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CASE Study 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop

Hi friends!  CASE Study is celebrating 3 years of challenges and as a former Muse (March 2011), I've been invited to celebrate in today's blog hop!  If you're just popping in, you'll want to head on over to the CASE Study blog to start from the beginning.   If you've already been hopping, you should have just arrived from Julia Stainton's blog.

The theme for the blog hop is Inspiration, and in the spirit of CASE Study, I chose a papercrafter I've been admiring as of late as my inspiration.... Dana Fleckenstein of Pixels & Glue.  I love her "this & that" approach to card making, which is always fresh, interesting and simple, but with more dimension and embellishment than traditional CAS cards.


To keep my own style present in the card, I added in a bit more mixed media than the original I was CASE-ing.  (You can see a pic of Dana's card below.)  And of course my beloved Soft Sky had to make an appearance.  I saw sequins, tags, butterflies, a one word sentiment and stenciling in the original, so I added all of those things in, along with a little flair of my own.  The butterflies are made with the All Aflutter Die Set   I cut three copies of each size of butterfly from book paper, then glued the centers together, fluffed them out and added sequins and liquid pearls for the butterfly body.  There's also a bit of dry brushed paint on each butterfly, left over from doing the stenciling on the card base and sentiment panel.  The fly. sentiment is from the Wings of Love set and I accented it with a little pre-made banner embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have time to hop around to all the hops - there's so much eye candy to see and a chance to win some fab prizes if you comment on all the stops.  Check out the CASE Study blog for all the details.  Next up on the hop is...  Torico.

by Dana Fleckenstein

Enabler's List
Stamps: Wings of Love (Verve Stamps)
Paper: soft sky, basic black, crumb cake (SU!), Key Lime (BoBunny)
Ink: black, pool and white paint (Martha Stewart)
Accessories:  All Aflutter Die Set, Scalloped Trim Trio Die Set (A Cut Above by VERVE), polka dot basics ribbon collection (Verve), Pinking circles nestabilities (Spellbinders), corner rounder, Chicken Wire embossing folder (Cuttlebug), bubbles stencil (Studio Calico), onyx liquid pearls (Ranger), Fact & Fiction Flags & Banners (BasicGrey), sequins

102 comments

Marisa said...

So many fun elements here, Julee. Love the BG, the chicken wire embossing, pinked circles and the layered butterfly is wonderful! Great color combo too :)

Iwona Palamountain (Chupa) said...

Absolute perfection, both the inspiration and your take! Love love LOVE the texture you always have on your artwork. Many thanks for joining us for the Anniversary celebrations!! <3

Janet a.k.a. swanlady21 said...

Love it all ... the layers, embossed chicken wire, soft printed paper butterfly!

Sandra said...

Great take on the inspiration.
Love it all xxx

Gillian R said...

This is fantastic, love all the little details

loulou said...

Great card, fun colour combination and I really love your layered butterfly.

Irene said...

What a great card! Love the idea to cut the butterflies from book paper!

Lynn said...

Fun card .Good use of the inspiration photo. I love all the texture , especially the butterfly . Thank you for sharing .

Unknown said...

Such a fun card. I love your take on Dana's cards.

Nandini said...

So cute! Love how you have taken a beautiful card and put your own, fantastic twist to it!

Nandini
http://nanspaintpaperscissors.blogspot.in/

Divya said...

Julee: Oh such a cute card!!..The butterfly looks really pretty!!

Hopped from http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.in/!!

Love
Divya
http://pinkpapercastle.blogspot.in/

Tricia T said...

Julee, this is beautiful!! I just love the soft butterfly and all the little details.

Dawn Easton said...

Wow, your card is beautiful! That butterfly is amazing, Julee! Both your and Dana's cards are fantastic!!

anja curvers said...

Congrats on the third anniversary over at case study challenge. Love the inspiration card you've choosen and really love your take on it. What a great piece of art.

Kavitha Vadhri said...

Beautiful card,loved the use of sequins and the background is lovely.

christi said...

love all the different textures and colors in your card. so pretty. love the pic in the post below of the boys!

Mary Mac said...

Beautiful colors and just love that butterfly

Michelle said...

Love, love, love your take on the ispiration photo! Pretty color palette!

Jane said...

Super card. I love tags and the chicken wire embossing looks amazing.

Anonymous said...

Awesome CASE-ing. Love the butterflies.

Love the colors.

I've been wanting some Verve stamps for long, and unfortunately international shipping costs are too high :(

An'Jenic G. said...

How pretty!! I love the butterfly and embellishment.

An'Jenic-

Kristie Goulet said...

I love the colors you used on your card!

Houses Built of Cards said...

So beautiful! LOVE that color combo - and your textures are gorgeous!

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Judy Tuck said...

Love everything about this card. So much to look at and such wonderful elements!

Vicki Dutcher said...

LOVE the centered layering~

Sue Speck said...

Marvelous embellies - LOVE that butterfly and texted banner!

Betty Sue said...

Love all the beautiful embellishments you put on your card. The card is beautiful!

Amy Sheffer said...

I am positively swooning over this, Julee! Every little detail is absolute perfection! Love the inspiration piece by Dana and your take on it!

Wanda Cullen said...

Love your beautiful take on the inspiration card! So many wonderful textures! Love it!

cm said...

STUNNING - and I LOVE that you've infused your own amazing style with that of the artist who inspired you. Your colours and images are just so, so eye-catching! Thanks for sharing your inspiration that, in turn, inspires us!
c

Ruth G said...

I love the colors you worked with - the blues are so calming and the stenciling so subtle. I love the text paper for your butterfly, too! Thanks so much for sharing!!!

shirley-bee said...

Fabulous, especially that beautiful butterfly!!

The MadStamper said...

Beautiful card!!!

Melissa said...

Love your butterfly technique. This is a WOW kind of card.

Tammy Nyenhuis said...

Love the blue and orange and the texture on your tag.

Sherry Butcher said...

Love all the fun elements,the BG, the chicken wire embossing, pinked circles, the layered butterfly and the color combo wonderful! TFS.

Anonymous said...

I love the chicken wire embossing. I really need this! Love the colors you used.

Nadège said...

Amazing! The touch of texture is perfect.

Denise Bryant said...

Lovely card! The layers and dimension look so pretty. Love the butterfly!

conil said...

Well golly. I don't know what to say except AWESOME. Lovely colors and terrific end result.

Jocelyn said...

Fun card! All the elements are so cute and quirky but I especially love your newsy butterfly ^_~

Emily H said...

Such a great card! I love that chicken wire!

KimC said...

Lovely card; especially like the chicken wire embossing on kraft cardstock.

landerson213 said...

Love this. :) I love that layered butterfly and I love that pop of orange on the aqua. I need to try that combo sometime. :) Thanks for the inspiration. :)

Lauren
http://landersoncraftydesigns.wordpress.com/

Bhawana said...

I always adore your cards. your color sense, style is awesome.

Miriam Prantner said...

Beautiful! love the use of the mask, the dry embossing and that gorgeous butterfly!

Unknown said...

Ha ha, thanks for reminding me to use my embossing folders! This is something I seem to forget!

Anonymous said...

Love this card and your style! Very creative!

Dana said...

Whoa beautiful!! I love your take on the butterfly, just gorgeous!!

Kim Heggins said...

Just beautiful...I love the orange and blue combination, so stunning.

Laura said...

Love the chicken wire embossing on this card. And don't get me started on that butterfly! What a fun and beautiful card!

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Karen said...

Lovely collection of elements; beautiful card.

Donna Cala said...

As another soft sky lover, I can say how lovely your is. Wonderful layers and texture.

Barb Ghig said...

Such a beautiful CASE of Dan's card! I love all the layers and pretty colors!

Misha said...

I love your color combination!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Lovely card Julee. The colors are so pretty and the circles look great in the background... nice textures!

joy said...

What's not to love about this pretty card?? I adore everything about it! Great job.

Sheila H said...

Love the many details - particularly the embossing. The colors are great.

jjindp said...

The colors and shapes are so cool.

wienerhoneymooners said...

OMG! That sums it up really!!

AWESOME job on the CASE study Anniversary blog Hop!!

-Kimberly

My Paper Epiphany said...

I love the eclectic feel of this card and the colour combo is so unusual and effective!

wienerhoneymooners said...

Also just bought me some verve, I am glad I found your site and verve as I saw a stamp I forgot where it came from, and it was yours!!! The adjust her sails one, just bought it YAY!

Nora Noll said...

Really, really love this card. I love that embossing and all the layering. Stunning design.

Nora Noll said...

Really, really love this card. I love that embossing and all the layering. Stunning design.

Mary-Anne V said...

Very nice card... love the blue background, kraft embossed area and butterfly.

Robin said...

This is a great card!

Janet's Joy said...

So many adorable elements on your card!

Cathy P said...

Your card is wonderful. I think I may have to make a couple of purchases - I especially love the chicken wire embossing folder. I thought you might have used chicken wire and painted it!

Lindsey said...

Loved your inspiration card, and I love that you were able to create an equally amazing card that pulled from hers but still stayed true to you. Sometimes "I" get lost in the process. This is fantastic.

Mandy LaCroix said...

Everything about this card rocks! (I'm a sucker for some chicken wire embossing!)

Tracy Ercole said...

Love it, so pretty.

Tracy Ercole said...

Love it, so pretty.

Darlene Gabriel said...

What a beautiful background. I love the butterfly. Beautiful card.

Kris in Alaska said...

Ooh love the color choice especially that blue!

Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com

Kathy Mc said...

Julee, your card is beautiful. Love all the different textures, colors & design. What a fun Blog Hop to see all the inspiration sources and results!

Unknown said...

I like the treatment you gave the butterflies; they turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing your talent and inspiration with us!

Barbara said...

Beautiful card ! Rich color and lots of texture love it.

pei fang said...

Thanks for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

Wow! I love your card. The background is absolutely fabulous and all of the individual elements are great altogether! Thanks so much for sharing!

Shona Chambers said...

Brilliant card! I love all the embellishments and especially love the background colour, its gorgeous!!

le-petit-piaf said...

What a nice card!!!

Shona Chambers said...

I can't remember if I left my comment or not, so I'm sorry if this is a double-up!! I just love this card and really love the background colour. A very inspiring card indeed!!

Erum Tasneem said...

so fun! i love the colors!

Meg said...

I just love the bookpaper butterfly - I will definitely be casing that idea!

Dana F. said...

Julee, what a beautiful card! Love the texture and dimension you have going on it. Thanks for lifting mine, I'm flattered :)

Chriss Blagrave said...

Love. All of thecolours Julee and that chicken wire background adds such an unexpected element!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

such beautiful colors and I LOVE how you made your butterfly! I also love your stamps and want to thank you for always providing such wonderful customer service and great products!

York Tee said...

Love your card! Love the way you made the butterfly!

Lyndal said...

Perfect re-interpretation of Dana's card Julee - gorgeous!!

Kathy H said...

Great card! It's beautiful!

Happy Dance said...

Amazing colors, amazing elements! Love that layered butterfly, and the chicken wire embossing is perfect here. This is a very fun card. Bev

JoAnn said...

Oh Julee, I love everything about your card, starting with your lovely Soft Sky card base, great elements and that butterfly is fabulous. Love how you did the layers out of book paper. TFS

Larissa Heskett said...

WOW!! I am LOVING your Creation!! Such a FUN take on the Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Week!! =)

Luana said...

Fun...love the color combo.

Leigh Penner said...

Lovely!

Kanan Pandya said...

This is so pretty, love the color combinations and beautiful details on it .:-)

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

WOW!! You do have fun don't you?!! Love all the elements of your fantastic card!!

Petti said...

love this card!

Katie Ann Brooks said...

love each individual element, the chicken-wire, the black that makes it pop...all of it is fun!

Deepti said...

This is so pretty :) love the colors

Kristen said...

Great texture and colors :)

~amy~ said...

Love your this and that card:)