Casing Melissa
Sunday’s Featured stamper was Melissa Wohler. Her blog is Sweetie’s Stamping.
I looked through her SCS gallery and saw that she had several cards made with this layout. I decided to case that it, with new stamps of course.
I made this card Saturday night, but I knew I would be busy Monday morning with first day of school and deep cleaning the house (I like cleaning the house so much better when everyone is gone. Then the house stays clean and picked up at least until the get back home from school). So I held off posting this until now.
The card base is a 5 1/4″ x 10 1/2″ piece of Soft Sky cardstock folded in half.
I adhered a 2 1/4″ x 5″ and a 3 1/4″ x 5″ piece of Wintergreen designer paper to a 5″ square and ticket corner punched the bottom two corners.
Over the place where the papers meet, I layered first a piece of 5/8″ Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon, then a piece of the velvet ribbon from the Sherbert Ribbon original pack over that.
I stamped the saying stamp from the set Season of Joy in Soft Sky, then added Always Artichoke over some places with a marker to highlight Celebrate and Joy!
The Snowflakes are stamped in Always Artichoke and punched with the 1 1/4″ circle punch. I added silver brads in the center of each snowflake and was done. This was a fast challenge card!
If I was living in a colder place, where there is actual snow in the winter, I think this would be my Christmas card.
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This is a beautiful card! I don’t think you’d want to live somewhere snowy and cold! Trust me! Last year we had snow from October til April, when it was finally all melted! 8 months of cold…I’d take your Florida weather any day!
Posted by: Dawn E. | August 20th, 2007 09:11
LOVE IT!!!!!!!Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth Glass | August 20th, 2007 09:12
oh happy day for you! your children are back in school! we’ve been in session since LAST monday, so i know what you mean about getting the house back and it staying that way! the card is beautiful–i played with the same set yesterday and posted my creation on my blog. happy cleaning–i’m off to do the bathroom!
Posted by: Jenn | August 20th, 2007 09:15
Gorgeous card!!
Posted by: Debbie G | August 20th, 2007 09:25
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this card! I think it *will* be some of my Christmas card! Can’t wait to get this set….
Posted by: Shelby | August 20th, 2007 10:06
I’ve seen this cased a couple of times now. It’s beautiful! Love the colors
Posted by: Karen | August 20th, 2007 10:21
Beautiful! I think I maybe casing this one myself! :0)
Posted by: Tracy | August 20th, 2007 10:25
Gorgeous Card!!! I am jealous, my high schooler does not going back until next Wed. At least the 4 year old is in all myear pre-school~LOL. Enoy your neat house while it lasts~HUGS
Posted by: Jennifer | August 20th, 2007 10:25
What a gorgeous card!! I really love the paper and stamps you chose for this beauty.
Posted by: Rose Ann | August 20th, 2007 10:35
I actually saw this on SCS yesterday and simply LOVE it!!! Love the colors, the paper the layout - definitely will be case’ing soon!
Posted by: Julie Masse | August 20th, 2007 10:39
Love that stamp with all the sayings. I did a search on Stampin up’s website but could not find it. Is it a new one or old? Just love that layout. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Sara J | August 20th, 2007 11:14
Great job on the case - love the colors, that new paper is wonderful!
Posted by: Libby | August 20th, 2007 11:18
OH it’s just perfect! Love the colors, the stamps, the papers. . .everything! Enjoy your first day home alone!
Posted by: Charmaine | August 20th, 2007 11:34
Oh Beate, I want to be on your Christmas Card list! This is sensational, truly! Love the colors:)
Posted by: Amber | August 20th, 2007 11:45
Yet another awesome card Beate! I wasn’t going to get too many Christmas sets, and you are making me want this! And I DO live in a cold and sometimes snowy Maryland!
Posted by: Joan Hajek | August 20th, 2007 11:52
Its cold here in the Uk today, but no snow!!! Just Wet & Windy. Great card and gorgeous ribbon. Gosh your children go back to school early, we are only just going away this week for our summer holiday. They go back on the 5th september. Jenny xx
Posted by: jenny moors | August 20th, 2007 12:11
loved this card - I LOVE everything you do!! You are so creative and talented! I hope you don’t mind but I have listed you a a favourite blogger on my (VERY) new blogspace, now that I have had the courage to start one myself. Thanks for posting such great cards.
Posted by: Abi | August 20th, 2007 12:19
This is stunning Beate! I love it! I may have to break down and buy this set!
Posted by: Julia Stainton | August 20th, 2007 13:24
This is so clean and perfect! Great job! Deb
Posted by: Deborah | August 20th, 2007 13:57
This is beautiful, love it
Posted by: anne | August 20th, 2007 14:04
ooooooooooh that’s fab! I might case Beate who cased Melissa…and then what if someone cased me?
TFS, always a pleasure!
Posted by: Lindsey | August 20th, 2007 14:22
Wow! That is beautiful! I DO live in a place where we have snow in winter (Buffalo, NY) so I may use this one for my Christmas card! Thanks for sharing! I love your blog SO MUCH by the way!
Posted by: Jackie W. | August 20th, 2007 16:28
Love the colours you have used. and I’m with you, I don’t do much cleaning when others are around - I like things to look like I have cleaned for at least a little while!
Posted by: Carol | August 20th, 2007 16:42
Love this card and the color combo.
Posted by: Dottie K | August 20th, 2007 18:58
I love your combination of colors — I never would have thought to put soft sky with always artichoke but it looks lovely! And the card itself? Fabulous!!! jeanne
Posted by: Jeanne Nielsen | August 20th, 2007 21:54
Love this card,scrummy velevet ribbon too!!!!
My daughter doesn’t go back to school until 5th Sept….Ewwwww!!
Posted by: Kim fee | August 21st, 2007 02:40
I just love it! The layered ribbons are perfect for the colors and stripes in the card.
Posted by: Bethany Paull | August 21st, 2007 09:38
This card is Beautiful too!! I love the colors, ribbons and I love that stampset.
Posted by: Ila | August 21st, 2007 11:41
WELL, just shut my mouth and call me stunned!!! Now I can’t wait to place a SU order. I am so in love with the new DSP’s and the new colors. Your card is SMASHING!!! What you did with the ribbon is over the top, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Juanita | August 21st, 2007 16:14
Wonderful!!! Love that DS paper you used.
Posted by: Heather P. | August 21st, 2007 22:05
Oh I am totally loving this! The colors, the layout, that paper…oooohhh weee that is gawjus!
Posted by: trudee | August 27th, 2007 22:49