Fluttering By for a CAS(E) of Fusion!

I had a little free time this week to play along with a couple of challenges, CAS(E) this Sketch! #24:

and the inspiration photo from Fusion Card Challenge #3:  love all those black & white flourishes.

I thought I'd try and use up some of my washi tape for some bold stripes, and the zig-zag line on the sketch seemed to call for hand embroidery.

I started out embossing the card base with one of Lil'Inker Designs' Stitched Mats. Some of the flourishes from the Paper Smooches stamp set "Flap Happy" were used to guide the stitched flight path of the butterfly. The solid back-side of the butterfly stamp was used to colour in the die-cut butterfly, then I turned the stamp right-side up to stamp the outline.  The butterfly is attached to the card only along its spine.

This was a super-quick card to make--even the stitching was easy with the holes pre-punched.

Happy crafting,
Caroline

Supplies used:
Washi tape: Close to My Heart, American Crafts, other.
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black and Cotton Candy (CTMH)
Paper Smooches' Flap Happy  stamp set and Butterfly #1 die.
Lil'Inker Designs' Stitched Mats-Rectangles
DMC embroidery floss
Piercing tools Z1114 (CTMH)

Color My Heart #36--Claire Colors

Welcome to another gorgeous color palette from Color My Heart!  This week's challenge colours include:

BLUSH

HOLLYHOCK

SUNSET &

OUTDOOR DENIM

These colours are featured in the CTMH Claire paper pack, which I just happened to purchase, making it VERY easy to create a set of notecards for my sister's birthday next month.

Here's the complete set; I made two of each:

I admit to using some sketches (and one outright COPY, never mind CASE!) for the card designs.

The first one is a variation on a card created by Jennifer McGuire for the Online Card Classes' Pattern Play.  Rounding the opposite corners of simple paper rectangles gives them such an organic look! This card features stamps from the set included in the Claire Workshop-on-the-Go, and some pink and red sparkle gems.

This second card is taken directly from the Spring & Summer Idea book (CTMH catalogue). Lots of ink and sand-paper distressing result in a softer look. The sentiment stamps are from Paper Smooches' Good Gab. Love the funky font!

The third card uses an older "Deconstructed sketch" from Jen Schults:

I was able to use the Hollyhock zipper trim for the scalloped element on this design. I used Liquid Glass to glue it down and some Fray-check on the cut edges to prevent it from unravelling.

The current sketch at  CAS(E) this sketch was used for the final card. I'll be linking this one up to CTS #21:

 I used a notebook die and coordinating stamp from Lil'Inker for the sentiment block and letters cut using the font from the Cricut Artiste cartridge. The fun chevron-striped ribbon in Outdoor Denim lent itself very well for the vertical flag on the sketch.

All of the flowers on these cards were stamped using the CTMH set Girls Rock. I LOVE the 70's feel to those blossoms--flowah-powah!

Time to check out what the other crafty gals at Color My Heart have done with these colours! Click HERE to visit the blog. We hope you'll link up your creations, using colours from your stash, and share them with us this week.

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{Personal anecdote} So I keep inviting my younger sister (she lives in town) for crafting evenings, card workshops, etc and she keeps turning me down. Just before Christmas, she called me up to ask for crafty help in making a secret-Santa gift for a co-worker. I helped her create a set of 6 notecards. She totally enjoyed it, and said she kept looking at them in wonder that she had made something so lovely, and wondering if she could just keep them? She also said, "If I had all those craft supplies, I'd make notecards as gifts for everyone I know..." So I took the hint!  Now just have to make a colour-themed birthday card and I'm all set.

Happy Easter to you all! Hope the long weekend includes some fresh air, but also some crafty time!
Caroline

Supplies:
Cardstock: Colonial White, Cashemere, Champagne, Hollyhock, Sunset & Outdoor Denim, CTMH 
Patterned Paper: Claire, CTMH
Inks:  Champagne, Cashmere, Hollyhock, Outdoor Denim & Sunset, CTMH
Sparkle gems in Pink, Blue, CTMH; Orange, American Crafts
Fibres: chevron ribbon, natural hemp, zipper trim, CTMH; Melon twine from The Twinery
Cricut Artiste cartridge, CTMH
Notebook die & stamp, Lil'Inker.