Shana Gaff
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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Kinda Eclectic

Okay, so I have a confession...full-time teaching is not for me!  I miss having some days off during the week. I cannot believe I did this for seven years. Of course, I have had six years of not working outside of the house at all since then, so that could be part of the reason I am feeling so exhausted. Not to mention the fact that I was much younger then!  I know I'm not old now, but I sure do feel like it by the end of each school day!

My crafting has taken a serious hit now that I have lessons to plan and papers to grade. Thank goodness for the few design teams I am on to give me a little bit of an excuse to take a break several days each week. :)  Today I snuck in a few early morning minutes to work on our new challenge at Addicted to CAS!
ATCAS is celebrating it's 2nd birthday!  I can't believe it has been two years, and I have been on the Design Team since Kylie came up with this wonderful challenge blog.  Joining us for this challenge is Linda L.  Make sure to stop by her blog and give her some love. She has created a beautiful winter card with this set.  Make sure you check out the rest of the Design Team's cards too. They are such a talented group!  Here is what I came up with.

I may have gone a little bit overboard to be CAS, but I could not help but add the layered butterfly on there. (This is my secret way of saying there was a smudge that I needed to cover up. lol)  There is still quite a bit of "white" space, so I decided it would work. Plus, it's been a while since I've made a card, so I couldn't stop having fun. :) Okay, enough with the excuses. Thanks for stopping by to visit!

Oh,one more thing...I finally figured out how to add my watermark that the lovely Kylie created just for me!  Isn't it beautiful???  If you would like have her custom make one for you, here is her business card!  :)

12 comments:

  1. Oh wow, Shana! I'm so glad you were able to get your watermark onto your card! I will forgive you for your layered butterfly lol. You must be having severe withdrawals from crafting :) I hope your students appreciate you lol. Thanks so much for being part of my team and helping with our birthday celebrations xx

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  2. Great to see I am not the only one who does over ups! Love the sunshine and great to see a non Xmas card x

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  3. I love this set! You made an amazing card with it too!

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  4. Gorgeous mix of elements Shana ... and a fabulous combination of colours. So glad you found some time to craft and share this beauty with us. Loll x

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  5. I love your take on the sketch - love the stamped horizontal border!

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  6. Such a stunning card, Shana! I really love how you layered your stamping and added the sweet little butterfly! Love the color combo, too!

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  7. Nice card Shana...thanks for sharing!
    www.stampinribbons.blogspot.com

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  8. This is gorgeous :) bailouts layered stamping !

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  9. I meant fabulous, it auto changed it bailout LOL

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  10. A great combination of images Shana - love how you brought them all together on this wonderful creation.
    Sylvia x

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  11. What a fantastic take on the sketch Shana! I have that stamp set and have never been able to combine the very different images together like that! Great design! Thanks for the inspiration! Hazel x

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  12. Sounds like you are having a super busy time good luck with the teaching but am sure you will soon find your routine. Love your card and all of its beautiful elements and so glad you where able to get the watermark on your card ( I struggled too )

    Marie

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