{Stencil Sunday} Swoon-Worthy CAS Cards by Carol

Happy Sunday, STAMPlorations friends! We are back with the last Stencil Sunday post for October and you're in for a treat! You'll get to see projects that show off how to creatively use ARTplorations stencils. And each month, we'll pick one winner of a $15 gift code -- the winner will be drawn from all comments left on the Stencil Sunday posts for the month, as well as from the designers' blogs.

STAMPgirl Carol had a fun play session with our stencils and mini Distress inks to create these oh-so-beautiful clean and simple cards.

  

    

Here's Carol with her projects.

Hello - Carol here, warmly welcoming you to my second Stencil Sunday post.

This go-round, I decided to re-visit Distress Inks...in their 'mini kit' forms (which was my introduction to distress inks, when I finally realized I 'needed' to have some). I figured the incredibly creative Mr. Holtz must have had a reason for combining the four inks into sets, so I set about to see if my theory was correct. Turns out: he did!

My first card uses Distress Mini Ink Kit #10 (Tattered Rose, Squeezed Lemonade, Iced Spruce, Bundled Sage) which I paired with the Flourishes stencil to make the two cards you see below. I'm having a 'crush-fest' with deep kraft cardstock, of late *grin*

STAMPlorations products:

Flourishes stencil

Bloom Happy

Just Because

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For my second card, I reached for Distress Mini Ink Kit #11 (Shabby Shutters, Festive Berries, Tea Dye, Milled Lavender) and the Fairy Tale Forest stencil. I added a cardstock 'forest' frame and the 'wish' sentiment because 'fairy tales' really are all about wishes coming true, aren't they!

STAMPlorations Products:

Fairy Tale Forest stencil

Kathryn's BigWishes

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Distress Mini Ink Kit #12 (Brushed Corduroy, Chipped Sapphire, Aged Mahogany, Pine Needles) was my third choice and what a wonderful combination to use with one of my all-time favourite stencils - Stained Glass! Two cards emerged...

STAMPlorations Products:

Stained Glass stencil 

Frames and Flowers (for YOU)

Sentiment Builders: Thank You (retired)

Smile Word Die

Hope my 'clean and simple' style does justice to these laden-with-possibilities stencils!

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I'm completely in love with the soft colors in Carol's cards and her CAS style! What about you? For a chance to win a $15 gift code to the STAMPlorations store, leave a comment here and on Carol's blog by November 8. We'll announce the winner in the October winners post on November 10.

Did you enjoy today's featured post? Stay tuned for November's Sunday Stencil posts!