Caseing Virginia

Good afternoon.
This blog is going to be a little busy this aft as I have two posts due to go live at the same time because the new CASEplorations challenge and the new Sketch challenge from STAMPlorations, go live at the same time! This is coming up just before the new sketch challenge.

Here is my CASE of this weeks card.

Here is another view as the gold embossing didn't show up in the first!

This is the card we are showcasing for you to CASE by the wonderful Virginia Lu.





My CASE took various elements from this fab card.
Vellum overlay, gold embossed flowers, kraft greeting panel and grey card.
I didn't have any gold twine so I used a Tim Holtz scribble heart in gold mirror card instead.
The flowers are from STAMPlorations, Bloom Sketches, Blossom Overture and Eclectic Florals, masked to make a bouquet. They were coloured in Copics from the back as they melt the embossing!
The sequins cover up the dots to attach the vellum.

OK that's it, pop back to see the latest sketch at STAMPlorations in a tick.

Joining in at :-



I went diagonal, Die cut, Embossing, Sequins.

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Stamps and Leaves

Good afternoon fellow crafty bloggers.

The first Friday of the month marks a new challenge over at  STAMPlorations.

Here is my inspiration card for this months theme-

and our theme, if you can't guess is -

My background is created using the ARTplorations stencil Leaf Prints using Pamellia's homemade embossing paste. (see here for recipe)

I went for a slight twist and probably used a little more talc and less paint! My stamps are all from a Stamp Club set -Blossom Overture, the large rose. I used Copics to colour the roses but I used DI in Mown Lawn to colour the leaves. I replaced the stencil once the paste was fully dry and inked through with a sponge. I used a MFT peirced rectangle die for the small mounts and added some ribbon scraps on the opposite corners. 

As usual Shery is offering the following prizes:-

Winner (voted by the design team)

 2 stamp sets (3" by 5") if you use STAMPlorations stamps, 1 stamp set if you don't

+ guest designer spot in a Sketch Challenge

Top picks 3 digi stamps 

+ the option to be a guest designer too in the next monthly Challenge if you will use  STAMPlorations digi stamp (to be provided ) OR if you already have STAMPlorations clear stamps.

All winners and top picks will receive a personalized guest designer badge that they can display on their blogs, as well as a STAMPlorations guest designer watermark.

Frequent Players Spotlight. Play in all 3 challenges for the month for entries to the random draw. Prize is always going to be a stamp and stencil pack valued at $10.

So no excuses not to have a go and join in.

Pop over to the DT's blogs for more inspiration and info on their designs and check out our fab GDs.

Gerrina GD

Jerrie GD

Joy GD

Becca DT

Laura Jane DT

Sari DT

Tenia DT

Wei Wei DT

I'm joining the fun over at -

Seize the Birthday - AG with full toppings!

Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting and for all the lovely comments you have left. :)