One card, three stamp sets!

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Happy Friday-Eve, peeps! Before I start babbling about today's card, can I just express my sincerest thanks to you all over my Moxie Fab news. I was really touched to see such lovely words from you all, both here and on Moxie Fab World too. You sure know how to make a gal blush....*blush*!

But enough of the gushing and blushing, let's get this show on the road with a new CASE Study from our fabulous muse, Maile Belles!

Now my technology is having a hissy fit experiencing some technical glitches so please head on over to the CASE Study blog to check out the beauty of a card from Maile that's ready for us to CASE. Or you can check out the original post of Maile's card here. :)

My take on this week's CASE Study was inspired by Maile's beautiful pink flower and the technique of painting. Maile painted with Glimmer Mist (something I've just got to try out at some point!) whereas I went for good ol' fashioned watercolours.

• When painting with watercolours, it's much easier to add more than take away. Start light and gradually add more colour. Wait until the paint is dry and then add any intricate details after.
• Add a slight shadow to elements to make them appear more 3D. I simply used a very light grey marker at the base of my vase to give it a shadow.
• To make the orchids appear like they're actually in the vase and not behind it, I marked on my die cut vase where the stem met the vase and cut a little notch out. It's a tiny touch, but makes quite a difference!

Please be sure to take a sneaky peek at what the rest of the CASE Study DT created - they never cease to amaze me with their talent!

Amy Wanford (That's me!)
Erin Schulte (Guest DT)
Andrea Ewen
Clare Buswell 
Debby Hughes  
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)
Jean Martin 
Jeanna Jachna  
Maureen Plut
Teneale Williams
Maile Belles (May's Muse)

Here's hoping that you can play along with us this week! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by this little corner of Blogland today and have a great weekend! My weekend is the start of a week's holiday - hoooray!







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Moxie Fab? Moi?! ;D

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Happy Monday! I hope you're all OK. I've been MIA as I'm buried deep in paperwork right now, but I'm just squeezing in a few spare moments to share some pretty cool news that I've been sat on for what feels like an age. Oh and I'm also sharing a card with you as well of course - what else?! Today's card was created a while back for a Passion for Papertrey challenge that has now ended (sorry!).

The challenege was to create your own background and I couldn't resist giving some inky love to a much neglected PTI set: Studio Style. The buttons in the set just called to be used as a background in one way or another.

I also added a bit more interest to my design by clear embossing a jar of buttons. It looks way more effective for real, you'll just have to take my word for it!

•  I added a few dots of Glossy Accents to keep the twine flowing in a whimsical kinda style. Do the same to yours to make it behave!
• When embossing over a sentiment, be sure to stamp your sentiment first and let that ink dry thoroughly before stamping and embossing any images over the top. If you don't, embossing powder could stick to your sentiment or if you emboss first, you won't have an even surface to stamp your sentiment on.

Before click away and I dash to hit the folders of work again, it's not only a super busy Monday here but a super happy one too: I've been honoured with the title of Moxie Fabber of the Week! Check it out if you're interested. I owe one mega-HUGE thanks to the amazing and totally Moxie Fab Cath for the shout out! Thanks Cath, you rock! :D

And you rock too of course! Thank you so much for visiting today. Cue normal blogging schedule and visits around Blogland after this final week of term - I promise! :)







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Colour blocking...

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Happy Friday-Eve! Let's celebrate it with style, Maile Belles style, as we knuckle down to a new CASE Study! 

Today's card is inspired by this beauty of Mailes:

Check out the original post of this card here.

I was taken by the general layout and those strips of colour. Instead of stamping my colour, I used coloured cardstock and stamped my focal point and sentiment. Simple!

• There's a little bit of theory when it comes to this design. Keep the doses of bold colours smaller than the paler colours to help balance the design. I also worked from light to dark across my panels of card.
• When stamping across strips of cardstock, it's easier if you line them up together and adhere them with a temporary adhesive to your work surface. This will reduce of the risk of any strips misbehaving and moving whilst stamping!  
• Sentiments don't have to be stamped horizontally on a card. Why not experiment and try stamping a sentiment vertically? You may just like the result...!

Be sure to take a peek at what the rest of the CASE Study DT whipped up - you won't be disappointed!

Amy Wanford (That's me!)
Erin Schulte (Guest DT)
Andrea Ewen
Clare Buswell 
Debby Hughes  
Iwona Palamountain (Chupa)
Jean Martin 
Jeanna Jachna  
Maureen Plut
Teneale Williams
Maile Belles (May's Muse)
 
It seems it's not only myself that is lovin' having Maile on board as our muse this month; I've been so happy to see so many peeps pick up their supplies and play along with us. I hope you can play along with us this week!

Thanks so much for popping by today - I hope you have a lovely Friday-Eve! :)







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