A Thank You and a Farewell ~ CASE Study #155

 

Dickens once wrote,

“Reflect on your present blessings,

which always causes me to

pause, and think of you.”

Hi everyone!  I’m here today with my very last CASE Study post.  Some of you know that I am starting my Masters of Education next month and so I sadly have to cut back on my Design Team duties.  I thought that these sentiments (on the card and the one by Dickens) were perfect to convey the feelings in my heart towards Chupa and the whole CASE Study Design Team.  I have LOVED being a part of this wonderfully creative challenge.  What a Muse I’ve been able to go out with!  Here’s Jennifer Mcguire’s last card with us…

It’s no secret I’m in love with banners and hope the trend continues for 2 or 10 years!  I added 3 red dots instead of the hearts and picked a sweet thank you sentiment.   EEK!  It’s our last week with Jennifer (and with ME!) so I hope you’ll come a play one last time with us both :)  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with,then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting and thanks for all your wonderful CASE Study comments over these past 2 years! HUGE GROUP HUG!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti delightful dahlia additions

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, bobunny family is collection, pebbles seen and noted

accessories: mft fishtail banner dies, mme enamel dots

I Love You ~ CASE Study #154

Hello!  There’s a new challenge up over on the CASE Study blog!  We’re star struck and loving it with our August muse, Jennifer McGuire!  How ‘bout you?  Here’s the next card for our inspiration pleasure :)  Oh, I love those stripes of colour!

I looked through some of my newer paper pads to find some paper that mimicked these colourful stripes.  Then I picked a “love” sentiment from my new boutique borders: love set :)  Want to play along?  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with,then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

 

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti boutique borders: Love

ink: versafine onyx, su kiwi kiss

paper: pti white, studio calico snippets

accessories: pti boutique border: love die, doodlebug pearls

Thinking of You ~ CASE Study #153

Hi everyone!  It’s Wednesday night here in BC, but Thursday EST, so that means there’s a new challenge up over on the CASE Study blog!  Are you as excited as we are about our August muse, Jennifer McGuire?  I believe I had a stamping star sighting of her at Papertrey Ink’s SAF two years ago.  If I remember correctly, someone said Jennifer had popped in to talk to Dawn McVey (Lynn, correct me if I’m wrong!).  I looked to see this lovely lady with gorgeous hair down at Dawn’s table.  Anyways, here’s the next beauty we get to CASE…

I used the colours, the floral element and the same kind of sentiment to create my card. I also HAD to use my new Delightful Dahlia Additions set…I was so excited when I saw it on PTI’s countdown last month.  It was a must have for me.  However, it took a bit of time to nail down the exact placement of layers, even with Dawn’s instructions.  Here are my trials and errors…easy to see when you don’t have things lined up! LOL  Ah, but when it comes together, it’s magic!

Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with,then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

 

what’s in it?

stamps: pti delightful dahlia additions

paper: pti rustic cream, kraft, pebbles seen and noted

ink: versafine onyx, pti aquamist, su wild wasabi

accessories: pti delightful dahlia dies, buttons, bakers twine, mme enamel dots

Just a Note ~ CASE Study #152

Hi everyone!  Now that the 3rd Anniversary celebrations are complete, there’s a new month of challenges starting up over on the CASE Study blog!  Hold onto your hats as I tell you that Jennifer McGuire is our August Muse!  EEK!  Here’s what we are inspired by this week…

I couldn’t resist using my new PTI dies to create a fun rainbow in the colours on Jennifer’s card.  Then I die cut 3 clouds from the just released Clearly Besotted The Sky’s the Limit die collection.  The sentiment is from another new release, Many Messages.  Oh, I betcha want to play!  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

 

Kimberly Wiener (our Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: clearly besotted many messages

paper: various pti and su cardstock

ink: versafine onyx

dies: clearly besotted the sky’s the limit dies, pti rainbow stripes die, mme enamel dots

Brian & Ashlee ~ CASE Study 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop

Good morning!  Love is in the air!!  The BIG day is here!  We are on our way to Brian and Ashlee’s wedding in a few hours!  I was so happy to make this special card for the newly weds. 

As luck would have it, it’s also my turn in the  CASE Study 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop!  So if you’ve just arrived from  Sarah Martina Parker's blog, you are right on track.  If not, head over to the CASE Study Blog to see the whole line up and get all the deets about the 3 days of blog hops and how you could win some fabulous prizes from our sponsors.  The focus of the hop is Inspiration. Pick anything that inspires you as of late.  Well, I’ve had “wedding” on my mind these past 2 weeks.  The colours of the wedding are blush pink, cream and green.  I was sneaky and went into one of Ashlee’s Pinterest boards to find this picture!  I thought it would be perfect to use as inspiration for their wedding card.

photo credit: Ceremony Blog

I’ve also used this card idea I’ve used a couple of time before here on the blog.  I LOVE it!  The Papertrey Ink Love and Marriage set has a stamp with this same idea.  I just printed out Brian and Ashlee’s names then stamped around it.  Y’all know how much I love to make totally personalized cards :)

photo credit: Rosie Robins

Here is what I typed out inside the card.  I love non traditional wedding sentiments…nowhere do you see “Wedding Wishes” or “to the Happy Couple.”  I love the subtleness of using other quotes.  They know it’s a wedding card!  LOL

Sorry, I know this is a blog hop, but it’s such a special day for us here that I had to talk on and on!  ;)  Now head over to Heather Pulvirenti’s blog, the next stop on our hop!  Thanks for visiting!  I’ll be sure to post some wedding photos in the coming weeks :)

 

what’s in it?

stamps: papertrey ink love and marriage, gratitude journal

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti rustic white, vellum cardstock, bazzill silver, echo park dp,

accessories: pti button, white seam binding, su silver cording, Michaels silver charm hearts, gem, lace trim, stitching

It’s Your Day! CASE Study #151

Hi everyone!  There’s a new challenge up over on the CASE Study blog! Sadly our month with the talented Jocelyn Olson is almost over.  However, she’s going out with a bang with this colourful inspiration… Oh, a chance to use my neon pink again!  I really tried to get the brilliant pink to show with some photo editing…I hope it shows up on your screens.  I think it’s easy to tell how I was inspired…{wink!}  I chose Rosie Posie to work with as I haven’t given it all the love it deserves…watch out for tomorrow…there’ll be another card using it to help celebrate my 4th Blog-iversary ;) What jumps out at you when you see Jocelyn’s card?  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Tracey McNeely

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

what’s in it?

stamps: pti rosie posie, stylish sentiments:birthday, big ticket basics

ink: versafine onyx, hero arts neon pink, su summer sun

paper: pti white, fancy pants the good life

accessories: pti rosie posie dies

Squeal! CASE Study #150

Hi everyone!  This week’s challenge over on the CASE Study blog starts now!  Our talented Muse,  Jocelyn Olson, has a colour delight for us this time round…

I knew I wanted to have a burst of colour on my card and some kind of celebratory sentiment.  I pulled out my CAS-ual Friday Exclamation set and some more of that fun Doodlebug Designs paper.  I also wanted to use my fun new find at Winners last week, these adorable little Cute Clips.  C-U-T-E indeed!

What do you want to create when you see Jocelyn’s card?  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Tracey McNeely

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Exclamations

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, doodlebug design take note

accessories: pti spiral notebook page, mme enamel dots, doodlebug design cute clips, lil inkers stitched mats die, couture creations powder puff embossing folder

Small Things with Great Love ~ CASE Study #149

HI everyone!  The new weekly challenge over on the CASE Study blog starts now!  Our talented Muse,  Jocelyn Olson, is treating us to another digital wonder…

Now you’d think that I would have jumped at the chance to use a photo on a card! LOL  But I figured I just posted one on Sunday so I wanted to go in a different direction.  I’ve taken the photo idea, the colours and the “heart” sentiment for my inspiration.  Now it doesn’t show up as “neon” in the photo, but I’ve used the Hero Arts neon pink for the top “oxox” heart.  It is a bright hot pink IRL.  Oh my, I love neon!  I have the small 4 pack so will be waiting for the perfect card for some more bright colours!

What do you want to create when you see Jocelyn’s card?  Head over to the CASE Study blog to see what each DT member came up with or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Tracey McNeely

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

what’s in it?

stamps: Clearly Besotted stamps Love Hearts and Love Quotes Additions

ink: versafine onyx, hero arts neon pink, su regal rose, rose romance, pti raspberry fizz, autumn rose

paper: pti white, soft stone, studio calico sundrifter

accessories: Clearly Besotted stamps Love Hearts die collection, pti fabulous frames die, gems

Follow Your Dreams ~ CASE Study #148

Hello friends!  It’s July, it’s my first week of vacation AND there’s a new Muse over on the CASE Study blog today!  Not only are we introducing a new Muse, the talented Jocelyn Olson , we are welcoming a new Guest Designer and fellow Canadian, Tracey McNeely!  Welcome, Tracey!  Let’s look at Jocelyn’s first beauty :)

It was a no brainer that there MUST be at least one butterfly on my card this week! LOL  I found this beautiful piece of paper in the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss pack and thought it was perfect :)  I was also inspired by the “dream” part of the inspiration photo so made sure the word was in my own sentiment.  What strikes your fancy?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

 

Tracey McNeely

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps Flutterby Dreams

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti rustic cream, simple stories vintage bliss

accessories: verve summer sailing ribbon collection, pti button, spiral notepage and scalloped border dies, bakers twine, gems, lace butterfly, banner scrap, staple, bobunny doily, stitching

Hello ~ CASE Study #147

Hi friends!  There’s a new card up on the CASE Study blog today!  We continue to enjoy the talents of our June Muse, Lisa Spangler.  Here’s what Lisa’s inspiring us with this week…

I hope it’s easy to see how I was inspired!  The colours, the little hello banner AND the triangles…look closely at my tag…there are little triangles everywhere!  I had to laugh as it reminds me of my students doing shape hunts in math! LOL

What jumps out at you?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Lynn Mangan  (Our Guestie and My Bestie!)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: clearly besotted stamps just fabulous

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, basicgrey kneehighs

accessories: pti tag and doube banner dies, may arts ribbon, bakers twine

Happy Retirement ~ CASE Study #146

Hi friends!  There’s a new card up on the CASE Study blog today!  We’re CASEing the talents of our June Muse, Lisa Spangler, and loving every minute of it.  Here’s what Lisa’s treating us with this week…

The Parent Advisory Council at my school approached me last week to make 2 commissioned cards for our 2 retiring staff members.  This one will go to our lovely secretary, who has had to put up with us at-times-scattered-brain teachers! LOL  I took the bright colours of Lisa’s card and muted them a bit for a more shabby feel.  I’ve used 2 different Clearly Besotted sets, the flourish from Framed Sentiments and the sentiment from Happy Days.  I was also inspired by the layout but just moved everything down a bit so I could add in some lace :)

What do you love about Lisa’s card?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Lynn Mangan  (Our Guestie and My Bestie!)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: clearly besotted stamps framed sentiments, happy days

ink: versafine onyx, su basic gray

paper: pti rustic cream, bobunny prairie chic,

accessories: pti scalloped border die, button, seam binding, spellbinders labels 25 die, mft fishtail banner die, gems, lace trim, stitching

Happy Birthday ~ CASE Study #145

Hi friends!  There’s a new card up on the CASE Study blog today!  We’re CASEing the talents of our June Muse, Lisa Spangler, and loving every minute of it.  Here’s what Lisa’s treating us with this week…

I went “loaded” this week even though LIsa’s creation is CAS.  I was inspired by the colours, hexagon and the sentiment on the little banner.  The Teresa Collins Memories paper collection is SO yummy and I’m having a blast playing mixing all the different patterns and colours.  I’m also using another Clearly Besotted Stamp set, Make a Wish, that released last week.  You’ll want to check it out ASAP because everything in the store has been selling like hotcakes!

What do you love about Lisa’s card?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Lynn Mangan  (Our Guestie and My Bestie!)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps; clearly besotted make a wish

ink: versafine onyx, stampin up ruby red, pti aquamist

paper: pti soft stone, rustic white, stampin’ up ruby red, teresa collins memories

accessories: clearly besotted make a wish dies, mft fishtail flag die, pti spiral notepage die, button, bakers twine, verve seam binding ribbon

Rain or Shine ~ CASE Study #144

Hello friends!  Well, hold onto your hats because we’ve got lots going on over on the CASE Study blog today!  Not only are we introducing a new Muse, the talented Lisa Spangler, but we’re also welcoming 3 new Teamies, Maureen Merritt, Silke Ledlow and Tasnim Ahmed!!!  Woohoo!  But wait! There’s more!  Our Guest Designer for June is none other than my bestie, Lynn Mangan, from The Mango Boys and Me!  How fun is that!  Okay, onto our inspiration for this week.  How stunning are Lisa’s colours?  That was my starting point this week :)

I thought it would be so fun to take those colours and stamp them on my new Clearly Besotted Stamps umbrella die.  This die and the coordinating stamp set, April Showers, is just being released over in the Clearly Besotted Stamps store if you want to check it out.  The set includes 3 different umbrella patterns divided into 3 parts so you can stamp in 3 different colours like I’ve done here.  I also used some beautiful striped paper from Simple Stories to echo those fabulous colours on Lisa’s card. 

Oh,  I betcha can’t wait to play this week!  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

 

Lynn Mangan  (Our Guestie and My Bestie!)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Merritt

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps April Showers

ink: versafine onyx, su more mustard, bermuda bay, tangerine tango, going gray

paper: pti rustic white, su curry, simple stories vintage bliss

accessories: Clearly Besotted April Showers Die

Happy Birthday ~ CASE Study #143

Hey there, friends!  The new challenge over on the CASE Study blog is up and we are sadly saying goodbye to the talented Maile Belles.  We are so excited SO many of you have wanted to play with Maile and us this month.  It’s been one wild ride!  Without further ado…let’s see the last {sniff} inspiration…

I was drawn to the warm colours, the wood elements and the focal point at the bottom of the card.  I knew my new Clearly Besotted Honeycomb dies would be perfect to create a graphic line to ground the sentiment.  Before I cut the hexagons, I adhered small pieces of the patterned paper to some heavier cardstock so the shapes would be nice and strong once I popped them up with foam adhesive.  The sentiment is from the newly released Honeycomb set…don’t you just love that font?  I played around with some different wood hearts before picking this one and then moved it around onto all the different hexagons before deciding on the far right one…it looked best to me :)

Aw, it’s hard to say goodbye to Maile, but she’s on my Blogger List so she’s never far away :)  Make sure you come and play this week!   Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Erin Schulte  (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Clearly Besotted Honeycomb

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti white, studio calico snippets, doodlebug designs take note

accessories: Clearly Besotted Honeycomb dies, studio calico wood heart

Deepest Sympathy ~ CASE Study #142

 

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Hi everyone!  The new challenge over on the CASE Study blog is up and we continue to hang out with our CAS royalty Muse, the talented Maile Belles.  Let’s get right to her card this week…

I didn’t stray far from the original inspiration…pink flower, green leaves stamped and die cut and sentiment on the top.  I did change it up a bit by flipping the focal point to the left.  What part of this card speaks to you?  Head over to the CASE Study blog or visit each of the Design Team Members directly on their blogs below and then join in the fun!  Thanks for visiting!

Erin Schulte  (Guest Designer)

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut (you’re here!)

Teneale Williams

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Deepest Sympathy, Surely Goodness, Bloom and Grow (Verve)

paper: white (Papertrey Ink)

ink: onyx (Versafine), Autumn Rose (Papertrey Ink), old olive (SU)

accessories: Goodness Flowers Die Set, Elegant Leaves dies (A Cut Above by Verve), button (PTI), bakers twine (Doodlebug)