CASE Study 141

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Greetings!

I hope you are doing well! 

I have been a little bit of a “Negative Nancy” this week

after having a back tooth removed and lots going on!

the discomfit and stress mixed together

made me less then delightful to be around.

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Enough about grumpy old me,

It’s CASE study time!

 and quite shocking I am even posting it on my blog

We have  Maile Belles as our MAY muse

below is this weeks CASE Study to inspire us.

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The Style is not mine but what is great about CASE Study is

I can mix my style with Maile‘s design genius

to create something like below!

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It was a slow start with this card

I kept playing with “hearts” as my main image

but it was just not working.

I dropped off the hearts after much procrastination

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I redirected my inspiration source to the layout

I like the off center with a heavy right design

also

I was also taken with the strips of heart at different lengths

this is shown on my card with the Washi tape and greeting.

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Inside my card

A little plain but male cards are hard to “fancy” up

Having said that now I look at the twine bow on the

front of the card and I think that may be removed very soon!

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To start

Happy Mothers day to all the Mum’s Celebrating today!

My beautiful Mum included,

 I  LOVE YOU so much

and I am grateful everyday that your my mama bear {oxoxox}

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last night I hosted my monthly team night {some may call it team training}

this is when some gorgeous girls in my

INKspired Stampin’ Up! Team meet up

for a few hours of SU! related chit chat, fun and inspiration.

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I am SO very blessed to have such a wonderful SU! Team

We have all been brought together by our love of stamping

and from that many of us have formed friendships.

We all have different objectives  for being Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators

some like me to have a papercraft business,

some to buy at a discount, or place orders with friends.

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The words of Helen Keller best describe the culture of my team:

Alone we can do so little;

together we can do so much.

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This rings true with

developing our artistry or growing our business

after one of our sessions I am always

so “INKspired” by things I learnt from my peers.

My goodness I just have the warm fuzzes!

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Anyway I lost track a little express my love

but

I always like to do something a little special for my girls

Last night the theme was MDS!

They all know how much I LOVE

I wanted to show how we can create

so much more then

cards and scrapbook pages with the digital artwork.

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I made it a baby shower theme,

This is one of the invitations I designed

to show them example.

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I  used the washing line design/theme

for my sweets table.

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Remember how I said

I always learn something from our sessions

well  before it even started!

I was taught {or reminded} that I am a horrible barker

and should stick to papercraft!

I am not going to embarrass myself

and tell you about my failing cooking attempt.

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All of the images on the background of the display

was created from MDS digital images

I printed them and cut them out

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 I wish I made the clouds a little darker Soft Sky

I dropped the opacity a little to low.

 

 

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Stampin’ Up! are just so clever

they have designed the punch’s in MDS to

work perfectly with the “real” Punch’s

below I have used the Label Punch to cut my printed image

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 I did say I was not going to embarrass myself

but

these were intended to be

Cake Pop Flowers below

then

after I filed that idea in

the “too hard” basket

I decided

on  coated chocolate coated Marshmallow flowers

Well

I had no idea how hate melting chocolate was

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Don’t

you dare tell me it’s easy!

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Please pretend that the below image

is of fabulous looking cake pop flowers

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not the boring plain Marshmallow that is shown!

{hang my head in shame}

yes, they are store bought cupcakes

BUT

how cute is the two sizes!

Mama and Bubba cupcakes.

On the labels I used elements from the invitation design.

I also had to name them after my fave

neutral colour.

Very Vanilla

and they were very yummy.

{no I did not make them either}

 

 I need to have something on the

kind of heathly side!

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I made these straw tags

around my paper straws

and

they also acted as “place cards”

They are a great idea for people to keep track of their drink

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No one but me, used their straw

they all wanted to save it and take home.

I guess that means they

liked it.

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MDS is a fabulous product

and

I want everyone to love it

like I do!

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The options are endless! 

Don’t forget you can 

have a free trail of MDS

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Many of the images I have used in this project

are included images that come

with in the software

at $24.95

it is a amazing “toy” that you

will fall in love with!

HERE for more info or online shopping.

HERE is you are intested in joining

Stampin’ Up! and my little group

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Without sounding needy!

Please leave me a little

comment love!

As much as you love me updating my blog

I like to know this is being read.

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This and Take {NEW to Aust}

I have just order mine! 

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And 

this 

pretty

describes 

my

level of

excitement 

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This and That

brings TWO things

i  L.O.V.E

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Stamps

and

Stationary 

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Gratitude Journal Class

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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.’ 

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Saturday 4th May, starting at 1pm.

Class held at the Creative Spirit Center, Minchinbury.

Cost of the class in $30 which includes materials.

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  Join me to create your own gratitude journal or inspiration book, to keep track of all your creative ideas when they strike.  This is a lovely project to keep for yourself or give as a gift, it maybe that item you have been looking for to give on Mother’s Day which is the following weekend. ……………………………………….

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Easter Blessings

I made this card for my oldest niece Bailey for her teacher,

this year she started at a new school that has a strong focus on faith

 her teacher has just been so wonderful with helping Bailey adjust

to a new school with much different rules and culture to her past school.

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In my last post I advised on how in Australia we now offer My Digital Studio {MDS}

I have been using the My Digital Studio for a few months now

and

Yes… it’s LOVE

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I see a whole different range of uses creating hybird cards,

off the page item, home decor and even start scrapbooking again

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As you know I am a layers kind of girl,

when others heard that I was so crazy in love with MDS

they were surprised that I felt that way.

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I always think I have a different way of looking at things…

Creative or even innovative you may say!

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I will not be changing my lots of layers style at all.

I hope I can inspire you

to join me for this new creative journey.

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Stampin’ Up! Being the fabulous people that they are

have a 30 day trail to let you play and get a feel

before buying the package.

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If you click on the box above it will take you to more information

and the download of My Digital Studio {MDS}

I started off with the trial as I was not sure if it was for me!

However I was SOLD straight away

I have used Photoshop and Illustrator for over 13 years for professional design work

I was taken with the fuction yet ease of use the My Digital Studios offered

I was hooked…

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Heather Summers my SWEET Canadian friend is a MDS Master,

she played a big part to inspiring me to even touch the software.

If you have been living under a rock and not been to her blog

Then pop over to Heather’s blog and see what she can do with MDS

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http://www.stampwithheather.typepad.com/

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Side note:

If you go to Google Heather Summers

you will find that you should do

“Heather Summers Stampin’ Up!”

Because

There is a Heather Summers of the “Adult entertainment kind”

and

I clicked on that other Heather Summers by mistake once

and boy oh boy did I blush!!!

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You can see I have printed the flowers and the background papers,

using my home printer.

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I have used on Very Vanilla Cardstock, Crumb Cake Ink for sponging

and I stamped the ink splodge for “French Foliage” real stamps

over my printing in Crumb Cake Classic Ink.

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You can see below, I have taken a few screen shots

Providing a visual aid

This is the front of the card

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Well I do love my layers, so  I started by opening

“Bunch Of Background Stamp Brush Set – Digital Download”   $6.50

I have added “Well Worn Words” from the above background bundle

the changed the colour to Crumb Cake

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The next screen shot shows

I have added reduced the opacity to 25%

on the Crumb Cake layer from above

Arrow on the right shows the opacity section

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Please note: on the above screen shot I have not coloured

the images yet, once I did they would have been to

hard to see on the screen.

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Over the top of the 25% Crumb Cake Layer

I have placed Sanded,

which I will change to Whisper White at 45% opacity

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Then Wonderly Worn Whisper White to 45% opacity

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All the backgrounds I have used at in the one bundle

I have placed a cross next to the used backgrounds.

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WHY add the layers, you may be thinking?

I wanted a softer background  and to add greater distressing

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So at this point

I hope you are not feeling like this…

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Moving on….

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I could not decide the colour I wanted to use

I have found that my home printed is a little

lighter then what the SU! Colours really are,

so I printed Bashful Blue, Old Olive and Island Indigo strips

 of the Well Worn Words background.

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Once I printed and cut the layers down I sponged with Crumb Cake ink

add 5/8 INCH CROCHET TRIM VICTORIA across the front.

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Inside the card was pretty simple,

I have left room for my sister to write a message to the teacher

at the bottom I placed an Easter verse

I found via Google {no it is not a digital stamp}

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Here is a screen shot on the inside….

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So what do you think?

Two thumbs up!

Noooo…… Stop it!

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Thanks to some of the cast from

“That 70′s Show”

I enjoyed their over the top antics

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Yeah I’m back on track….

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I will have more regular posts….

I will not let anything stop me!

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Thanks for hanging in there 

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NOW hold on tight for what’s happening next

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Stampin’ Up! Australia have released My Digital Studio

Which is called MDS for short

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I know!

I was jumping for joy also when I found out…..

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BUT 

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Wait

I have MORE

Even more exciting news

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Yeah……

It’s MIND blowing

I agree

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I hope not but I felt with all this news I needed a little help!

So my friends from Toy Story helped out! 

 

Friendship

Well thank you for the warm welcome back! I very much enjoyed hearing from some of you via comments here on my blog and also on my facebook page and the emails that were sent, I was happy to know that some people are still reading my blog and had not given up on me after that break. I have been busy taking photos of cards I have made and not yet blogged, I now need to just do one super long catch up post.

 

This card I am sharing today was for CASE Study 128 with Teri Anderson as our Fabulous February muse, I am really enjoying her cards and I have even been happy with what I created inspired by her talents and ability to create “paper artworks”. To the left you will see this weeks card to take inspiration from.

 

Below is  my take on Teri’s card, I started with the colours I have used So Saffron and Island Indigo from Stampin’ Up! as the main colours with a little Crumb Cake sponging.The layout and circle placement on Teri’s card, was used on my card with the paper design of the circles and the strip of Island Indigo across the bottom of the card. I have added ribbon in place of string, and a clear Vintage Faceted button over the button, I felt like they were like the buttons Teri used in the center of some of her circles. You will notice I have added a few extra layers but that’s the way I roll, I am not as CAS as Teri.

 

So as you know I adore the insides of my cards to look as pretty as the outside, I try and carry over the design from the front in a simple way. I played around with the inside alot this time around, at first I had the same paper as the front inside where the newsprint is now but it was just too busy looking, the newsprint looks much better.

Sometimes and I would like to highlight that it is only “sometimes” I have a strike of genius… but my friends I have had a strike and  I am glowing with proudness!!!! Did you notice the cute little scallop I have on the front and inside my card? YES? Are you wondering what it is…..

Thanks for stopping by!

Remember Me?

Well has only been 2 months and 6 days since my last post {gasp} I guess I should wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! This has been one of my longest breaks blogging, I have received a number of emails from readers of my blog checking on me, which is really ever so sweet {thank you}.  I have been stamping and everything has been carrying on as per normal just not blogging. I have spend hours writing and re-writing this post to explain my blogging hiatus but I have decided to not load you with the boring information. I DO have good news that seeing that I have not blogged in 2 months and 6, I have a back log of cards to share. I am going to try…. I will highlight the “try” to share my cards more often.

We are moving to the the topic at hand…. Yes! The card I have made, this card is for CASE Study 127 this month we have  Teri Anderson as our muse for February, I am sure you realise this but she is a BIG DEAL in the cardmaking world and it is amazing that she has given her time to play along with us at CASE Study. 

To the left you with see her sample to inspire us this week, you still have some time to play along check out all the design team cards and players cards HERE . I was inspired but the repeat of love and the four elements clustered together, I have used that on my card with the L.O.V.E in separate squares but closely clustered together. The layout even played a part with the printed paper at the top and bottom, I have added a ribbon to my card because I need to keep it to my style.

 

 

I have used Fan Fair printed paper from Stampin’ Up! {Hello} Like I would be using anything else! I am on to my 3 packet of this paper! I think it is my favourite after Newsprint for some time. The ribbon on the front is the Natural 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon which is sold as a carry over from the holiday catalogue and I have dyed it Midnight Muse, after I attached the bow to the card it looked like the wrong “Blue” to match the printed paper and yes, it was wrong it should be Island Indigo but I was not dying more ribbon my hands were blue already. {Note to self buy rubber gloves in the next grocery shop} See below! I just get in the “creative moment” and get carried away sometimes!

Here is the inside of the card which I really like with the layering. You mean the world 2 me is from Word Play and the globe image at the bottom is from the Fan Fair DSP also.

Drop me a line, love to hear from you!

CASE Study 120

 

 

It has been an eventful week for me with some exciting opportunities presenting themselves, my lips are seals for the moment however! I am now completely in the Christmas spirit, most of my decorations are now hung and most of my shopping is done, I have my most favourite job left to do! Wrap all my gifts so they look beautiful under the tree with huge bows and fabulous tags.

 

Not only am I in the Christmas Spirit but Christmas is all I can think about in the way of cardmaking, I felt like I was prepared with my Christmas cards then I prepared my list and oh o boy was I wrong! I have taken this chance like the past two weeks to use my CASE Study challenge to make Christmas cards.

 

This is the first week of December, so you know that means a new Muse to inspire us for the month… Please welcome Windy Robinson!! Woohoo!! Check out her blog here: windyrobinson.blogspot.com For those not familiar with the name, she’s a PC Magazine Go-To-Gal, she also designs for Spellbinders and Zva Creative. You should see her card to the left, it is a great card with so many elements that can inspire us, I am so excited for December.

 

For this weeks challenge I was taken with elements of her layout, I did not have the same dies however I played around with the dies and shapes I did have, the back layer in actually a die cut tag from the Holiday Catalogue and I have used the reverse side of the tag. I kept the “low” bow but off centered mine and were Windy has used that thin greeting under the bow, I have placed mine on the main image. I have kept the card very simple because I will be making a few more of these I need them easy to make. The layering of the stamped images come from Shelli from here.  

 

Well here is my card! If you have time please play with us at CASE Study along this week:

Christmas Cardmaking Extravaganza

Who Still Needs to Make Christmas Cards?

 

Well join the fun this Saturday for a Christmas Cardmaking Extravaganza

 

Saturday, 24 November 2012 from 1 to 4pm. You still have plenty of time to send handmade Christmas cards this year, so why not book in to attend the Card Making afternoon in Minchinbury, you will receive the address when confirming your spot. Bookings essential so that you will have your pack cut and waiting for you on the day the cost is $40.00 for 20 cards with a $10.00 deposit