Orange!!!??? ........

Happy Thursday folks ......

It's time for another challenge ....... this months STAMPlorations CAS Card Challenge.
As always the theme is Anything Goes ...... with an optional colour twist.  This month the colour is

ORANGE 

You'll find lots of inspiration from the Design Team on the blog today, and we also have two lovely Guest Designers with us ..... Kimberly Wiener and Monika Reeck.  Pop over and see their take on this months challenge.

Orange .... not a colour I use that much really, but great for this time.  Bright, summery and perfect for creating those fabulous sunsets.

For my inspiration piece I took one of the images from Dee's Artsy Impressions set .... New Beginning and simply stamped it onto a piece of card coloured using Distress Inks, and then embossed the image with a clear powder

I never get tired of using my Distress ... I love how they blend together.  I started with Mustard Seed, a little bit of Wild Honey ...... then onto Spiced Marmalade as I worked my way up the card, finishing off with a touch of abandoned Coral

Spritzed with a little water just to blend the colours a little.
Look how the embossing shines .... love it!

A simple sentiment (Noteworthy) finishes the card of  nicely

Now it's your turn ....... you can link up to 3 CAS cards, with or without the colour twist, and you don't have to use STAMPlorations products ..... but it would be great if you did!
Full challenge rules, and details of the prizes up for grabs can be found HERE on the STAMPlorations Blog ....... Happy stamping!

Thanks for popping by.
It's back to the old craft room for me to try and catch up with things.  After last weeks lurgy ........ which thankful has virtually gone ....... I've a way to go before I'm back on track.  I don't suppose it helped going AWOL yesterday ........ but coffee and a catch up with my buddy sounded like a good idea to me.

Enjoy the rest of your day.
Cheerio until next time