CASE Study Challenge #163 - Ahoy!

 Hi and thanks for stopping by!  I hope you are having a good week!  It's getting cold here in Northwest Indiana - yes you can see your breath!!  We had our first frost a few days ago - and it looks like it's here to stay.  I always try to hold off  turning on the furnace for as long as I can between summer and winter.  I was hoping for at least one super low utility bill - maybe I could turn that in to extra crafty money?  But today I broke down and turned it on.   I might as well stop fighting it and be comfortable!    Yes I know... I'm a stubborn lady!  

It's Thursday!  And you know what that means right? Time for a new CASE Study Challenge.  Our muse this month is Elena Roussakis from Just Me Prints blog.  She has a beautiful way of making every day just extra ordinary - think pretty treat bags, fun place settings, dressed up cupcakes, and all sorts of other eye candy.  Check out the inspiration for this weeks challenge.   So what do you see?   Lots of pink and white?  Ballerinas?   Pretty flowers?  Tags?  Take it in what ever direction moves you.  What did I see?   I saw some sweet parting gifts for guest to take with them.  So I made some little pirate booty treat bags for little hands to load up with candy.   The bags were a great deal from The Carrier Bag Store.  I had to buy quite a few but I can use the red for lots of holidays including Valentines, Christmas, and the 4th of July.

The tags have a jumbo eyelet to keep with the pirate theme and I used a thick burlap rope to tie them to the bags.  They are simple enough that you can make a whole bunch in no time at all. 

Looking for a little more inspiration?  Check out projects from the rest of the DT and see all the wonderful directions this one went!  Our special guest designer this month is Michelle Williams!

Chupa - Iwona Palamountain

Amy Wanford

Andrea Ewen

Clare Buswell

Debbie Hughes

Jean Martin

Maureen Plut

Tasnim Ahmed 

Maureen Merritt

Silke Ledlow

If you'd like to be the next guest designer at CASE - put a "GD" behind your name when you link up your entry.  I hope I see you there!    Have a great day!

Supplies Used:   Finished Size 5x7"

Stamps:  Clearly Besotted Ahoy!

Dies:  Spellbinder Labels 28

Card Stock:  SU! Night of Navy

Ink:  SU! Real Red, Memento Nautical Blue

Twisted Burlap May Arts

Silver Jumbo Eyelet We R Memory Keepers

Striped Treat Bag The Carrier Bag Store

SSCB#22 - Words or Verse

Hi friends!  It's time for a new challenge at Serendipity Stamps Challenge Blog!  Play along using your favorite Serendipity Stamps images for your chance to win $20 off your next order. Everybody is a winner though because the sale this week is 20% off all stamps in the Words and Verse Category at the store!   Good through 10/30.  We have a challenge twice a month and hope you will join us.  The challenge this time is to make the sentiment (words or verse) the focal point of your project.  Halloween is my most favorite time of the year so I chose this cute Trick or Treat sentiment to play with.

Aren't these bitty spider buttons so cute?  I attached them with glue dots to the end of the button twine I left hanging from my tag.

Need a little more inspiration?  Check out the designs from the rest of the DT!

Jenny Gropp

Jeanne Jachna

Marybeth Lopez

Miriam Napier

Pauline Pollington

Vickie Zimmer

Julie Warner

Karen Amidon

Thanks for stopping by and have a beautiful day!  

Supplies Used:  Finished Size:  4.5 x 6.25"
Stamps:  Serendipity Trick or Treat, Small Boo
Dies:  Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Doily Ovals, Nesting Ovals, Spellbinder Charmed I'm Sure
Pattern Paper:  October Afternoon Witch Hazel Collection 8x8"
Card Stock:  PTI True Black, Orange Zest, White
Ink;  Versafine Onyx Black, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Ribbon:  1/4" Black Stripe Twill, Black Button Twine May Arts, 1/4" Orange Ric Rac Decorative Trim Hobby Lobby
Glitter Star Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby), Spider Buttons (Joann)

Waltzingmouse Stamps October Pajama Party

Did you have a good weekend?  I got my new clothes washer installed by DH and got to work tackling the mountain of laundry that has accumulated over the past week.  I was so lucky that my husband stayed up late and did several loads of laundry himself - and can you believe no pink socks and t shirts?    Everything looked great!  I love when the whole family works together as a team - it makes any chore so much easier.  He even added a new telephone line for me to make it easier to pick  up when I'm in the middle of something.   So he gets all the credit for this one - so glad I had some time to work on something ! 

So... did you play along with the Waltzingmouse Pajama Party?  The challenges are closed and the winners were announced  but there is one more chance to win some goodies from Waltzingmouse.  What better way to end the Pajama party than with a Bed Time Story?  Here's the sketch - and YES there are four more days to link up your creations here.  I love an excuse to pull out my stamps and make something.   

I turned the sketch on it's side so I could fit everything in.  I started with some white card stock that I distressed with purple ink.  Then I stamped the vintage witch in Versafine onyx black to get lots of detail.   I added ultra fine glitter accents to the moon and background to add a little sparkle.

I think the fun stripes, zig zag stitch and purple color tone down the spooky image.    I can't wait to see what you made for this sketch challenge!

Supplies Used:  Finished Size 4.5 x 6.25"
Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Vintage Witch
Dies:  Spellbinder Labels 8
Ink:  Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Dusty Concord
Card Stock:  PTI White, Royal Velvet, vintage Cream
Ribbon:  1" Wired Purple Organza (Hobby Lobby), 1 1/2" Striped Black & White Grosgrain, Purple Button Twine May Arts
Button
Glitter:  Martha Stewart Crystal Fine
Border Punch:  EK Success Zig Zag Stitch