Thursday, October 24, 2013

twinkle toes {CASE study}

Hi friends!

This is my 4th week as the CASE study muse, and I'm still enjoying every minute.  Have I mentioned that most of my favorite stampers are packed into the CASE study design team?

But enough with the chatter, and onto the card.  Here is the inspiration photo:


I created a few dozen ballerina tags for a little girl's 1st birthday party.  A lot of sponging and ballerina action.  And here is my new take on the photo:

twinkle toes {CASE study}

I wanted to keep the difficulty factor to a minimum... and it is... here are my steps:

1. cut a double-layer of post-it note into a leg-ish shape. separate them and lay them down on the cardstock piece.
2. sponge with a grey ink (I've been getting a lot of questions about what inks I use for sponging.  there's no magic in it and I don't stick to only distress inks. here, I've used Stampin Up's "smoky shadow.")
3. take the negatives (from the post-it templates) and also cut off the leg a bit. it's okay, we're making shoes.  sponge pink ink into the empty space.
4. put your mat on a piece of foam and pierce holes.  use embroidery thread to lace 'em up.
5. white-heat-emboss the sentiment (from Hero Arts' "magical castle") and assemble everything else.

There you go. 5 (easy) steps.

twinkle toes {CASE study}

ps, it totally pays to have little girls in the house... a princess tutu was the perfect photo prop.

♥.

12 comments:

  1. Just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying having you as muse this month - all your projects are stunning. Your new card is especially beautiful, with the pink on grey and the cute laces!

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  2. Perfect masking! Perfectly cute and totally adorable!

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  3. This is so cute! I love the laced up shoes!!!

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  4. Absolutely precious card! Love the soft colors!

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  5. I love the details, while still keeping it clean and simple. Beautiful.

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  6. Elena, this card is so clever, and perfect! I love it! Never in a million years would I have thought up this idea!

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  7. I have three ballerinas in my house...so the muse project and your current one makes my heart SING Elena! Fantastic inspiration~

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  8. Sweet card, thanks for your inspiration.

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  9. Super cute card! Perfect for any little & bigger ballerina :) !!! Hugs ~S~

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