CAS-ual Fridays #34

Hello, friends!  Thanks for stopping by.  My crafty space was calling me this afternoon, as the last few days have been emotionally exhausting.  I won't bore you with the details, but this year has not gotten off to the best start for me, and I'm feeling like I need another vacation!

Now that I think about it, maybe that's what led to the soft-hued, beach-inspired creation I made for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge.  The challenge this week was to use chipboard, and this rosy piece with a sand dollar was calling to me from my stash.

I started by stamping the starfish from WPlus9's Guiding Light using tea dye ink on a Rustic Cream panel.  I inked the edges, rounded the corners, and adhered it to a Dark Chocolate card base.

I cut two strips of Hawaiian Shores cardstock, trimming one with my pinking shears, and attached them 1/3 of the way up from the bottom.  These help to ground the sentiment, from PTI's Ribbon Tails, and the chipboard piece.

I inked the edges of the chipboard and wrapped a bit of baker's twine around the top before attaching it with foam adhesive.

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink (Rustic Cream, Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate)

Stamps:  WPlus9 Design Studio (Guiding Light), Papertrey Ink (Ribbon Tails)

Ink:  Papertrey Ink (Tea Dye duo), Stampin' Up! (Chocolate Chip)

Tools:  Fiskars (pinking shears), corner rounder

Accessories:  Me & My Big Ideas (chipboard), The Twinery (Caribbean baker's twine)

I actually started this card yesterday, with the sketch already in my head, and had to walk away from it because it just wasn't working.  I decided to try to salvage it this afternoon, and I'm glad I did.  I've found that the only way for me to break out of a creative slump is to just keep creating, even if things don't turn out quite as I'd hoped.

Thanks again for visiting me today!  Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for a new CASE Study challenge!