CASEing Ally

This week at Flourishes, the focus is on the amazing Allison Cope - see her picture, her story and some of her wonderful work HERE.  What an array of beautiful cards!  I chose to CASE this one.  I used the same layout, the same areas of white, and check paper, but I changed the colours, the stamp set, the sentiment, and I omitted the stitching and added some pearls.  I used Flourishes Zinnias stamp set plus the Flourishes Just Because sentiment set.  For the sentiment piece, I used a Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two, and for the border, I used Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Borderabilities.  I used the same Cuttlebug embossing folder - it goes so beautifully with the check paper, and I layered my card front onto yellow cardstock.  Thanks for the lovely design, Ally - I hope you are enjoying your week in the spotlight!

Copic Colours used were:  Y11, Y15, Y17, YG03, YG63, YG67, E23, E25, E27.

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Girlfriends

 

 

The challenge this week at A.R.T. is to use Ribbons and Pearls.  Well, since these are probably my favourite embellishments, this was a really easy one!  I started this card with black cardstock and layered on two papers from a Cre8tiv mini stack paper pad.  Then I covered the join with a wide pink satin ribbon and added a black pleated satin ribbon over the top.  I stamped one of the gorgeous girls from Flourishes Glamour Girls stamp set with Memento ink onto blending card, coloured her with copics, and die cut it with a Spellbinders Labels 20.  I flicked some pink colour in from the edges and layered the image piece onto black cardstock and then added it to the background with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and was stamped with black ink onto white card, layered onto black card and tucked partly under the image piece.  Three black pearls at both right hand corners and it was finished!

Copic Colours used were:  E000, E01, E51, Y21, E31, RV52, RV55, C3, C5, C7.

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Gardening

 

The challenge this week at Timeless Tuesday is to use disressing.  Well, this is not a technique I usually use, but it IS a challenge, right?  Okay, I started with green cardstock and sanded the edges, then layered on paper from Playdate paper pad (My Mind's Eye).  Then I embossed a piece of green cardstock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, sanded it and added it to the background.  I added yellow striped ribbon with a knot tied in it.  Next, I die cut So Saffron cardstock (Stampin' Up!) with a Spellbinders Labels 8 and sponged the edges with Green versacolor ink.  Finally, I stamped an image from Flourishes Garden Dreams stamp set with Memento ink onto blending card, coloured it with copics, die cut it with a Spellbinders Classic Oval, layered it onto green cardstock and attached it with foam tape.


Copic Colours used were: B0000, B21, B23, B26, G21, G24, G28, Y21, Y26, R22, R24, R27, E40, E43, E50, C1, C3.


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CASEing Tosha

This week at Flourishes, the focus is on the very talented Tosha Leyendekker.  You can read her story and see some of her beautiful work HERE.  Eventually, I decided to CASE this card.  I used the same layout, but changed the colour scheme and the stamp set.  I also omitted the stitching and the button, and added some bling.  The papers I used came from Kaisercraft's True Romance paper pad, and the stamp set I chose is Flourishes Orchids set.  The border punch is an EK one, and the die is Spellbinders Labels Four.  The ribbon is silk from a pack I bought at Craft Queen and is lovely to work with.
Thanks for the lovely design, Tosha - hope you enjoy your week in the spotlight!

Copic Colours used were:  RV32, RV34, RV91, RV93, RV95, Y11, Y15, Y17, G40, G43, G46.

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Beach Babe

It's "Anything Goes" over at A.R.T. this week so I thought I would use this card that I made for this weeks Colour Challenge at Splitcoaststampers.  I started with a base of Strawberry Slush cardstock (Stampin' Up!) and layered on paper from Cambridge Court DSP (My Mind's Eye).  I punched a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock (SU) with a Martha Stewart border punch and added a strip of white cardstock which I had stamped with an old Kaisercraft sentiment.  Then I die cut another piece of the D.D. cardstock with a Spellbinders Nautical Frames and Accents die, trimmed it and added it above the sentiment piece.  The stamps come from Sea Breeze stamp set (Clear Impressions) which came with a Creative Stamping magazine.  I stamped the beach hut and girl with Memento ink onto blending card, coloured them with copics and cut them out.  The beach hut is attached directly to the background and the girl is added with foam tape.  The "sun"(from another old set) was simply stamped onto D.D. cardstock, cut out and added to the top right corner.

Copic Colours used were:  B24, B26, YR04, YR07, BG13, BG32, Y15, Y17, RV14, RV17, E000, E01.

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Sewing Box

The challenge this week at Timeless Tuesday is to use a doily.......Easy Peasy!!  I started this card by die cutting a piece of blue cardstock with a Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8.  Next, I die cut paper from Garden DSP (Crafter's Choice) with a Spellbinders Labels 8, added half a paper doily and wrapped a piece of blue satin ribbon around it, covering the cut side of the doily.  I stamped the sewing box from Flourishes Stitched For You stamp set with Memento ink onto blending card, coloured it with copics, the die cut and embossed it with a Spellbinders Labels 8.  I layered the image piece onto some pink cardstock and added it to the background with foam tape.  I made a tiny tag by stamping the sentiment (from Stampin' Up!'s Teeny Tiny Sentiments set) onto white cardstock and layering it onto blue cardstock.  I added the tag and a blue satin bow and it was finished!

Copic Colours used were:  RV52, RV55, B00, B02, YG11, YG13, YG17, BV00, BV02, Y11, Y15, Y21, Y35, E31, E33, E25, E27, E50, E51, C1, C3, C5, C7.

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My Favourite Man

The challenge at Scrapbook Boutique  this month is to make a card for our favourite man using shades of brown, white and a mustache feature.  Well, here's where I say a big thank you to my friend, Kim, who recently gave me Kaisercraft's Sears & Son stamp set which contains - yes!! - a mustache!  I chose brown background paper from Papermania's Birdsong paper pad and stamped it with the mustache stamp alternately with Memento Rich Cocoa and Versacolor Topaz.  It looked kinda fun when it was done, and it was a bit of a shame to cover some of it!  Then I  layered the background onto dark brown cardstock, then die cut a piece of the same cardstock with a Spellbinders Decorative Labels One die and added it to the right hand side.  I stamped the antique car (from the same Sears & Son set) with Memento Rich Cocoa ink onto blending card, coloured it with copics, added the sentiment (from Flourishes Fathers Day set) die cut it with a Spellbinders Labels One die and sponged on some Versacolor Topaz ink, then added it with foam tape.  A piece of brown grosgrain ribbon with a knot tied in it completed my card.
I have been blessed to have several special men in my family, including my wonderful Dad who turns 95 next month, but this card is going to my DH who IS my Favourite Man!

Copic Colours used were:  E30, E31, E33, E50, C3, B0000.

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