Another CASE with Varied Vases

A new Global Design Project challenge kicked off yesterday – a challenge to CASE a “get well soon” card I made earlier this year. What fun! The card I created for the design team to CASE that design featured a small vase with a tulip from the Varied Vases Bundle. You can see that card here. As if CASEing my own card wasn’t exciting enough, today I’m CASEing my card that was a CASE my other card. Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:If you missed this card when it was posted on my blog, CLICK HERE.

And here’s the card I shared yesterday:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• CASing my CASE. The stamps and sentiment are the same on both the card I share today and the one I shared yesterday. I switched the background paper and changed the size of the layers between the two cards. The changes I made from one card to the other aren’t upgrades – just updates. The differences are found in the colors and the balance of the layers.
  • Like the inspiration card and the card I shared yesterday, this card is a “get well soon” card.
  • Like the inspiration card and the card I shared yesterday, the focal point is a modern vase of flowers.
  • Like the inspiration card and the card I shared yesterday, this card is built to showcase beautiful layers and a gorgeous Designer Series Paper.
• Building a Vase. I shared this card with my local club that met over the weekend. We enjoyed building this little flower-leaf-vase combination. Here’s a closer look at that fun element on this card:Here are three tips for building the perfect vase:
  • Stamp-Punch Orientation. Have you ever stamped an image along the side of a piece of scrap paper only to find that it’s upside down or on the wrong side of the paper? It can be tricky to visualize the orientation of the images in a punch, so I created a quick visual for my club members to show them how they might want to stamp the images to make sure they are ready for the punch:
  • Don’t Be Fooled. Do not think that you can stamp each of these elements along the edge of your paper before punching them out with the punch. Because there are so many elements in this punch, you’ll inevitably punch right through one of your stamped images with one of the other elements in the punch. You can either (a) be patient and stamp-then-punch each element or (2) be OK to waste a little paper so you can stamp each component with space in between.
  • Gluing the Elements. If you want to build a flower vase like the one I shared above, all of the glue will be added to the leaf. Add a touch of glue to the base of the leaf and position the vase over it. Then add a little glue to the space on the leaf just above the opening of the vase to attach the flower. Fill the back of the trio with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals to ensure it’s all held together on your card.
• Color Inspiration. Like yesterday’s card, today’s card features Soft Sea Foam and Shaded Spruce. Instead of Melon Mambo, though, I’ve added the soft and beautiful Grapefruit Grove. If you like this combination of Soft Sea Foam, Grapefruit Grove and Shaded Spruce, please save this:

Bundles: Varied Vases  Stamp Sets: Varied Vases, Well Said  Papers: Gingham Gala 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam, Grapefruit Grove, Thick Whisper White  Inks: Shaded Spruce, Soft Sea Foam, Grapefruit Grove, Basic Black  Accessories: Vases Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

Varied Vases Photopolymer Bundle – 148381

Price: $39.50

Well Said Cling Bundle – 150609

Price: $76.50

Gingham Gala 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 148554

Price: $11.00

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147142

Price: $7.50

Grapefruit Grove 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146972

Price: $8.50

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147102

Price: $7.50

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146988

Price: $8.50

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147088

Price: $7.50

Shaded Spruce 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146981

Price: $8.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the Global Design Project site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Everything is Rosy. I want to remind you about the Everything is Rosy Product Medley – a gorgeous collection of products that’s only being offered for a limited time in May. This medley is expected to sell out soon, so please don’t delay.

• To read all about this Everything is Rosy Product Medley, CLICK HERE.
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Sign up Today for the Hugs from Shelli Paper Pumpkin. I devoted an entire post last week with information about the Paper Pumpkin kit designed by Stampin’ Up!’s co-founder, Shelli Gardner. Click on the link below for more information and to sign up today:

Don’t Miss These Retiring Products. Stampin’ Up! announced the products that will retire on June 3 (or when products sell out). Please click on the picture below to read more about what’s retiring and why you have a limited time to grab up these items:Over the past couple of days, I’ve shared parades of prior cards with select retiring items. If you missed those posts, you can see them here:

• Select Retiring Stamp Sets (A-L) & a Parade of 46 Cards
• Select Retiring Stamp Sets (M-Z) & a Parade of 37 Cards

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