K is for Keep It Simple (CAS)

Animals, Christmas, Clean and Simple, Holidays, Humor, Ocassions, Seasons, Taylored Expressions, Winter

Hello friends and happy Friday!  The weather has decided to cool down quite a bit over the last couple of days and it’s been very nice to have the windows open for a change!  I think we’re supposed to have another spell of warm weather, but I’ll take the cool down for now!

Today is a new challenge over at the Alphabet Challenge Blog!  Our next letter is “K”, and the hostess has chosen “K is for KEEP IT SIMPLE” (CAS style)   *Please remember that this is a bi-weekly challenge, so you have two weeks to enter.*  I hope you’ll join in the fun with us.  Here’s the project I’ve made for this challenge:

That cat is not a fan of winter! LOL  I do love me some snark for the Holidays, so I thought this stamp set called “Holiday Grumplings” (retired stamp set) from Taylored Expressions would be great for a simple Holiday card.

I also think that CAS style cards are great for pulling out those left over scraps from your papers for little strips to create a simple layout, so that’s what I did here.  I stamped, colored with Copics the kitty and popped him/her up with foam tape over the snowflake strip.

Lastly, I just added a light brush with pink ink to the left of the kitty and then gold heat embossed the sentiment over it.  Placed the white panel over a pink A2 sized top folding card base and done.

  • I’m happy to report that I’ve spent some time going through my stash of cards and realized that I have several already finished and ready for sending out Christmas cards!  So I’m basically DONE for Christmas cards!  Yay!  The first time ever that I’m ready ahead of time!  NOW…hopefully I’ll send them out on time too! LOL

Hope you’ve enjoyed my card today and helped to inspire you to “KEEP YOUR CRAFTING SIMPLE” and join us for the challenge!  Look forward to seeing what you make!  Thanks so much for stopping in today! 

Challenges:

  1. Critter Crazy – Anything Goes with Featured Critter
  2. Crafty Animals – Anything Goes including Animal
  3. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies – PIP2535 Anything Goes
  4. Merry Little Christmas – Anything Christmas Goes
  5. Creative Inspirations – Christmas in September
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14 thoughts on “K is for Keep It Simple (CAS)”

  4. OMGosh, I LOVE this! That dude (or dudette?) just cracks me up! I think I might have some TE calendar images with this kitty on it – now I need to go look, lol! Great card – and I love the pink!

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  5. I love your CAS design and style Vicki and that cat is so funny and not happy at all is he, ha ha ha, fabulous fun card..

    luv CHRISSYxx

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  6. This card is such a perfect blend of snark and simplicity—totally nailed the CAS challenge! That grumpy kitty steals the show, and I love how the pink ink and gold embossing add just the right touch of festive flair. Using leftover paper strips for the layout is such a smart and stylish move too. You’ve made “keeping it simple” feel fresh and fun!

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  10. That kitty doesn’t look very happy. But I can’t say I blame him. I’m not ready for the cold either, and I bet he’s smile if he had a fire to curl up next to. What a cute card, and keep it simple is a great choice for K. Have a great rest of your Sunday and start to the new week ahead. hugs-Erika

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  14. This card is such a clever take on the CAS challenge—clean, snarky, and full of personality. That grumpy kitty totally captures the winter mood, and the pink and gold accents add a festive twist without overcomplicating the design. Love how you used paper scraps so effectively, too. Inspiring and fun!

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