Inspiration....

There is a long on-going debate in the crafting world about CASEing work (CASE= Copy And Share Everything). There are folks in the camp that believe they create unique works of art and should be treated as the artists they are and so on and so forth.

And then there is the other camp (the one I am solidly in and always have been), that believes we are in a business built on CASEing and that is how our business and our own personal skills grow.

I love to draw and create with pastels in addition to cards and scrapbooking. In all of my art/drawing classes we have a still life to look at. All of us in the class are drawing the same subject but our point of view is different. Additionally, we often admire a style or period of art/painting. I love impressionists. Impressionism was poo-poo'd when if first appeared. It wasn't considered serious art. I love that many of the early impressionists were friends. They certainly CASEd a new style of painting from one another.

What I have for you today is a CASE from Teneale Williams. She totally inspires me and I become a bit better at making cards after re-creating some of her cards. Just like artists who re-produce a master to learn skills and gain understanding of style, I do the same with card makers I admire.

This is not the first CASE I have done from Teneale. She has been sweet and gracious about my CASEing in the past. Please pop on over to her blog and see why I find her so inspiring. TENEAL'S BLOG If I ever make it to Sydney, I am going to try to go to one of her classes!

Anyway, that was sort of a long post but there you have it....

I took the extra parts left over from the front of the card and used them to finish off the inside of the card. Teneal's cards look as good on the inside as they do on the front!

Supplies:

• Whisper White CS, Old Olive CS, Marina Mist CS, Early Espresso CS, First Edition DSP
• Field Flowers stamp set, French Foliage stamp set
• Sahara Sand Ink Pad, Marina Mist Ink Pad, Old Olive Marker, Early Espresso Ink Pad
• Stamping Sponges, Big Shot, Tulip Frame EF, Old Olive Satin Ribbon (nla), Dimensionals

Mojo Monday #244

I am trying to fall in like with this new color, Summer Starfruit.

It reminds me of turn of the century (1900 - not 2000) wallpaper. 

This is my 1900 old wallpaper card LOL!

It is a bit over the top for my personal tastes, but hey, it is good to get out of our comfort zone and stretch from time to time.

At least that is what I am telling myself ;-)

Supplies:

• Whisper White CS, Soft Suede CS, Pool Party CS, Autumn Comfort DSP, Attic Boutique DSP
• Nature's Pace Stamp Set, French Foliage Stamp Set
• Summer Starfruit Ink Pad, Pool Party Ink Pad & Marker, Old Olive Marker, Soft Suede Ink Pad, Sahara Sand Ink Pad
• Basic Pearls, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Stamping Sponges, Seam Binding Ribbon in Pool Party, Antique Brads, Distressing tool

Thanks for stopping by...... :-)

Mojo Monday #242

This was made with my 2 favorite paper packs, Love Letters, and Newsprint.

I loved the papers last year.

Not near as much this year.

I think the difference was that all the prints in a pack worked well together and I could always tell from which pack they came.

This year there are mixes of papers that simply cannot be put together.

I prefer the "garanimal" paper packs. LOL!

Happy Monday to you all and thanks for stopping by!

Step It UP! Saturday #68

I sat down last weekend and attempted to do 3 weeks worth of blog postings in one day.

My mojo got pretty weak.

So, I turned to Teneale Williams again. 

I made my version of her card - her cards are always step 3 cards - and thought

I could work backwards and create a step it up project.

Doing these cards, I really get lost in the process and love that I have something to follow and just make it. Love it.

As you can imagine, step #3 takes a bit of time, but the results are well worth the effort and let's face it the creating is so much fun!

Anyway here are my other step cards for Teneale's fabulous card:

Step #1 CARD:

Supplies:

• Concord Crush CS, Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Patterns DSP Stack In-Colors 2010-2012
• Elements of Style Stamp Set, Bliss Stamp Set (retired)
• Concord Crush Marker, Old Olive Marker, Crumb Cake Ink Pad
• Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Basic Pearls

 Step #2 CARD:

Supplies:

• Concord Crush CS, Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Patterns DSP Stack In-Colors 2010-2012, First Edition DSP
• Elements of Style Stamp Set, Bliss Stamp Set (retired)
• Concord Crush Marker, Old Olive Marker, Crumb Cake Ink Pad, Perfect Plum Marker
• Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Basic Pearls, Aquapainter

Step #3 CARD: 

Supplies:

• Concord Crush CS, Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS, Patterns DSP Stack In-Colors 2010-2012, First Edition DSP
• Elements of Style Stamp Set, Bliss Stamp Set (retired), Artistic Etchings Stamp Set, French Foliage Stamp Set
• Concord Crush Marker and Ink Pad, Old Olive Marker, Crumb Cake Ink Pad, Perfect Plum Marker, Sahara Sand Ink Pad
• Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Basic Pearls, Aquapainter, Stamping Sponges, Paper Snips

Wednesday ... Cards I Love! and Retro Sketches

I am on a Night of Navy kick. I have always loved Navy but haven't used it much in the past 6 months or so. Now, I am reaching for it every other time I sit down to make a card.

It is easy to go masculine with Navy, but I love the challenge of making a sophisticated feminine card using Night of Navy.

This sketch was a perfect match for this type of card!

I love the way it turned out.

Supplies:

• Sahara Sand CS, Night of Navy CS, Very Vanilla CS, Whisper White CS, First Edition DSP
• Artistic Etchings, French Foliage, Elements of Style, Fresh Vintage
• StazOn Black, Sahara Sand, Night of Navy
• 5 Petal Punch, 1" Square Punch, Postage Punch, Antique Brads, Dimensionals, Stamping Sponges

Mojo Monday #231

I love this week's sketch and can see it being VERY versatile!

For today's card I went to the aged effect while using a DSP that I don't normally reach for, Beau Chateau. There are a lot of supplies in this one but it came together rather quickly.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Very Vanilla CS #101650, Soft Suede CS #115318, Beau Chateau DSP #122357
• En Francais #109521, French Foliage #121166, Occasional Quotes #retired hostess
• Soft Suede Marker #120973 & Pad #115657, Bashful Blue Marker #105111, Sahara Sand #105208
• Big Shot #113439, Large Paper Doily Die #125592, Decorative Label Punch #120907, 5 Petal Punch #119880, Brads #119736, Satin Ribbon #124325, Dimensionals #104430, Stamping Sponges #101610, Mat Pack #105826, Paper Piercing Tool #116631, Square Punch #119865

Happy Thanksgiving

I used:
Paper: Soft Suede CS #115318, Very Vanilla CS #101650, Spice Cake DSP #124003
Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Thankful For #retired
Ink: More Mustard #100076, Pool Party #123002, Soft Suede #120973
Other: Square Lattice Embossing Folder #119976

Thursday . . . .

I used:

Paper: Early Espresso CS #119686, More Mustard CS #100946, Spice Cake DSP #124003, Very Vanilla CS #101650

Stamps: Day of Gratitude #121148, French Foliage #121166

Ink: Early Espresso #119680, More Mustard #100076, Pool Party #123002

Other: Dotted Scallop Border Punch #119275, Linen Thread #104199, Antique Brads #117273, Dimensionals #104430, Big Shot #113439, Houndstooth Embossing Folder #123134

Step It UP! Saturday #55

Step #1 CARD:

 I used:
Paper: Very Vanilla CS #101650, Crumb Cake CS #120953
Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Day of Gratitude #121148, En Francais #109521
Ink: Chocolate Chip #100908, Cajun Craze #119671, More Mustard #103162, Always Artichoke #105219
Other: Satin Ribbon #124327, Decorative Label Punch #120907, Stampin Sponges #101610




Step #2 CARD:

 I used:  Same as above plus...
Cajun Craze CS #119684, Button #119744, Hemp Twine #100982




Step #3 CARD:

I used:  Same as above plus...
Chocolate Chip CS #102128, Vintage Tags #118763, Dimensionals #104430, Sponge Daubers #102892

Wednesday - Cards I Love. . . .

I used:
Paper: More Mustard CS #100946, Early Espresso CS #119686, Very Vanilla CS #101650
Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Just Believe #120453
Ink: More Mustard #103162, Pool Party #122938, Early Espresso #, Wild Wasabi #109014
Other: Scallop Dot Ribbon #124140, Ruffled Ribbon #122975, Linen Thread #104199, Vintage Trinkets #118764

Step It UP! Saturday #45

Step #1 CARD:

I used:

Paper: Crumb Cake CS #120953, Wisteria Wonder CS #122922, Very Vanilla CS #101650

Stamps: Artistic Etchings #120573, French Foliage #121166

Ink: StazOn Black #101406, Crumb Cake #121030, Wisteria Wonder #122936

Other: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder #120175, Dimensionals #104430, Stamping Sponges #101610, Wisteria Wonder Ribbon #122973

Step #2 CARD:

I used: Same as above plus...

First Edition DSP #121878, Mini Library Clips #109857

Step #3 CARD:

I used: Same as above plus

Basic Black CS #121045, Mini Vintage Tags #118763, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon #122332

Wednesday - Cards I Love. . . .

I used:
Paper: Crumb Cake CS #120953, Cherry Cobbler CS #119685, Old Olive CS #100702
Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Curly Cute #120510
Ink: Cherry Cobbler #119669, Old Olive #102277
Other: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon #120902, Antique Brads #117273, Basic Pearls #119247, Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder #116824

I loved this card when I saw it (it was cased), and I thought- "Drat, I don't have that set. I wonder which one it is, it is sooooo cute!" and then I realized it was French Foliage! I love when people are able to think beyond what they normally see - Love this card!

Step It UP! Saturday #15

Step One Card:

I used:
Paper: Crumb Cake CS #120953
Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Thank You Kindly #111700
Ink: Cajun Craze #119671, Early Espresso #119670




Step Two Card:

I used:
Same as above plus.... Early Espresso CS #119686, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon #119753, XL Decorative Label Punch #120907




Step Three Card:

I used:
Same as above plus....Antique Brads #117273, Dimentionals #104430




Thank you for stopping by and looking!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend :-)

Tuesday ....

This week has been a rough and busy one, so I am just keeping it simple this week. I couldn't think of any tips or techniques so I just made cards to share with you. I hope that is okay.

So here is my card for today:

I used:
Paper: Very Vanilla CS #101650, Cajun Craze CS #119684
Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Day of Gratitude #121148
Ink: Early Espresso #119680, Cajun Craze #119678, More Mustard #100076
Other: Oval punch #119855, Scallop Oval Punch #119856, Vanilla Seam Binding #120999, Dimentionals #104430, Glue Dots #103683, Antique Brad #117273


Thanks for stopping by and looking! Leave a comment and make my day :-)

Wednesday - Cards I love

I used:

Paper: Early Espresso CS #119686, Very Vanilla CS #101650, Newsprint DSP #117166, Old Olive CS #100702

Stamps: French Foliage #121166, Afterthoughts -hostess 

Ink: Early Espresso Marker #119680, Old Olive #102277, Cajun Craze #119671, Versamark #102283

Other: Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon #109071, Clear Embossing Powder #109130, Glue Dots #103683, Brad non-SU

Thanks for stopping by and looking!  Leave me a comment and make my day :-)

Technique Thursday

Today's technique is about creating an aged look by using layers. This was a fun card to make because it was easy. You don't have to be perfect when you are trying to achieve this look. So Saffron and a sponge were the key to getting an aged look. The edges had the added colors of Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, and Chocolate Chip.
The three stamp sets I used are perfect for this type of project.

I used:
Paper: Cherry Cobbler CS #119685, Basic Black CS #121045, Very Vanilla CS #101650
Stamps: Artistic Etchings #120573, French Foliage #121166, En Francais #109521
Ink: So Saffron #105213, Sahara Sand #105208, Soft Suede #115657, Chocolate Chip #100908, Cherry Cobbler #119669, Versamark #102283
Other: Gold Embossing Powder #109129, Black Embossing Powder #109133, Sponge #101610, Dimentionals #104430, Organdy Ribbon-retired, Embossing Buddy #103083