CASE-ing the Catty - Happiness Blooms
February 24, 2019
Hi there
This week the CTC Crew are taking inspiration from the Happiness Blooms section of the new Occasions Catalogue. There are lots of lovely samples in this section to get you inspired!
If you've come from looking at the lovely project on Rebecca's blog, 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 buttons at the bottom of the post.
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This week I've taken my inspiration from the card above, which I've cropped out of the banner photo so you can see it more clearly. Even though the background designer paper is very busy, the embellishment still pops, so I thought I would try this with the floral design from the Painted Seasons Designer Paper.
As you can see from my finished card, I didn't achieve my goal! I adhered the paper to the front of the card and added the embellishment and my brain rebelled! It just looked way too busy. So I took the remaining strip left from my 6" x 6" square and started again and this is where it ended up. I have embossed the right section with the Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, leaving the strip of floral paper on the left.
I stamped the two flowers in Poppy Parade ink and the leaves in Call Me Clover ink. They were cropped with the coordinating Painted Seasons Framelits Dies that will be available to purchase from 1 March. You can see the amazing detail in the flowers that you get from just one impression of these Distinktive style stamps. Less is more with these stamps, so don't over ink them. If your ink pad is juicy, use a teaspoon to push the ink down into the foam pad. It is quick and works perfectly every time. The greeting is from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set, stamped in Early Espresso ink and layered on the Call Me Clover banner. All of these elements were layered onto the largest of the stitched circles from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I did add a Vellum circle behind to add interest and soften it.
I wanted to keep the inside soft, so I have a white writing panel and a strip of the designer paper at the bottom. It is the reverse side of the floral and I added another stamped flower in the corner.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Painted Seasons, Dragonfly Dreams |
| Card stock & Papers | Petal Pink, Whisper White, Call Me Clover, Vellum, Painted Seasons DSP |
| Ink | Poppy Parade, Call Me Clover, Early Espresso |
| Accessories | Gold Metallic Pearls |
| Tools | Stitched Shapes Framelits, Painted Seasons Framelits, Subtle TIEF, Big Shot, Dimensionals |
Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what Sandra has to inspire you this week.
We would love you to join us with your CASE this week, using our 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.
I hope you've enjoyed my project with the How Sweet It Is Suite and thanks for visiting me today!
I love your Painted Seasons card Judy! I chose your project as one of my Pinterest highlights this week - https://www.kyliebertucci.com/2019/03/pinterest-highlights-featuring-painted.html
Congrats and thank you for your inspiration.
Posted by: Kylie Bertucci | March 12, 2019 at 09:11 AM
Your card is stunning! I CASEd it for my class ladies, as I knew they'd love it as much as I did, and I was right!
Posted by: Tina Gillespie | March 04, 2019 at 05:23 PM
Judy, as always your attention to detail is beautiful, really love this new stamp set and matching designer series paper.
Posted by: Kathryn Mangelsdorf | February 28, 2019 at 10:41 AM
Beautiful card Judy, with just the right amount of DSP. Love the inside
Posted by: Peta Stephen | February 26, 2019 at 06:06 PM
Oh this is gorgeous, and I'm with you, I find it hard to totally cover the front of a card with busy DSP. What you've done is just gorgeous.
Posted by: Julia Quinn | February 25, 2019 at 05:16 PM
This is a truly beautiful card Judy. I'm in love with the Painted Seasons paper.
Posted by: Simone | February 24, 2019 at 07:55 PM
Once again a stunning card. I love the subtle touch of the vellum behind the sentiment circle. So pretty.
Posted by: Rebecca | February 24, 2019 at 07:27 PM