This week at Case-ing the Catty, we are tackling the Artistic Expression section of the catalogue. This is a huge section with so many amazing cards to choose from. I might have to do a few more for next week as well!!

Seeing as it was so large, I decided to do two cards. (I also couldn’t decide!!) For my first card, I chose the Hope card on page 117 as I love the Striped Scallop thinlits but I don’t use them often enough and I haven’t used my Watercolor Words set yet either.

Here is my version. I went with Soft Sky as the base, Cherry Cobbler for the sentiment and Garden Green and Lost Lagoon for the flowers and petals.

I lightly stuck down the scallops with random glue dots. I also added some sequins instead of rhinestones as I have recently discovered the Metallics Sequin Assortment in the catalogue. There are white, black, silver, gold and clear sequins in 3 shapes!!

For my second card, I decided to case the card on page 133. I like the look of the stitching but there’s no way I’m getting out my machine just for that!!

So I got my trusty real red marker and drew some lines around the word once I had stuck them on. Lucky we are not aiming for perfection!! lol. I should mention that the Layered Letters Alphabet is so easy to use!! The letters stamp really nicely.

I also used the Alphabet rotary stamp to do the sentiment. Lesson to be learned. When creating a word with the rotary stamp, do not take a short cut and start part way along the stamp. You won’t have enough space!! Ask me how I know!!!

I hope you like my cards this week. To continue on the hop, you can visit Rebecca B here.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List:

Watercolor Words Photopolymer Stamp Set [138702] $45.00	Striped Scallop Thinlits Die [133734] $41.00	Banners Framelits Die [132173] $45.00	Silver 1/8″ Ribbon [132137] $8.75
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $12.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad [133644] $11.50	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad [126966] $11.50
Garden Green Classic Stampin’ Pad [126973] $11.50	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $8.75	Layered Letters Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp [138692] $47.00	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435] $38.50
Alphabet Rotary Stamp [133769] $26.00	Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker [100052] $6.00	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [126949] $11.50	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [126944] $11.50