CTC276 – Casing the animals of the Catty

Posted in CTC Blog Hop, Free as a Bird, Itty Bitty Birthdays, Stitched Nested Labels by Rebecca S

I’ve had a fun weekend out at Stanthorpe as my youngest niece is turning 18. We had a family weekend of celebrations! I made her a chocolate raspberrry layered cake. It was delicious! And happy birthday my sweet girl!!

We have a fun case this week!! We are casing the animals of the 2020-2021 Annual Catalogue.

There are lots of cute animals cards in the catalogue this year!! It was hard to choose but I ended up going with a combination of the cards on page 54.

I decided to mainly case the card at the top but I also took the idea of creating your own background from the bottom one.

Firstly, I had to check what animal stamp sets I had. Of course, you don’t have to use an animal set but I thought I would. I only have the Free as a Bird set in my current stock (I do have a couple of keepers from ones that have retired). I was going to use an oval to cut out the middle but I went with the Stitched Nested labels dies instead. I stamped the background which is Just Jade cardstock with the leaves from the Free as a Bird set.

I stamped the birds in Memento Black and then coloured using mainly the new In-colour blends, Cinnamon Cider, Misty Moonlight, Magenta Madness, Just Jade and then Mango Melody and Pumpkin Pie. I even used the colour lifter to lighten up the tummies of the birds.

The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Birthdays set.

Next up is the lovely Sandra in New Zealand.

We would love to see your creations casing the animals of the catalogue so please share over on at our Facebook group.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $38.00	Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set [148618] $40.00	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] $61.00	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin’ Pad [153115] $13.00	Cinnamon Cider Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [153105] $15.50
Just Jade Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [153107] $15.50	Misty Moonlight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [153108] $15.50	Magenta Madness Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [153106] $15.50	Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599] $15.50
Mango Melody Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50

5Jul2020

CTC130 – Time for a sketch case

Posted in CTC Blog Hop, Ornate Layers dies, Path of Petals, Rectangle Stitched framelits, Wreath Builder dies by Rebecca S

Oh it’s a bit chilly in Queensland today!! As I type up this post, it’s 12.2 degrees but feels like 8.2. I need to be like my pussy cats and find a patch of sun!!

This week, we are casing a sketch from page 130 of the 2020 -2021 Annual Catalogue.

It’s the one on the right of this pretty set of cards. Here’s the sketch.

I’ve just received the Arrange a Wreath bundle which includes the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and the matching Wreath Builder dies, so I was inspired to use this today for our sketch.

I had a flip through the pretty papers in the Flowers For Every Season DSP to see what might work for this sketch. I ended up going with one of the background pieces in Misty Moonlight for my side panel which I cut out using the Ornate Layers dies. I then cut out a wreath in a piece of Bumblebee patterned dsp. And I did a couple of the little flowers in whisper white. One of the great things Stampin’ Up! have started doing, is to add more than one die of same shape to make it quicker to cut out multiple shapes.

My sentiment is from the Path of Petals stamp set which I inked with Misty Moonlight and cut out with the Stitched Rectangle dies.

I added a couple of rhinestone for a bit of bling.

Don’t you love it when you are editing your photo and you realise that you didn’t stick the sentiment on straight!! Woopsie!!

Don’t forget that when you spend $90 on products in July, you will earn a Bonus Days coupon for $9 to redeem in August.

Next up is the lovely Tina.

We would love to see your creations using this sketch so please share over on at our Facebook group.

Happy Stamping!!

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Arrange A Wreath Bundle (English) [154109] $93.50	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $61.00	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $20.00	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00
Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75

28Jun2020

CTC274 – All about the boys

Posted in CTC Blog Hop by Rebecca S

Welcome to another week of Caseing the Catty. It’s a wonderful, rainy day today just perfect for crafting. I went out boating with my husband yesterday (I say boating as we didn’t catch any fish!) and it was a beautiful day out on the water.

This week, we are casing the boy cards of the catalogue. As I flipped through the catalogue, I was surprised how many girl cards there are!! We need a few more boy ones.

I decided to case one of the cards on page 33.

I was really drawn to the way the dsp was cut as a frame around the image. I used a piece of the darker timber from the In Good Taste DSP and cut it into 1″ strips. I then attached them to a piece of cardstock the size I wanted as my layer and trimmed the edges.

I then stamped and cut out a bunch of the images from the Sailing Home stamp set and the matching Smooth Sailing dies. I also used a piece of denim ribbon.

Next up is the lovely Michelle.

We would love to see your creations casing the male cards in the catty, so please join us over on at our Facebook group.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set [149457] $42.00	Smooth Sailing Dies [149576] $56.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $37.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25
Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $13.00
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Denim Ribbon [149590] $12.25

28Jun2020

Glitter Wreath

Posted in Arrange a Wreath, Dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Wreath Builder dies by Rebecca S

It’s a great day for crafting as it’s rainy today! I had to share with you this card I made using the new Arrange a Wreath bundle which includes the Arrange a Wreath stamp set and the Wreath Builder dies.

I used a piece of DSP from the Flowers for Every Season for the background. I then stamped a few flowers from the stamp set and also die cut a few as well. The larger flower is cut out from the Rainbow Glimmer Paper which is just so sparkly!!

I added a piece of Just Jade ribbon across the bottom and stamped the sentiment in Magenta Madness and cut it out with the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I also put Wink of Stella on the flowers.

I’d love to know what you think of this bundle, so please leave me a comment below.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Arrange A Wreath Bundle (English) [154109] $93.50	Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $20.00	Rainbow Glimmer Paper [153056] $10.50	Just Jade A4 Cardstock [153084] $15.25
Bumblebee A4 Cardstock [153082] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Magenta Madness A4 Cardstock [153085] $15.25	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $13.00
Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Just Jade 1/4" (6.4 Mm) 2020–2022 In Color Ribbon [153621] $10.50