Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Baker's Dozed Studio Challenge December! 8-)

Hi All! And a Very Happy Tuesday to you! 8-) It's time for the Baker's Dozen Studio Challenge.  This is a monthly opportunity for us to share what makes our stamping studios hum.  Each month we will have a fun, crafty question so we can share our favorites, some tips and tricks, stamping advice and more.


The question for December is:
Inpsiration is all around us.  Many of us learned to stamp by CASEing other stampers we admired.  (CASE = Copy and Share Everything)  We want everyone to know that, not only is CASEing perfectly OK, it's actually pretty flattering and a lot of fun!  And it can be especially helpful in the midst of the busy holiday season when it's hard to think straight!  So take some inspiration from your fellow Baker's Dozen Teammates, and show us how you can turn any great inspiration into a fabulous holiday card!

OMGoodness was this ever a Fun Challenge!! 8-)  I got to CASE the Fabulously talented Sankari Wegman, and let me tell you I wasn't sure I'd be able to pull it off! She's got some serious big shoes to fill, lol 8-) And I Absolutely ADORE her Aazing Whimsical style! I kind of did a combination of a CASE of Sankari's Darling card HERE and just keying in on some of her Signautre design elements and style. 8-) I kept the Fun layered Scallops though my scallops are a bit smaller than Sankari's. And of course my main image is different as well as the dies I used to cut it out and the Dp's as well, but you can still see a lot of Sankari's style and signature elements and layout too. I also learned I need more practice with liquid pearls! lol  How do you get your little pearl dots and dashes So Perfect Miss Sankari!!? 8-) Oh well, I did my best! 8-)

Here's a close up  shot of my main image panel, by this time I was starting to do a little bit better with the liquid pearls. lol 8-)
I stamped my Darling Joy ALC image with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream and colored it up with my Trusty Copics. I cut it out & matted it up with the help of TE's Labels Stacklets 1 Dies, added a touch of shading with Antique Linen, & Vintage Photo Distress inks and popped it up with a bit of foam tape. My Mats and BG layers were created with Hillary Bazzill CS, Cherry Cobbler CS and Simple Stories' Darling Handmade Holiday 6x6 Collection. To finish it all up I added some Fun layered TE Medium Scallop Border Die cuts, some Pretty Red Glimmer Ribbon and lots of little dots and dashes of liquid pearls.. 8-) 

It was a lot of fun CASING Miss Sankari's Awesome Card using a different theme & elements and still achieved a similar look! So even if you don't have the same exact elements of a project you want to CASE, you can still use your creativity and come up with something similar! I always head over to the TE Gallery for some Fabulous inspiration whenever I get stuck...I Love that I always come away with a ton of new ideas and fresh motivation to get going on my next project! 8-)

The Baker's Dozen has Lots more goodies for you this morning, so hop on over and see...8-)



Here are the items I used for my project today and you can find them in the TE Store...


Hope you all have a Super Day & Thanks so much for dropping by 8-) 
Thanks for stopping by!

23 comments:

  1. Hi Shannon! This is soooo fun today! I LOVE what you did with Sankari's style! Yowza - all those yummy pearls! Everything about this one is beautiful. Hope you have a great day! :-)

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  2. This is gorgeous, Shannon! And oh so Sankari-ish! I love that you did her signature pearly dots. And I too have no idea how she gets them so small and so perfectly round and spaced out! I guess that's why it's her style! So love your CASE! :)

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  3. A really darling card, Shannon. Such pretty traditional colors. I especially like the glimmer ribbon. Doesn't it have magnificent texture? Was it easy to use, or is it stiff like grosgrain ribbon? Sweet card!

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  4. Gorgeous card the image and layout are so festive. Caroline xxx

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  5. Great card, love the red and green scallops!! Have a nice evening, Colinda

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  6. This is just beautiful Shannon and love the traditional look and colours to it
    x catherine

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  7. Shannon, I think your liquid pearls on this are just perfect! Such a pretty, pretty, card and love those scallops.
    Lynn

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  8. Beautiful card and a great case Sankari's signature style! The pearls and the scallops are perfect!

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  9. Oh, Shannon - LOVE this! Fabulous CASE of Sankari's style! Great job on the LP detail - my hand always cramps whenever I try to use them!

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  10. You cased Sankari's card quite well!! I love that little bird with the santa hat, and all those pearls look amazing!

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  11. Shannon, you did a beautiful job CASEing Sankari! The Liquid Pearls are spot on and your coloring is gorgeous! Beautifully done! Hugs!

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  12. Shannon! Your "Sankari-inspired" CASE card is PERFECT! Your pearls are so well done and I would have had a hard time deciding who did this card. So cute and you so nailed it! XOXO

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  13. fab Xmas card, Shannon! Love the pearls and how you did the ribbon!

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  14. Shannon you did great with the Case! I love the dp and fun scallops and the liquid pearls look fab :)

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  15. Oh, Shannon, this is beautiful ! I love those scalloped layers, and your dp choice is marvelous. What wonderful ribbon treatment and stitching. I guess I just love everything about this card. :-D

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  16. Beautiful card Shannon! And I think your dots and dashes look just fine!

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  17. This card is wonderful Shannon! You nailed Sankari's style and I love how bold and fun this is! Wonderful!

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  18. Shannon, this is beautiful!! I love image and all of the liquid pearls... fantastic scallops too!
    Hugs, Tammy

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  19. LOL! Yes, those liquid pearls should require a college degree to use! Lovin' the scalloped red and green. Very festive indeed!

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  20. This is absolutely FABULOUS Shannon! LOVE LOVE LOVE what you did here! A perfect holiday creation!!! GORGEOUS!

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  21. What a fantastic job on your card Shannon! Love the image, and the layered scallops are simply fabulous! hugs, Kimberly

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  22. I love this creation - absolutely wonderful!!!!!!
    Sandy

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