The Spot Challenge #146 - Case the Designer Jay Soriano

 Hello there!  Hope you are having a happy Tuesday!  I have such a fun challenge to share with you today!  Over at The Spot we are Casing the Designer, Jay Soriano!  So in case you don't know, to CASE means to Copy and Selectively Edit or Copy and Share Everything.  I like to use the selectively edit version when I CASE cards.  I use the original as an inspiration and carry some aspects over and edit other aspects.  You can choose your own style of CASEing!

If you don't know Jay, you are absolutely missing out and need to head over to his blog Mitosu Crafts right away!  Both Jay and Barry are fabulous!  Jay has such a fun and unique style.  His watercoloring is amazing and he has so so many absolutely awesome cards that choosing one will be really hard!

Here is Jay's card that I chose to CASE..

  I loved his card but as you will see I changed a few things up.  I those this card because I absolutely loved the tone on tone with one of the die cut images standing out.  Also, this is pretty far away from my style and seemed like a little bit of a challenge to me.

Here's what I made using Posted For You Bundle.. I love anything that has a punch!

Instead of White Cardstock, I decided to go with Very Vanilla Thick 11" x 4 1/4" for my card base, scored at 5 1/2".  My next layer was 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" Very Vanilla Card Stock embossed with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder.  I stamped the bird image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and used my Balmy Blue, So Saffron and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends to color the image in.  The colored image was punched out the the Postage Stamp Punch as well as three plain Very Vanilla Postage Stamp Shapes.  All four of the images were popped up over the embossed layer with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The sentiment "Just a note" was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto a scrap of Very Vanilla, fussy cut, and then attached with Liquid Adhesive over the colored image and a small snipet of a dimensional over the section that hung off the stamp shape.  I finished it off with one Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you'll hop over to Mitosu Crafts and find one of Jay's amazing cards to CASE.

Blessings!  Tina

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The Spot #112 - Color Challenge with Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo and Pool Party!

Hi there!  I hope your Tuesday has started off well after this beautiful Memorial Day Weekend!  The weather here in Middle Tennessee was beautiful all weekend and we really needed that after all of the rainy days we've had in May!  The sunshine felt so good as I sat on the deck enjoying the dogs playing and exploring in the back yard.  They were happy for some dry days as well!

Over at The Spot Challenge blog this week, we have a fun color challenge for you!

The challenge is to pick 3 or more of these beautiful colors!  I picked Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, and Melon Mambo!

I started out with a base of Granny Apple Green cardstock that measured 11" x 4 1/4", scored at 5 1/2" for a top folding card.  On a piece of Whisper White cardstock, I stamped one of the images in 2nd Generation Pool Party (stamped off once) in the upper left and lower right corner.  I stamped the greenery from the set in Granny Apple Green coming in from the middle and lower left side and added the flower image in Melon Mambo coming in from the lower and middle right side to balance it out.  The sentiment "Just Saying Hello" from the set was stamped upper middle in Melon Mambo.  Using the largest scallop rectangle from the Stitched So Sweetly dies I cut my top layer first.  From the section that was left over I cut out the 2nd largest Rectangle from the Stitched Rectangle Dies.  Using a scrap of Melon Mambo I cut out another of the largest scallop rectangle to put underneath the top layer.  I used my Granny Apple Green blends to color in the greenery and used my Lovely Lipstick blends to color in the Melon Mambo floral images.  The Lovely Lipstick is a very good match for Melon Mambo but I can't wait to get my hands on the new Melon Mambo blends coming out with the new 2020 - 2021 Annual Catalog!  I stamped another flower image onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and colored it in as well but then fussy cut it.  I but it close to the edge and used the darker of the Lovely Lipstick Blend to cover any white showing on the edge.  To start assembliing, I added the outside rectangle piece onto the Granny Apple Green cardbase with liquid Multipurpose Glue.  I added the solid Melon Mambo scallop with more of the liquid glue inside the rectangle where the top layer was cut out.  Next the top scallop layer was added with Dimensionals over the Melon Mambo scallop.  Finally I added my fussy cut flower onto the lower right side with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Last but never least I added three of the darker pink gems from the From My Heart Faceted Gems that were in the Jan- June 2020 Mini Catalog.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

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New Honey Bee Bundle with Stampin' Up!

Hello and Happy Monday!  I wanted to take a minute to share a card I made this past weekend with the adorable new Honey Bee Bundle from Stampin' Up!  It is so super cute and fun to use!

Not only are the stamps and sentiments adorable, but that coordinating Golden Honey Specialty DSP that is available in the Sale-A-Bration Catalog is Ah-mazing!!!  I couldn't believe that it was free with just a $50 purchase!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings and Happy New Year!  Tina

Growing in Unity Day 4

Hello!  Can you believe it is already Thursday?  My Growing in Unity Week has flown by but has been so much fun!  I love having a reason to be creative every day!

Today's card is a combination of the Hit The Brick Background Stamp and two stamps from the May  May 2017 Kit of the Month (free your dreams).   I love background stamps and this is one of my favorites.   My vision was of a limb hanging in front of an old brick building with birds.  I actually have many Unity stamps with birds so I had a hard time deciding which to use.  I love birds... birds on a limb, birds on a wire, just any birds!  I finally decided on these beautiful large birds from the Kit of the Month  because they were the perfect size!

For my background I stamped the Hit the Brick Stamp Set in Versamark Ink on to Bristol Smooth Cardstock and then stamped it in SU Gray Granite Ink.  The Versamark helped the ink stay sticky so that I could Clear Emboss the image.  I ink blended Tim Holtz Fired Brick Distress Ink over the embossed the image and cut it out with a Stitched Rectangle Die.  I double mounted the panel on skinny layers of Soft Suede and Daffodil Delight Cardstock.   The birds on a limb image was stamped with Versafine Black Onyx Ink onto more of the Bristol Smooth Cardstock and was clear embossed.   I watercolored the image with an Aqua Painter and Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge, Hickory Smoke, and Weathered Wood.  Once it was dry, I used my paper snips to fussy cut it and adhered it directly to the front of the panel with Gina K Connect Glue.    The Hello Friend sentiment was also from the same Kit of the Month and was stamped in more of the Versafine Onyx Black Ink onto a scrap of White Cardstock.  I cut it at an angle and adhered it to the front panel on the upper left side.  The matted panel was attached to an A2 cardbase of 110# Neenah Classic Solar White Cardstock.  I ran some black and white twine along the fold and tied it into a bow in the upper left corner to finish it off.  I really love the way it turned out!

Thansk so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to comment for a chance to win one of two Unity Prize Packs!    Blessings, Tina

OSAT Blog Hop Down on the Farm

Hello and Welcome to the One Stamp At  A Time Down on the Farm Blog Hop!  If you've already been hopping, thanks so much for continuing on!  If you are starting with me, please make sure that you use the blog roll at the end of the post to continue on for tons of  Stampin' Up! Inspiration!

I used a combination of the Country Home Stamp Set and the Birch Background Stamp.  I've seen the Birch stamp used with many different ink colors but I decided to use it in Early Espresso on Whisper White and I LOVED the look of it.  

I stamped the cotton floral spray onto Whisper White Cardstock and used my Stampin' Blends to color it in.  The Milk Can was stamped on a scrap of Smoky Slate and then highlighted with a Smoky Slate Stampin' Blend to add a little depth on the sides.  I fussy cut it out and attached it with multipurpose adhesive directly under the cotton arrangement. I stamped the label with Hello on a scrap of Whisper White and fussy cut it and attached to the front of the Milk Can.   I added a little Smoky Slate to each side of the ground next to the Milk Can to ground it.  The Stitched Rectangles were used to cut out the panel and it was matted it in Early Espresso.  The front panel of Birch was attached to a top folding Early Espresso Card Base.  I love the stark contrast of the White and Early Espresso.... soooooo pretty!

For my coordinating item, I decided to go with a super simple post-it note holder.  I actually prefer to use mini magnet snaps but I was currently out of them so I went with velco dots.  I added a little Early Espresso on the back of the whisper white to add a little more strength to the top flap.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

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