Can You Case It #143, A Sketch Challenge

Happy Holidays everyone!  This challenge ends January 6, 2017, so you have plenty of time to participate and I so hope you do.  I just love this sketch.  Check it out right here:

http://canyoucaseit.com/?p=3592

MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT.  I AM HAVING A GIVEAWAY.  THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED JANUARY 10, 2017.

Here is my card:

Isn't she just the sweetest?  I believe in miracles, too.  Do you?  This stamp is called, Little Girl Believes (Unity Stamp Co.).  I colored her in with water color pencils (Prima) and paint (Art Anthology).  Paper and chipboard pieces are My Minds Eye.

Thanks for looking and remember to leave a comment for a chance to win my giveaway.

Can You Case It #142, A Color Challenge

Welcome back friends!  For the next two weeks at Can You Case It we are having a color challenge.  Thanks Wynne for this stunning color combination.  Check it out right here:

And here is my card:

Wow look at all that sparkle and shine (compliments of Prima and Stampendous products)!  Stamps are from Unity Stamp Co.  Ribbon trim is Stampin' Up and die cut is Sizzix.  I created the background by randomly stamping all over with the same stamp.  Each section was embossed using a silver embossing enamel.  Then I used Blackberry Bliss (Stampin' Up) by way of a wet brush and added more shine with a metallic water color.  The bling I just so happened to stumble upon in one of my drawers; totally forgot I had this.  I had used part of it on some other creation, but had just enough left for this card.  My cards usually don't have a lot of sparkle and shine, but since it's the holidays, I decided to really go for it.  LOL

Let me know what you think.  I really enjoy reading your comments.  Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out the rest of the team.  I can't wait to see you what you create as well.

Until next time,
Dawn

Can You Case It #141, A Sketch Challenge

Welcome to this week's challenge!  I just love this sketch.  You can keep it simple or make it elaborate.  Here is this week's inspiration:

                                           http://canyoucaseit.com/?p=3585

And here is my take on the sketch:

I loved this sentiment ever since I first saw it in a kit at unitystampco.com.  It is from their January 2015 Kit of the Month, Magic of Beginnings.  The bottom part of the card was created with the Tim Holtz mesh stencil and Art Anthology paints.  The top half of the card is My Mind's Eye pattern paper that I inked.  The card was finished with three Basic Grey brads and twine.

Thanks for stopping by and I can't wait to see your wonderful creations.

Until next time, keep crafting in peace and love,
Dawn

Can You Case It #140, A Color Challenge

CYCI is back in the house!  Raise the roof!  I have so missed our weekly challenges, but now we're bringing them back.  So how's everyone?  Missed you guys.  Make sure you visit the rest of the team.  They can't wait to hear from you as well.

Here are the challenge colors:

http://canyoucaseit.com/?p=3575

Here is my card:

Isn't she beautiful?  I have loved this image ever since the very first time I saw her.  All stamps are Unity Stamp Company.  Image was colored with various water color pencils (Derwent and Prima).  Sentiment was stamped in Stampin' Up.

Thanks for visiting!  I can't wait to see everyone's creations.

Peace and love in crafting,
Dawn

Can You Case It #139, Rainbow of Color Color Challenge

Hello Everyone!  So glad you are here!  This week we are still mixing it up a bit at CYCI with a Rainbow of Color Challenge created by fellow DTM Kayla!  Woohoo Kayla!  Check out this challenge right here:


http://canyoucaseit.com/?p=3413



Here is my card:

All of the stamps used in creating this card are from Unity Stamp Company.  I colored this beautiful feather with my new Metallic Accents (Prima) that arrived in the mail today.  My photography does not do these metallic accents justice.  LOL  They are gorgeous!  I pre-ordered them so I have been waiting on them for some time.  They were worth the wait.  Next, I am going to use them on a journal I plan on altering.  The gold triangle washi is Heidi Swapp and I grunged up the card with some metallic rub on inks.

Thanks for stopping by...until next time my lovelies,
Dawn

Can You Case It #138, A Shaker Card Challenge

Hello friends!  This week at Can You Case It, we are mixing it up a bit with a shaker card challenge.  I like shaker cards; I think they are pretty fun.  I enjoy shaking the ones I have made.  I know shaker cards have been around for some time, but I did not make my first one until April 2016.  Yup, at a stamping convention to be exact.  It was a make n take at the Jillibean Soup booth.  It was so easy with the die cut card and shaker (Jillibean Soup).

Check out the inspiration:

Here is my card:

 Supplies:
1.  Embossing folder (Sizzix)
2.  Card base and shaker (Jillibean Soup)
3.  Ink (Stampin' Up)
4.  Sentiment stamp (Stampin' Up)
5.  Chipboard candles (Junkitz)

Thanks for visiting!
Until next time my friends,
Dawn

Can You Case It #137, A Color Challenge

Welcome back crafty friends!  So glad you are here!  This week at Can You Case It, we are having a color challenge.  Check out this awesome color trio:

Here is my card:

I so enjoy making new baby cards.  It brings back the joy, happiness, and excitement I felt as an expectant mom; a very special time in my life.  A time I will always remember.

For this card I used pattern paper from Studio Calico, rubber stamps from Unity Stamp Co., buttons from Crate Paper, and a felt 3D cloud sticker from Basic Grey.

I hope to see your fabulous creations this week.

Until next time,
Dawn

Can You Case It #136, A Sketch Challenge

Welcome back friends!  This week at Can You Case It we are having a sketch challenge.  Here is the inspiration:

Here is my card:

I have so many butterfly stamps.  I love butterflies; I admire their beauty.  This butterfly is the newest to my collection of butterfly stamps and I think it is my favorite.  I colored this beauty with my Prima oil pastels.  The water colored background was created with Prima water color pencils.  The butterfly stamp is from a set called let adventure (Unity Stamp Co.).  The sentiment is from never regret (Rubbernecker Stamps).  Pattern paper is Basic Grey.

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you come back next week.

Dawn

Can You Case It #135, Back to School Challenge

Welcome back to my blog!  It makes me so very happy that you are here.  Well it's that time of year again, back to school.  Supply lists, schedules, first day jitters, new clothes and shoes-all exciting.  So in keeping with this exciting time of year, Can You Case It is having a Back to School Challenge.  Here is the inspiration:

And here is my card to welcome back a child's favorite teacher:

All products are Fancy Pants except card base.  I hope you like my card.  I hope to see your creations.  Until next time...peace and love in crafting.
Dawn

Can You Case It, #134 A Pet Challenge

Happy Sunday!  So glad you are here visiting my blog.  This week at Can You Case It we are having an exciting challenge, a pet challenge.  I created this card with my own dog in mind.  She is such a protector.  She always lets us know when someone or something is near our house.  She runs up to the windows, just barking away.  It is quite a show.  Here's my card:

Here is the inspiration:

Supplies Used:

1.  Chipboard dog (Want2Scrap)
2.  Sentiment (Unity Stamp Co.)
3.  Pearls (Stampin' Up)
4.  Ink (Stampin' Up)

As always, thanks for visiting and commenting.
Until next time,
Dawn

Can You Case It #133, A Color Challenge

Hello everyone!  So glad you are visiting my little blog today. This week at Can You Case It, we are having a color challenge.  Here are the colors:

Here is my card:

Isn't this owl the cutest?  I think he's pretty adorable.  The owl is from the set, going wild (Susan K, Weckesser and Unity Stamp Co.); the flower, sentiment, and arrow are from the set, bravely change (Unity Stamp Co.).  The images were colored in with colored pencils (Faber-Castell) and a Copic marker.

Thanks for visiting...until next time,
Dawn

Can You Case It #132, A Sketch Challenge

Welcome back!  Guess what day it is!  That's right, it's Sunday and it's time for a new challenge over at Can You Case It!  This week we are having a sketch challenge.  I tried to keep it clean and simple, but if you know me like I know me (LOL) I always have to add a little sumthin, sumthin.  Here is my card:

Here is the sketch:

So won't you come join us and showcase your designs using this fabulous sketch?  I hope you do.  But before I go, I want to share the supplies used in creating this card:

1.  Heart vine stamp (Unity Stamp Co. - God's Sight)
2.  Sentiment stamp (Unity Stamp Co.- your heart and my heart)
3.  Black ink (Stampin' Up)
4.  Pink ink (Tim Holtz)
5.  Brown ink (Tim Holtz)
6.  Geometric paper piece (Heidi Swapp)
7.  Flower vine (Prima)

Until next time,
Dawn

Alternative Wedding Guest Book or Retirement Gift for a Librarian?

What should this be?  You tell me!  I don't know.  I think it could be either.  It is a personal choice, really.  Check it out right here:

Personally I thought it would be neat as a guest book for a wedding with a literary theme.  Each guest can leave their well wishes on one of the 100 library cards.  There are also 100 different pockets which provides for plenty of color and interest.  Some cards and pockets have been altered with metal and/or wood trinkets, or paper flowers.

Or give as a gift to a retiring librarian...a librarian would truly appreciate this mini library drawer with its cards and pockets.

So what should this be?  Let me know in the comments below.

Until next time,
Dawn

Can You Case It #131, A Color Challenge

Welcome back to my blog!  It is so nice having you here!  I hope everyone had a great week.  This week at Can You Case It, we are having a color challenge.  Check it out right here:

 

And here's my card:

This color combo screams classy and elegant to me.  I hope I achieved that theme with this card...LOL!
Supply list:
Pattern paper (Bo Bunny)
Washi tape (Prima)
Dress form stamp (Impression Obsession)
Sentiment stamp (Unity Stamp Co.)
Floral embellishments (My Minds Eye)
Black ink (Stampin' Up)
Yellow ink (Tim Holtz Distress Marker and Copic Sketch Marker)
Transparency (Unknown)
Resin frame (Melissa Frances)

I have a thing for dress forms you can say...LOL  I have made several creations with them.  I don't know; I think they are pretty cool.  To me they are examples of strength and femininity.

Make sure you link up your pretty creations; can't wait to see them.

Until next week,
Dawn

Can You Case It #130, Make a Birthday Card Challenge

Welcome everyone!  So glad you arrived at my blog because I am celebrating birthdays.  Well, not exactly, but the design team members, including myself, over at Can You Case It? are having a birthday card challenge.  Come celebrate with us...here are the graphics:

I just love birthdays...don't you?!  I love celebrating others' birthdays as well as my own.  And I especially love cake and ice-cream and opening up presents.  I also enjoy watching others open their presents.  And children's birthday parties are on a whole other level with themes, live entertainment, animals, treat bags, favors, pinatas, zip lining, trampoline, and go cart venues, etc.  For this challenge I decided to go with a ballerina princess theme.  Here is my card:

I know, it's a little busy, but a lot of little girls like busy.  LOL  For this card I used an older Stampin' Up set to create the doodled background.  It is called Doodle This.  The sentiment is from a fairly new Unity Stamp Co. set called ...so glad you were born.  Pink paper is from GCD and the yellow paper is Pink Paislee.  The flowers are from Michael's.  Well I can't wait to hear your comments.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Until next time,
Dawn

Can You Case It #129, A Color Challenge

Hello everyone!  Hope you had a wonderful week!  I am so glad you are here visiting my blog.  This week at Can You Case It we are having a fabulous color challenge.  You just gotta check out this combo:

Doesn't it scream, "Come play!"  LOL  Well I hope you do.  Here is my card:

For this card I used pattern paper from various companies:  Crate Paper, American Crafts, and Echo Park.  The chipboard bird is Crate Paper.  The sentiment is from a set called worth it all (Unity Stamp Co.).  It was stamped in Dapper Denim (Stampin' Up).

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved pink and blue together.  I think it is very pretty.  Well until next time, keep crafting in peace and love.

Dawn

Can You Case It #128, A Sketch Challenge

I am so glad that you are visiting my blog.  WELCOME AND I HOPE YOU RETURN!   This week at Can You Case It, we are having a sketch challenge.  I knew right away which stamp I was going to use for the bottom of this card.  It is a stamp I recently purchased from the Great Lakes Megameet this past May 2016 in Novi, Michigan.

Our country has been experiencing some troubling, sad times recently.  The world has been experiencing troubling, sad times as well.  All the violence has taken its toll on me.  I wanted to create an uplifting, inspirational card.  I worry every time my eldest son, sets foot out our door.  I have told him what to do if ever he were to be pulled over.  I just pray that he will be safe.

Check out the inspiration:

The large stamp at the bottom of card is called dragonfly collage (Technique Junkies).  The sentiment stamp is from vintage scripture (Unity Stamp Co).  Archival black ink (Stampin' Up) was used for the collage and the sentiment.  The collage was colored with various dimensional paints and sprays from Art Anthology.  Thanks for taking a look!  Please leave a comment; they really make my day.  I hope to see you again next week.  I hope my card has given you some inspiration.  Until next week,  Dawn