Feeling Brand New

Happy Thursday! At CASE Study it's time for another card by our June Muse Lisa Spangler! I have to admit that I didn't have any sentiments even close to the one that Lisa used and I de-CAS-ified my version of her card here:

This card was made with Maja Design's Walking in the Forest collection. The colors were a toned down version of Lisa's which muted is much more my style. I roughed up all the edges, used some of Verve's new ribbon collection called Summer Sailing and some lovely Zva crystal flourishes. The butterfly image was cut out of a sheet of the Walking in the Forest papers. The flower is from Prima and the bubbly accents was cut off of an arrangement in my home. (From the back of the arrangement ;)

Here's Lisa's fabulous card:

Here's a peek at the collection of papers I used:

And the Verve Stamp...All About You:

Want to see how the other CASE Study design team members were inspired?

Here's the list of the other ladies' blog:

Chupa

Amy Wanford

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Jeanne Jachna

Jean Martin

Maureen Plut

Maureen Merritt

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

Our June Guestie:

Lynn Mangan

Now all you have to do is play along with us!
Here are the deets:
1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).
2. Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code CSC146), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.
3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.
4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.
5. We will choose the authors of four most impressive creations, who will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards. In addition, there might be a person chosen randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor - if there is one.
We will announce the winners on Wednesday.
6. If you'd like to be considered for our next month-long Guest Designer, put "GD" next to your name when linking up your project (only valid on every second challenge of the month).
7. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!

Stamps: All About You (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Walking in the Forest collection (Knitted Sweater, Knitted Sweater-bs, Autumn Poem-bs, Die cut sheet) Maja Design, More Mustard, Whisper White (SU!)
Ink: Cocoa (CTMH)
Accessories: Summer Sailing Ribbon Collection (Verve), CRB-05CA-104 (Flourishing Champagne/Chocolate Crystal) Zva Creative, paper flower, paper distresser, paper piercer
Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
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June Diva Dare

This month's dare pays tribute to Diva Jen (Deconstructing Jen) who is an amazing colorer (word can be found in any crafter's dictionary wink, wink) and Diva Janelle (Rain Puddles Design) who also colors beautifully, often uses paint on her cards and is a wonderful mixed media artist. So what we're daring you to create this month is a card using coloring and/or painting. If you want to kick the dare up a notch, you can add kraft card stock to the mix (Jen's specialty) and/or make a mixed media card (Janelle's specialty). Here is the link to Splitcoast Stamper's "Mix-Ability" Forum for some tutorials and ideas on Mixed Media should you want to try it out. This is not a requirement but a fun "extra" should you wish to add it to your card.Just remember to use at least one Verve product on your creation!

Here is my take on the dare:

In honor of Jen...I added kraft and lots of color (noun), but kept my coloring (verb) to a minimum (she's also a school teacher, so she should appreciate my use of the same word in two different forms :) The flower is from Verve's Surely Goodness set. I heat embossed the design in white embossing powder and colored in the petals with an Aqua painter and dye inks. To add a bit of pizazz, I also dotted the petals with Liquid Pearls dimensional paint. (That's about as far as my 'mixed media' tribute goes {tips hat to Janelle}.) The leaves are stamped from the Dream Big set and punched out with the coordinating Dreamy Leaves die. They got doused with liquid pearls, too! The sentiment is also stamped/heat embossed and that phrase is from Let It Be. The heart border down the right side is from Verve's Scalloped Trim Trio set and I used negatives of the punched out hearts to add to the sentiment. The ribbon is a new collection from Verve, this one is from the Red, White and Beautiful set. Some paper piercing, a button and twine bow and it's all good!

I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch for my design:

There are prizes involved...

Win a $40 Gift Certificate to Verve Stamps! Take the Puddles of Colour Dare and link up your card (created June 11th or later) to the linky widget here to be eligible to win.  One participant will be randomly selected to win the gift certificate.  You can enter as many times as you like, but each card needs to be in a separate post. 

Win a set of your choice! For another chance to win some new Verve, leave a little comment love on our design team's "Puddles of Colour" Diva Dare posts! One lucky commenter will win a Verve stamp set of his or her choice, so be sure to tune in each day!  Comment deadline to be entered in our prize drawing is June 27, 2013.

Winners will be announced on June 28, 2013.

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

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CASE Study...Hello Friend

Hello CASE Study friends...we're back with another week of inspiration a la Lisa Spangler! Lisa has a lovely cozy, homey type feel to her cards. I wanted to try to convey that feeling with my card, using some vintage Maja Design papers:

I wanted to show off as much of the background paper as possible...since it is so lovely and in keeping with Lisa's design, I kept my embellishment to an {Andrea} minimum. The focal point consists of a piece of burlap, a spray of pearls, a seam binding bow and a pearl encrusted gem button. I later added the hemp bow and the sentiment stamped on a piece of vellum that was bannered-off with a square punch. (?) Not proper English, but alludes to what I mean.

Here's Lisa's sweet card:

Want to see how the other CASE Study design team members were inspired?

Here's the list of the other ladies' blog:

Chupa

Amy Wanford

Clare Buswell

Debby Hughes

Jeanne Jachna

Jean Martin

Maureen Plut

Maureen Merritt

Silke Ledlow

Tasnim Ahmed

Teneale Williams

Our June Guestie:

Lynn Mangan

Now all you have to do is play with us!
Here are the deets:
1. Create a paper crafting project (card, layout, off-the-page item), based on provided inspiration (being a featured creation, made by our Muse).
2. Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery (using a code CSC145), and link it here with the inlinkz widget below. Please provide a direct link to your post, not an entire blog.
3. A new challenge is being posted every Thursday at 12.01 AM EST, and you've got until midnight on Tuesday to submit your entry.
4. You may enter as many times as you like, but you're asked to provide a newly designed project.
5. We will choose the authors of four most impressive creations, who will be awarded the Winner and Top 3 awards. In addition, there might be a person chosen randomly from the list of players, who will receive the prize provided by the sponsor - if there is one.
We will announce the winners on Wednesday.
6. If you'd like to be considered for our next month-long Guest Designer, put "GD" next to your name when linking up your project (only valid on every second challenge of the month).
7. Above all, have fun - and be inspired!


Stamps: Friendly Phrases (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Vintage Summer collection (1933) Maja Design, Pink Shimmer, Naturals White, vellum (SU!)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Pearl stems, burlap, crinkled seam binding, crystal button, pearl, square punch (SU!), dauber
Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
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Maja Design's New Sofiero Collection

Hello Maja friends and fans! I was just alerted today to the fact that Maja Design will be introducing a new limited collection soon called Sofiero. I wanted to give you all a glimpse of the vintage goodness that will be published very soon....

This new collection is a summer celebration of the historical gardens of Sofiero that is cared for and developed in honor of its legacy.

Smell the roses while you walk through The Rose Paths of Sofiero. You can see the fairytale castle glimpse in the background while you stroll around the castle’s world famous gardens. Walk through Princess Margareta’s Flowerstreet and be amazed by her sense of colours and gardening. Head on to The Dahlia District before crossing the garden down to the gates by the sea. Listen to the waves and enjoy the sun. A wedding couple passes by giggling. The summer is here to stay.

But just like summer, the Sofiero collection will go away...being that it is a limited edition, once the pages are sold out there will be no more. However, for a chance to win the collection, leave a comment on this posting telling us what you think of it. We will present three happy winners June 25th.

Good luck!

Everything's Gonna Be Alright

Hello friends! I had the day off today and since I haven't played along with Mojo Monday in quite a while, I thought I may give it a go. I broke out some of my favorite shabby papers, Vintage Summer Basics collection by Maja Design... and stamps from one of my favorite stamp companies...Verve to come up with this here:

I ultra distressed all of the edges and used some gold sewing thread on the inside perimeter of the floral panel. Hard to tell that it's floral since I covered up all the gorgeous flowers on it. :( The sentiment is from Verve's latest release...this one is called Let It Be. I added a vellum border punched with a Doily Lace punch from Martha Stewart and added just a bit of distress ink to make them stand out (not too much, though). I also added lots of Zva Creative pearls, cos they're my favorite. :)

Here's the sketch for Mojo Monday:

Thanks for joining me today!



Stamps: Let it Be (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Vintage Summer Basics (1891, 1903 (bs), 1921, 1922, 1922 (bs) Maja Design, Natural White (SU!), Vellum
Ink: Cocoa (CTMH)
Accessories: PE-02CB-107 (Lines(Pearl)- white (0.3 cm & 0.5 cm),  PE-02CB-127 (Double Flourishes Pearl (a)- white), paper flowers, gold thread, paper distresser, Bisque Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Doily Lace border punch (Martha Stewart), tulle accents
Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
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Pinterest Inspired Christmas...and a Tutorial

Hello Maja friends! I decided to shake things up a bit and make a little Christmas card here...though the temps here in New Jersey are pushing 90F! I keep a file under my Pinterest account called 'Card Inspiration'. I never know when inspiration will strike, so if it happens to be a Christmas themed card in June...I go with it! This particular picture also encouraged me to make a tutorial after I figured out how the template was made. The original picture credit can be found here. First off, here's the end product using Maja Design's Vintage Winter collection:

I started the process by cutting out 4 hearts, two with 'Wishing You' paper and two with Soft Suede card stock. I stacked the four of them together and with my paper piercer, I punched out holes around the perimeter. I stacked them together so that the holes would all line up when I went to sew them together:
Next I dabbed the edges of the fronts with Walnut Stain distress ink:
I need the hearts to malleable, so I spritzed them with water and crinkled them up:
I carefully unfolded them and waited for them to dry before sewing. To give them a puffed up appearance, I added a bit of crinkled tissue to the inside as I was sewing them closed. The brown heart is the back and obviously the printed side is the front:
I then began meticulously sewing the perimeter, using a blanket stitch through the pre-pierced holes:
Then I added an inside perimeter of sparkle using Ranger's Platinum Stickles:
Lastly I added the 'Merry' and 'Christmas' banners, cut out of the same "Wishing You" paper:
Here are some close ups of the hearts:

The Maja Design papers that I used were: Wishing You, Christmas is Coming, Cozy Inside and Cozy Inside (bs).
Other supplies used were: a paper flower, Zva Creative flourish, burlap, jute, gold stars, a doily and a paper distresser.

Thanks for joining me today...hope you have a wonderfully crafty day!

Maja Design June Mood Board

Morning inky friends! It's time for some glorious new inspiration at Maja Design...with....a chance to win some lovely papers for yourself! The June Mood board has been released and all you have to do is make a card/scrapbook page based on the sweet sentiments and heart-warming pictures and you could find yourself with a special package from Sweden! Here's a look at the card I made with this board using Maja Design's Äntligen collection:

Definition mood board - n:

 a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and 

textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other

Here is a glimpse of the papers I used:

Here's the Verve stamp set:

Here is the down-low on the Mood Board challenge:

The mood boards will be presented the first Tuesday every month. We will be presenting all participating creations that fulfill the requirements below June 27th. We will also draw a winner who will be winning a Maja Design collection of their own choice in 6×6 or 12×12.

After your creation is done, take a photo and send it to moodboard@majadesign.nu without any watermarks (size 600×600). Include your full address in the e-mail and what collection you would like if you win. Don’t forget to write down if you would like 6×6 or 12×12. We need your creation by June 25th at the latest. Good Luck!

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Stamps: Floral Whimsy (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Äntligen collection (Syrenen blommar, Pingst & Naturen doftar) Maja Design, Barely Banana, Whisper White 
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Baby Blue, Petal Pink , Lavender Lace & Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Romantic Rectangles (Spellbinders), paper distresser, daisy chain lace, paper flowers, heart stick pins, Ribbon Originals-Fairy Tale (Stampin' Up!), CRW-04CB-145 (Dots Pearl - Lavender (0.3 cm & 0.5 cm),  CR-05CA-110 (Imagine - Lavender Crystal & Pearl) Zva Creative, pearl accents
Size: 4 1/4" X 5 1/2"
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