CASE-ing the Catty - Artistic Expression
July 16, 2017
Hi there
I hope you enjoyed all the extra inspiration from our new crew members last week. This week we are looking at the 'Artistic Expression' section of the Annual Catalogue on pages 132-181.
You may have come from visiting Sandra's blog, but if you are visiting me, you can start your journey here and continue by clicking on the buttons at the bottom of the post. Sandra is one of our new DT members, so welcome Sandra, it is great to have you here!
It was a hard choice to make this week, as there were a few projects I wanted to CASE. However, I settled on the one above, as it is the sample that enticed me to purchase the 'Bunch of Blossoms' stamp set and the coordinating punch. I saw this sample when we first received the new catalogue and managed to buy the bundle before it retired. I really enjoy colouring and I love the dimension and texture you get from a 3D flower on your project. As you can see you don't need to add much to get a 'wow' effect.
I have used Shimmery White card stock for the background and for the flowers. The background is a light wash of Soft Sky ink, which shows paler than it is in the photos. The sun was streaming into my craft room when I took these photos, so it has washed out the background a bit. I chose to stamp and punch out all the petals and stamens and then did the colouring and then the construction. I ended up with 4 flowers in different colours, but still have 2 to finish constructing.
I constructed the flowers in 2 layers; the large petals were attached with glue dots to a 1" circle and the smaller ones attached with glue dots to a 3/4" circle and then joined together with a foam pad. The centres were offset and joined with a glue dot and then added to the centre of the flower. I finished with a small Clear Faceted Gem in the centre. The large leaves were coloured with Old Olive ink and then fussy cut. The smaller leaves can be punched out.
I've chosen to highlight the art piece with a black mat and added some Linen Thread at the top and before popping it up on the coordinating base card. This one is Berry Burst and the other is Calypso Coral. You can see some of the sparkle in the flower from the Shimmery White card stock in this close-up.
For the inside, I have a black mat and some washi from Basics Pack 1 at the bottom. The flowers are actually Flirty Flamingo, but they work well with the lighter Berry Burst in the flower.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Bunch of Blossoms |
| Card stock & Papers | Berry Burst, Calypso Coral, Basic Black, Shimmery White |
| Ink | Basic Black Archival, Berry Burst, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach, Soft Sky |
| Accessories | Linen Thread, Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Clear Faceted Gems, Basics Pack 1 Washi |
| Tools | Blossom Builder Punch, 3/4" & 1" Circle punches, Aqua Painter, Dimensioanls, Glue Dots |
Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what the lovely Krissy has for you today.
We would love you to join in with your CASE from the 'Artistic Expression' section of the new Annual Catalogue using our Facebook group. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.
Thanks for visiting today!
Beautiful CASE Judy! Gorgeous colours.
Posted by: Krissy Buck | July 23, 2017 at 07:34 PM
Oh, Judy, you never cease to amaze me with your beautiful projects. These cards are simply stunning.
Posted by: Bronwyn Eastley | July 18, 2017 at 10:34 PM
Your cards are gorgeous Judy - they pop off the page! Kelly x
Posted by: Kelly Kent | July 18, 2017 at 10:05 PM
I love your cards Judy - gorgeous in both colours - Angela xx
Posted by: Angela Meiritz-Reid | July 18, 2017 at 06:27 AM
Wow Judy, your case is so beautiful. I love your colouring and all the details are so perfect. Isn't the linen thread fabulous.
Posted by: Julia Quinn | July 17, 2017 at 02:27 PM
Gorgeous cards Judy! You've inspired me to get my set out! It's so much fun constructing flowers.
Posted by: Megan Lenske | July 17, 2017 at 01:19 PM
Beautiful cards Judy, Fi xxx
Posted by: Fi Cobbin | July 17, 2017 at 12:51 PM
Definitely WOW cards Judy. I think they're wonderful
Posted by: Peta | July 17, 2017 at 10:40 AM
Beautiful colours and gorgeous cards Judy!
Posted by: Mel Pagano | July 16, 2017 at 11:12 PM
Beautiful colouring on your flowers Judy. I hope you are feeling better. Good to have you back in the game this week with your lovely cards.
Posted by: Elizabeth Gross | July 16, 2017 at 09:39 PM
Thanks for the welcome Judy - love your CASE :)
Posted by: Sandra Collett | July 16, 2017 at 07:16 PM
Thanks for the welcome Judy - love your CASE :)
Posted by: Sandra Collett | July 16, 2017 at 07:15 PM