#CTC190 - Artistic Impressions

Here we are again, CASEing from pages 127-141

I think I was drawn to the middle card on page 135 (right hand side of picture below) as I really like Blackberry Bliss

However, I've chosen to CASE the layout and add my own little twist - (get it?) - Lemon Lime Twist! OK, a little Stampin' Up! humour there. So other than swapping out the colour, I've changed the embossed die background to an embossing folder, and used the Layered Leaves 3D TIEF. As per the CASE, I have used a thick Whisper White card base, and used a couple of pieces from the Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Specialty DSP - it is so versatile and a little goes a long way. 

You may not have realised, but the above image is from Wonderful Moments and I've chosen a similar style of image but from the stamp set Beautiful You. My greeting is also from the same set. I've stayed with the masking technique and sponging around the image. In lieu of pearls, I've opted for a few rhinestones to finish.

The crew would love to see you play along, you can use the link over on the left to add your photo to the Challenge page.  But before you go, be sure to pop over and see what Monique has been up to, seems like she's been busy this week:

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CASEing the Catty - #CTC137 Artistic Expression

 

How exciting!! I was honoured to be chosen as one of the new crew members for the CASEing the Catty Sunday Design Crew.  CASEing the Catty Facebook group is a group of Stampin' Up demonstrators from Australia and NZ who love to create using the Stampin' Up catalogue as inspiration. Anyone can join the CASEing the Catty challenge. Each Sunday night a new category is uploaded and the following Saturday night the challenge closes with the winner being the most 'liked' entry, and another card is chosen as the Crew Pick by the Design Team. 

This is my first post under that umbrella, with the theme this week being "Artistic Expression".  You have arrived here from the blog of an inspiring lady and friend of mine, Julia Quinn. She's certainly been busy creating this week!!

I have chosen to copy a design from Page 141

My interpretation:

The DSP on the top left and top right are from Pick a Pattern. All the other elements are diecut from the Eclectic Layers Thinlits Dies, with the flower being stamped first with the Oh So Eclectic stamp set (loving this bundle of late), then adhered to either Lemon Lime Twist or Basic Black cardstock, except the leaf which I chose to leave untrimmed.  The greeting is from Beautfiul You. Instead of leaving the Whisper White layer plain, I embossed it with the Layered Leaves 3D Dynamic TIEF.  If you are wanting to try this yourself, the circle size I used was 1 3/8".  I liked the quirky placement of the white layer.  

Thanks for stopping by - now be sure to pop on over and check out what Judy May has created for us this week.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to anyone this may apply to. Had to wait until today to post so no spoilers for recipients who may have been loitering around my blog - haha...

I have been enjoying some time out with a load of other mothers at a scrapbook retreat this weekend. Thanks Christine and Cathy for organising such a great weekend.  

My card was entered into the CASEing the Catty Sunday Challenge #CTC126 "Mother's Day", and although not a winner (there were only two entries!), I was chosen for the Crew Pick for the colouring in my case of pg 24 of the Occasions catalogue.

I stamped the lady image from Beautiful You, then masked her and white embossed an image from Mediterranean Moments then sponged the colour on. I used the watercolour pencils for the lady and umbrella. The dsp backgrounds are from the soon to retire Serene Scenery - I matched each with the same colour base card. The greeting is from Crazy About You and was embossed with Gold onto vellum. Popped a half doily under the mat and finished with a little clip and baker's twine bow.

Love a Challenge

After leaving for holiday, I learned we could apply to be an onstage display stamper in April, and the challenges continue!  I thought it was something I could try for and reading in a hurry, thought I had a few days up my sleeve, but thankfully checked again yesterday and had until today to post...  this is what I came up with:

The cards were kept clean and simple (if you know me, you'll know I struggle doing that!), so I stuck with a similar colour scheme, Night of Navy and Whisper White, Card 1 used a patchwork technique with the Stitched Shapes square, and the Floral Boutique DSP, the greeting from Dragonfly Dreams and tied off with Night of Navy Baker's Twine. Card 2, a Night of Navy dragonfly over some Falling in Love DSP, with a greeting from Beautiful You and the dots from Avant Garden.  Card 3 is the So Detailed Thinlits cut from Night of Navy and pieced onto Whisper White, the greeting from Avant Garden was cut with an oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits, and backed with a Night of Navy diecut from Tags & Labels. I opted to tie a knot in each side of the greeting for this card.

The scrapbook page was totally inspired by the place I am lucky to be relaxing for a few weeks, Cromwell in Central Otago, NZ.  I chose the Tip Top Taupe floral design from  the 2015-17 In Colour DSP stack, but sponged over with Sahara Sand to blend in with the summer colours in the area, the crisp white would be ok for winter perhaps.  I then trimmed a sheet of the daisy design from Falling in Love DSP to finish the base. The title, using Large Letters, was die cut from another sheet from the same DSP and I used the negative for the first word.  The next word was cut from both Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand, and all were layered.  As were the dragonflies.  The map is hard to see in the photo but shows the area location on a map of NZ, along with facts on how long it will take you to travel here!

The 3D items were a little harder for me with the supplies on hand, so I opted to go with the tissue paper on a candle idea, along with a small calendar.  Beautiful You and Watercolor pencils, which I was lucky enough to receive for Christmas, teamed nicely with the new Delicate Details from Sale-a-bration. The relevance of the doily?  Check out the top of the candle, I trimmed one of the new lace doilies and inked with Night of Navy. (If I were to gift this, I would be mindful to ensure the recipient removed prior to igniting).

The calendar, I did have with me, and I constructed a backing and stand from the scrap card out of the DSP packs.  Floral Boutique DSP helped make the image and calendar stand out.

My final project was a trio of framed prints.  I found these frames in the back of the cupboard and they screamed Pacific Point and Mediterranean Moments at me... so thanks again Susan Nygaard, loving this set.  I only had 3 frames, but managed to use all images from the set, coloured with the same watercolor pencils, and just a light spritz with my Stampin' Spritzer.  Not enough to wet the thick Whisper White I had stamped on, but it made my colour soften just a tad...

Thanks for staying with me til the end...