Jan 17, 2016 | Boxes, Challenges, Color Palette, CYCI, Gift Wrap, New Products, Occasions |
It’s CYCI’s 3rd birthday! To celebrate, this week’s color challenge is Black & White.
It can be either elegant or fun. I chose to do a little of both. I mean, this little penguin is definitely fun, and what’s more elegant than a tuxedo? And he/she is perfect for giving a small birthday gift or treat.
I’ve never made the little animal boxes that have been so popular. But the Playful Pals stamp set and the Pyramid Pals Thinlits Dies (available individually, or together in a bundle to save 15%!) make it so easy, and they’re so darn cute, who can resist?
To make the box, I cut out two pieces of Basic Black card stock with the pyramid box die and glued them together on the bottom panels – the same way you make a Curvy Keepsake Box. I then glued the flaps on one side to the two adjacent sides, so the box would keep its shape. I tucked in the flaps on the other side, so it could be opened easily.
For the feet, I cut two of the “frog feet” from Pumpkin Pie card stock and glued them to the box’s bottom, so just the webbed toes extended past the box’s edge.
I stamped the eyes in black Memento ink onto Whisper White CS and cut them with the coordinating die. I cut the triangular chest piece from Whisper White CS and the two long flippers from Basic Black CS. I cut the beak from Pumpkin Pie CS with the little diamond shaped die. Then I glued everything in place on the box.
This adorable penguin opens in the back to tuck in tiny treats.
Here’s what I used, or mentioned. Click on the images below to get your very own!
Be sure to check out the other projects, and share your own, at canyoucaseit.com!
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 10, 2016 | Challenges, CYCI, Sketches |
This week’s CYCI challenge is to create a project using this sketch as inspiration. 
Here’s what I made. 
The card base and top panel mat are Mossy Meadow card stock. All three pieces of Designer Series Paper are from the new Birthday Bouquet DSP. The sentiment, from the new Sale-a-bration stamp set What I Love, is stamped in Mossy Meadow on Whisper White CS, on top of a slightly wider strip of Pool Party CS, then attached to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Everything else is glued. This card is appropriate for so many different occasions – just change the sentiment. Here’s what I used:
Be sure to check out all the other great projects at canyoucaseit.com, and play along by posting your own project!
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 3, 2016 | Cards, Challenges, Color Palette, CYCI, New Products, Occasions |
It’s the first canyoucaseit.com challenge of 2016! I hope you’ll play along with us by posting your project to the web site. You just might be one of the design team picks of the week!
Here is this week’s color challenge…
… and here is my card.
I made a 6″ x 6″card today, not something I do very often. My purple, blue, and neutral colors are Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, and Very Vanilla, which are all colors in the Bohemian Designer Series Paper.
The card base is Bermuda Bay card stock that I cut to 6″ x 12″ and scored at 6″. (If you have 8-1/2″ x 11″ paper instead of 12″ x 12″, you can make a 5-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ card.)
The next two layers are from the Bohemian DSP.
Using the Circles Collection Framelits Dies, I cut a Bermuda Bay and a slightly smaller Rich Razzleberry circle. I glued the larger one to the card front, then attached the smaller one with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped the sentiment from the You’re So Lovely stamp set on Very Vanilla card stock in Rich Razzleberry. I then stamped the tiny wreath around the sentiment in Bermuda Bay. I used the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch to cut it out, then attached it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The last touch was to put scatter a few sequins from the Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim. I pulled them off the string, dropped them onto the card for a random design, and glued them on the card individually.
Here’s what I used:
Be sure to check out all the other designs on canyoucaseit.com this week.
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Jan 2, 2016 | Blog Candy, Challenges, Christmas, CYCI |
A couple weeks ago, CanYouCaseIt.com posted our 100th challenge! To celebrate, and to thank all of you for following along, the design team had a Blog Hop with Blog Candy on each of our blogs. It was a two week challenge. To see my post, click here.
Here is what I offered as my Blog Candy: Versatile Christmas stamp set, Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack, Metallic Silver Baker’s Twine, Home For Christmas Enamel Dots, and Season of Cheer Washi Tape. That’s a $45 value! Most of these items will retire in two days, so if you don’t win today, click on the images at the bottom of this post to get yours while you can!
The lucky winner of this Blog Candy, and belated Christmas gift, is Julie “Jules2Jems” Curtis !!! Julie’s comment: “This is a great card for a guy!”
Congratulations, Julie! Please email your mailing address to me at candy@stampcandy.net, and I’ll get these goodies right out to you!
Here’s where everyone can get these products:
Check back tomorrow for the first CYCI challenge of 2016!
If you’re in the Atlanta area tomorrow, be sure to stop by my Open House! Details are in yesterday’s post here.
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 20, 2015 | Blog Candy, Blog Hop, Cards, Challenges, CYCI, Occasions |
This week’s CanYouCaseIt.com challenge is a very special one. For the 100th CYCI challenge we are doing a Blog Hop AND Blog Candy!
Here is this week’s sketch…
…and here is my card.
To make it even more special, I’m giving you a sneak peek at some of the new products that will be available to order on January 5 from the 2016 Occasions Catalog.
Both patterned papers are from the new Have a Cuppa Designer Series Paper Stack. The stack is very colorful, but these two patterns look stately, calm, and rather masculine.
The Crushed Curry dot, from the new It’s My Party Enamel Dots, adds a little pop of color.
The sentiment is from the new Greatest Greetings stamp set, which has 15 different sentiments in an adorable font:
The card base and mats for both panels are Basic Grey and Bermuda Bay card stock. The sentiment is stamped in Bermuda Bay on Whisper White.
Here’s what I used:
FREE STUFF
Here is my blog candy: Versatile Christmas stamp set, Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack, Metallic Silver Baker’s Twine, Home For Christmas Enamel Dots, and Season of Cheer Washi Tape. That’s a $45 value!
To enter the drawing for this blog candy, simply leave a comment below by January 1. On January 2, I will announce who the winner is – chosen using the random number generator at random.org. Be sure to check back to see if you’ve won an extra Christmas gift! (I will ship anywhere in the US.)
Everyone on the blog hop is offering blog candy, so be sure to comment on each post to enter all the different drawings.
And don’t forget to join us on canyoucaseit.com by posting your project for a chance to be a winning pick of our Design Team Members!
If you lose your place along the hop, refer to this list:
Thanks for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
Dec 13, 2015 | Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Color Palette, CYCI, Holiday |
This week at CanYouCaseIt.com we’re doing a Holiday Color Challenge:
A few years ago, I wouldn’t necessarily have thought of Real Red, Pool Party, and Very Vanilla as a traditional holiday color combo. But after using them together to coordinate with Stampin’ Up’s wonderful Christmas Designer Series Papers, such as the Home for Christmas DSP, I’ve come to really like them.
The cool blue like ice, and the warm red like a crackling fire, remind me of two of my favorite things about the traditional holiday season. I say traditional holiday season because, here in the South, we rarely have snow or ice or a fire in the fireplace this time of year. Yesterday, just 12 days before Christmas, it was in the mid-70s!
The Very Vanilla reminds me of a color that we called Winter White when I was growing up, though I haven’t heard the term in a long time. It’s just a little warmer, and maybe a little classier feeling, than the cold, stark, snowy white.
Note: the ribbon is the same color as the Very Vanilla card stock, but the light reflects off the satin ribbon differently, and I just couldn’t find a camera angle that would show it.
For today’s card, I decided to let the DSP do most of the work. On a Pool Party card stock base, I glued a piece of the red stripe paper, then a piece of the snowy blue paper, both from the Home for Christmas DSP. I liked it so much, I didn’t want to cover it up too much, so I only added a couple more things.
First was a piece of shiny, satin ribbon in Very Vanilla. Then came the sentiment from the Wonderland stamp set, stamped in Real Red on Very Vanilla card stock, then matted with Real Red card stock. I cut the ends of the sentiment with the Decorative Label Punch, for what I think is a pretty cool effect.
Hurry to get these products now, because some of them will retire January 4, unless they sell out before then!
Here’s what I used:
Thank you for stopping by today, and Sweet Stamping!
