Welcome, Little One!

Hello!

Today's card is because, well, I'm a Grandma again!  Yay!

My eldest grandson just turned 13, so it's about time we added a wee one to the family.

Meet Asher Tobias

June 7th, 2025, 04:58 a.m.

7# 11 oz., 20 1/2 in.

All credit to Vicki, because these are my CASEs of her card here.

This was my second CASE, but my fave!  While I still LOVE Vicki's card, this is my final attempt, 

and I love it!

I cut a different star from the center of my linen paper (same as the back panel which gave me texture), ink blended in a pale blue allowing the white to peek through.  I had the small dark blue star from the card but, but ink blended it a bit of darker blue around the edges.  The stars were cut, one colored blue, then small strips of paper were added as strings and mounted.  The sentiment was stamped, cut and hung off-center.  Oh, I did go back to add WoS to my "balloons"!

Supplies:

   SSS - Vented Star die, Mini Stars die

   MFT - Stars Above dies, Beautiful Baby stamps

My original card...  No subliminal messages about the NFL colors used please, I was going boy!

No, I don't have any dies like Vicki's, nor could I find any like it so I went with this die from Amazon -- I DO NOT recommend it!  It doesn't cut well, it left chads everywhere, edges to manually clean up and uneven spaces - ugh!  

My afterthoughts were that "I could do better".   Honestly, I think the poor cutting of the die was wearing on me... thus, making the card above.  

P.S.  I also need a very subtle embossing folder...

Supplies:

   Darice - Argyle e/f

   MFT - Stars Above dies

   PTI - Baby Mini

Welcome to the world, Sweet Baby Boy!

Thanks for the visit, Friends!

I may be off to get in a squeeze with Babykins!

Hugs,

TK

Masculine BD Card & a Round-about CASE

 Welcome, Welcome!

Today's card brings my SIL's Birthday, front and center!  Happy Birthday, Big D!

In making this card, I was looking for masculine inspiration and I went to Michele's blog to search.  What I found was her card CASE-ing me, so now I'm CASE-ing her!!!  It was such a long time ago, so I decided to bring the technique back and make another card ~

Using the same folder, however I also used different ink colors, a different label tag and a different sentiment.

So, what's CASEd from her card, you ask?

Why, off-setting the embossed texture on the second embossing so it doesn't mimic the actual inked portion!  Brilliant!  Thanks, Michele!  And my sentiment?  Well it's a new-to-me better press plate set, which didn't im-press at all!  I used all 3 given shims and nada; so now I'm going to have to research what I can add to my Big Shot Express (electric) to run my BetterPress through it and get that beloved impression.  I did try adding a detail metal shim but it was not as long as the "sandwich" so it quits rolling at some point....  Oy!  I may have to bring my manual Big Shot Plus out of the closet for just this purpose.

Anyway, that's it for me today, except sending it over to NBUS for that un-impressed sentiment!

Supplies:

   Darice - Argyle e/f

   EH (oob) - Hex Frames

   Splb - A Little Message sentiment bpp (NBUS)

It's a great start to the week, I hope your week is blessed too!

Hugs,

TK

A Total CASE

 Good morning!

Or at least to those who are visiting in the morning but well wishes for a fine day, no matter when you're visiting.

I took a half a day off and enjoyed myself immensely!  I enjoyed an Unboxing Event for the upcoming PFS Craft & Create next weekend, and then a PFS Craft Along by Heather and Lea.  Yay!

Today's card is a direct CASE of Heather Hoffman's, so I give her all the credit!  We ink blended through stencils, without using the matching stamp, added a few layers, wrapped a little thread and then added the sentiment.  Here's my card ~

Oh!  And what you can't see, is the rest of the inked panel that the banner was cut from... it's actually on the inside, framing the area for your own handwritten message.  Definitely not my usual style, but I LOVE the colors, layers and that banner!  It's good to step out of your routine, right?  The sentiment is pre-foiled and a few added gems.  Why a total CASE?  Well, my internet was going in and out, so I found myself way behind... no time for originality!

Hmmm, these jewels are actually iridscent but appear silver in this photo -- I guess I'll have to leave it to your imagination.  But since all of these products are NBUS and new-to-me, I'll be sending this over to NBUS #59.

Supplies:

   PFS - Poppy Mix stencils, Slim Ornate Banner, Foiled Sentiments 6 ephemera pack, twine

Thank you for the visit, I appreciate you more than you'll know!  Have a blessed day.

Hugs,

TK

CASEing a DT Member

 Happy Tuesday!

While I haven't been able to play for awhile, I made time for this challenge over at Just Us Girls #669.  While there are so many possibilities (and I'll probably still do that), I really chose to challenge myself to step outside of my usual box.  I chose to CASE Vicki, due to her play with ephemera layering.  Her colors are gorgeous and bold, and her card is amazing -- go ahead and take a peek!  Now why is that "outside the box" for me?  Well, I've not had much success in multiple layers, even when they come from the same paper pack.

Here is my card ~

Oh!  I just noticed that lower left corner lifted!  Doh!  Oh, I'll fix it before it's used...  I left the sentiment off because I'm not sure of the occasion I'll use it for yet.

I CASEd Vicki's card pretty closely (using a new-to-me die, so I'll enter over at NBUS #55 plus the colors over at Color Hues #73 - Blue & Coral) but with fewer layers.  I'm pretty happy with this because it actually worked but I still am in awe over the card I CASEd!  Lots of visual texture here.

Supplies:

   HB - Log Cabin dp

   PFS - Essential Folk Edge Rectangle die

   SSS - Eucalyptus Leaves dies

   PTI - Tag Sale #5 die

   CB - Dragonfly Collage die

 

ETA:  Sorry but I was only able to "crop" horizontally in all of the challenges, so something is up with my "puter" -- please excuse the odd thumbnail!

Thank you for the visit, I appreciate each and every one of you!

Hugs,

TK 

CASEing Bobby!

Hello again!

I recently really enjoyed picking a card to CASE, so I decided I needed to do another, only this time it'd be Bobby!  This one's for her Birthday - Happy Birthday to you, Bobby!  Here is her CAS but regal card (her post is 6/15/20) ~



I really liked the masculine or feminine feel of this, the muted but pretty tones, along with the browns of the pattern.  And here's what I came up with ~
(sorry poor indoor lighting)

While hers is masculine, I couldn't really send Bobby a masculine card, so I made it a bit more fitting  :o)

I used a stamp that I honestly had trouble stamping with, I've used it before but it was giving me fits.  I'm not sure if my desk is to flexible (it's kinda long), or what my issue was, but I definitely struggled at first.  I usually tend to have this issue with larger stamps (any ideas?).  After stamping and heat embossing, I colored with my Zigs, then stamped and cut the sentiment before placing it.  I actually wanted a bit of the melon color showing underneath but I just couldn't make it work.  Needless to say, I WAS trying to CASE Bobby!  I hope you like it, and so does she!

Supplies:

   CASual Friday - Tim Roof (NLIB I believe)

   WF - Label Greetings (NBUS)

Thank you for dropping by and visiting, I love each chat.  Maybe next time it'll be in person (oh how I wish)!

Hugs,

TK

CASEing Bonnie!

Howdy, Friends!

Recently I've seen a few of these mono prints, but I believe I saw Bonnie's first, so here's my attempt.

First, her card ~

Isn't it gorgeous!  So many pretty things about it!  

And here's my CAS attempt ~

I chose to leave the sentiment off, I'm not sure what the card's use will be and I didn't want to paint myself into a corner.  I wish I'd used a few more layers of the orange and yellow to brighten it up a bit, but I still like the artsy feel of this!  

Supplies:

   C&9:  Bouquet die

And for fun, here's another example of Bonnie's, this one uses a background text, as well as some detail stamping on the flower -- excellent additions!

Thanks for stopping by, hope your week is going fabulously.

Hugs,

TK