CTC260 – Caseing the January June 2020 Mini Catalogue

Posted in CTC Challenge, Painted Labels dies, Painted Poppies, Peaceful Moments, Poppy Moments dies by Rebecca S

Welcome to a New Year, a new catalogue and new challenges at CTC!! We are mixing things up this year and our challenges will be running for 2 weeks. The Crew will be doing a weekly hop every Sunday but will be doing the same challenge for 2 weeks.

The 2020 January – June Mini Catalogue started on Friday!! So we are starting off the year by casing your choice of project from the catalogue.

I started from the back of the catalogue and decided to case one of the cards in the Botanical Prints group on page 62.

I cased the card in the middle and used the Peaceful Poppies suite. I went with a Pool Party base and embossed a piece with the new stunning Parisian Flourish embossing folder.

I then stamped a few poppies and poppy backgrounds in Poppy Parade from the Painted Poppies stamp set. I then cut them out using the Painted Labels dies. I also cut out one of the labels for the sentiment which is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set. This set is also part of the Peaceful Poppies suite which includes the Painted Poppies Bundle, the Peaceful Moments Bundle, the Peaceful Poppies DSP, Sequins, Whisper White Seam binding ribbon and Peaceful Poppies elements. You can order all these goodies with just the one code!! (153938 in case you need to know!)

I cut out a couple of poppy outlines and leaves using the Poppy Moments dies. You could cut the leaves in two colours to create shading but I decided to keep it the same. I glued together the two layers of leaves and the poppy outlines.

I added a piece of braided burlap trim and then layered up the leaves and flowers. After playing with the layout, I used glue dots on the leaves and dimensionals on the flowers. I then added the sentiment block over the top and added a burlap bow. I added a bit of Wink of Stella onto the flowers for a touch of sparkle.

This card looks so luxurious with that embossing folder! I can’t wait to play with it more.

Next up is the lovely Shannon.

We would love to see your creations from the 2020 January – June Mini Catalogue. This challenge will end on 19 January.

Happy Stamping (and Happy New Year!!)

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Painted Poppies Bundle [153827] $90.75	Peaceful Moments Bundle (English) [153824] $90.75	5/16" (8 Mm) Braided Burlap Trim [151254] $14.00	Parisian Flourish 3D Embossing Folder [151474] $17.00
Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50

24Nov2019

CTC256 – It’s a Christmas Twist

Posted in Beautiful Bough die, CTC Blog Hop, CTC Challenge, Peaceful Boughs by Rebecca S

Welcome to a fun week of Caseing the Catty!! I haven’t had a chance to join in with the last couple of challenges as it’s that busy time of year!! Last weekend, I went to Sydney for Onstage and was able to catch up with my team. I was lucky to attend Centrestage with my upline and a couple of my stamping friends.

We are trying a different challenge this week and casing an Annual Catalogue layout and give it a Holiday Twist.

It’s always nice to go back through the Annual Catalogue and look closely at all the gorgeous projects. I didn’t get too far in and went with a layout on page 31.

I like the watercoloured background so I used a piece of shimmery white cardstock and did a wash of Garden Green. Once it was dry, I attached to the Real Red card. I really like the Peaceful Boughs stamp set and the sentiment, which I cut out using the Beautiful Boughs dies.

The Real Red ruched ribbon is lovely and works perfectly behind the sentiment. I cut out a few branches and added Ice glitter to the tips.

Next up is the lovely Judy, who I got to hug last week!!

We would love to see your creation casing an Annual Catalogue project and giving a holiday twist over on at our Facebook group.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Peaceful Boughs Bundle (En) [153033] $90.75	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605] $15.25	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $13.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $13.00	Real Red 1" (2.5 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [150435] $17.50	Ice Stampin' Glitter [150445] $13.00
Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] $8.75

14Jul2019

CTC237 – Case a Layout

Posted in CTC Challenge, Magnolia Blooms, Story Label Punch, Timeless Label punch by Rebecca S

Welcome to a fun week at Caseing the Catty. This week, we are casing a layout from page 151.

So there are five projects on this page to choose from. I went with the card on the top right with the horse on it.

This is such a versatile layout. I’m on a Bird Ballad DSP roll at the moment and so I went with one piece on the left and then stamped the flowers and leaves on the right. I added a piece of linen ribbon and tied a bow with the Mossy Meadow linen thread which are both from the Magnolia Lane ribbon combo pack.

I stamped the sentiment in Pool Party and punched it out using the Story Label punch.

I was on a roll with this layout so I made another one with the Magnolia Lane DSP and the Magnolia Blooms stamp set from the Experience Creativity brochure. I used the Timeless Label punch for this one.

Next up is the lovely Judy. I can’t wait to see her stunning creation.

Come and share your creation with us over on at our Facebook group.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set [149468] $38.00	Magnolia Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set [152729] $24.00	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $20.00	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $15.25
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack [149485] $15.75	Story Label Punch [150076] $31.00
Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper [149484] $20.00	Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim [149593] $12.25	Timeless Label Punch [149516] $31.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25

7Jul2019

CTC236 – Love, Thanks and Support

Posted in Banner triple punch, CTC Challenge by Rebecca S

Welcome to another week of Caseing the Catty. It’s a wonderful rainy day today, just perfect for crafting!! Who am I kidding, any weather is good for crafting!!

This week, we are casing the Love, Thanks & Support section, pages 72-97 of the 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue.

There’s lots of choose from! I didn’t get too far in and went with a card on page 79.

This layout is very easy to duplicate. I decided to use the Bird Ballad DSP instead of a stamped image as the birds on the paper are just too cute. (And I didn’t want to do any fussy cutting either!). I layered the dsp with Pool Party cardstock. I cut a frame using the Layering Squares dies in Daffodil Delight cardstock. I used the Foam Adhesive Strips to lift up the frame.

I cut a strip of vellum cardstock and used the Triple Banner punch to create a banner. I stamped the sentiment in Bermuda Bay. The sentiment is from the Incredible Like You stamp set, which I discovered has retired after I had written my post!

I added a bow using the Scalloped Lace Trim which is just so pretty.

Next up is the lovely Tina. I can’t wait to see what she has created.

We would love to see your creation from this section. Just add it over on our Facebook page.

Happy Stamping

Stampin’ Up! Product List

Incredible Like You Photopolymer Stamp Set [148708] $28.00	Layering Squares Dies [141708] $58.00	Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper [149592] $20.00	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25
Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Very Vanilla 3/8" (1 Cm) Scalloped Lace Trim [149593] $12.25
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $38.00