CASE Study #150 and Moxie Fab World Birthday Challenge

Happy Thursday and time for another CASE Study Challenge.  This is my thrid week as Guest Designer at the CASE Study blog where this month's Muse is Jocelyn Olson.  Jocelyn has a fantastic digital card to share for this week's inspiration. Aren't the colours amazing?

For my CASE Study I decided on which details of Jocelyn's card that I wanted to use for my card.  The stark white background, the colours (which just pop off that background) and the circular focal point.  I used the hot air balloons and dies from Papertrey Ink's Up, Up & Away plus the Cloud dies to create my circular focal images.  Each balloon shares two colours from the inspiration which I coloured and blended with Copic markers. I used 13 markers in total. I backed the two smaller clouds and three balloons with foam tape for dimension. I am also submitting this card to the Moxie Fab World Birthday Card Challenge and Seize the Birthday Anything Goes.

I would love to see how Jocelyn's card inspires you. Join us over at the CASE Study Challenge Blog and play along with us too.  Have a wonderful day!

Cardstock:  White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Up, Up & Away, Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Up, Up & Away, Clouds (Papertrey Ink)

other assorted Copics, foam tape

DD #60

It is time for this week's new duo at Dynamic Duos!

This week week's colours are:

What a fun combinations of colours, Summer Starfruit is such a unique colour. I couldn't wait to use my new Lil' Inkers Fanfare die. I love how you can achieve two completely different looks with it by either using it as a solid or cleaning out the inside cuts like I did here.  We really hope that you come and play along with us this week at Dynamic Duos Can't wait to see what you create!

Cardstock:  Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Weather Through (Fresh Squeezed Stamps)

Ink: New Leaf, Limeade Ice (Papertrey Ink) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

Dies: Fanfare (Lil`Inkers)

other corner rounder

Muse #24

Exactly 16 years ago today the world became a better place for me and so many others that have been touched by my beautiful daughter Brooklyn.  At 2 1/2 months old we almost lost her as she had pneumonia and went into congestive heart failure. A touch and go few days and a five hour surgery brought her back to us. For this week's Muse challenge, I used the layout of Laurie`s inspiration to create a birthday card for my baby girl in her favourite colours.

Happy Birthday Brooklyn!

Cardstock:  Winter Wisteria, Royal Velvet (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Cake & Ice Cream (Doodlebug)

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments Birthday, Make a Wish Additions (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Royal Velvet (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: balloons (Lil`Inkers)

other: foam tape, purple twine

Muse #23

A card for this week's Muse challenge. When I saw that Anita was this week's Muse I couldn't resist playing along.  I love Anita's style and her card this week is fantastic.

I drew from her colours, the three elements and the sequins.

A birthday card for my Mom, in colours she loves.

Cardstock:  Sweet Blush, White (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Fanfare (Avery Elle) Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Sweet Blush, Spring Rain, Lavender Moon, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

other: sequins (Neat &Tangled)

Dynamic Duos #58

Time for a new colour Duo at Dynamic Duos!

This week uses monochromatic colours and what a great bright and bold combo!

Hope you join us this week.

I created two inspiration pieces this week.  For the first card I used Papertrey's Rosie Posie for a quick CAS card using the hexagons.  On a Tangerine Tango cardbase the hexagons are stamped with Papertrey's Terracotta Tile and Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe mid-tone ink.

Cardstock:  White, Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink) Tangerine Tango (Stampin'  Up)

Stamps: Rosie Posie, Think Big Favorites #13 (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Terracotta Tile, True Black (Papertrey Ink) Soft Cantaloupe (Hero Arts)

My second take on this week Duo is a bit more involved.  I embossed my white cardstock with the hexagon Cover Plate and then stamped images from Happy Hexagons on the embossed panel.

Cardstock:  White, Terracotta Tile (Papertrey Ink) Tangerine Tango (Stampin'  Up)

Stamps: Happy Hexagons, Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Terracotta Tile, True Black (Papertrey Ink) Soft Cantaloupe (Hero Arts)

Dies: Mat Stack 1, Hexagon Cover Plate (Papertrey Ink)

other: foam tape

CSC144

Sharing a card for this week's CASE Study Challenge.  This month super amazing Muse is Lisa Spangler, guest designer Lynn Mangan and three new fabulous new members of the CASE Study DT.  Here is the card we are working with this week:

The feather trend is hot right now, but I am late to the party and have no feathers in my cap or stash. So I was inspired by the colourful card and funky design we are studying and came up with this.  The sun die cut was an after thought after I had photographed my card the first time. Sitting on my desk in just the right colour, on it went.

Cardstock:  White, Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink)

Stamps: Happiness in Bloom, Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Summer Sunrise, Harvest Gold, True Black (Papertrey Ink)

Dies: sunshine (Lil' Inkers)

DD #55 Bold and Sassy Colours

Happy Saturday and welcome to this week Dynamic Duos Challenge!

I was playing with my Silhouette again for this card and created my own dies to use with my Verve Good Friends stamp set.  Stampin Up cardstock cuts beautifully with it. After I die cut one of each of the three sizes of flowers I did some tone on tone stamping.  We really hope that you join us in the fun this week, you have until Thursday noon (PST) to enter the challenge.

Cardstock:  Raspbery Ripple, Wisteria Wonder (Stampin' Up)

Stamps: Good Friends (Verve) Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink)

Ink:   Scarlet Jewel, WinterWisteria (PTI)

Dies: custom dut files (Silhouette) Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

other: sequins, foam tape

Happy Birthday Ardyth!

Happy Birthday Ardyth!

I have had the pleasure of getting to know you virtually through our common love of cardmaking and blogging but also by both being on the Design Team at CASology! Even better we share the same big 'city' and I am so looking forward to meeting up with you for lunch at Yorkdale this summer. 

Sweet Darnell has organized this birthday treat for you today and has asked that we each CASE one of your fantastic cards for you.  Well how do you CASE an Ardyth card, how do you improve or CASE perfection.  You have such a signature style my friend so I have chosen a card that I love of yours to CASE and I have done this by following your CAS design and your fun Copic technique.  I hope that today is a wonderful day, and I hope that you enjoy all of the cards, love and friendship you are receiving virtually too!

This is the card that I am using for my CASE

Hugs and enjoy your cake!

and here is my card to you!

I am also submitting this card to the Simon Says Anythings Goes Challenge.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise mentioned:

Cardstock:  White

Stamps: Daydreamer, Stylish Sentiments Birthday

Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, Rapberry Fizz (PTI) Memnto Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: Copic marker

3 Sketches and 3 Challenges

Three rockin' sketches and I couldn't stop myself!

After what I feel has been a loss of mojo, I sat down with three sketches for three challenges this week and it came easy.  No over-thinking, just creating and it felt good.  The icing on the cake is that now I have three more birthday cards in my stash.  Here is what I came up with...

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  Kraft

Patterned paper: Bow Ties (Basic Grey)

Stamps: Sentiment Sampler (Paper Smooches

Ink:   Dark Chocolate

other: green twine (Divine Twine), wood camera (Prima)

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  White, Kraft

Patterned paper: Seen & Noted (Pebbles)

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments Birthday

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

other: foam tape

I am also entering all these cards to the current Simon Says Stamp & Show challenge blog.

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, Summer Sunrise

Patterned paper: My Girl (My Minds Eye)

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments Birthday, Sketched Shapes

Ink:   Smokey Shadow, Summer Sunrise 

other: corner rounder (We R on the Net)

Joyce's Birthday Blog Hop

Happy Birthday Joyce!

Today is my good friend Joyce's birthday and Kim has organized a birthday blog hop in honour of her special day.  If you don't know Joyce I would be so surprised.  She is such a thoughtful crafter and is always leaving such lovely comments on people's blogs.  That is how I met Joyce, through commenting.

  Over the past couple years we have become closer through commenting, emailing, being shipping buddies, sharing orders and sharing supplies and not a day goes by that we do not connect by email or Facebook. She is truly the sweetest.  I hope that you join us in wishing her the happiest of birthdays today by following this blog hop and leaving her some birthday wishes on her blog.

Participants:

Cathy

Darnell

Jeanne

Kara

Kim

Marybeth

Renee

Tracey (that's me)

Sharron

Joyce

Cardstock:  White, Winter Wisteria (Papertrey Ink)

Patterned Paper: Bright Side (Lawn Fawn)

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments Birthday (Papertrey Ink) Flower Friends (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:  True Black, Winter Widteria (PTI) Butterbar (Heo Arts)

Dies: Stitched Mats (Lil' Inkers)

Muse #14

Sharing a card for this week's Muse challenge.  When I create a project based on an inspiration photo I usually start by choosing what I am drawn to by the piece.  In the case of this week's Muse Virginia Lu I was drawn to every element and I couldn't help but want to do exactly what she did.  LOL 

So I had to try again, I loved the colours and I loved the matting treatment. That was what I set out to do.  I decided that Ii didn't want to stamp an entire background just part of it, but it didn't look right matted on the white.  So now I was derailed and didn't want to start over.  I switched up the matting and was happy with the results. A little tip: If you are stamping that final image on your focal panel and it doesn't stamp well try using your Copics to touch it up. I am also submitting this to the CASual Fridays Birthday Base challenge and the Simon Says Anything Goes challenge. 

All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  White, Kraft, Blueberry Sky

Stamps: Stylish Sentiments Birthday (PTI) Flower Friends (Simon Says Stamps)

Ink:  Blueberry Sky, Hibiscus Burst, Simply Chartreuse (PTI) Butterbar Mid-Tone (Hero Arts) Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)