Hi Everyone! I decided to play along with both the case study and cas-ual Friday challenge.  The case study challenge asked that you use this gorgeous cupcake as inspiration.  The cas-ual Friday challenge asked that you highlight snowflakes in your project.  You can link to the cas-ual Friday blog here to play along too!

I used the same color combo as the cupcake because I loved the rich chocolate brown with the light blue and white.  I thought the texture of the wreath sort of mimicked the cupcake wrapper.  I added some twine around the wreath to give it texture and placed it on dimensionals to add layering.

 

I die cut some snowflakes to make my wreath more wintry and added some clear bling to look like the silvery ball sprinkles on the cupcake.  I also did some stitching in silver thread around the edges, not giving much thought to whether it was coming out perfectly straight.  I like the organic look of it.

 

I finished the inside with a sentiment from Hero Arts and some snowflakes in sno cone MFT ink.

Hope you enjoyed!  Thanks for stopping by...  --Nicole

CAS-UAL Friday: CFC121

This concept of clean and simple is new to me.  I am known for adding embellishments and layers to most projects, but I have to admit I am enjoying using my stamps and dies in a new way.  I made another card for the CAS-UAL Friday challenge.

I have a lot of sick friends and family lately and was in need of some get well cards. I kept this card really simple and one dimensional.  The most important thing on this card was making sure everything was centered and lined up nicely.

 

I added a small sentiment and image on the inside of the card.  I believe in finishing the inside of a card as well as the front.

 



 

Supply List:

 

PTI Comfort food stamp set

Stampers select white cardstock

Hero arts ink in punch, soft cantaloupe, orange soda, butter bar, wet cement, grass, tide pool, cornflower, and mint julep

Verafine onyx black ink

 

Check out the challenges at CAS-UAL Friday here.

 

--Nicole



CAS-UAL Friday CFC121

Hi Guys! I discovered a new website with challenges on it that I absolutely love.  I don't know how I neve ran into this site before! It's so much fun.  Amongst the typical rules on the site, this week the challenge is to use eight of something. 

 

I used this sweet little pumpkin die for memory box and just colored the stems with an E79 copic marker. I added some dimensional adhesive on a few.  Then, I drew hand stitching around the outside of the main focal image.

 

I finished the inside of the card off as well, just using two stamps from Unity.

 

Supplies Used:

 

Unity stamps from September 2010 club kit

Hero arts Just Rust ink

Jenni Bowlin brown sugar ink

Memory box pumpkin dies

Copic marker E79

PTI kraft and vintage cream cardstock

Crate Paper Farmhouse 6x6 pad

 

Check out CAS-UAL Fridays by hitting this link.

 

--Nicole