My CASE of Shelly's CAS

Hello!  I am fortunate to belong to a group of blogging buddies on Split Coast Stampers called Stamp Addicts.  You can visit each member's blog by clicking the link in my sidebar.  About a month ago it was our turn to CASE one of our member's cards - Shelly.

Let me tell you, this was a daunting prospect!!  Just visit her blog My Creative Rumblings and check out her creative work.  You will see what I mean!  So intricately made and wonderfully embellished, never overdoing it - well, I was wondering how on earth I could possibly do any of her work justice!

Then I spied this CAS (Clean and Simple) card of hers and thought, surely I can work something up using this beauty.  Here's Shelly's handiwork:

Isn't this pretty? I love the soft coloring and subtle accents that the embossed background provides.



Well, after a brief debate, I decided that an Easter card was my choice and the colors would be purple and yellow.  Of course, the obvious choice for a stamp image was my favorite flower: a daffodil.








This was my first time attempting to use twine on a card. I always admire it so when others use it, so using Shelly's inspiration I gave it a go.

The purple panel was embossed and then sprayed with A Muse's Shimmer Mist, giving it a pearlescent shimmer.











My second take on Shelly's card is shown below.  I used a delicate embossed background on Certainly Celery CS, a MS border punch for the panel, and SU markers directly onto the rubber image.  It's finished with a shimmery white ribbon from a local store.

Thanks for looking and to Shelly & the rest of the Stamp Addicts gang: sorry that I am behind in my CASing!  Next up: some of Marilynn's cards-oh boy!