case study challenge 122

I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa was good to you! I have really enjoyed taking a bit of a break and just enjoying my family :) I can't keep away for too long though LOL and I'm back today with a CASE Study challenge for you. Just take a little look at this wonder from our December muse Windy Robinson.

I went with the subtle stamped background and white panel with purple, pink and bling!

The background is one of the new Hero Arts stamps - tweed pattern. This is such a versatile stamp! The leaf sprigs are from Clearly Besotted Stamps new set, leafy accents. I stamped them in pink and purple, fussy cut out and doused in a good covering of rock candy Distress Stickles. They were then tucked into a few staggered banners - Shari Carroll is an expert at banners and I just can't get enough!

I hope you can find the time to join us, to give you more of a chance this challenge will run for two weeks :) Here's the rest of the crew for more inspiration:

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Christina MacLaren

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes - me!

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa):Owner

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut

Teneale Williams

Teresa Kline

and our guest for December Wida Miller

and our muse for November Windy Robinson

Supplies: Stamps - Hero Arts tweed pattern S5654, Clearly Besotted Stamps leafy accents, once upon a time; Inks - Hero Arts soft pink, soft purple, Memories unicorn, Versafine smoky gray; Card - Stampin' Up sahara sand; Paper - My Mind's Eye indie chic ginger 6x6; Dies - Lil' Inker Designs stitched mats rectangle; Stampin' Up rhinestones; Distress Stickles rock candy

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cas-ual fridays challenge 83

Do not adjust your sets - it's not Friday yet LOL! This week CAS-ual Fridays is teaming up with 10 Minute Craft Dash and so we are posting that wee bit earlier to co-ordinate the two challenges :) Also please note that this will be a two week challenge :)

The idea is simple - create a project in less than 10 minutes. My reality = not so simple! I am a procrastinator and considering my projects tend to be CAS I spend an awfully long time pushing bits and pieces around trying to find something I'm happy with. So this was a real challenge for me. I went with a little money envie - the idea for which I got from here. The challenge allows you to get your supplies together first before the clock starts. So I planned the size of everything I needed and exactly what I hoped to do and then pressed go on my phone stop watch. And my final time 9.37.1 yey!

The envelope is made from a piece of patterned paper; scored and folded with a belly band to finish and keep it closed.

Simply slide the belly band off to open the envelope and reveal the cash inside :)

I'm happy with the end result and even including planning my project took only 20 minutes or so. Now that's pretty good for me and I especially appreciate speed at this time of year! Oh my word I can't believe that the next time I'll be posting for CAS-ual Fridays will be in the New Year!

One last thing - remember this is a two week challenge, oh and if you link up to both challenges for double the fun, you also get double the chance to win a gift certificate to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store!

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!

Supplies: Stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps - merry kiss-mas; Inks - Memento tuxedo black; Card - Papertrey Ink vintage cream, ripe avocado, Stampin' Up cherry cobbler; Paper - Simple Stories handmade holiday 6x6 pad; Dies - Spellbinders small circles, small scallops; Ranger glossy accents

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there she goes sneak peek day 3

It's the final day of sneak peeks from There She Goes! When we saw these SUPER gorgeous characters from Torico, we wer instantly in love. These gorgeous girls love their retail therapy, so no matter your gift giving reason - whether it be Christmas or Birthday, they've got you covered.

Sparkly & Bright  is a 4x6 set that includes a total of 12 stamps and will sell for $18.00.



Oh this set totally made me smile. You might not be a big shopper yourself - LOL who am I kidding as there aren't many crafters who don't have a stash mountain! Anyway, we all know someone be it ourselves or a friend who likes to indulge in a little shopping and this set is just perfect :)

Would you like to win the new Sparkly & Bright stamp set? Here is what you need to do - visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, December 22nd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Supplies: Stamps - There She Goes sparkly & bright; Card - Neenah solar white; Paper - Basic Grey aspen frost; Copic markers; Ranger glossy accents; Ranger enamel accents

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there she goes sneak peek day 2

It's day 2 of There She Goes sneak peeks and Melyssa is back today with a set that is Tooth Fairy Approved! Whether congratulating your child for losing a tooth, scrapbooking the loss of a tooth, or leaving a note for the tooth fairy, you have so many options for them all!

Tooth Fairy Approved is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 17 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

Oh there is such sweetness in this set! I made a little Tooth Fairy memento to remember the all important toothy details :) For little girls it's got to be pink and sparkly so I hit the Stickles bottle big time and coated her crown, star wand and wings :)

Of course to go along with all the sparkle there had to be a bow!

Would you like to win the new Tooth Fairy Approved stamp set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, December 22nd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Supplies: Stamps - There She Goes tooth fairy approved; Card - Neenah solar white; Copic markers; Ribbon - Stampin' Up rich razzleberry, Tilda country organza; Ranger Stickles star dust, Ranger glossy accents

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there she goes sneak peek day 1

Nerds are all the rage right now, and we at There She Goes are in love with this SUPER nerdy, super cute set from Melyssa, Smarty Pants.  With 23 stamps in this set, you will have SO many fun options for the nerd in your life!

Smarty Pants is a 6x8 set that includes a total of 23 stamps and will sell for $24.00.

OK, stick your hand up if your a nerd! Sticking my hand up high in the air - I think a PhD in Cell Biology makes me a nerd in spades LOL! I like to think that everyone should be themselves and not follow the crowd. That can be so hard for teenagers but I hope my kids learn to make their own individual path through life. Here's my card celebrating individuality:

Would you like to win the new Smarty Pants stamp set? Here is what you need to do-visit the Trendsetter’s blogs that are participating in each of the blog hop challenges below and comment on their creations as you go. One of the Trendsetter’s blogs (from each hop day) will be randomly chosen as the ‘it’ blog and a winner will be picked using a random number generator from the comments left on that Trendsetter’s Blog Hop Challenge post.

You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning new stamps! The Blog Hop Challenges will be open until 5 PM Eastern Time Saturday, December 22nd with the winner being announced during the release party chat.

Supplies: Stamps - There She Goes smarty pants; Card - Neenah solar white; Paper - Echo Park this & that Christmas; Dies - Spellbinders small circles; Clip - Stampin' Up clips assortment; Twine - Hemptique primary; Copic markers; Ranger glossy accents

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