#CTC251 - CASE Brightly Gleaming DSP with Layout from Pg 30

This week the crew are CASEing a layout from pg 30 of the Holiday Catalogue:

I have chosen the card on the bottom left of the picture above

Starting with a base of thick Very Vanilla, then adding a full height, wide strip of Noble Peacock Specialty DSP, turned 90 degrees to display it so the stripes represented the horizontal lines on the original. I've added a layer of vellum which was embossed with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder.

Next I've stamped an image from So Many Stars in Night of Navy, Pretty Peacock and Seaside Spray onto Very Vanilla, They were diecut with a matching sized Stitched Stars die and adhered to the vellum with a line drawn to the top by hand. The Sprig punch was used to  cut some Noble Peacock foil sheets (in Pretty Peacock) and it was cut at the half way mark then adhered along the top of the vellum. Some Stitched Shapes stars from the flourish image have been added as bling. The greeting was from Itty Bitty Christmas stamped in Pretty Peacock and cut using a Layering Circles die.

Thanks for stopping by. Time now to pop over to the fabulous Rose and her amazing project. Please feel you can play along, all you need is to create a card with the brief mentioned, add your hastag #CTC251 and post to our Facebook page with the link over to the right.

#CTC248 - CASE Annual Catalogue using Holiday Catalogue Supplies

Choose any project from the Annual Catalogue and CASE it using supplies from the Holiday Catalogue:

I've chosen the card on the bottom right of page 15:

Onto a base of Garden Green cardstock, I've added a mat of Crumb Cake. I've cut a 6" x 4" piece of Toile Tidiings DSP into 1" wide strips and screwed them up, then opened them and sponged each with Crumb Cake ink. They are then adhered onto the Crumb Cake mat. Using Daffodil Delight I've diecut stars from the Stitched Stars Dies and placed them where the CASEd card had used leaves. I opted to omit the ribbon as I had enough texture going on for what I wanted. 

The greeting is from the Hostess set "Greatest Part of Christmas" and inked in Garden Green ink with a strip of Daffodil Delight for the word Christmas. This was attached to a crumpled piece of vellum and all adhered over the top of the stars.

We hope you'll play along with the crew and post your photo onto our Facebook page using the link over on the right by next Sunday evening.  Time now to hop over and check out Shannon's super cute Snowmen:

#CTC233 Case a Layout from Page 36

This week you don't have to think too much - open your catalogue to page 36 and CASE any layout!

I've chosen the card towards the middle with the large magnolia flower on it.

I've swapped out the large flower for a portion of the Butterfly Beauty dies, I've cut the top layer from Gorgeous Grape and layered it onto one cut from So Saffron, then trimmed a few of the butterflies off. I've stamped around the edge of vellum cardstock with an image from Beauty Abounds in Memento Black ink and just to be on the safe side, heat set it. On the reverse I used Gorgeous Grape, Mossy Meadow and So Saffron Stampin' markers to colour the images.  

Initially I was going to mount the vellum directly onto the Mossy Meadow base, but I felt the colours didn't pop as much so backed it with a piece of Whisper White cardstock cut slightly smaller than the vellum. This was all adhered to the Mossy Meadow base. The butterflies have been raised with Stampin' Dimensionals and the greeting from Painted Glass was stamped onto Whisper White using Mossy Meadow ink then punched out with the Tailored Tag punch and glued in place.

I hope you get the chance to play along with us this week. Time now to pop over and check out the lovely Rose's cheery card!

CASEing the Catty - #CTC143 Artistic Expression

Another chance for Artistic Expression this week - from pages 132-181.

I've chosen the top card from Pg 138, and pretty much just switched out colours.

First I chose my DSP, and it was Delightful Daisy, my colours just evolved from there. Not how I had imagined but happy with the result. There are five dragonflies in this card, first a body from the DSP, with a vellum detailed d-fly laid over, Wisteria Wonder stamped in Night of Navy with the dragonfly stamp and die cut with the outline shape again, then one of each size of the detailed dragonflies in Wisteria Wonder. They are all glued at the upper body only, so there is a lot of movement to this card which is hard to see in a photo. I have used a vellum scalloped layering circle for under the big dragonfly rather than the white, which you can only see when you go hunting for it. Greeting from Dragonfly Dreams which has been stamped off in Night of Navy for the repeat stamped background. A little silver metallic thread along with Night of Navy baker's twine for the bow. And rhinestones to finish.

I think I'll definitely do this card again, and will try it in different colours...  Thanks for stopping by, please carry on and visit Peta now:

Get Well Soon - International Blog Highlight

I am signed up to Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlight, where our projects get voted on, and the top ten get to be part of a blog hop. As you will see - the topic is "Get Well Soon" which I did struggle with for a while.  If you like what you see below, please vote for me "Sandra Collett".

The direction I started off on will perhaps become a project for another time, but has been used as the prop for my photo. The new Mini Egg Carton was spritzed with Rich Razzleberry reinker and water - #suchfun!.

I knew I wanted something bright and cherry as when you're a little under the weather you need something to lift your spirits. This project evolved in different directions as I went, but that's the great thing about crafting - doesn't always have to be fully planned when you begin.

I started with some vellum cardstock and heat embossed the words "Get Well" using the Layered Letters Alphabet and white embossing powder (which looks more like cream in the photo).  It didn't have the dimension I wanted so I reached for the Hexagons Dynamic TIEF (I think know this will get a lot of use from me) and embossed the vellum.  I couldn't decide what I wanted behind it after trying both plain cardstock and dsp. I ended up using the Rich Razzleberry ink pad and swiping colour across the back of the vellum.  While the ink was drying I cut mats from Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White cardstock.  Out of the top mat I cut a window and adhered this over my trimmed vellum. I reached for an old favourite - Petite Petals and created a bunch of flowers with the matching punch. I used the Bold Butterfly framelits and cut 3 butterflies which were stacked and slightly offset as I went - Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry and Vellum - of course  with a couple of rhinestones. The white layer had dimensionals added under it, although you can't tell from this angle.

On the inside I stamped "Soon" from the same alphabet set in Rich Razzleberry, along with some flowers in a couple of corners.  The butterfly was die cut from the scrap of hexagon embossed vellum - like the soft yet random effect.

The detailed photo shows how prior to adding the flowers I went around the embossed letters with a Rich Razzleberry marker (pen end). To complete the card Wink of Stella was used over the butterfly, letters and centre of the flowers. Thanks Kylie for inspiring me to find Mo and Jo!!

Lest We Forget

ANZAC Day and this card was initially inspired from a card I saw on Pinterest (sorry no credit was given or I would give credit), but you may not recognise it, as it was Gold Embossed and had a bow on it.  When I saw it, I thought it would suit the Black Embossing I have done with the colouring on the reverse - attached to the card with an embossed black band of cardstock. Simple and understated on the Thick Whisper White card.  I have been invited out for a meal and think this card will make a nice thank you to my hosts.  The stamp used was the retired Pleasant Poppies.