Love You Sew - You're A Cut Above

by Joanne James5. April 2016 07:00

Today I have another clean and simple card for you, this time for this week's challenge over at CAS(E) This Sketch. I love playing along with their sketches, which can sometimes leave me lost at first glance but then often take me in an unexpected direction. This week's sketch is definitely one of those! Here is the sketch:

 

I spent considerable time thinking about how I was going to interpret this sketch and then ended up with not one but two very different creations! Here is the first one:

There are a number of key elements that make up this deceptively simple card:

A Cut Above - This great sentiment comes for the current hostess set in the Spring-Summer catalogue 'Love You Sew'. This exclusive set can only be purchased with Stampin' Rewards that are earned with qualifying party sales when you host your own Stampin' Up! party or place an individual order of £150 or more. Perfect for crafters, it includes a number of fun sentiments and craft-themed stamps and has been very popular with party hostesses throughout Sale-A-Bration. It is still available until the seasonal catalogue ends on May 31st, so if you would like to earn it for free then do get in touch to earn yours.

It's My Party - I love the bold and sassy colours and patterns of the It's My Party Suite and this card was perfect for a busy pattern, due to its simple design. What's more, the decision on which side to use was made easy - for today's card, both patterns are visible. Score! I simply cut a line across my DSP with my Stampin' Trimmer, then folded back the sides to create a 'v' in which to stamp my sentiment on the layer below.

 

Snip, Snip - The scissors stamp can be found in the 'Love You Sew' stamp set too and were the perfect embellishment for my split card front. I coloured them in with my Stampin' Write markers so that I could colour the handles and blades separately and positioned them'in action'.

Sew easy, sew simple! I just love this set and this sentiment makes for a perfect crafty congratulations - I shall probably make a few of these to keep on standby to celebrate my team members' achievements!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

 

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

I've had a day of hair braiding, manicures and baking in addition to a few household chores today. I'm sure tomorrow will be equally fun! Back tomorrow with another very different interpretation of the same sketch; until then, happy stampin'!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

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Comments (6) -

LeAnne Pugliese
LeAnne PuglieseUnited States
4/5/2016 3:18:49 PM #

OH MY GOSH!!!!  How stinkin' cute is this?!  I predict this will definitely be a winner!  At least it is in my book!  I would like to CASE this if I may, for my own cute little collection using this awesome hostess set!

Joanne James
Joanne JamesUnited Kingdom
4/5/2016 10:21:14 PM #

Well I'm encouraged by your kind words LeAnne - but you might want to see what tomorrow's card using the same sketch has in store  - I think it's even more inspired! Different stamp set though Smile As far as this one goes, you CASE away my friend - I love this hostess set too and I can't quite believe how perfectly this came together! Sometimes the simple ideas work!!

Leigh Penner
Leigh PennerCanada
4/5/2016 8:06:18 PM #

Oh, this is so clever! I love your wonderful take on the sketch!

Joanne James
Joanne JamesUnited Kingdom
4/5/2016 10:28:49 PM #

Thanks Leigh - so glad you liked my first take on the sketch!

Chrissy L
Chrissy LUnited States
4/7/2016 3:39:18 PM #

Absolutely the coolest card ever!  LOVE!

hannelie Bester
hannelie BesterU.A.E.
4/9/2016 1:38:29 PM #

How cool and clever can you get! Love the folded element Joanne!
Thanks for joining us at CTS!

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