CAS Christmas August 2026 - Jingle All the Way

Hi everyone!

Julia has chosen "Santa's Sleigh" as the theme for this month's CAS Christmas Challenge.

Here's what I created:

When I bought this die set a long time ago, I wasn't very familiar with specialty papers. These days, so many wonderful types of specialty paper are available, so I decided to marry an old element with a new one.

The row of houses at the top is die-cut from shimmery gold vellum, the snowy slope with trees in the center is regular white cardstock, and Santa riding his sleigh at the bottom is silver holographic paper. The holographic cardstock creates such a beautiful rainbow shine depending on how the light hits it.

You can catch a clearer look at the gold shimmer and the true metallic shine of the silver paper in this photo taken in the shade:

To keep the card CAS, I kept everything flat without using any dimensional foam tape. It was so much fun giving a fresh new look to one of my favorite older die sets!

Let's pop over to the challenge gallery to check out all the wonderful "Santa's Sleigh" cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Stamp: Bitty Holiday Wishes (My Favorite Things)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Paper: Basic White (Stampin' Up!), Gold Vellum (Grafix), Assorted Holographic (Rainbow - Simon Says Stamp)
Others: Dies (Sleigh Ride - Stampin' Up!), Embossing Powder (Silver - Hero Arts), Connect Glue (Gina K)

CAS Christmas July 2026 - Holiday Hugs

Hi everyone!

The theme for this month's CAS Christmas Challenge is "Snowman." ⛄️

With the extreme hot weather we're having here in LA, playing with snowmen is the perfect way to cool off! 😉

Here’s what I created:

To give a little twist to falling snow, I stenciled a background of tiny hearts. For the sentiment, I die-cut it and colored it to match the ink of the hearts. Then, I stamped these cute little snow-boy and girl, heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder, and colored them with Prismacolor pencils. To keep the card CAS, I added a soft, subtle frame impression using a frame die and an embossing pad.

Make sure to pop over to the challenge site to see all the other wonderful snowman cards!

Thanks so much for visiting me today!

Stamp: Frosty Littles (Hello Bluebird)
Ink: Distress Ink (Salty Ocean - Ranger), Versafine (Onyx Black - Tsukineko)
Paper: Basic White (Stampin' Up!)
Others: Dies (Frosty Littles - Hello Bluebird, Holiday Hugs - Birch Press Design, North Pole Mail Candy Came Frame - Papertrey Inc), Stencil (Heart Lines - Alexandra Renke), Embossing Powder (Clear - Hero Arts), Prismacolor Pencils, Connect Glue (Gina K)

CAS Christmas June 2026 - Peace & Joy

Hi everyone!

I'm so happy that the CAS Christmas Challenge is back! 😊

Here's my bird card:

I realized that I have very few Christmas bird stamps or dies, so I decided to make good use of a small dove die I've had for a while. 

I die-cut a dove five times from masking paper, and arranged the masks as if they were flying across the sky. I then softly ink-blended the sky over the masked doves with a blending brush. The frame and the sentiment were gold-foiled.

Looking forward to seeing your Christmas birds in the gallary!

Thanks for visiting me today!

Ink: Distress Oxide Ink (Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina - Ranger)
Paper: Basic White (Stampin' Up!)
Others: Dove Die (Momenta Art-C), Masking Magic (Gina K), Glimmer Hot Foil Plate (Scalloped Rectangle - Spellbinders, Perfect Sentiment Holiday - Pinkfresh Studio), Glimmer Foil (Aura - Spellbinders), Connect Glue (Gina K)