What exactly is ‘CASEing’? It’s an acronym that stands for ‘Copy and Share Everything’. If you struggle to come up with card layouts – stop! Card making is supposed to be FUN so let’s make it fun! Google the name of the stop set you want to use and scroll through the images until you find one you like and copy it! There is no shame in it! Or, scroll through Pinterest until you find something interesting and copy it! Or use it as a jumping off point for whatever it triggers in your head! I tend to save a photo of cards that inspire me and then scroll back through the photos for inspiration. DO IT!! My only caveat is that if you put your card out onto the web, please be sure to credit the original designer. That’s just proper etiquette. So, go for it!
Measurements:
- White Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
- Shaded Spruce Card Stock Layer 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
- White Stamped Layer 5″ x 3 3/4″
Details:
- I adore the crisp and clean look of Mary Fish’s card (shown below) using the Candy Cane Season stamp set and couldn’t wait to recreate it. It’s perfect! I did however, want to make it in the A2 size rather than a gift tag size
- Because I knew that I would be adding layers, I went ahead and added a scalloped square behind the stitched layer to add definition.
- The candy cane and bow were SOOO easy to stamp and then punch out with the coordinating punch!!
- I then pulled out a darling retro snowflake stamp from the same stamp set (totally reminds me of Frosty the Snowman) and my retired Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (which BTW is currently on the clearance rack at Stampin’ Up’s online store if you want to pop over and grab one) and added some carefully placed snowflakes. And, in my world, snowflakes can be red 😉
- I added more Shaded Spruce behind the white stamped panel for extra ‘pop’ and then attached some retired red thread to the stitched square and popped everything up with Stampin’ Dimensionals! I think it’s so fun!
- I made a boo-boo when stamping my red snowflakes and overlapped some, but not to panic!, I just added another red rhinestone to that spot and the rhinestone takes all the attention away from the mistake! Of course I had to add another red rhinestone to create a visual triangle!
- A bit of decorating on the inside and the envelope and this one’s ready to go!
I think would be an easy card to mass produce and will probably do so to get ahead for next year (yeah, right, don’t we say that every year?!? haha)
My Christmas shopping is pretty easy now the my kids are grown and I don’t have grand babies yet so I’m just stamping away over here!!
Have a wonderful rest of your week with all that that entails at this time of the year and I am looking forward to sharing new products with you after the holiday!
Blessings!
Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):
Card Stock: Shaded Spruce and Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink
DSP: All is Bright
Ink: Shaded Spruce, Real Red and Versafine Onyx Black
Stamps: Candy Cane Season and Snowflake Sentiments (inside greeting)
Dies: Stitched Shapes and Layering Squares Framelits; retired Envelope Liner Die
Tools: Candy Cane Builder Punch; Stampin’ Trimmer
Embellishments: Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Other: Whisper White Envelope
Love your card Shannon, puts one right In the Holiday mood!