Nina's Southern Accents: CASE Yourself-Let's Get Hopping Round 18

Hey Y'all!
I'm so excite to hop today with the Let's Get Hopping Crew, I know you are being inspired by so many beautiful projects! Our challenge is to CASE ourselves (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit.) I chose a card that was one of my most favorite to make, and it was actually cased from Tina Zinck. The technique used on the card is Masking and Sponging, and I loved how it looked like a painting. Here is my original card:

You can go here to see how I made this and what supplies I used.
Who doesn't love a sunset? It is one of God's greatest masterpieces to me, a new painting every day, a special gift from Him. To CASE this card, I stayed with the sunset theme, but instead of an ocean, I stayed on land this time.

Sticky Notes make the perfect masks...that is what I used to mask off the horizon. I punched a 1" circle for the sun, and then stamped the horse image onto one (make sure you get the sticky edge on part of the mask.) I had fussy cut the horse, that was the hardest part of the card! But it wasn't so bad.

Starting with the lightest color first, blend the ink using the Stamping Sponges. You can go back and forth between light and dark until you get the desired effect.

The yellow sun was actually a happy accident, I forgot to put my mask down before I started sponging. The So Saffron was already there, I just added my 1" circle mask and continued sponging, making the area around the sun darker. I liked the effect, which proves there are no "mistakes" in stamping or card making! They are all embellishment opportunities lol! The Stamparatus allowed me to stamp the sentiment several times to get a dark crisp image. Linen thread was the finishing touch.

Are you loving the projects you are seeing? Did you know the Let's Get Hopping Blog Hop has a Pinterest board you can follow? Check it out here.

Tips and Tricks:

Card measurements: Base-Thick Whisper White 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" scored at 4-1/4, Basic Black layer 5-3/8 x 4-1/8, WW layer 4-3/4 x 5
Cut the Stampin' Sponges in fourths-it saves money and makes sponging much easier
If your mask leaves white spaces, i.e. the horse, go around the image with Stampin' Write markers or Stampin' Blends.

Eimear Carvill's blog is the next stop, just click below to see her amazing creation! I know you will love it!

Remember we are in the final month of Saleabration! For every $50 you order in product, you can choose a Saleabration item. And there are so many choices! If you live in the US and would like to order any of the products I used and don't already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I would love to earn your business. If you would like a catalog, please email me and I will be happy to send you one. Just click on the links below or the "Shop Now" button in the right column to go to my online store to order. Please use the current host code.
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Love,
Nina

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