CASEing Loll

Good Afternoon bloggers and welcome to my post to remind you of the fun new concept over at STAMPlorations.

This is my card for the next CASE.

This time we are CASEing this card by the wonderful Loll Thompson.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term CASE, it originally meant "copy and share everything" which would mean replicating the card, but for this challenge we'll interpret it as "Be inspired by the card. Notice various elements of the card design and use them in the creation of your card."

I loved this card the first time I saw it and was fascinated by the texture Loll got on her gold and red panel, so that was one thing then of course it is a Christmas card!

For my card I used the digi image from STAMPlorations - Christmas Balls. I coloured it with Copics picking up the colours from my background panel. I made mine by cutting a panel with my Sizzix Jali die to use as a stencil and used gold embossing paste through the pattern over a w/c wash. I quite like the patchy effect of the wash. My Noel was cut from an old Sizzix sizzlet die in gold mirror card. The photo has picked up some reflections so it looks a bit odd!

I mounted the panel on a white base that had been embossed with a border EF.

For another CASE of Loll's card see here

So that's my CASE, now it's your turn to have a go and join in.

I shall join in at the following challenges-

ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Die cut (For the stencil and the Noel)

Christmas Stampin' all Year Round - Use embossing powder (on the baubles)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown 

Holiday at ATSM

Hi and welcome to my late night post for Addicted to Stamps and More.
This week our theme is -

HOLIDAY

This is my card which is based on one by the lovely Loll Thompson (here).

I used my Sizzix panel die to cut the holographic Jali panel which I placed flat on a plain white base card. The Christmas baubles are from this weeks sponsor's STAMPlorations digi collection. I fussy cut them after colouring using Copics and silver embossing powder. The sentiment was cut from a Go Kreate die in white then coloured in Copics to match the dark blue bauble. The stars from the original stamp were cut away and replaced with a selection of pearls and sequins.

As I mentioned we are sponsored this week by 

The winner will win a 10$ gift certificate for their store.

Pop over to the main ATSM site and check out the rest of the DT's fabulous inspiration and then join us this week.

I shall also join in at the following challenges-

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Sequins and Pearls
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes
ABC  Christmas Challenge - D is for Die Cut

Thanks for calling around!

Mosaic Muse

Good morning all. 

It's a bit misty this morning but the weather man says it will brighten up soon, still we can't complain nearly half way through September and temps in the 20's.(degrees C)

I saw the latest challenge over at Muse while on holiday and thought what a brilliant job Therese had done with the muse card and just couldn't wait to have a go when I got home.

However, my first attempt was a bit of a failure but I had another go yesterday with a different image and came up with this.

This is the original

The only grid die I have is a Sizzix hexagon one so that's why its as is. The hexagons are a little small but I think it works. The butterfly was a free digi off t'internet and I used the colours from the latest challenge at Colour Me but using Copics to match.

I don't have any inks or card from SU so I coloured a white strip and some pearls with matching Copics. My word dies were too small so I stamped this SU hey! then fussy cut and mounted on pads.

Now for the real tricky bit. I had seen a video on You Tube about using the waste from die cuts like this but it used a product that is unavailable in the UK or prohibitively expensive to ship and I can't remember the name now or the link!!!

Anyway, I improvised with double sided tape and I was quite pleased with the result. I popped a few extra hexagons up on pads for extra dimension.

I will also enter the following challenge:-

City Crafter Challenge - Butterflies

OK, that's about it. Thanks for calling round and I'll si'thee.

DIY @ Cardz4Guyz

Morning all.

Is it really a week since the last challenge at Cardz4Guyz? Well it must be as its time for a new one. This week we would like to see male oriented cards and projects with the theme of -

DIY

OK, so who hasn't got a DIY nut in their family? Here is my post using an oldie but a goody, Messy Rabbit from  Joanna Sheen.

The DPs are from the Nit WIts collection 'Diggers and Dozers' and the peg board was stamped with a SU woodgrain stamp and heat embossed in detail white after being cut from kraft paper using a Sizzix die. Messy and his drill were coloured using Copics as usual and the screw heads are punched dots with a line of bleck Copic then scored. The card is laid out using the latest sketch at Sketch Saturday.

I shall also enter the following challenges-

Penny Black and more - Dies and Punches

Gem of a Challenge - Animals

OK, so why don't you pop over to the main site and see what the other DT members have designed for your inspiration, then join in.

Happy Birthday Kylie

G'day, it's Kylie's birthday. 

Not the Neighbours actress and petite songstress but Kylie of ATSM and ATCAS and more besides. I hear she's under the weather at the moment so it's Happy Birthday as well as best wishes for a speedy recovery from bronchitis.

The wonderful Loll is hosting a linky birthday party for her so why not pop over join in and send her your best wishes. This my card -

I was inspired by a card by Joy at Simple by Design but went with a more watercolour effect, a bit like the gardenia flower I've been using recently. The honeycomb die cut is from a Sizzix die, the butterflies are from Memory Box sentiment from a Woodware set and bling from the stash. 

Hope this cheers Kylie up, I'm sure all the love going her way will help her on the road to recovery.

Nite Nite, or Good Morning if you are in Australia!

I shall also enter this card into the following challenges:-

Crazy for CAS - Butterflies

Butterfly Trellis

I had this card made earlier in the week but in all the excitement of my new DT post, I forgot to post, so here it is today.

I was inspired by a super card made by a great designer Iwona Palamountain aka Chupa. 

I'm not sure when I saw it but I loved the contrast between the white and the intense blue and green of the stamp and the fantastic Islamic style infill of the hexagon diecut. 

My take was inspired by the latest challenge at Virginia's View which is die cuts. This card is all die cuts, even the sentiment. (OK the dew drops aren't!) The background diecut is from Sizzix as are the hexagon dies and leaf die, the butterflies are from Memory Box and the greeting is from Spellbinders. Dewdrops etc from the stash. All assembled on an A6 textured white base card.

 I am also celebrating the wonderful Darnell's birthday, 2 days late I know but happy 4th of July! Darnell has made me very welcome and was one of my earliest followers out in blogland. I love her mad typos and anarchic blogstyle. The fantastically gifted Ardyth is hosting a linky party for her so why not join in?

OK, it's raining at the moment so no grass mowing tonight and Al has taken Max for a walk so peace reigneth - for the moment.