CASE-ing Tuesday #127

The last week has been crazy around here, as I finished getting ready for Christmas.  As of Friday morning, not a single present was wrapped, and I still had a few last minute things to buy.  Plus, I knew my son was coming home Saturday night, and I wanted to be all finished so I could spend time with him, and not rushing around to put the finishing touches on  on Christmas.  

But on Sunday morning, I was banished from the downstairs while the he wrapped presents.  Always obliging, especially since I was wrapping MY present, I stole a few moments up in my studio to work on my card for this week’s CASE-ing Tuesday challenge.   As I scanned my stamp sets on the shelves, I kept coming back to the Crafting Forever Stamp Set and knew this was what I had to use this week.  

That’s what’s so cool about CASE-ing.  You never know if your card is going to look exactly like it does in the catalog, or if you’re just using the catalog as a catalyst for something new.  So, come join us and create a card based on the above pattern and then post it on the Facebook Post.  Or, if you post it elsewhere on Facebook, you can use the hashtag #CASEingtuesday127.

Base:  Emerald Envy, 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Layer 1: Basic Black, 5 1/2″ x 2″
Layer 2: Naturally Ecclectic Designer Series Paper, 5 3/8″ x 1 7/8″
Layer 3:  2 Gold Foil Snowflakes (retiring 1/2!)
Layer 4:  Basic  Black Layering Scallop (largest)
Layer 5: Whisper White, Stitched Oval (largest)
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1. Place both the stamp and scissor stamps on a single block. Using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, stamp both images on the Base, creating your own designer series paper images. 
2. Stamp sentiment  with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Layer 2 and adhere to Layer 1.  Add to base. 
3. Stamp paint brushes with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Layer 5.  Color and shade with various Stampin’ Blends.  Adhere to Layer 4.  Layer the two Gold Snowflakes, overlapping them slightly so they meet in the middle.  Run some Snail or Fast Fuse onto the the back of the Black Oval and place on the Snowflakes.  Adhere to card with dimensionals.