Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Week 159: AQUATIC

 

Time to jump in with a new cue word!  Make a splash & show us your CAS talent!


Uniko Studio is returning as our wonderful sponsor and this week's winner will receive a gift certificate to the online store!


You'll want to hop along on the August Design Team Blog Hop this week for a chance to win the featured stamp sets!

Let's take a look at what the design team & our guest designer created to inspire you!

Guest Designer:  Jan
 design defined:
Inlaid die cuts can add interest without sacrificing white space.


Ardyth
design defined:
Don't be afraid to adjust the size and orientation of your card to preserve white space!


Gillian
design defined:
Keep a busy design to a small portion of your card to keep it CAS.


Hannelie
design defined:
Restrict the size of a background pattern to allow white space on your card.


Hazel
design defined:
Shape can add interest to a CAS card


Jen
design defined:
Complimentary colours work well for a CAS colour palette.


Joyce
design defined:
Keeping design elements within one third of the card preserves white space.
design defined:
Sometimes even the suggestion of a background design is enough on a CAS card!


 Kimberly
 design defined:
A little sponging of color can go a long way!


Kymona
design defined:
Creating at the bottom half of the card follows the 1/3rd rule!


Melissa
 design defined:
Use white space as a frame around your main image panel.


Go have fun creating your CAS design and don't forget to link up here on the challenge blog by Monday at NOON (CDT)!

 


3 comments:

  1. What a fun cue word this week! Love the inspiration from the DT. You girls always know how to inspire us!

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  2. Coming in under the wire! Thank you for another fun challenge and outstanding DT inspiration!! Hugs, Darnell

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  3. Drats...I missed out on posting in time but I did participate in the challenge (I was away at the beach). You can find my two cards on my blog post here: http://thestampingbugsjourney.blogspot.com/2015/08/aquatic-dreamscas159.html I'm looking forward to playing this week.

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