Monday, October 2, 2023

Just us Girls #699 - CASE a Designer!

It's my pleasure today to CASE one of the Just us Girls' designers - my friend, Lisa Elton!  Challenge #699 is a fun one!  

Here's Lisa's beautiful card... 


I happened to have ONE more of the beautiful washi wreaths, and one little bouquet that I was treated to left in my stash - a perfect time to use them!  They have shades of pink and green!


I trimmed the wreath to place in the corners as Lisa has done and cut the bouquet in half to 'fill in' the spaces along the edges.  I chose a panel of woodgrain cardstock for my card front and used a lovely die-cut wreath from The Greetery under those washi pieces to elevate my card - it is a Christmas card after all! 


While Lisa stamped her sentiment in one corner, used two of those little Pinkfresh sentiment banners to decorate two!

Let's see if I followed that CASEing rule [change at least 3 things] I mentioned recently:    
    1.  I brought my design right to the edge.
    2.  I stacked my decorative die cuts but kept the round shape of Lisa's wreaths.
    3.  I made it a Christmas card!
    4.  I added texture to the base.
    5.  Two-part sentiment + a little bling!

There you have it:  CASEing complete and I think I preserved the beauty of Lisa's card - don't you?

I've come to that time of year when if I make one Christmas card, I make a second!  My box of cards for those seniors still looks mighty empty!


Thanks, Lisa, for the gorgeous inspiration!
=] Michele

25 comments:

HilaryJane said...

What a perfect CASE, love it. These cards look like they take a while to make, so it might take a while to fill that box! xx

Vicki Dutcher said...

Well awesome CASE! I love both but that 2nd one - fabulous. Thanks for joining in at JUGS :)

lostinpaper said...

These are so very pretty Michele, but it's the bold red one that has grabbed my heart today lol.

Carol said...

Love all the texture and white elegance on this Lisa E.'s card you CASEd!!!!!! Just beautiful Michele! Thanks for joining us at JUGS!

Bonnie said...

Two gorgeous Christmas cards, Michele! I love the Washi wreaths with the white die cut wreath behind them and textured background! And the poinsettias really pop with all the white background! Two great CASEs of Lisa's card!

Lisa Elton said...

Thanks so much for picking my card to CASE, Michele! Your Christmas version is beautiful! I love the way you layered your Washi to create the wreaths and those double sentiment banners. The bonus card is fabulous too. Love the deep red poinsettia. Thanks for playing along at JUGs!

Linda Callahan said...

Lisa's card is lovely - and inspired you to create two beauties!

Marcia Hill said...

Definitely a perfect CASE of Lisa...both cards are SO pretty!! Really like those Greetery wreaths under the washi too! Beautiful cards my friend!! Hugs. ❤️

Jeanne said...

Wow, wow. wow! Extremely well done on both!

Birgit said...

Gorgeous CASES of Lisa's equally gorgeous card. Beautifully done Michele!

LeAnne said...

Beautiful as always! You each have your own style and it's reflected in each of your creations!

Cindy C. said...

Lisa's card is great inspiration indeed. Your CASES are gorgeous and are just as inspiring!

Bobby said...

Oh my goodness, Michele, how lovely!! Your CASE of Lisa's card is spot on and I love those banner sentiments. I had to stop commenting long enough to order them. lol Thanks for sharing your card with us at Just Us Girls.

JoAnn said...

Two gorgeous cards and a great CASE of Lisa's card. So glad you made two as the second is definitely my favorite with those pretty red poinsettias.

Carmela said...

Love these cards, Michele! Thank you for the inspiration!

Aileen said...

Wowwwww Michele these are both so beautiful and what a stunning card to Case. Love them all

Lisa Schenck said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

TK said...

Stunning! Wow, I love Lisa's card and yours is equally as stunning. Love it, and your "extra" card as well

Cat Craig said...

Fun case of Lisa's card.

ElizStewart said...

Michele... I loved Lisa's card as well. But your rendition is gorgeous too! I love these washi tapes... and I truly love seeing new ideas for them. As always, thanks for joining and sharing at Just Us Girls this week.

Kristin Sluhan said...

S T U N N I N G !!!!!! Love them both!!!

Karren said...

Gorgeous cards! The way you used white die-cuts around the wreath adds such an elegant look but I can still see how Lisa's stunning card inspired you.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

I loved Lisa's card too adn was hoping to play, but did not get there. Both of your cards are just perfectly lovely. So different even with a simplar design. I love that! Love the little white detail on the branches in the 2nd. Where did the stamps/dies in #2 come from?

Lindsey said...

There’s that beauty and a beautiful bonus, too! Love seeing Miss’s card that inspired it, too!

Brenda said...

Wow, another fabulous CAS Michele! Love the washi on yours, such soft and beautiful colors. I also love the way you did your sentiments too and that wonderful textured background. Looks amazing! Your twofer is gorgeous as well. My own box of Christmas cards is looking pretty pitiful, good think I'm not making for the seniors, poor things would be going without! Bless you Michele, you are such a sweet person!! Hugs, Brenda