few sunflowers in our herb garden right now. they are so majestic!  I swiped several shades of Tim Holtz distress stains across my cs after printing the image. edges were distressed and then distress stickles were added to the flower centers & petals to help them stand out a bit. sentiment is from Create with TLC and papers are from the Basic Grey Shine On collection. a few little dots with my white gel pen and some linen thread complete the card. might not be 'standard' CAS, but it sure is for me!

I also want to announce the winner of the 'BBQ Time' stamp set by Inky Antics. EDWINA BROWN, please send me an email (jenscull at yahoo dot com) with your mailing information. I will forward it to Jackie so she can get your stamp set mailed out to you! congratulations! thank you to everyone who played along! we'll have another blog candy this weekend! :)

Challenges:
All That Stickles - any stickles
Ladybug Crafts - something floral
Lady Anne's - anything goes
Whimsy Inspiration - CAS ( this really IS CAS for me....)
WAW - anything goes
Can You Digi It - lift someone up/encouragement
Crafty Sentiments - dies and punches
Creative Card Crew - banners or pennants
Flourishes - autumn colors
TTCRD - anything goes
Eureka - blooms and blossoms
Pink Elephant - orange
Stamp Sun - anything goes