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A Tropical Oasis Birthday for Case-ing Coast to Coast

Rosanne March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020Birthday, Cards

It’s time for another Coast to Coast Case-ing project with Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit. If you’re a regular follower of either Karen or me, you know that we take a turn each month creating a card and the other decides what to Copy and Selectively Edit (CASE) to come up with another project. This month it’s Karen’s turn to case my card here….

Let’s talk about this paper! To be honest, I have a love-hate relationship with Designer Series Paper. I love most of the paper but hate that I don’t use nearly enough of it. I don’t think I’ll have that problem with this collection. I absolutely love every pattern…even the tropical fruit, which I have no idea how to use…yet.

Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper #151252
Images © Stampin’ Up!

As you can see, there is minimal stamping on the card. I let the paper do all the work and boy did it come through!

The Whisper White card base measures 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
The DSP measures 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″. I created a window in the center using a Stitched Rectangle die.
I cut two additional Stitched Rectangles in Real Red and Whisper White card stock, stamping the sentiment from the Timeless Tropical on the Whisper White panel. The Real Red panel is popped up with dimensionals.

Using the same patterned paper, I fussy cut flowers to embellish the sentiment panel. The leaves were cut from a different pattern in the same DSP collection using a die from the coordinating, In The Tropics dies. I’m not sure if you can tell by the photo, I added an additional little flower on top of each to create a bit of dimension.

The inside sentiment is from the Momma Elephant set, Paolo’s Wishes. I love the fun, scripty font.

I’ve presented myself with a few new paper crafting challenges: (1) USE the DSP that I purchase in more creative ways, and (2) Don’t be afraid to fussy cut…I’m finding it actually therapeutic! What about you? Are you OK with using up your DSP or are you saving it for (what)? Do you enjoy fussy cutting…do you find it relaxing or stressful? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Now that you’ve seen my East Coast card, cross the country to the West Coast and see Karen’s creative take on it HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you’re having a good week!

Take care,

Rosanne

Product List

Timeless Tropical Bundle (English) [153811] $52.00	Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $23.00	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $35.00	Stitched Rectangle Dies [148551] $35.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102482] $8.75	Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00

Daisy Birthday

Rosanne February 26, 2020 February 26, 2020Birthday, Cards

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Hello…even though it’s a cold, damp February day, I have a cheerful, sunny card for you. Daisies always make me smile and I hope this card will make you smile too….

When choosing the color scheme for this card, I wanted to go with colors that I had three graduated shades. That ended up being So Saffron, Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry. Creating the daises was so easy using the small Daisy Punch from Stampin’ Up! I stamped three of each color and layered them. The centers are a circle punched in Early Espresso and a retired Glitter Dot. The leaves were cut in vellum and colored with Pear Pizzazz ink.

I pulled out a couple of retired pieces of Daffodil Delight DSP patterns and used a scalloped rectangle die to mount the daisies. The sentiment is from an Altenew set.

I had a lot of fun with this layout and will probably try it in a few other colors. I think I have the colors I need to make a pink one and maybe a purple one.

Thanks for checking in on my project today and I hope the rest of your week is sunny and bright!

Take care,

Rosanne

Something Sweet for Spring

Rosanne February 22, 2020 February 22, 2020Cards, Easter, Holiday, Spring

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Hello! I hope you’re enjoying a nice weekend. Here in southeastern PA, we’re having almost Spring-like weather. So to celebrate this early taste of Spring, I created a sweet Easter card.

I recently purchased an adorable set from Newton’s Nook called Woodland Spring. I just love the precious images and have been having fun coloring them. I’ll be sharing more in the weeks to come.

The inside sentiment is from Hello Bluebird’s Spring Banner set.

I really enjoy card challenges and it’s been a while since I joined one, so I’m linking this card to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #52. I chose the top row across.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Rosanne

Products

Stamps: Newton’s Nook Spring Woodland, Hello Bluebird Spring Banner

Paper: SU Whisper White & Highland Heather cardstock, My Favorite Things Petite Plaid patterned paper(retired)

Ink: Gina K Obsidian Black, Copics, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Shaded Lilac

Dies: Newton’s Nook Spring Woodland, SU Layering Ovals

Embellishments: Highland Heather ribbon (SU retired)

Other: SU Whisper White envelope

CASEing Coast to Coast with Good Morning Magnolia

Rosanne February 19, 2020 February 19, 2020All Occasion, Cards, Friendship, Just Because, Thinking of You

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It’s that time again to travel from the West Coast with Karen Hallam and I (from the East Coast) for our monthly CASEing project. This month, Karen designed this pretty card and it was my job to decide which of the elements to Copy and Selectively Edit (CASE). I love the modern vibe along with the vibrant colors of Karen’s card. You can see all the details on Karen’s blog HERE.

Since I have neither the stamp set or the Designer Series Paper Karen used, I decided that along with (mostly) following the card layout, that I would also incorporate the paper piecing technique Karen used on the dress and umbrella. I actually love this technique but don’t remember to use it that often. So here’s my CASE…

The card base is Petal Pink card stock with a mat of Basic Black card stock and a black/white pattern from the Botanical Prints Product Medley. The paper in this collection is absolutely beautiful. After creating another smaller mat of Petal Pink, Basic Black and Whisper White, I stamped the Hello sentiment, from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set, in Versa Mark and heat embossed with black embossing powder.

The big, beautiful bloom from Good Morning Magnolia was the perfect image to paper piece and created a pretty focal point.

The flower was stamped on Whisper White card stock and heat embossed with black embossing powder. I cut it out with the coordinating Magnolia Memory dies. Then I stamped the image on a subtle pink pattern from the Parisian Blossoms DSP and again on a green pattern from the Tropical Oasis DSP. Both were also heat embossed with black embossing powder. The flower was hand cut from the pink pattern and the leaves hand cut from the green pattern and glued to the image stamped on Whisper White. I’m really pleased with how the flower and leaves patterns look against the busier black/white background even though I had to use patterns from several different collections. Another justification to collect more paper!

The inside is embellished with a strip of DSP and another sentiment from Good Morning Magnolia.

Creating a coordinated envelope is quick and easy. Not to mention, it’s also a prelude to the prettiness awaiting inside!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed our latest installment of CASEing Coast to Coast. Please be sure to check out Karen’s blog post HERE to get all the details on her pretty card.

Take care,

Rosanne

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] $36.00	Good Morning Magnolia Bundle [151087] $63.75	Botanical Prints Product Medley (English) [151301] $70.00	Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper [151192] $14.50
Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $11.50	Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146985] $8.75	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Whisper White Medium Envelopes [107301] $7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder [146956] $5.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00

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