CASEing the Catty - More Reindeer Fun
December 08, 2024
Hi there
Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty for this week. It has been 5 long weeks since I have been able to participate and my mojo is feeling very rusty! I've just returned from a month long visit to Western Australia to sort and pack my Mum's house so her hubby could move into an independent living unit on the same campus where she is in residential care. Wow, what a huge job, even bigger than I originally thought. I'm going to have a goal to go through my cupboards annually, to weed out the stuff that isn't needed anymore!
If you've come from visiting Peta & Marvi, then welcome! If you're visiting me, I appreciate you stopping by today! You can continue your journey to see the other inspiring creations from the CTC Crew by clicking on the button at the bottom of the post.
This week we are CASE-ing a background in a project from either of the current calalogues. There are so many options for creating a background on your card and whatever option you choose will step up your card another notch.
I've chosen the project in the photo above for my inspiration, which uses repetitive stamping to create the background behind the foliage frame. There are a few samples of this technique in the catalogues you can check out.
I started by stamping the background panel with the greeting stamp from the Reindeer Fun Bundle. I found that putting a piece of grid paper behind the Basic White card stock and adhering it temporarily, helped me to line up the lines of text. Start off the page and then fill the line and start in a different position on the next line to create the variation.
For the front layer, I have used a design from the Take A Bow DSP and cut the foliage frame using the die from the Reindeer Fun Bundle. The stamped panel was adhered behind the opening and I added the fussy cut reindeer and holly embellishments. The complimentary greeting from the Reindeer Fun stamp set was stamped onto a strip of Basic White and adhered under the fussy cut reindeer to ground it. I used the retired Scalloped Contours Dies to create the sweet scalloped border under the greeting. The finished panel was adhered to the Real Red card base with a narrow border. The Real Red satin bow and some cute Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints were the finishing touch.
For the inside, I have a Granny Apple Green mat for the writing panel and I added a strip of the green design across the bottom. I fussy cut the partial reindeer image and adhered it on the left.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Reindeer Fun |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic White, Real Red, Granny Apple Green, Festive Glimmer Paper, Reindeer Days DSP |
| Ink | Real Red |
| Accessories | Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints, Real Red Satin Ribbon (retired) |
| Tools | Reindeer Fun Dies, Scalloped Contour Dies (retired), Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, 3/16" punch (not SU) |
We would love to see your CASE of a background from a project from either the 2024 Sep-Dec Mini Catalogue or the 2024-25 Annual Catalogue this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to click on the 'Join Group' button at the top. Once you have been added to the group, you can go ahead and post your creation and you do not need to have a blog.
You can head over to Rochelle to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.
I hope you'll join us for our 500th CASE-ing the Catty Blog Hop next week and our last for the year.
Thanks for visiting today!
