Sunday, May 26, 2013

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Feature


Hi all, it's my monthly post featuring cards with the amazing stamps at CASual Fridays Stamps!



This one is the more traditional card. It uses the sentiments and flourish from Frankly, each embossed in a different color. I think that helps it balance my crazy retro bird! He's cut from a rather wild ribbon I got at a flea market from the 1970s. If you don't look at the colors, it would be right in style today with those chevrons! Everything comes back in various forms, right? I cut another bird from chipboard to give him some weight.

The next card uses Houndstooth, but it's not traditional. In fact, it's a little out there.

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A classic video game that debuted in the late 1970's ... Space Invaders. Oh how many quarters I used in my quest to defeat those aliens! But what does this have to do with houndstooth?!?


Right? Can you see it? Too much of a stretch? The large houndstooth totally reminded me of the aliens from Space Invaders.


Stamping just one column of the border stamp gives you houndstooth in a row, like Space Invaders, instead of the typical staggered pattern. I thought this would make a great older male birthday card (not too many of those in my stash!) Excited to see that it went so well with the "Blow It Up!" sentiment from Ka-boom!

Thanks so much for looking!
-Kelly

22 comments:

  1. Space invaders RULED! I wish I could get all my quarters back too! Thanks for the walk down memory lane! Great cards as always!!!!!!!
    Jill

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  2. You are sooooooo creative, Miss Lady!! Awesome cards as usual!! Good ole Space Invaders....when video games were video games...lol!!

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  3. These are so clever. I think I want to climb inside your brain for a little bit. It would seem to be a fun and action-packed space.

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  4. Your chevron bird is awesome! I love how you accentuated his beak. And Space Invaders from a houndstooth pattern? Fun, fun, fun!

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  5. That bird really caught my eye, love unusual things like that! As for the second card...wow! It is just SO CoOL and so perfectly executed!! And I agree, the sentiment is perfect!

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  6. Only you my dear, would see Space Invaders in houndstooth. Of course now it seems obvious to the rest of us! Great card - I love that you coloured the white embossing (at least I think that's what you did!) Clever, clever, clever!

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  7. The houndstooth aliens are the best!! Love that funky ribbon bird too!

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  8. Queen of versatility is a t it again:) brilliant use of the stamps, and that bird is just fabulous, love his retro colors,love all the embossing, thanks for sharing your brilliants my dear, have a wonderful day..

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  9. My mouth is dry from hanging open for so long! Your brain is the best. I can't believe that you found the right spot in the ribbon to make a perfect black face on your bird. Talk about attending to details. And the space invaders! You are fabulous at making those 'electronic gizmo' cards. Where we just see lines and chevrons, you see bar-codes and arcade games. Once more - thanks for making my day!

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  10. Cool aliens, Kelly, so so creative! The ribbon bird really is wild ... we have birds just like it (ok, maybe not chevrons, but the colours!) ... fabulous! Anita :)

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  11. You are over the top creative...love them both! I just ordered that Frank set:)
    Check out your video game card...I LOVE it....good grief woman, you're so very clever!

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  12. Genius! Seriously! Space invaders as houndstooth, I LOVE!!! And that first card is just so cool, I love the pattern of the bird and all the orange!

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  13. You are one clever lady Kelly! Your space invaders card is brilliant. You are so gifted in the craft room.

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  14. I love the way your eye sees so many differnet things in stmaps. You ROCK Kelly!

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  15. That space invader card is my favorite...soooo fun with the perfect sentiment!

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  16. Space Invaders from houndstooth? Only you would think of that. Or at least think to do it on a great card! And I think your bird looks like the colored feathers of a sparrow.

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  17. Such a creative mind you have Kelly! Brilliant cards! Love the gold embossing on the first one.

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  18. BRILLIANT cards Kelly - your retro ribbon bird is FABULOUS & LOVE, LOVE your houndstooth Space Invaders!!!

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  19. Okay, that chevron bird is fabulous! What a great idea to use ribbon that way!
    And your second card is so creative! We had space invaders on our Atari.... good times, good times.

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  20. Haha Kelly I just love the space invaders idea... They really do look like alien craft!!!
    Gorgeous pattern ribbon, never thought of using it for a die-cut :0)
    Jenny x

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  21. Love your birdie card and it does have a 70's look that is very hip right now ;-)
    You crack me up, you always seem to see things that noone else would. Yet, when you mention them, I always feel like "but of course"....that's how I feel about your houndstooth/aliens theory and the card you made is just fantastic! ;o)
    Thank you Kelly!

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  22. You are a gem amongst card makers Kelly! I wish I could bottle your creativity!

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I absolutely love reading comments. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave one! - Kelly