It’s Thursday again so that means it’s CASE Study time and it is also a fresh month so we have a new muse to inspire us for May, over on the CASE Study blog Chupa had put up a hint, did you guess the designer? Well please welcome Agnieszka Malyszek she has a fabulous clean style and a great eye of colours, my cards are going to follow Agnieszka‘s clean style this month and I am excited.
To the left is the muse sample for this week, it’s a wonderful card to take inspiration from with the colourful letters, the greeting reading vertical along the left of the card, the strong black background with a damask design or that could be even taken as tone on tone! I could just carry on for hours with the elements to inspire from the sample.
I think it is pretty clear what inspired me? Yes it was the background, I have sheet of this black flock paper from the Mocha Morning Specialty Paper pack on page 127 of the Australian Catalogue. I have to admit I have a terrible habit with printed papers that are really pretty or different, I think they are so nice I don’t want to cut them up and use them, I put them in a draw saving them for a special card that I may never make! I have decided I need to start using them so with a deep deep breathe I cut my sheet of Black flock to create this card. I have kept the design simple like Agnieszka and changed my card to landscape with the greeting running along the bottom.
All Materials from Stampin’ Up! Australia and can be ordered from me. email: mail@tenealewilliams.com.au
Stamps: Loving Thoughts from the Autumn- Winter Mini Catalogue, Pg 20. {Great greeting set of 11 stamps, $44.95 in Clear}
Ink: Basic Black, Pg 124. {All Classic ink pads are 11.95}
Cardstock: Basic Black and Whisper White, Pg 124
Designer Series Paper: Mocha Morning Specialty, Pg 127
Teneale, your card just oozes with understated elegance! It is beautiful! Good on you for cutting into that beautiful paper. 😉
This is so lovely – I will say that I am a bit smitten with damask! I haven’t bought this DSP yet – looks like I might have too! It doesn’t jump out at me in the catalogue (maybe because it’s not pink!! Hahaha) – but think it might nee to go on my ‘wantie’ list!
Love it – you’re awesome – and love clicking on your blog and finding something new. Sounds a bit ‘stalking like’…but when I click on your site and the little circle loading button goes round…I wait with baited breath to see if there’s a new card! Hahaha
Chat soon,
Lou X
Such a beautiful and elegant card! So pretty!
A very CAS card from you Teneale, but as usual – simply beautiful. I hear you about the DSP, cause I do exactly the same. Time to break open a pack!