Nature – for casestudychallenge

Hi Everyone.  Happy Tuesday night.

I hope you are all having a great week so far. 

I saw this fabulous card across at casestudychallenge this week and couldn't help but be inspired.  I decided to use the rules of CASEing for it (the ones set out at splitcoaststampers that is).  I really didn't want to change a lot about it… I loved the colors, I loved the ribbon and the buttons.   I did however, change the dies behind the sentiment, the sentiment and the focal point.  The original card has a clean and vintage feel, mine lost the vintage part of it.  Mind you, the ribbon is a little distressed:-)

Here's the original card that can be seen at this link on casestudy

Told you it was gorgeous, didn't I? 🙂

Here's my take on it

You can see that I reversed the die layer and base colors.  I wanted the white to pop from the Crumb Cake layer.  I didn't randomly choose the sentiment either…… :-)  Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that nature is such an intrinsic part of my very being and this sentiment really speaks to me on that level.   It really is where I go to get back to myself and that's the appeal of our new plot of land.  Everytime we visit, all I need to do is walk around the corner of the house and look out and I immediately feel my breath start to ease and my pulse rate start to slow.   Looking out of the windows our our new house makes my heart soar. 

In addition, what we have created in terms of a little ecosphere in our current garden brings me immense happiness.   I will miss it, but we are so looking forward to seeing what a difference we can make to our new environment.  In fact, we meet with the landscaper's on Monday because I do not want the stock standard green grass, 1 tree and 10 pretty shrubs!  Lou and I both feel that we are beholden to the wetlands that traverse our property and that the environment deserves to be treated with respect.  Getting the right plantings and ensuring no chemicals go onto the garden is even more important that it is in our current yard.

Anyway, that was a long way to tell you that this sentiment really does mean something to me:-)  Don't you love the trees stamped below the sentiment?  I just wish I hadn't inadvertently distressed the ribbon.  grrrrrr 🙂

So, don't forget to pop along to casestudy – there are always amazing cards for inspiration there.

As always, thank you so much for your visit.  Your visits, your comments and your support are the reason that I continue to publish this blog.

Warm hugs and prayers for those who need a lift tonight.  Pammie…. you know I am thinking of you.

Hugs

Jaydee

Card details – all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:

• Card stock:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake.  Stamps:  Poetry of the Earth (Wordsworth).  Accessories:  Vanilla/Black wide ribbon.  Buttons (non SU).  Baker's Twine (non SU).  Tools:  Top Note Die.  Big Shot.  Nestabilities die – Labels 21