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Bohemian Borders for Can You Case It #85

Posted by on Sep 10, 2015 in Bohemian Borders | 8 comments

Can You Case It has a great color challenge for us to play along with.  I am playing along wont you?  CYCI85-300x230

 

Don’t you love the colors.  I sure do.  For my Brown, Blue, and Yellow I am using Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, and Daffodil Delight.  I wanted to spice things up a bit and try and make a  truly clean and simple card  using these colors and Bohemian Borders Stamp Set.  I thought all day about what I wanted to create and came up with a plan… I was going to use the border stamps to make a pattern on part of the paper and then stamp my sentiment in the open white space.  Perfect right???

Bohemian Borders

Bohemian Borders Stamp Set

I really think that this set lends it’s self to the color combination quite well.  I could just see the colors popping while I was at work…  When I finally got the chance to actually stamp the card things were going well. But, a second idea came to me…I need to stamp the entire background and then add my sentiment.    So, I decided to do both.  That is after I tried about twenty times to line the borders up right… But, now I know the trick… Start with one of the straight borders (such as the Stamp I used Bermuda Bay ink with)  and then line the others up to it….Much easier this way… Now you know….Shush Don’t Tell 😉

This is a truly clean and simple card! I love how the Bohemian Borders makes it so easy to crate a clean card

This is a truly clean and simple card! I love how the bohemian Borders makes it so easy to crate a clean card

Here are the details:

  • The card base is from the Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes
  • The layer is Whisper White card stock cut to 4 7/8 by 3 3/8
  • On the Whisper White layer stamp the Bohemian Borders using Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, and Daffodil Delight
  • Using Early Espresso card stock, the hello from Hello You Thinlits, and the Big Shot cut out the Hello.  Use the new Fine-Tip Glue Pen or a Xyron X Sticker Maker to adhere the Hello to the Whisper White layer
  • Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the Whisper White layer to the card base

That’s it to making a perfectly clean and beautiful card.

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The second card just started to pop when I added lots of layers of card stock to bring out the beauty of the color combination and the Bohemian Borders Stamp Set.  To me this card is a  classic “me” card.  It just looks like something I would create….Guess that’s good sense I created the card.

Here are the details:

  • The card base is 5 1/2 by 4 (this is a odd size…Mainly because I was making a smaller card when I cut the Whisper White layer….I built the card around the layer…it would be easy to start with  a 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 card base and make the layers fit.)
  • The Layers are Early Espresso (5 3/8 by 3 7/8), Daffodil Delight (5 1/8 by 3 5/8), Bermuda Bay (5 by 3 1/2),Whisper White (4 7/8 by 3 3/8)
  • Stamp the Bohemian Borders on the Whisper White layer using Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, and Daffodil Delight inks
  • The rectangles are Early Espresso (1 3/4 by 3 1/4) and Daffodil Delight (1 1/2 by 3)
  • The Hello is cut using the Big Shot and the Hello You Thinlits.
  • Adhere everything using multipurpose glue and Stampin’ Dimensionals

I would love to know witch card do you like best?

 I think I’m in love with both…..

What about you?

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Don’t forget to decorate your envelope.  A pretty envelope just seems to bring everything together.

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Thank You for stopping by Westside Paper Creations.  Remember to check out all the wonderful cards by the Design Team over at Can You Case It.  And scroll down to the bottom and see all the cards by those playing along.  There are some pretty great cards this week!!!  If you see a card you really like be sure to leave them some blog love!!!  Happy Thursday :>

Jennifer

Holiday’s are Here again!

Posted by on Sep 9, 2015 in Larger Than Life, Witches' Night, Witching Decor Project Kit | 14 comments

2015badge-1Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for September.  This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog.  We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Sue Baker at RNR Stamping, number  18 on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects.

The fall is jam packed with wonderful pumpkins, the smell of cinnamon, apples, hot chocolate, and spooks treats for all.  Whenever I remember fall I recall all the Friday Night Football Games cheering on the Austin Black Bears as a teen.  Being in the band, I was always there.  Hot Chocolate was a must to keep warm during the cool fall nights.  I also, remember from a very young age decorating for Halloween.  My mother had these great spiders that were crape paper bodies that opened to make fabulous  3-D hanging decorations.  When I saw the Witching Decor Project Kit I know I had to make it!!!!  And after having tacked it while  watching football on Saturday. It is defiantly worth the effort.  witching decor1

When you order the Kit you get everything you see above

Witches Night

You will also wish to purchase the Witches’ Night Photopolymer Stamp Set.  And if you do not have the corrniating Stampin’ Up! inks you may want them also.  Soft Suede, Tangelo Twist, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon, and Basic Black.

Witching Decor Project Kit

This is the hat I made Saturday while watching ball…I love having something productive to do while watching….

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This is the Stampin’ Up! example hat from the catalog…Pretty close…I did well!!! I just forgot the bow on top….I kept wondering why I needed 18 inches of thread for the bell….I figured it out just a wee tad to late…Oh well

I will have to say, you get plenty of stuff to finish this fab. project  to perfection.  And then what to do with the left overs?  Well, Make a wonderful fall banner of course.IMAG2108For the banner I used my leftover acorns and leaves, Larger Than Life Alphabet stamp set, Lots of Lables Framelits, Kraft Paper, Corrugated Paper (white),Linnen Thread, Into the Woods Cotton Ribbon, Berlap Ribbon,  Tangelo Twist ink, and Soft Suede ink

 

And if you still have extras? At least one treat bag to use up the wonderful amazing spider web doilies…..IMAG2111

For the treat bag I used Mini-Treat Bag Thinlits, Spiderweb(from Witching Decor Kit), Black Embossing Powder, Aqua Painters, Lots of Lables Framelits, Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, Tangelo Twist, Cajun Craze, and Delightful Dijon inks

Be sure to check out the Stampin’ Up! video featuring the Wiching Decor Project Kit.

I have one last picture.  It is of me on Saturday rooting on my favorite teams while working on the leaves from this kit.IMAG2064

My one suggestion is …. Wear gloves while working with the leaves expecially if you don’t like getting messy.  I do not mind.  By, 6 pm I had washed my hands enough naturally that they were completely clean!!! Hard to believe after seeing them so inky!!!

 

The next stop is Lynn Kolcun  at Avery’s Owlery, number 20 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting; I hope to see you on next month’s Pals Hop!

PALS HOP LINE-UP:

  1. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
  2. Jennifer Michalski at Stampin’ Serenity
  3. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  4. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  5. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
  6. Ronna Butt at www.cardstockcastle.com
  7. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
  8. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  9. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  10. Shawn de Oliveira at ShawnStamps
  11. Lisa Pretto at InkBIg Academy Stamps!
  12. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
  13. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
  14. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
  15. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits From Dawn
  16. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
  17. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
  18. Sue Becker at www.rnrstamping.com
  19. Jennifer Spiller at Westside Paper Creations
  20. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
  21. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
  22. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  23. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stampin’ Habit!

 

Thank You for stopping by Westside Paper Creations!

Jennifer