May 7, 2013

CASE Study #139






The Muse this week at CASE Study Challenge is Maile Belles. Maile has her own personal style of CAS Fabulous.  The CASE Study is based on this fantastic card of hers:




I really put my thinking cap on for this one and I kept coming back to the flower.  So I stamped a flower first on a piece of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" cardstock.  Then I carefully used my trimmer to go along  about 1" in from the edge of the stamped piece to as close to the flower as I could, then fussy cut the flower.  Then I adhered it with foam tape to an embossed cardstock base.

Here is my card:




All supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted.

Cardstock:  Whit
Stamps: Daydreamer
Ink:  New Leaf, Winter Wisteria (PTI)  Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
other: dot embossing folder (Cuttlebug)


23 comments :

Lesley said...

Oh! Awesome Tracey!

Barb said...

This is such a neat technique - always so striking! Love how this turned out, Tracey - it's really beautiful!

Lynn said...

Gorgeous CASE of Maile. I love the touch of embossing!

Lisa Elton said...

Can I borrow that thinking cap of yours!!! Brilliant idea Tracey and perfectly executed. Love this one girl!!

Alanna said...

Oh wow this is simply gorgeous.

Happy Dance said...

What an inspiring card. This is gorgeous-love your choice of colors and the embossing so reflects Maile's card. Beautiful. Bev

Barb Ghig said...

Absolutely STUNNING card, Tracey! I love the soft spring color you chose for the blooms, and your crisp, clean design is just beautiful!

Kim Heggins said...

Stunning Mother's Day card Tracey. Those embossed polka dots are so pretty with your day dreamer flowers.

sandie said...

Stunning Tracey and pretty cool fussy cutting!

Joyce said...

Love this--perfect mother's day card. And, I love the way you have trimmed and cut your focal image.

Virginia L. said...

Gorgeous CASing, Tracey!! Love the cut off panel with one of the flowers!The Dots embossed details are lovely, too! Awesome entry!

Ally said...

Very pretty, Tracey. I love the colors and those sweet images. The embossed polka dots to the side are perfect. Beautiful job on this. ;-)

Annette Allen said...

wow I love how you cut the edge of the flower out.. that is an awesome idea and looks awesome. lovely card..

Kim S said...

It's wonderful!!!

Kara said...

very pretty!!

Vickie Z said...

Love it!! Colors are perfect and dang....you embrace the white space...it makes me so nervous!!

Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

Pretty, the embossing is a great touch.

Sharron said...

Gorgeous--perfect flower and I love the embossing!

Bonnie said...

I love this, Tracey! What a wonderful layout!

Kristie Goulet said...

Very pretty, Tracey!

Janet's Joy said...

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I am so going to have to try this technique some time!
Thanks for the heads up about casology too. :)

Maureen said...

your flowers are perfect! Wasn't this a fun challenge? Thanks for playing with us over on CASE Study :)

Jean said...

Another wonderful take using daydreamer ~ love your CASE of Maile. The winter wisteria is one of my favorite colors!