case study challenge 135

Seriously, it's the first Thursday in the month already? How did April sneak up on me LOL. Maybe it's because I'm knee deep in two weeks with the kids off school! Well , it IS the first Thursday in the month, so you know the drill by now - it's time for a new CASE Study muse! It is with great excitement that we have none other than JJ Bolton joining us!!

The Mom Word die from Lil' Inker Designs was still out on my desk when I sat down to make something for this fabulous card of JJ's so it was an obvious starting point. 

by JJ Bolton

I loved the technique JJ used here; seriously amazing precision! What struck me was the depth of colour in the centre and that got me thinking, so I die cut my word out of glitter card and used Copic markers to create an ombre effect with depth in the centre of the die cut and fading out to the edges. Popped it onto a double layered tag and then broke out the Perfect Bow die from Simon Says Stamp and gave it the same treatment.

I can't wait to see what the rest of the team have done and on that point give a big CASE Study welcome to our guest for April, Anya Schrier :)

Muse: JJ Bolton

Guest Designer: Anya Schrier

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes - me!

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) - The Boss

Jean Martin

Jeanne Jachna

Maureen Plut

Teneale Williams

Supplies: Card - Papertrey Ink vintage cream, Stampin' Up glitter card; Copic markers; Sequins; Dies - Lil' Inker Designs mom word, Simon Says Stamp perfect bow, Papertrey Ink tag sale 3; Kraft tag

lil' inker designs sneak peek day 3

It's the last day of hops for Lil' Inker Designs new release. Hopefully as part of the hop you have arrived here from Amy's blog. If not pop by and see Laura to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything.

For today's card I thought I'd try something a bit different for me and really hit some depth of colour :) I saw some fabulous packaging the other day and it sparked this card!

Here's the inspiration:

Source: lovelypackage.com via Debby on Pinterest

It was the gold text with black text at the base of a cream strip which was then angled over a strong coloured base and I even added the sequins in place of the little gold accents on the bottle too! Well that's me for this release; you can see the pictures below :)

Next on the hop for more inspiration is the fabulous Isha!

 

Supplies: Stamps - Lil' Inker Designs mom & dad sentiments, Hero Arts tweed pattern; Ink - Versamark, Versafine onyx black; Card - Stampin' Up raspberry ripple, Papertrey Ink vintage cream; Dies - Lil' Inker Designs stitched scallop; Ranger super fine detail gold embossing powder; EK success powder tool; Fiskars stamp press

lil' inker designs sneak peek day 2

Welcome back to Lil' Inker Designs new release, hopefully as part of the hop you have arrived here from Amy's blog. If not pop by and see Laura to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything. For today's hop I'm delighted to show you Lil' Inker Designs stitched scallop die!

Lil' Inker Designs are renown for the stitched details to their dies and the stitching on the new Scallop die is just the perfect finishing touch! I can see this die becoming a staple for everyone :)

I paired the scallop with the new Mom Word die which I cut from some subtle striped patterned paper. The sentiment is also from the new release set Mom & Dad sentiments. All very muted and soft with just a few sequins to spice it up a bit :)

Next on the hop for more inspiration is the fabulous Isha!

Supplies: Stamps - Lil' Inker Designs mom & dad sentiments, Hero Arts tweed pattern s5654; Inks - Hero Arts memories unicorn, Versafine smokey gray; Card - Papertrey Ink soft stone; Paper - My Mind's Eye collectable memorable; Dies - Lil' Inker Designs mom word, stitched scallop; Sequins

lil' inker designs sneak peek day 1

Welcome to Lil' Inker Designs new release with three fun filled days of new stamps and dies! Hopefully as part of the hop you have arrived here from Amy's blog. If not pop by and see Laura to start at the beginning so you don't miss anything.

Today the DT are looking at two wonderful dies I know you are just going to love - Mom and Dad word dies!

I opted to play with the Dad die and used a neutral palette but added interest with shine as a contrast to the rustic patterned papers. The sentiment is from the matching Mom & Dad Sentiments set which is has just perfect phrases to go with these dies.

Well I hope you had a good Easter weekend. We are in the thick of two weeks off school now, so as usual when the kids are home I will be less evident here on the blog and instead enjoying my family time :)

Next on the hop for more inspiration is the fabulous Isha!

 

Supplies: Stamps - Lil' Inker Designs mom & dad sentiments; Ink - Versamark; Card - Clear & Simple Stamps I steel got it, Papertrey Ink soft stone; Paper - My Mind's Eye on the bright side two; Enamel Dots - My Mind's Eye honey love; Embossing Powder - Hero Arts white; Dies - Lil' Inker Designs dad word; Ranger glossy accents

another date for the diary

last minute

I just might've left making some bits for my son's birthday until the last minute (bad Mummy)! Notably the birthday card and a little note I wanted to give him about one of his presents. My youngest is one of the most warm hearted, animal lovers going; total softie! For his birthday the thing he wants more than anything is a pet of his own and topping that list is a hamster. So I sat down this afternoon while everyone else had gone out to watch the rugby and dug out my 'Party Posse' set from Paper Smooches. I'd coloured a couple of hamsters, cut them out and was pushing them around, not entirely sure what to do with them when the postie arrived along with some new Simon Says Stamp exclusives! My mind started racing as soon as I saw the new stamps and dies!

OK where to start LOL. I pulled open the 'Furry Cat & Box' set first; designed by Kristina Werner it has her cat Mannie climbing out of a box. I selectively masked and paper pieced the box and a hamster until I had the hamster in the box instead! 

The hello sentiment came from the 'Square Sayings' set and was stamped onto a 'Talk Bubbles 2' die cut. I paired my tiny card with the new 'Small Envelope' die which creates the cutest envelopes for 3" cards :) I added a couple of sentiments from the matching ' Envelope Sentiments' set. I intend to write in this card that my son can choose his own pet :)

Then I wanted a matching mini birthday card with another sweet as can be envelope. Seriously, "hug enclosed" - how gorgeous is that sentiment and so totally my son too.

So here's a bird's eye view of the two cards with matching envelopes. I really hope he likes them, however, I know he will love getting his own pet :)

I'm going to pop these guys over to a couple of challenges at Moxie Fab at the moment: speech bubble challenge and chevron challenge :)

Supplies: Stamps - Simon Says Stamp envelope sentiments, square sayings (hello sentiment), furry cat & box (box), Paper Smooches party posse (hamster), Lil' Inker Designs balloon builder (balloon), Clearly Besotted Stamps spring blooms (happy birthday sentiment); Inks - Versafine smokey gray, Hero Arts soft leaf, Memento tuxedo black; Card - Neenah solar white; Paper - Teresa Collins tell your story; Dies - Simon Says Stamp small envelope, talk bubbles 2 s144, Lil' Inker Designs balloons