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Saturday 15 October 2022

Layers of warmth

Hello, crafting friends!
 
Happy Saturday and welcome to another fun challenge at Addicted to CAS! Nancy is our charming hostess for the next fortnight and the code word she has come up with is Layered.
 
 
I confess I was stumped by this at first as Layered and Clean and Simple crafting seem to be worlds apart! But actually a small area of layering with lots of white space to show it off can be perfectly CAS. I didn't go that route though; instead I concentrated on the upcoming cold weather and thought of the layers of clothing we will be wearing!
 

I reached for a favourite Concord & 9th set called Winter Wear and used it to stamp a lady muffled up in a scarf and hat. I coloured her with alcohol markers, adding the suggestion of a coat in the background. When I had finished I tied everything together with a fine-nibbed black fine liner pen to give the impression of a pen and ink drawing.
 

I trimmed the panel with a stitched rectangle die from Heffy Doodle then stamped one of the curving sentiments from The Greetery's Catching Snowflakes set around my toasty warm lady's head. The panel was attached to a card front and I added a navy enamel dot to focus the eye on where to start reading :)
 

Right! It's over to you now. What does the word Layered make YOU think about? Do hop over to the Addicted to CAS challenge blog where my team mates have pulled out all  the stops to inspire you. You will find the Linky Tool at the bottom of the post and can use it to share your own creation when you're ready. We can't wait to see what you make - but don't forget we are a clean and simple challenge so make sure there's plenty of lovely clear space on your card!

CHALLENGES
I couldn't resist the lovely warm colour palette at The Color Throwdown this week so I'll be linking up there; Also joining in with the Anything Goes challenge at Retro Rubber where we are required to use a stamp one year old or older (Winter Wear was released in 2018.) The theme at Allsorts today is Add a Sentiment and I thought this card would work well with its curved one; The theme at Stamping Sensations is All Things Autumn so I'm also linking up there.


AND IN OTHER NEWS
Here is another young lady wearing a warm coat in the autumn:
 

Just pausing to give the squirrels a sporting chance*

*In fact there is no chance whatsoever that she is fast enough to catch a squirrel!!


Sending hugs,

19 comments:

  1. She does look cosy in her warm winter hat and scarf,love the warm brown and yellow against the blue

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  2. Fantastic card Vicky I just love that stamp and so beautifully coloured.She really looks so warm and snuggly in her winter clothes.What a great take on the code word also love the curved sentiment,beautifully done. Was a little disappointed to see there was no news in the "no news" section of your blogpost.

    Marie

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  3. Love your colour palette Vicky, she certainly looks warm for winter, or even today as it's bitterly cold here. Many thanks for joining in with our 'Add a Sentiment' theme at Allsorts challenge this week.

    B x

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  4. OH! This is gorgeously CAS and Warm too Vicky. Love it.

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  5. Just looking at this card makes me want to welcome winter and wrap up warm! Fabulous image and colouring/drawing and the sentiment is just perfect. xxx

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  6. A lovely cosy image and a great sentiment on your fab CAS layout. Thanks for joining us at Allsorts challenge.

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  7. Wow, Vicky, LOVE this cozy image - your coloring is fabulous! Such a perfect design! Thanks so much for playing at Retro Rubber!

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  8. Awesome coloring, Vicky! We'll soon be bundling up like this cozy looking gal!

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  9. Very clever use of the prompt and lovely coloring. The curving sentiment is wonderful! Many thanks for joining us at Allsorts this week.

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  10. Your furbaby is such a beautiful girl! Lovely coloring of that image & such a neat look with the curved sentiment!

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  11. What a great idea for a "layered" theme! She looks so cozy all bundled up! And love the curved sentiment! Perfect card for our theme this week at Allsorts challenge. Thanks so much for joining us!
    Ellie
    Ellibelle's Corner

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  12. Absolutely gorgeous crisp, clean card! Your colouring is amazing too!! Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month.
    Pinky

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  13. I love how you interpreted my challenge! Great card!!!

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  14. I remember this image. Love it and you've colored it so nicely and crafted a perfectly CAS layered card. Vicky, thanks for letting me know about LuLu. I searched your blog on the day I commented to see more about LuLu because I didn't remember that you had two Goldies, but couldn't find anything. Now I know. I love them all whether they're mine or not. A very special breed.

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  15. Thanks also for joining us at Stamping Sensations (missed that!)

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  16. Your take on the theme is perfect, Vicky! She's beautiful... as are you!

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  17. Beautiful card with fab colouring, which gives a lovely warm and cosy feeling. Thanks so much for joining in with my "Add a Sentiment" challenge at Allsorts this week.
    Pauline xx

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  18. Great image and coloring! I layer all the time, clothing, cards, layouts etc! And your young lady waiting to give the squirrels a head start is pretty sweet too! Thanks for joining us at Retro Rubber!

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  19. These ladies make for such fun cards - I love the curved sentiment detail!

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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