CASEing Bree

I love being a Design Team Member for the Stampin' Stylin' Inkspiration blog.  Our team is chock full of super talented stampers.  So when the time came for us to CASE each other, I knew I had to participate in that!  CASE stands for Copy And Share Everything.  It can be recreating an exact card that someone made or just pulling a few elements from it, the colors, the theme, the sketch, etc.  I CASE'd a card from Bree.  I pinned it awhile ago and knew it would be a great card to CASE.

Here is my version:

Instead of the masculine Congrats card, I made a floral and feminine Birthday card.  I love the simple elements of this card with the special touches.  I just layered three circle, but did you spot the stitching on the circles?  The Happy is cut from the Sweet Sugarplum Glimmer paper but is also stamped in the background.  I also added some splotches for some texture and there is a bit of shine with the silver thread looped behind.  For a complete supply list, check out below.  For more CASE'd cards, head over to SSI!

  

CASE the Occasions Catalog - Swan Lake

Now the fabulous Occasions Catalog has been live for a few days now, you have had lots of time to pour over all the fabulous new products.  But have you really looked at all the amazing samples?  Aside from great products, Stampin' Up! has given us tons of inspiration in these catalogs.  The projects in there are super CASE-worthy (Copy And Share Everything)!  When you are CASEing you don't have to replicate a product...sometimes you just use the same colors or layout or technique.  

Today at SSI we are CASEing from the Occasions catalog.  Here is a picture of the sample I am CASEing first, it can be found on page 53 of the Occasions Catalog:

I received the Swan Lake stamp set at a Stampin' Up! I attended.  I was happy to win it since it was something I probably would not have bought myself.  I love so many things that they did with the little mini-treat bag so I decided to turn that into a card:

I took some Shimmery White and stamped the swan and the the other images with the Basic Black Archival Ink.  Then I grabbed my blender pens and watercolored.  I really liked the Pool Party with the Sweet Sugarplum in the catalog sample and added a Wild Wasabi card base.  I also loved the simple bow by the sentiment in the sample so I made sure to have one as well.  As you can see I didn't recreate the card in the catalog, but I definitely used it as a springboard to create my own card.  

Want to see more CASE'd cards from Occasions Catalog?  Head over to SSI!

CASE the Jars

The Holiday Catalog is chock full of CASE-worthy projects.  And as much as I want to say that all of my creations are complete Jenny G Originals, sometimes I need a little kick int he creative butt.  And that is why we CASE.  Today we are CASEing over at SSI.  Here is the card I am going to CASE:

I CASEd the Jar shaker card.  Here is my version:

I definitely swayed a bit from the catalog sample.  I used a very different color combo of Sweet Sugarplum and Mint Macaron with touches of silver.  Next time I need to be a little more aggressive with the inside of my shaker card.  I used the Frosted Sequins, which are easily overlooked in the Holiday Catalog, but are a MUST HAVE!  I also filled the jar with some glitter.  And instead of stamping on the "Merry" I used my Big Shot and cut it out in Silver Foil.  It might be hard to see, but the Sweet Sugarplum background is embossed with the Softly Falling embossing folder.  Here is the inside: 

I love the sentiment...so cute!  And I had to include that cute little snowman!  For a complete supply lisy, check out below.  Head over to SSI for more Holiday Catalog CASEs.    

  

November Blog Hop - CASE a Design Team Member

Hello and welcome to the November Blog Hop!  Today imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and we are CASE-ing each other.  This was tough to do because we have such an amazing group of talented designers that are a great INKspiration for me!  It will be so cool to see how we all re-interpert each other projects.  

As you hop along, please be sure to comment and show some love on every blog! We are always excited to hear from our followers! You should have just left stop number 4 on the Stylin' Stampin' INKspiration Blog Hop - Darcy at DJ's Stampin' Place. If so, you are in the right spot. If a link doesn't work or you get off track, you will find the full blog hop lineup below.

I decided to CASE a Halloween card that Tobe made.  Be sure to check out her card.  Here is mine:

I love the idea of the jars dumping out the spiders that Tobe did, so I decided to tweek it for Christmas.  I don't own the Jars stamps and framelits, but I had a chance to use them when I went away at a scrapbooking retreat.  The Candy Cane Lane DSP was perfect for this card.  I like the strip of Red Glimmer Paper down the center.  

I can't wait to see what Tobe has done at The Craft Sea.

Blog Hop Participant List:

1. Tobe B. at The Craft Sea
2. Pamela W. at Stinky Tofu
3. Nichole L. at Scrappy Stamps and Ink
4. Darcy J. at Dj's Stampin' Place
5. Jennifer G. at Jenny G Paper Stamps

CASE the Holiday Catalog

Stampin' Up! puts out such amazing product in their catalogs but they also have some amazing projects for us to draw inspiration from.  That is what we are doing over at SSI, CASEing (Copy And Share Everything) from the Holiday Catalog.  CASEing can be recreating a project or just using certain elements, like the layout, colors or stamps and accessories.  There are so many CASE-worthy projects, I had a hard time picking on.  Here is the card I am CASEing:

The card on the left caught my eye.  The bright Real Red and the cool Mint Macaron just work so well together.  And the layout is so simple.  Here is my CASE, flipping the card and using a different stamp/die set:

This was my first pass using the Santa's Sleigh Thinlits.  I can't wait to play with them again.  I stuck with the Red Glimmer Paper on Real Red card stock even though the background stripe paper has Cherry Cobbler in it.  I thin it still works.  Instead of adding some twine a trinket to the sleigh, I added some Emerald Envy metallic thread underneath the banner.  The sentiment comes from the Tin of Tags stamp set, which is fabulous!

Thanks so much for checking out my CASE'd card today.  Head over to SSI to see that other CASEs! 

CASEing the Apple of my Eye

I love that our catalogs are not only full of great products, they are also a huge source of inspiration.  Today at SSI we are starting out projects from the images in the Occasions Catalog.  Here is the card I am CASEing:

But I decided to do a different fruit.  Here is my card:

So I used the same basic sketch and sentiment, but it looks pretty different right?  That is what is great about CASEing.  Honestly, I loved the card in the catty and initially was going to do that with an apple.  But when I was picking my red out, I stopped at Watermelon Wonder and decided to switch my fruit up.  I used a lot of specialty paper, the Color Me Irresistible DSP and the Shine On DSP.  The splotch background is from the You've Got This stamp set.  My favorite is the sequin seeds.  This card would be cute for the host/hostess of a summer BBQ.  

Head back over to SSI for more CASE'd cards!  

CASEing with the Bloomin' Heart Thinlit Die

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?  Well today I am going to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) a fellow designer.  This time a card made by Dawn caught my eye.  Check out her card first:

I love so much about this card.  I actually want to make it exactly as is, but I needed an anniversary card.  So I decided to just pull certain elements from it, especially the Bloomin' Heart thinlit die, the banners and the metallic accents.  Here is my card:

I also used some patterned paper for that beautiful heart.  And I did do some embossing, but instead of using my Big Shot, I heat embossed my sentiment.  Here are some close ups:

I put the heart die cut into some Whisper White which already had a heart cut out of it.  I saw this technique on Pinterest and loved how it looked!  

Here is a close up of the sentiment.  I used the Banner Triple Punch here.  See that pretty Polka Dot paper in silver?  It can be found in the Neutrals Color Collection DSP stack, gold and silver sheets!  I also added some silver thread underneath the sentiment and some candy and enamel dots along with some rhinestones.

With such a special card, I needed to make a special envelope.  I grabbed a sheet of the Birthday Bouquet DSP.  I love the combo of Mint Macaron and Blushing Bride with some silver accents.  

I love how Dawn's card gave me a great springboard to make this special anniversary card.  Head back over to SSI to see how some of the other Design Team members CASE'd each other!  

  

  

CASE-ing a fellow SSInker

They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery.  So today I am going to be flattering a fellow Design Team member.  Last year, well on December 31st, Bree posted an absolute gorgeous card.  Here it is:

I love so much about this card; the colors, the layout, the embellishments.  It is stunning!  So I thought I would make a card INKspired by her gorgeous work.  Here is mine:

I used the same stamp set and basic layout, but that is where the similarities end.  I used products from the Have a Cuppa Suite. I love how this turned out.  I had so much fun making it.  Aside from the Balloon Celebration stamp set, I also used the Timeless Textures stamp set.  I actually only used the framelits from the Have a Cuppa Suite because I let one of my sidelines borrow my stamp set and framelits.  The tea pot was an extra die cut I had made last time I played with this set.  So I sponged it Melon Mambo to match the paper.  I knew I wanted to use the a Tea Doily because that seemed perfect for a fancy cup of coffee.  

Thanks for looking!  You can find a complete supply list below.  Did you get to see the other copy cats over at SSI?  

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You're Just The Sweetest

I have a sneak peek of a new stamp set in the upcoming Occasions Catalog.  I got it when I attended a Stampin' Up! event back in November.  Here is my card:

I used Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush and Tip Top Crush...I mean Tip Top Taupe.  Ha ha ha!   I CASEd a project in the Occasions Catalog but definitely took it in my own direction.  The border comes from Bohemian Borders.  Otherwise all images are from this new stamp set called Apple of My Eye.  I bet you can't wait to see more!  For now this is all you get!  

For more projects on just about anything, go over to SSI where ANYTHING GOES today! 

Comfort and Joy Wine Tag

Over the weekend I had the chance to be a vendor at our township's Fest O Fall.  I had lots of handmade goodies for sale including some wine tags.  I love making these because they come together super quick.  I used the Holiday Catalog for some inspiration.

I turned that into a quick and easy wine tag:

I didn't change too much although I felt that Wishing You Comfort and Joy would be the perfect sentiment on the wine tag given that Holidays can be a stressful time of the year.  Check out the other CASEd projects over at SSI!

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CASE-ing the Annual Catalog

Stampin' Up! puts out some great catalogs.  They are just showing their products, they are showing great samples on how to use the fabulous products.  Today at SSI we are CASEing (Copy And Share Everything) samples from the Annual Catalog. I drew my inspiration from a card on page 46.  Here is a picture of it:

Instead of Pictogram Punches I decided to use a hostess set that I got awhile ago but still hadn't seen some ink.  Here is my card:

I love how by changing the stamp set and color scheme, I was able to create a completely different card.  I stamped the flower from the stamp set in a lighter shade of pink under the sentiment.  I also added some Dazzling Details to the butterfly that I fussy cut.   Be sure to check out the other CASE'd creations over at SSI.  Here is a supply list:

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CASEing - Copy And Share Everything

CASEing is all the rage.  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.  CASEing can take the form of trying to replicate a creation or just using the colors, or general sketch.  We are CASEing each other on the SSI Design Team.  This is super easy because we have such a fabulous group of creative and talented gals.  I pin so many of their projects!  Today I am CASEing Bree over at Craft-somnia Momma.  Here is her project:

She made a fabulous card for a two year old boy using the Celebrate Today bundle.  I had recently purchased this bundle (thank goodness it is going into the new Annual Catalog) so I was looking for a chance to use it.  She chose Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky, and Pistachio Pudding for her colors.  I picked a bold color palette of Real Red, Crushed Curry and Basic Black.  Here is my CASE:

I am not so good at masking, but I like the way my card turned out.  Thanks for looking!  And special thanks to Bree for creating such an inkspiring card!  Did you see how the other members of the design team CASEd each other over at SSI?  

CASE-ing the Occasions Catalog

I love our Stampin' Up! catalogs.  I flip through them all the time and I always find something that I had missed the last time.  The Occasions Catalog has so many great projects.  Today we are taking our inspiration from this great catalog.  I chose to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) this card:

I decided to use a different set of thinlits and a different color palette.  

I actually used the All Abloom DSP Stack to figure out my colors, Pistachio Pudding, Lost Lagoon and Whisper White.  I also tried my hand at the baker's twine curled underneath.  I have seen so many projects that use this technique.  Here is a close up:

Thanks so much for looking.  Go check out the other CASE'd projects over at SSI.  

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CASE-ing the Catty Challenge #8

The Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog is chockful of inspiration, so I was thrilled to see the challenge at CASE-ing the Catty.  We were to get inspired by the samples in the Card Giving section.  I absolutely love the Just Sayin' stamp set and the matching framelits.  So I took the card on page 109 of the Annual Catalog and put my own spin on it with products from the Holiday Catalog.  Here is the original card:

And here is how I tweaked it with some new colors and other accessories.

Here is a list of supplies:

Just Sayin' Clear Stamp Set

$18.95

Word Bubbles Framelits Die

$24.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Label Card Thinlits Die

$32.95

Stars Framelits Die

$26.95

Silver Fancy Foil Designer Vellum

$10.95

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Pear Pizzaz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

$4.95

All Is Calm Designer Washi Tape

$7.95

Silver Glimmer Paper

$4.95

Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$7.95

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CASE-ing the Catty #4

I was so excited to stumble upon this challenge site, because I am always looking for inspiration in our fabulous catalogs.  Here is my take on the wedding card on page 68 of the Annual Catalogue.  I chose to go a whole different direction and use a stamp set that hadn't seen much ink yet. 

Here is my supply list:

Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$16.95

Sweet Taffy Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Brights 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$6.95

Silver Glimmer Paper

$4.95

Twine Baker's Whisper White

$2.95

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

$15.95

Stars Framelits Die

$26.95

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