Tuesday, 11 August 2015

CASEing a superstar - Laura Bassen

This week, I am celebrating my 1000th post to this blog!  YAY!

I'm celebrating in two ways - firstly, I'm CASEing some of my all-time favourite cards this week - ones that I have pinned on Pinterest.  These are from some of my favourite card-making superstars.  Today's CASE is of a card by Laura Bassen!


Here's the card I CASEd:
https://laurafadora.wordpress.com/2015/07/09/waffle-flower-coloring-fun-blog-hop/

 I actually made two cards based on Laura's card - but the first one I made, I felt was more of a copy than a CASE.  I still like it, though, so here it is! 

Here's the second way I'm celebrating - a giveaway :) 

I have a bag full of goodies, including things from Hero Arts, Simon Says Stamp, Kaisercraft, Stickles, Basic Grey, My Minds Eye, The Twinery, Imaginisce, Pebbles, Prima, Uniball, Kuretake, and a couple of other goodies thrown in for good measure! 
All you need to do for a chance to win this giveaway is fill in the Rafflecopter thingamajig below.  There are multiple ways to enter, and each one gives you an entry (or more than one)! I will announce the winner sometime in the week following the close of the Rafflecopter - you have until Friday, 14th August at 2pm AEST (that's 12am EST for my friends in the US and Canada, or 4am GMT for UK and European peeps.)

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!

Now, if you know anything about Jennifer McGuire, you know that she is one of the sweetest and most generous ladies there is.  So when I asked her whether she was OK with me posting a photo of her card here on my blog, not only did she say she was honoured (and my jaw dropped), but she also offered an extra giveaway for my blog event - free registration to the latest Online Card Class - Background Check! Can you IMAGINE how excited I am by this - I have taken part in every single Online Card Class since they began, and I've loved every single one! So, to win a spot in this awesome card class (this is the third one I'm giving away!), all you need to do is comment on this post, telling me your favourite cardmaking style - is it CAS (like me?) Or many layers? Or artsy? Or graphic? Or something else? 

Many thanks to Laura Bassen for being such an awesome cardmaker and video-maker (I always get a laugh from her voiceovers!) and to Christine Drogt at Create a Smile and Jennifer McGuire at Online Card Classes for their generous sponsorship!
http://www.createasmilestamps.com/
http://onlinecardclasses.com/background/class-info/

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for visiting :) 

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29 comments:

  1. cm11 August 2015 at 14:32

    Oh my...you've rendered me speechless with your gorgeous case of Laura's card. That solitary flower is simply stunning! Wow...
    ~c

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  2. cghundley11 August 2015 at 15:18

    Lovely cards and I like
    to make cards that have
    layers to them as well
    as embellishments.
    Carla from Utah

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  3. Anonymous11 August 2015 at 18:17

    Two wonderful cards (the copy and the CASed).
    Thanks for to you and Jennifer for the chance to win the online class.

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  4. Aileen11 August 2015 at 20:43

    Another couple of beautiful cards, love them both. My favourite style I dont know yet think I am still too new to the whole thing to know yet. I like it bright, normally one extra layer as I like to colour and paint and need to trim once done.

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    1. Michelle Lupton12 August 2015 at 17:41

      Thank you so much, Aileen - I really appreciate your comments :)

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  5. Kristie Goulet11 August 2015 at 22:24

    Beautiful CASE!!!!

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  6. Mateja M12 August 2015 at 00:27

    I like many CSA cards, but not the extreme ones :) I also like cute, artsy and elegant cards, but vintage and shabby chic don't go well with me. Love your kind of CAS by the way ;)

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    1. Michelle Lupton12 August 2015 at 18:02

      I'm the same - every so often, I try vintage, or shabby chic, and I tend to fail miserably. I always come back to CAS :D

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  7. Denise Bryant12 August 2015 at 01:06

    Both of your cards are gorgeous! I am wondering who makes that lovely flower you used in the top card though... wow! I love it! Fabulous coloring too!
    Favorite style of mine is CAS. Thanks for the chance to win a spot in the class!

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    1. Michelle Lupton12 August 2015 at 18:03

      Hi, Denise - the flower in the first card is from Stampin' Up, but I think it is discontinued, I hate to tell you :(

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    2. Denise Bryant13 August 2015 at 02:40

      It is gorgeous! I'll see if I can find out the set it's in. Sometimes I can find someone who is willing to sell those discontinued sets. Thanks for your response!

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  8. D.Ann C12 August 2015 at 02:06

    Oh how lovely! I am going to try CASing that, too! I love making layered and frilly feminine cards. Or funny cards. Or artsy cards/multi-media... basically whatever the whim moves me to make! : )

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    1. Michelle Lupton12 August 2015 at 18:04

      I love that you make lots of different styles - I try not to stick to one style too much, too, but I think I always revert to CAS!

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  9. Karren12 August 2015 at 08:25

    Fabulous job CASEing Laura's work. Love the row of flowers - very, very effective. And BTW, congrats on 1000 posts - awesome achievement.

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  10. Teresa (Smeared and Creased)12 August 2015 at 09:21

    Love these Michelle, so pretty! You have rocked these case'd cards all week! :)

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  11. Unknown13 August 2015 at 00:24

    This is great, thanks so much!

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  12. CathyL13 August 2015 at 04:37

    Beautiful cards! I love clean and simple styles.

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    1. Michelle Lupton14 August 2015 at 11:10

      Thanks, Cathy - I'm a CAS girl at heart, too :)

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  13. Unknown13 August 2015 at 21:09

    stunning!!

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  14. D.Ann C14 August 2015 at 09:40

    Ok, so I'm all caught up with the days I missed and the rafflecopter says I can comment again. I just want to let you know, as I went back through all that I've bookmarked several to revisit and CASE some day. As slow as I am, it'll be a while, but top on my list is that negative butterfly you inked on July 30! Fab!! Thanks for the inspiration!

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    1. Michelle Lupton14 August 2015 at 11:18

      You know, I still have the positive of that butterfly sitting on my desk - haven't come up with a card idea for it yet, but it will eventually appear on a card! Thanks for your comments :)

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