CASology #253 CLOTHES

Happy Tuesday! This week's new CASology challenge is CLOTHES. My daughter Sabrina recently had to dress up as an inspirational figure for the 5th Grade Living Museum project. She chose Coco Chanel for her impact on women.

My card is inspired by Sabrina and Coco. I used PTI Fashion Sense set to create this simple one layer notecard. I stamped the beautiful female figure and wonderful quote in black and stamped the flowy dress in a pretty green ink. But what makes her dress special is that I used the new WOW Wanderlust embossing powder from my new Catherine Pooler SOA kit.

The shimmer looks amazing in real life and transformed this one-layer card into something really special. This amazing jar of embossing powder will have a permanent spot on my craft table!

So be sure to check out how the rest of the DT was inspired by CLOTHES this week. I bet they'll knock your socks off! 

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld

 Guest Designer: Amy

Sponsor:  STAMPlorations

Thanks for stopping by! 

CAS(E) This Sketch #225

Happy Monday! Don't know about you but this time of year is jammed packed with end of year school activities, family events, and parties. Hardly any time to create anything! I was fortunate enough to get a little time to myself this weekend while my DH took my girls on their GS campout. And guess what appeared at the door that same day? The new Catherine Pooler Stamp of Approval box. Yay!

Didn't have a chance to play with all the goodies but the stuff I was most excited to play with was the Simply the Best stamp set and die. I used a piece of pretty chevron patterned paper from My Minds Eye for my background. I die cut the BEST in white, added two little banners for the rest of the sentiment, and finished it off with some matching enamel dots.  Design inspired by the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch this week.

Be back tomorrow with a new creation for CASology challenge. Thanks for popping in! 

CASology #252 INSECT

Happy Tuesday! We have a great cue word at CASology this week. It could be fun or potentially creepy depending on your point of view! I chose the majestic butterfly for my INSECT card this week. I used my favorite butterfly image from PTI Life is Beautiful set. 

After my butterfly was the my blocked inked with PTI Lilac Grace on top and Amethyst Allure on the bottom, I lightly spritzed it to give it a watercolor look when I stamped it on watercolor cardstock panel. I used MFT Wonky Stitches around the border. After completely dry, I heat embossed the MFT sentiment over the butterfly in gold. 

And since I had my Life is Beautiful stamps and dies already out, I decided to make another card with it. I cut solid butterfly out of PTI gold cardstock and then the coordinating butterfly with the detail out of speckled vellum and adhered on top of the gold one. I added 3 gold rhinestones on the butterfly body to cover up the foam tape I used. I heat embossed the dotted trail on the card base in gold (from PTI Super Stars) before adding the layered butterfly. I heat embossed the MFT sentiment within the trail.

Deidre Payne
Hannelie Bester
Hazel Hodgkins
Jacquie Southas
Janet Ribet 
Jen Wills
Joyce Mehrberg
Judy Marino
Kymona Tracey
Melissa Chipperfield
Rachel Bergfeld

 Guest Designer: Anna

So hope you've been inspired to create your own insect-inspired card...all insects welcome whether they are big and beautiful or big and creepy! Can't wait to see what you come up with! Thanks for stopping by!