#CTC326 CASE a Layout and Step It Up

This week we are CASEing a Layout and Stepping It Up:

The card on the left of Page 56 was my choice:

The basic card is a base of Granny Apple Green cardstock. I've added a Basic White shape using the Tasteful Labels Dies. Attached to this was a piece of Expressions in Ink Specialty DSP.

A turtle shape was stamped in Black Memento ink onto Basic White cardstock and a shell of Granny Apple Green was added. This was punched out with the Turtle Punch. I inked the bird in Pale Papaya and placed the turtle where I wanted it to end then removed it to stamp the bird in place before adhering the turle. The greeting from Turtle Friends was stamped in Granny Apple Green onto Pale Papaya cardstock and attached to the card with a Baker's Twine bow to finish.

To step it up, I've added another layer of Granny Apple Green cardstock to the base after embossing it with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. I've also embossed the Tasted Labels diecut after it has been stamped with the bird using Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, matted the greeting with Whisper White, switched out the Baker's Twine bow for a White Crinkled Seam Binding double bow and added some Sequins for Everything

Subtle differences creating texture:

And the two cards side by side:

We look forward to seeing what you choose to Step It Up. Add your project to our Facebook page using the link over on the right before next Sunday evening.

Can't wait to see what Monique has for us Next:

#CTC321 CASE a Mini Catty Project and Give a Masculine Twist

 

CASE a Layout from the Mini Catalogue and Give it a Masculine Twist!

My inspiration came from the card on the top right Page 35:

I've diecut five stars from Gray Granite cardstock using Stitched Stars Dies and embossed using the following Embossing Folders: Brick & Mortar 3D, Bark 3D and Tasteful Textile 3D.

My base card is Gray Granite and the DSP from In Good Taste is matted with Night of Navy and attached to the base. Then the stars were adhered in place. The greeting from Garden Wishes is inked with Night of Navy onto Gray Granite and diecut using the Meadow Dies with some Night of Navy Baker's Twine added to the back and attached with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Quite a switch from the CASEd card, don't you think?

The crew would love to see your version of the challenge. Post your project to our Facebook page before next Sunday evening using the link over on the right.

Next up we're off to see what Monique has for us:

#CTC320 CASE the All Occasions Section

 

CASE the All Occasions Section of the new catalogue - pages 10-59.

I've chosen the card second from the right on Page 51:

My 'shirt' is Basic White, I've added this to a base of Basic Gray first and added layers from there. I've cut the V for the suit from a full front Basic Gray cardstock using the Suit & Tie Dies and as per the CASE card embossed it with the Tasteful Textile 3D EF. I've cut a pocket and lapels from the Basic Gray as well. Next I switched from a bowtie to a tie which was diecut from Simply Elegant Specialty Designer Series paper with the same Suit & Tie Dies, added the knot to the top of tie and then a collar of Basic White which was placed in position. I also cut another end of the tie to use for my kerchief and glued it behind the pocket after heat embossing '60' from (retired) Make a Difference with Gold Embossing powder, then stuck that, the lapels and a couple of black buttons down.

The inside of the card was kept simple but in keeping with the elegant style, gold heat embossed greeting from Handsomely Suited.

Masculine cards made easy with this bundle, which is in the new catalogue but not available as a bundle.

With such a wide range to choose from, we look forward to seeing your CASE of the All Occasions section posted to our Facebook page using the link over on the right prior to next Sunday evening.

Next on the hop we have our friend Julia from Queensland with some fishy friends:

Social Stamping - Travel

This week the theme for Kelly Kent's Social Stamping Covid Blog Hop is Travel.

To travel - or not to travel? We didn't really have a choice did we? Lockdown in NZ Level 4 meant staying where we were on the night of lockdown until we were elevated to Level 3. Any travel was for meant to be for essential purposes only - going to work, the supermarket or a medical visit. 

Now that we are in Level 1 we are pretty much free to travel anywhere in New Zealand and as I mentioned last week, that means I'll be taking one of our bubble back to resume her University life. We will go via Cromwell, one of our favourite places to holiday in Central Otago. We usually experience very hot summers and very cold winters, but there's the odd exception.

With that in mind I've used the Waterfront stamp set and loosely translated a summer scene we often reflect on - the waters of Lake Dunstan, the burnt hill tops and the wilding pine trees. I've only used this stamp set recently for the greeting so I was surprised how quickly the scene was created - super simple stamping!

Balmy Blue for the water; So Saffron for the beach; stamped off Cinnamon Cider for the hills; Just Jade for the trees and Crushed Curry for the sun.  

I've cut a background of Crushed Curry cardstock and stamped the greeting in Just Jade before embossing it with the new Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder and adhering to my thick Whisper White base. To finish I've used a few of the also new Flowers for Every Season Gems.

The greeting is appropriate as well - holidays here usually involve, friends, family and good times!

Thanks for stopping by. If you get lost along the way. Click here to go back to the main post and a list of all the participants. Next up you'll find my CASEing friend, Michelle: