Clean and Simple (CAS) Favorites for the Week Ending 8-17-14

[nancy littrell]

So many beautiful CAS Summer and even Fall and Holiday cards this Week. Hopefully you add your Favorites to our CAS Favorites Thread. Please join in the fun :p

My list of Favorites:

Shmyrick...Autumn Blessings. "New To Me" CAS stamper. Gorgeous CAS heated copper Fall card.

Tenia Sanders-Nelson...Rose Clock Card...Gorgeous Background and Tag.

Shadow's Mom...CAS285...soft and so yummy pretty!

Loll Thompson...Happy 1st Anniversary...CAS Perfection, yet so creative.

pegmac71...Birthday Fishes CC492...so cute and creative.

Humma...CAS Card Set...Absolute CAS note card Perfection!

kyann22..FMS Blue Trees...Gorgeous and So Creative Festival of Trees

genesis... Word of Dreams...Gorgeous Freestyle Tag Card

jentimko...Beauty of the Season...Beautifully colored and creative layout.

UnderstandBlue..Mix81 Rice, Rice, Baby...Absolutely Stunning Background that Glows :-)

pdncurrier...Choose Happiness Tag Card...Gorgeous Freestyle Tag Card.

ReginaBD...Choose Happiness...This stamp set is SO Regina with her creative Freestyle...Style. I love every single detail.

Robin Lee...Plaid Ornament Pine..Gorgeous Pine Bough Christmas Card

fionna51...DTGD14 Arizona Maine Gift Card Set....Absolutely stunning CAS gift card set done by our very own Diane, who is the Brand New Featured Stamper. Congratulations Diane :-)

So many different styles and occasions to Inspire You. Have fun and do add your CAS favorites too.

[nancy littrell]

Need help linking your Favorites? Follow these steps.
1. Load this week's Favorites thread in your first browser tab. Scroll down and click the Go Advanced button.

2. Open a second tab (or a separate window). Go to the Gallery and click on "My Favorites."

3. Click on a card you have saved. At the top, highlight the web address. (It says Splitcoaststampers: Stamping, Stamps, Card Making Ideas, Paper Crafts & Template Gallery ... and so on.) Hit Ctrl+C to copy.

4. Switch back to the first tab and hit Ctrl+V to paste your link there. Hit Enter twice to add a blank line. Repeat as many times as needed for all your links.

5. Click the Preview Post button and check that your links work. Then click the Submit Reply button

[nancy littrell]

A Huge Congratulations to our very own Diane "fionna51". So happy for you Diane...you are so deserving. I can see a lot of your cards being CASE'd by many of your friends :-)

Have a really fun week my friend, Hugs, nanc

[tessaduck]

Here�s a few of the CAS beauties I found last week:

Roses for Thanks by Snowdream - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
basket of flowers by Wendy E - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
ATCAS44 Gold Hello by nancy littrell - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
IC454, Birthday Girl by k dunbrook - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[nancy littrell]

Thank you so much Brenda for mentioning my gold hello card. One of those cards that goes from head to paper in no time. I love when that happens, don't you?!?

[susanbri]

We're so thrilled to have our Diane ( fionna51 ) be this week's Featured Stamper. She has lots of lovely CAS cards to CASE!

Here are my favourites from the past week:

Flutterby by mjs1033 *new to me stamper*

SC501 Shimmery Sand Dollar by angelladcrockett

*SC501 By the Shore by hobbydujour

DTGD14mom2n2 by fionna51

Good Luck, Ken! by swldebbie

Love Birds by bon2stamp

[fionna51]

Thanks, Nancy and Susan, for sharing a couple of the cards I made for DTGD. You made my morning...

And so did opening SCS this morning and seeing all the PM's with congrats for FS this week! So much fun!

I'll have to come back later to post my favorites. I have two granddaughters with me this weekend and I'm up for worship team at church. So...off to a shower and get ready for breakfast. And hoping I don't have another flat tire this morning. :(

[hobbydujour]

Thank you, Susan, for mentioning my card as a CAS favorite. It means a lot to me....and I appreciate it. Thank you too, Karen....the bearer of happy news (I did add CAS to my keywords). Hugs, Sallie

[k dunbrook]

I also want to say congrats to our own Diane, for being the FS today...enjoy mf!!

Thanks also to Brenda for including my card is this fab line-up of CAS beauties....so appreciated!
hugs,
Karen

[kyann22]

Thank you, Nancy. I'm glad you liked my card.

It's always so nice to get the notification from Karen that someone enjoyed my card. You are fabulous for taking the time to do that.

[UnderstandBlue]

Nancy - thank you for picking my rice card!! That was a fun technique - and thank you Karen for my happy comment letting me know.

And I have to SQUEE for Diane too - what a well deserved honor Diane!!

[swldebbie]

Thanks, Susan, for mentioning my Good Luck, Ken! card in your list of favorites this week. Always an honor.

Be back later with my list.

[Shadow's Mom]

Big thanks and hugs, Nancy for mentioning my CAS 285 Watermelon Leaves card! And more big thanks and hugs to Karen for taking the time to notify me!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

[swldebbie]

Back with my CAS Favorites:

Autumn Blessings by shmyrick *** NEW-TO-ME STAMPER ***
Love the detail on the copper leaf and how the woodgrain EF and neutral BG lets it shine.

Fall Birthday by Humma
Perfect balance in this delightful CAS card

Pine Branches and Cones by Loll Thompson
Love the sparkly pine cones and peaceful layout of this card.

You're So Cool by Glitter Me Silly *** NEW-TO-ME STAMPER ***
The summer treats on this card could not look more yummy!

My Friend by Stampin Meg *** NEW-TO-ME STAMPER ***
Polka Dots! (Need I say more?)

CAS Geometric Christmas by nancy littrell
Love these alternative to red/green holiday colors and unique shape!

Icon by Holstein
This painted beauty could not be more attractive. And, it reminds me that CAS doesn't have to mean white base.

[fionna51]

Well, you all have already mentioned quite a few cards that are in my faves, and I won't repeat them...

Plus, you have mentioned a good number that I missed seeing, and that's good!

So...here's some more to enjoy:

yoorah *a new-to-me stamper*

Jo Ann F. *a new-to-me stamper*

Biggan

Auntie Susan *a new-to-me stamper*

stampingout

ceramicat1

Risa

stamping_crazy *a new-to-me stamper*

Snowdream *a new-to-me stamper*

bearpaw

Jacquie J

GWTW Junkie

Chitra *a new-to-me stamper*

k dunbrook

bfinlay

River's mom *a new-to-me stamper*

kyann22

ctorina

artsy_em

Holstein

I noticed that a lot of these don't have any, or have very few comments. If you have a moment, share some love!

[bon2stamp]

Thanks, Susan and Karen!

[k dunbrook]

Thanks so much Diane, for the mention of my card here.
hugs,
K

[ctorina]

Thanks so much for mentioning my quilling card! It really made my day!

[bfinlay]

A BIG thank you, Diane, for listing my Rainbow Seashells among your favorites this week - I'm honored to have it mentioned by a CAS pro like you! Thanks, Karen, my friend, for faithfully notifying too!

[Holstein]

A BIG thanks to Debbie and Diane for mentioning my card today. Made my Sunday. Hugs. Thanks Karen for all your time notifying.

[Glitter Me Silly]

Thank you for picking my card swldebbie - I am so chuffed to be included!!

[stampingout]

Thank you Diane for mentioning my card this week!!!

[yoorah]

Oh wow! Thank you Diane for picking my card and Karen for letting me know! You all are so sweet! Made my day

[lisa lara]

My CAS Favorites This Week:

Pickle Tree - WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT

kyann22 - ALL YOU NEED IS ICE CREAM

Vera - CREATING RANDOM PATTERNS

Holstein - QFTD223, ICON

artsy_em - THANKS A BUNCH


Loll Thompson - PINE BRANCHES AND CONES

[PickleTree]

Thanks for including my card in your favorites, Lisa Lara! I'm honored! And thank you, Karen, for letting me know!

[Holstein]

Thank-you Lisa for the mention of my card......you made my night!!! Thanks Karen for your time.

[genesis]

Wow! Thank you Nancy for mentioning my card as one of your favorites! And thank you, Karen, for letting me know I was a CAS favorite.

[nancy littrell]

Thanks so much Debbie for mentioning my CAS Geometric Christmas Card. It was so much fun to make. So good to see more CAS cards mentioned this week and new to us stampers too :-) Hugs, nancy

[Snowdream]

Thank you so much Brenda and Diane for the mention of my card here. What a wonderful way to start this week! Karen, your hard work is appreciated. Thank you so much!

I have had a wonderful time in the gallery this week!

18 Shades of Summer by versamom This card is just so HAPPY!
SC501 An Apple A Day by Grandma Overboard I thought this was such a clever interpretation of an old saying!
Thanks for being there by #Francine Beautiful colours and technique.
Smile by Glitter Me Silly The patterned paper in this is really perfect for the image, and the whole card is so light and clean.
F4A234 Rainbow Seashells by bfinlay I loved the boldness of this design. It made the sentiment really weighty too.
IC454, Birthday Girl by k dunbrook Swoon. Period.
Happy 1st Anniversary by Loll Thompson So clean and fresh for a pocket themed card!

I know others have highlighted some of these cards. Sorry for the repeats - they all really caught my eye!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

[k dunbrook]

Thanks so much Kerilyn, for the including my card here...so appreciated.
hugs,
K

[Vera]

I am honored that you mentioned my card, Lisa Lara! Thanks for making my day!

And thank you, Karen, for letting me know. You're the best!

[buddy'smama]

Here is my favorites.

SUO CAS285 Festival of Trees by nancy littrell - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
CAS285 and WT492 hello by beesmom - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
watermelonn feathers by luvs2stamp2 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Watermelon Birthday by NerdyBeth - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
WaterMelon Girl by loveofsunflowers - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
CAS285 -- Watermelon Colors by sarahebo - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
CAS285: Solitude by Precious Kitty - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers
Zinnia Thank You by shendrian - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[Glitter Me Silly]

Wow - twice in one week!!! Thank you so much Kerilyn for picking out my card and thank you Karen for your work in this forum - I'm quite new (well - returning after a long break) and still getting to know my way around. Thank you all for the kind words of encouragement.
Big hugs,
Caryn xx

[nancy littrell]

Thank you so much Ruthie for adding my Festival of Trees card to your wonderful list of favorites. So pleased you added your CAS Favorite's to our thread. TFS

[sarahebo]

Ruthie--Thank you for including my card in your favorites list. It is an encouragement to me.
Dianne

[kyann22]

Thank you Fiona and Lisa.

I have been having a bit of a down month, so getting mentioned three times this week is such a pick-me-up!

[NerdyBeth]

Ruthie, Thanks so much for mentioning my card "Watermelon Birthday". I had an annoying day at work and it was great to come home and smile.

[beesmom]

Thank you, thank you, Buddy'smama, for choosing one of my cards. Never fails to make me happy!

Karen, as always, thanks for the time you put into letting us all know.

[Jacquie J]

Thank you, Diane (Fionna51), for including my Glass Bead card in your favorites and to you, Karen (K dunbrook), for letting me know. I hope to spend more time in the Gallery once we get into our school routine again.