How to CASE a card
Today I am going to share with you my strategy on how to CASE a card. So a couple of weeks ago, one of my downlines and I challenged each other to make a card with the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful You stamp set and the Pop of Pink Designer Series paper. This is the card that Jeanne made.The dimensions on this card are:
1. Card base: Basic Black card stock cut to 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
2. Next Layer: Melon Mambo card stock cut to 4 7/8″ x 3 5/8″ layered with a piece of 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White card stock.
3. Top Layer: Melon Mambo card stock but to 3 5/8″ x 2 5/8″ layered with a piece of Whisper White cut to 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″.
The Lady is stamped with Basic Black Archival ink on the Whisper White and again on the Pop of Pink DSP with the polka dot design. You cut out just inside the lines of the dress on the Designer paper and attach that to your card. The hat is stamped on a scrap of Melon Mambo card stock, cut out and layered onto the card. Then “Celebrate…” is stamped on the bottom. This layer is attached with dimensionals on an angle to the card.
Here is my version of the card.
I used Basic Gray card stock for my card base. Then I layered a piece of the Herringbone striped paper from the Pop of Pink Designer paper pack. This layer is cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″.
Next is a piece of Melon Mambo card stock and a layer of the white and triangle design Pop of Pink DSP.
Last I stamped the lady on the small polka dot pattern of the DSP and the hat on a scrap of Melon Mambo cardstock.
NOTE: Stampin’ Up!’s paper snips are a must for making this card with all the fine detailed cutting.
This technique is called Paper piecing since you are cutting the images out and piecing them together.
And here is a 3rd card that one of my customers made after seeing these two cards:
She also used the Basic Gray cardstock and the Herringbone pattern for her card base.
She changed the second layer to a piece of Whisper White since she chose a very strong Melon Mambo patterned diagonal Stripped paper for her 2nd layer.
The third layer is a piece of Basic Black cardstock which I think makes the herringbone pattern stand out a little more. She stamped her message on a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock. She cut the message out with the small oval framelit and then cut a layer out of Melon Mambo with the Scalloped oval framelit. She used a dimensional so the message pops!
Here are the supplies for these cards:
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Thanks for stopping by! Which CASEd card did you like the best?
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This first card is the card that Margaret designed for the Stamping New England Design Team.
my downline Lisa Fuller made for the Black and White swap. I love the dramatic effect that she created by brayering a little black ink onto the Fancy Fan embossing folder to create the background.
This next card was made by Donna Centemore at Butternut Sage Designs. I love this stamp set as well and the antique look of the set.
I also really like this next card. It was designed by Joszette Elkridge with the Dahlia stamp. It is hard to
see but the Dahlia has a bit of glitter to it!
More to come!!
card that I made with the Chalk Talk stamp set. Don’t forget that this stamp set and the framelits can be bundled together for a discount!!
The cardstock on this card is Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party with a layer of the AFternoon Picnic designer paper. I do love this combination of subtle colors!
The tag is stamped with White Craft ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I then stamped the tag again using wisteria wonder ink on whisper white card stock and cut out just the center tag.
This tag is cut out with the framelits dies and layered onto a piece of Wisteria Wonder chevron ribbon.
I added a few pearl jewels to the corners to add a little bling to the card.
Enjoy!
Today I am posting a card that I made with some of the new stamp sets and designer paper from the new catalog!
I love the combination of colors in this card.
This card is made with the Afternoon Picnic designer paper. The cardstock is Pool Party for the base, with a layer of Wisteria Wonder. THe tag in the center is So Saffron (my stand-by yellow).
I stamped the tag in Wisteria Wonder ink and cut it out with the Chalk Talk framelits. The There’s You is stamped in coastal cabana (one of the new in-colors) and punched out with the large oval punch. Don’t forget that the Chalk Talk stamp set and framelits are a bundled set and there is a discount for ordering the two together (pg. 12). This is a great versatile set with greetings for any occasion. Just pair it up with your desired designer paper.
Then the corners looked a little bare to me, so I embellished them with the pearl jewels. You can color the pearls with a sharpie marker – so I made them to match the so saffron cardstock and added a regular pearl to the center of the Wisteria Wonder tag. All of this is layered on a piece of the new So Saffron Chevron ribbon!
