Tuesday, June 3, 2014

calling all critters!

we're looking for pets and animals this week at shopping our stash and we want to see projects which show off your favorites! my post is a little different this time, as i'm inspired by TWO of my favorite bloggers. i'm stealing (AHEM!) ...or rather, paying tribute to... (that's better!) a gorgeous card design by my lovely friend shanna, the stamping banana* with what turns out to be the most straight-up CASE i've ever done. meanwhile, i'm also "paying tribute to" the work-style of my lovely friend and fellow SOS dt member, leslie, aka the crooked stamper by making several different versions of the same card. at the same time, i'm embracing the SOS ethos of using up older stuff by making my cards entirely from scraps and leftovers. surprisingly enough, i really like all five (!!!**) cards i made, but this one miiiiiiight be my favorite. well, it's pink, isn't it? 'nuff said!

(patterned paper: adrienne looman for prima, basic grey + the "friend" page from an actual vintage (falling apart) dictionary; tapes: love my tape, freckled fawn, recollections, heidi swapp, bazzill; butterfly die: quickuttz; bling: recollections; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)

for the next one, i went sort of unisex. turns out, i have a LOT of neutral-colored tapes:

(patterned paper: glitz design, k and co; black glossy cardstock: ranger; tapes: love my tape, recollections, heidi swapp, oriental trading co; butterfly die: quickuttz; bling: k and co; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, sewing machine)

i was using leftover pre-folded-but-abandoned card blanks as well as scraps of paper for backgrounds, so some of these are oddly shaped. but there doesn't seem to be a BAD way to do this. 

(patterned paper: amy tangerine/american crafts, authentique; tapes: love my tape, freckled fawn, recollections, bazzill; bling: recollections; butterfly die: quickuttz; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, 3m foam tape, sewing machine)

the card above made me think it might be cool to do one with the tape placed horizontally, so i did. i went slightly further into neutral territory, too, in hopes of making a "masculine" version; which i think works pretty well.

(patterned paper: glitz design, k and co; white glossy cardstock: ranger; tapes: love my tape, recollections, 7gypsies, oriental trading co; butterfly die: quickuttz; bling: recollections; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, sewing machine)

the last one is the most like shanna's original card, and those colors just soooooooo totally POP, don't they?!

(patterned paper: basic grey, prima; tapes: love my tape, recollections, hambly oriental trading co; butterfly die: quickuttz; bling: prima; ink: colorbox; adhesives: staples brand gluetape runner, sewing machine)

you'll notice is that i didn't put a sentiment on any of these. i actually need a few "no occasion" note cards to send right now, and plan to save the extras for future use. i really like keeping a few cards uncommitted whenever possible, because you just don't know when you'll suddenly need a thank you or a get well or... whatever... and these are so flexible, they could pretty much be turned into anything.

thank you, shanna for permission to CASE and share your design. thank you, leslie for your hilarious and scientific "anatomy of a card" posts, of which this is a very pale imitation. thank you, everyone else who's reading, for coming along to hang out!

there's tons more critter-based fun at shopping our stash, so be sure to check it out! ♥♥♥

*best blog name ever or what? yeah, i think so too!
**i know, i know, i'm on record as HATING to mass-produce, but there were sooooo many fun possibilities, i just got on a roll somehow! ♥

12 comments:

  1. Whoa, thanks for the shout-out, Missy! And for the record, this is not mass production. Nope, it's more like an incredible adventure into how many fabulous versions of one card can be made from scraps/remnants, and you've pretty much nailed it!

    PS: While her blog name is quite fabby, I really think yours still wins. :D

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  2. PS: Why is it every time I read your blog I add more to my blog reader? Like I HAVE THE TIME FOR THIS! ;/

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  3. Every one is wonderful!! Great job on these!

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  4. Look at you go with your scrappy goodness! Those cards are gor-geeeee-ous! Love the colours, love all the tape!! Fab job!! Great way to build your card stash.

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  5. um wow. these are all so different and all so gorgeous! What a terrific way to get a set of cards created!

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  6. Holy mass produced card magic, Batman!! All of these cards are amazing!

    I agree with Leslie: although she has a funny blog name, yours is by far the best one I've come across!

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  7. Great cards! I love the assembly line/mass production/not really mass production technique in action here.

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  8. Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love these! The butterfly looks so nice and the way you've created each one is just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

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  9. Wow these butterfly cards are so pretty :) love the butterfly trail and layering with patterns :)

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  10. Oh my goodness, you are just the sweetest! Thanks so much for all your sweet comments and the "shout out"! I ADORE your CASEd cards and especially love that your used a variety of patterned papers for your background. And stitching around the edges is perfect on these! I now need to CASE in return - is there a word for that!?!? lol I am so inspired!
    Shanna
    p.s. I agree - though my blog name is quirky and odd, yours is still the best one I've come across! :)

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  11. These are all so incredible! And omg, you managed to make butterflies masculine. Seriously. We can close the internet now, everybody go home.
    I really love all the textures & fabulous bits and bobs you've added - these are terrific!

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  12. Love them all! And I enjoyed reading about your trip to NY city - if we ever win the UK Lotto I want to go to the USA and visit all of the wonderful offbeat stamp shops! Love all of these creations Karen x

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