WELCOME BACK! You may have arrived here from the talented Tricia Ranieri who has done such a great job recreating one of the Global Design projects. I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas Break and that you were able to find some time to be creative! It's nice to start the new year with fresh ideas - and what better place to look for inspiration than the NEW Occasions Catalogue! It's always an exciting time of year for Stampin' Up! as not only is there a new set of gorgeous products available, but the Sale-A Bration promotion over the next few months means that there are product bonuses when you order.
For every $90 you spend you can choose a free product from the Sale-A Bration Lineup. There are stamp sets, Designer Series Paper, Vellum papers, and Project Life sets to choose from. It's a great time to stock up on your card making or scrapbooking essentials. Let me know if you would like a catalogue!
Anyhoo. This week we are CASEing our Favourite project form the new Catalogue. That was hard as I don't yet have the stamp set for my favourite project but I will get to that in a few weeks. Meanwhile I have chosen the card on page 37. I don't have that stampset yet either but I thought I would show you how you can modify an inspiration picture and use what you already have. The Striped Scallops Thinlits always looks fabulous, especially when it is tone on tone. So I have used white on white for the first sample, and the flower is from one of the new Sale-A Bration sets called What I Love. The flower is a beautiful 3 step stamp and I used Calypso Coral for the first two layers of the flower and Watermelon Wonder for the top layer. The leaves are done in Wild Wasabi, and the backdrop is also Wild Wasabi using Gorgeous Grunge.
However for the Second Sample I used the new DSP Birthday Bouquets to cut the striped scallops, and also for the focal image. One of the designs is covered with large Peonies (you can see a good sample on page 23) so I fussy cut one out. I also added a bit of dimension using the stylus from my scoring tool. For the Background on this one I used another new set - Timeless Textures - which you are going to love, in Mint Macaron and Silver Embossing Powder.
You may be also able to see a little Wink of Stella on here. The sentiment is from Endless Birthday Wishes.
Next on the blogshop is the uber talented Jessica Williams at the Paper Caper, and Artisan
Team member. I always love to see what she creates each week.
Thanks for stopping by. Be sure and Check out the rest of the Blog at CTC. If you get lost you can find the full list for the week here.
Happy creating, Liz
Your cards are so pretty, I like seeing the CASE of a sketch that uses different stamps.
ReplyDeleteThanks Monique, maybe that just says that I have trouble making a decision?
DeleteI love your takes on the sample card Liz. They're both so lovely in different ways I can't decide which one is my favourite!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jess, yes I like to use a single sketch and see how different elements change the look and feel of a card. Also I have so many pinterest inspiration pics and catalogue inspiration pics I sometimes feel compelled to try them all at once!
DeleteI am totally loving the soft colours on your cards Elizabeth. Both are so pretty that I just might have to case you!
ReplyDeleteCASE away Tricia, the colours are from the DSP, isn't it gorgeous!
DeleteVery beautiful and inspiring Elizabeth. Gorgeous cards.
ReplyDeleteBoth beautiful cards Liz,it's a good idea to show a couple of options. I particularly like the DSP cut with a striped scalloped thinlet, the hint of colour is very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel, it's the first time I've tried it with patterned paper and i was really pleased with the effect, may just have to try some more!
DeleteWhat beautiful feminine cards, perfect for birthdays, or even mother's day. I really liked the way you showed both the plain and the dsp samples to show what a different effect can be achieved. Really clever. Thanks for inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThankyou for your lovely comments Penny, I hope you are able to make a card for this month's challenge!
DeleteSuch pretty & delicate designs, Liz! Love the metallic accents in both projects & your fabulous fussy cutting! Timeless Textures is on my wishlist, thanks for sharing a peek. :)
ReplyDeleteLove how you created two equally beautiful cards with different elements. That fussy cut flower is amazing and with score marks for added dimension! ... pure genius.
ReplyDeleteLoving the fussy cutting!! THank you for sharing your amazing creativity and talents - what a great CASE of a gorgeous card!!
ReplyDeleteWow ! What beautiful cards Liz . I especially love his you have used Timeless Textures - it's on my order that I've just submitted . 😀
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryl, yes I have only just begun to use it, -lots of ideas, not enough time, think it's going to be an awesome set.
DeleteLove both your cards, Elizabeth, but I think the second one is my favourite. The peony looks fabulous fussy cut and works beautifully with the touches of colour peeking from the scallops. Love the touch of glimmer too.
ReplyDeleteLove the pastel colour palate that you have used and love the effect of using the dsp with the die. However receives these will be very lucky.
ReplyDeleteI love both of these cards. I like how you have shown that you can use what you already have when casing cards from new catalogues.
ReplyDeleteOh two fabulous CASEs Liz. Love the different looks achieved by changing the paper used for the scalloped cutout. Impressed with that fussy cutting. Thanks for using the Timeless Textures in this colour combo - I hadn't thought of using it for such a feminine card - love love love it!
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