CASEing Coast to Coast for September

Welcome to CASEing Coast to Coast for September! Rosanne designed this beautiful card using Harvest Hellos and the Apple Builder Punch. I love her coloring of the pumpkins and her fun, off-center layout that shows off the pretty Plaid Tidings DSP. You can read about her design at heartfeltstamping.com.

While I love her Autumn theme, I had to come up with an idea to CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) her card. And her design is perfect just as it is! So I went a different direction. I CASEd her layout and use of the Plaid Tidings DSP, and made a Christmas card!

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Card Details
  • Pretty Peacock card base 8-1/2″x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″ for a top folding card
  • Bumblebee layer 5-1/4″x 4″
  • Plaid Tidings 6″x 6″ DSP 5-1/8″x 3-7/8″
  • Beautiful Boughs Dies in Pool Party
  • Sounds of the Seasons Dies (jingle bells) in Gold, Silver, and Copper Foil Sheets
  • Sentiment from Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set in Pretty Peacock on Whisper White
  • Gold Cord and Copper Ribbon
  • Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems

christmas gleaming, peaceful boughs, sounds of the season dies, beautiful boughs dies, plaid tidings dsp, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

I’m in love with the embossing details on these bells! You can easily achieve this look with our new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine.

christmas gleaming, peaceful boughs, sounds of the season dies, beautiful boughs dies, plaid tidings dsp, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

I continued the layered look on the inside, then stamped this message from Peaceful Boughs with Pretty Peacock ink and a 2nd generation Mint Macaron pine bough.

christmas gleaming, peaceful boughs, sounds of the season dies, beautiful boughs dies, plaid tidings dsp, christmas card idea, stampin up, karen hallam

It’s definitely a non-traditional color for a Christmas card, but I like it! What do you think? If you would like to make this card, I’ll have all of the supplies listed below and linked to my Stampin’ Up! online store. Just click on the pictures and you’ll be sent over to the store. I appreciate every order and will be sending out thank you cards/gifts to those who purchase from me. When you do, please use my current Host Code: SBP2TNWZ.

Thanks so much for visiting our September post of CASEing Coast to Coast! If you are new to our sites, Rosanne lives in Pennsylvania and I’m in California. We met at a Stampin’ Up! Onstage Event a few years ago and have been long-distance friends ever since! We would love to hear your comments.

Have a great day!

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10 Comments

  1. Kathy Rowley Ganas

    I just love the bells and the details. I several older sets but these are a must have.
    Thank you for sharing.

  2. I love both cards! You and Rosanne are rocking these CASE challenges! So fun to see each month!

  3. Karen, I love the Christmas plaid and bells. Very good!!!!!

  4. You are enabling the purchase of the plaid DSP. And the bells are stunning. Beautiful placement with the pine sprigs. Love every bit of this card Karen.

  5. So fun. I love these jingle bells and have resisted them so far but darn I really love the way you showcased the different metallic colors and the embossed patterns on the bells. Even the simple merry Christmas is just perfect on here. I love Rosanne’s version too.

  6. I absolutely love this card. What a great idea to use the bells. The plaid pattern you chose compliments them so well. Another fun month!

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