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Saturday, 19 July 2014

Hey there!

So, I was rummaging around in my bits & pieces box, and came across this ready made tag.
This has probably been in my stash for about 10 years...   I'm not kidding!
When I first started making cards I would buy these topper things, stick them on a card base,
with a silver 'happy birthday' sticker and I was done.  Ha ha!  How things have changed.




 I used the colours on the tag as my starting point - although they do look a little washed out on my photo,
and I got my layout inspiration from the Case study challenge

To echo the challenge card's circles, I used my star stamp. Stamping excess ink off onto some scrap paper and then stamping on my card base, so that it comes out much fainter. This is the first time I've tried this and I like the result it gives.
 

Challenges.
Case study 

 
Supplies
Topper Tag ( no idea what make)
Clearly Besotted stamps and dies - Stars and Speech Bubbles
Sequins/Gems   

13 comments:

  1. rosie19 July 2014 at 11:38

    such a stunning card Caroline. love the colours. how can you make it look so professional and effortless? sob - I wish mine looked like yours!!

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  2. Michelle19 July 2014 at 13:12

    Great CASE, Caroline! Thanks for joining us at CASE Study this week!

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  3. Leigh Penner19 July 2014 at 14:49

    Oh, this is so fun! Fabulous case!

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  4. Deepti19 July 2014 at 15:00

    Looks like you made some wonderful use of ur 10 year old stuff, beautiful layout and placement of all the elements :)

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  5. Di19 July 2014 at 15:23

    Fabulous card there Caroline! Love how you worked the tag into the design and colours.

    I started out in exactly the same way as you - I bet most of us did :) Used to wait for the January sales. buy half price gift tags, chop 'em up as toppers and add a peel off. Card done, tee, hee.

    I have a recipe up on my blog today you might like - which reminds me that we have a pork joint in the freezer already cooked in BBQ sauce just ready to heat and pull with your delicious pomegranate salad sometime during this week. Bring it on!

    Hugs, Di xx

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  6. Sue19 July 2014 at 16:07

    This is gorgeous Caroline. I love the way you have used the sketch. The colours are fabulous.
    Sue xx

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  7. Bonnie19 July 2014 at 17:04

    What a fun tag, Caroline! You have such a knack for assembling bits and pieces into a fantastic card!

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  8. Julie19 July 2014 at 22:44

    A lovely CAS card Caroline, isn't fun to see how your card making style changes over the years? I used to do lots of heat embossing

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  9. Unknown21 July 2014 at 21:40

    Beautiful! I love how you made that tag fabulous and pulled the color combo from it! Thanks for playing along with this week's CASE Study Challenge!

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  10. Shona Chambers22 July 2014 at 01:46

    This is fantastic!! Its a brilliant take on the sketch and how handy you found that tag amongst your supplies...the colours on it are beautiful. Fabulous card!!

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  11. ~amy~23 July 2014 at 02:33

    Absolutely FUN!
    Thanks for joining us at Case Study!

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  12. Gayatri23 July 2014 at 12:37

    Fantastic take on Shari's card. Love it. Thanks for playing along CASE Study Challenge!

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  13. Jeanne J. 23 July 2014 at 21:00

    This is so fun.. the dots, the stars, and of course those yummy sprinkles!

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