CASE-ing the Catty - More Sale-a-bration

Hi there

The CTC crew are taking inspiration from pages 8-11 of the Sale-a-bration brochure this week. There are so many great samples in this small brochure.

You may have come from looking at the fabulous project on Mel's blog, but if you are visiting me, you can start your journey here and continue by clicking on the buttons at the bottom of the post.

The project I have chosen to CASE this week is the card on the right in the photo below. The 'Delicate Details' stamp set was one of my first choices as a FREE gift during this Sale-a-bration and this is my first opportunity to ink it up.

 

I decided to create a lacy border as shown in the sample, bending the first of the lace stamps into a semi-circle.  To get the desired shape, I die cut the circle and used it as a template to bend the lace stamp into position. You can see that I also used a bit of washi tape to help keep it in place. 

By stamping twice, I created the lacy circle which forms the border for the greeting on my card. I stamped it in Crumb Cake ink onto one of the Bokeh designs from the lovely 'Falling in Love' designer series paper from the Occasions Catalogue. 

My card took a few twists and turns before arriving at the final result. Originally I envisaged it as a portrait card, but then decided the bow worked better with more space.  So the join that should have been hidden by the ribbon is in full view at the top and bottom in my landscape card.  I don't think it is too noticeable though and I didn't want to waste the beautiful 'Falling in Love' designer series paper. 

 

You can see the detail of the lace stamp in this closeup pic. I've kept the centre circle simple, stamping the greeting from 'Butterfly Basics' in Soft Suede ink onto Very Vanilla card stock. I cropped it with one of the 'Stitched Shapes' framelits and popped it up on the Blushing Bride circle. It is trimmed with some punched flowers and pearls. The 1/4" Very Vanilla satin ribbon is new in the Occasions Catalogue and is beautifully soft and easy to work with.

For the inside, I have used some of the Crumb Cake washi from the Tasty Treats set and stamped the flower cluster from Birthday Blossoms to finish. 

While I had the lace stamp in position, I decided to stamp a few more images and this is one of the other cards I made. This particular section of the Falling in Love DSP has more brown tones in it, so I changed it up a bit with a border of Very Vanilla to brighten it and then the base card of Blushing Bride.  I love that the greeting I used from the 'Designer Tin of Cards' could work for a wedding or birthday card.

Project Details
Stamps	Delicate Details, Butterfly Basics, Designer Tin of Cards
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla, Falling in Love DSP
Ink	Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede
Accessories	Pearls Basic Jewels, Very Vanilla 1/4" Satin ribbon, Blushing Bride  Stitched Satin ribbon, Tasty Treats Washi  set
Tools	Layering Circles & Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, Petite Petals punch, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack  (retired)

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see the lovely project Monique has to inspire you today. 

 

                             

We would love you to join in with your CASE from pages 8-11 of the Sale-a-bration brochure using our new Facebook group. 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 see the full list of the CTC Crew participating this week over at the CASE-ing the Catty blog.

Thanks for visiting today!

Comments

[Jan Clothier]

Love the way you've shaped the Delicate Details into circles. Wonderful!

[Gloria Sperring]

So pretty!

[Monique]

Stunning card as always Judy! Thanks for the tip on how to position the lace image around the circle, it really makes these stamps so versatile.

[Elvira]

Such a great idea, I really love your cards. Thanks for sharing.
Elvira

[Cheryl Algie]

Gorgeous card Judy ! What join ? I can't see it ! So clever using the lace border in a circle I'll have to try that !

[Julia Quinn]

Oh my. What a beeeeeautiful card! I love it all! The colours the circles, the ribbon, the DSP and especially the amazing circular stamping. Just brilliantl! Thankyou for the awesome inspiration.

[Rebecca S]

Wow Judy, your card is amazing!!! I love the circle done in the lace!! And I didn't even notice the join until you pointed it out.

[Mel Pagano]

Beautiful cards Judy, and so clever bending that stamp. I may just have to CASE this card, with your permission of course :-)