#CTC267 Ornate Garden Week 2

This fortnight we are CASEing the Ornate Garden suite for #CTC267 and have been instructed to use the flowers as inspiration:

The card at the top (which was from a video on the Stampin' Up!) website inspired me:

I've used a base of thick Whisper White. My mat layer is a full card size front of Perennial Essence DSP. I've embossed with the Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder and gently sanded the top of the embossing to show the white core:

I've cut three Stitched Nested Labels die shapes from Soft Sea Foam cardstock and stamped the flower stalk from Daisy Lane in Pretty Peacock onto each shape then adhered them to the embossed layer. My daisies are Petal Pink ink onto Whisper White card stock, stamped twice for each flower and cut with the Medium Daisy Punch. I've coloured the centres with the Light Mango Melody Stampin' Blend and adhered using a Stampin' Dimensional. The centres have been filled with Shimmery Crystal Effects. 

The greeting from Varied Vases was stamped onto Whisper White using Pretty Peacock ink. My banner is a scrap of Soft Sea Foam which is rubbed with my bone folder to break the fibres on the cardstock and peeled the layers apart. I then rolled each end in opposite directions and stuck the greeting to it, raising it all with Stampin' Dimensionals. I felt it was all a little bit too neat and same-same,so I quickly added a Honey Bee stamped with Pretty Peacock and diecut with the Detailed Bees dies.

This angle may make the banner make more sense:

Trusting this finds you and your family bubbles safe and well. We would love you to play along with the crew this week. Just use the link over on the right to add your photo to our Facebook page. Next up please visit our lovely Kathryn and her beautiful pastel cards:

#CTC267 Ornate Garden Week 1

This fortnight we are CASEing the Ornate Garden suite for #CTC267 and have been instructed to use the flowers as inspiration:

I really liked the card on the bottom left above and went with pretty much the exact layout, switching out the ingredients - the open image of the flowers being my inspiration..

I've used Highland Heather for my base card and mat which was embossed with the Layered Leaves 3D Embossing Folder. I've stamped the Good Morning Magnolia image in Soft Suede onto Whisper White and cut the panel into 3 then adhered it to the top mat.  I've stamped the greeting from Varied Vases in Highland Heather onto Whisper White. Next I adhered some retired Daffodil Delight double stitched ribbon and Daffodil Delight diecut shapes using the Lovely Flowers dies behind the greeting, popping the whole group up on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Once I finally decided what I was doing, this card came together very quickly. A great way to use up some of the 'little leftovers' we pop aside so I think I'll be using this idea again.

Our next crew member has chosen the same card to CASE, so please pop over and check out Monique's gorgeous creation:

#CTC253 Come to Gather Suite

CASEing the Come to Gather Suite pages 46 - 51 of the Holiday Catalogue this week:

I've picked the card top right of page 47:

I've gone back to my old favourite card base of thick Whisper White and mounted it with a sheet of Garden Lane DSP. 

I've used Nature's Roots dies to cut the rose leaves from the Mossy Meadow mat I went with. My co-ordinating colour is Pear Pizzazz and that was for more rose leaves. 

Do you read the tips in the catalogues? Well this time I did and went with it. After diecutting my leaves I spritzed them with water before doing the embossing details. Worked a treat!

I've stamped some roses with the Forever Lovely stamp set in Petal Pink onto Whisper White and cut them out. My foliage at the top right is Mint Macaron cardstock using the Lovely Flowers dies.The ribbon and bow are made with the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo pack and the Birthday Wishes is a 'spare' on my craft desk from a recent project using Varied Vases. Love using up those spare 'bits' - stamped in Pretty Peacock, I think it adds just enough variety to make it fit.

Don't forget to play along. Make your card to fit the brief and post to our Facebook page using the link over on the right. Time to visit Monique and see what she has for us this time:

#CTC250 CASE a Layout from Page 46

CASE a card from page 46 this week:

For me, it was the card top left.  

I've mainly gone with the layout, using DSP. Onto a base layer of thick Whisper White. I've cut a piece of DSP from Dinoroar DSP and added fussy cut images from the same pack as needed to fill the area the leaves filled in the original. Such a fun pack for kidlet cards. In the end I made two - similar but with different colour ways. Seems too easy but a bit of change when you don't have little people to make for. 

The DSP has Whisper White Baker's Twine wrapped around and tied in a bow, with a greeting from Varied Vases stamped in Pretty Peacock ink.  The DSP panel has been raised with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Here they are separately: 

I still can't decide which I like best, but at the moment - equally:

Thanks again for stopping by. Time now to go and check out Rebecca's Christmas Cheer!

#CTC240 Everyday Occasions

Head to the catalogue and choose anything to CASE from Page 12 through 71

I found this butterfly card on page 34:

I cut 3 strips of Whisper White cardstock 1 1/2" wide and punched one end with the Everyday Label punch. I took the tiny solid butterfly image from Butterfly Gala and using Highland Heather ink I stamped 3 times before reinking the image - for those of you waiting to get your hands on Purple Posy - the last time is a very close match. 

These panels were then embossed using the Country Floral 3D folder and attached to my base card of Thick Whisper White using Stampin' Dimensionals.  I've cut Pretty Peacock butterflies with the Butterfly. Beauty dies and added them along with a greeting from Varied Vases.

We hope you'll play along and add your photo to our Facebook page using the link over to the right. Next on our hop you'll find Siobhan has some cuties to share: