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

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Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty. This is our very last week of Sale-a-bration for this year.  I have really enjoyed creating with the Sale-a-bration free products and I definitely think it is one of the best ranges we have had. There is still time for you get your hands on them, as orders close  at 11.50pm  AEDT tonight (31 March). You can see ALL of the FREE product options in my Online Store. 

If you've come from Peta'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. 

We are taking our inspiration from the Sale-a-bration Brochures again this week and I am looking at this photo on page 15 of the main brochure.

Somehow I haven't managed to ink up the Lovely Lattice stamp set yet, even though it is one of the first that I chose to get. This sample in Petal Pink is very pretty, so I let the colour drive my creation this week. 

My base card is thick Whisper White and I've added a panel of the very lovely Petal Pink vellum from the Floral Romance Specialty DSP as a background to the fussy cut floral image.  It was fortuitously lying on my craft desk, so I put it to use.  I recommend using a sponge to pick up a little Tombow glue from a Silicone Mat and then dab it around the edges of the vellum. Place the vellum onto the card and press lightly. You won't get unsightly adhesive showing through if you use this method. To add a bit of pop I have a band of Grapefruit Grove card stock at the edge of the vellum and I've carried it through to the birthday greeting at the bottom. 

I have coloured the image with Petal Pink Stampin Blends markers, with a little Calypso Coral for the shading. I've used my favourite Granny Apple Green for the leaves and then fussy cut the image leaving only a narrow border. The image was adhered to the panel, popped up on Dimensionals.

For the inside I have a mat of Grapefruit Grove and a strip of the Petal Pink vellum at the base. I stamped part of the Lovely Lattice image again and coloured and fussy cut just the largest flower and the smaller attached flower.  It is such a lovely image to colour.

Project Details
Stamps	Lovely Lattice, Well Said
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Grapefruit Grove, Floral Romance Specialty DSP
Ink	Early Espresso, Grapefruit Grove
Accessories	White Baker's Twine, Rhinestones
Tools	Well Written Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers (Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green)

 

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see the fabulous project my lovely friend Tina 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 Lovely Lattice and thanks for visiting me today!

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Art With Heart Easter Blog Hop

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Tonight the Art with Heart team are sharing creative projects with an Easter theme.  Don’t forget, Sale-a-bration ends on March 31st! There is still time to earn FREE product with purchase or even join our Stampin’ Up! team. Ask any of the girls on the hop for more details.

 

Tonight, I have 2 very different Easter cards for you. The first one uses the His Grace stamp set from the Occasions Catalogue together with the Cross of Hope Framelits dies for a simple, but elegant card celebrating the true meaning of Easter. I'm sure my Mum will love this.

 

The base card is Gorgeous Grape and I have a narrow border of Silver Foil for the art panel. I stamped the sentiment at the top in Gorgeous Grape ink and the floral spray in Early Espresso ink and coloured it with Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers. To add extra texture and interest, I spritzed the reverse side lightly with water and ran it through the Subtle embossing folder.

The cross in Silver Foil was popped up and then the narrow cross in Gorgeous Grape was also popped up over the ribbon. The dove was silver embossed and I used a glue pen to add Dazzling Diamonds glitter and popped it up on the cross. I finished with a sprinkle of Clear Epoxy Droplets.

For the inside, I have a mat of Silver Foil for the writing panel and I have stamped and coloured the single flower either side of the sentiment.

Project Details
Stamps	His Grace
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Gorgeous Grape, Silver Foil
Ink	Gorgeous Grape, Early Espresso, Versamark
Accessories	Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Clear/Frosted Epoxy Droplets, white/Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon
Tools	Subtle Dynamic TIEF, Cross of Hope Framelits, Big Shot,  Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Stampin' Blends (Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green), Glue Pen, Silver EP, Heat Gun

 

My second card uses the sweet Fable Friends stamp set and the Large Letters Framelits to create this fun card I will send to our nieces for Easter with some chocolate treats. 

I have added some Balmy Blue Gingham paper to a thick Whisper White card base with Lemon Lime Twist scalloped  and stitched trim on each side. The large letters were spritzed and run through the Subtle embossing folder and then adhered to a second layer to make them more robust.

The cute rabbit was stamped in Early Espresso ink and coloured with Stampin' Blends, fussy cut and popped up between the letters. The little flowers were punched from Sparkle Glimmer paper and I coloured the rhinestones to match. The 'EASTER' greeting was printed from my computer and I used the Rectangle Stitched dies to crop it. I don't think rabbits have blue eyes, but it does look cute!

Project Details
Stamps	Fable Friends
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist, Gala Gingham DSP, Sparkle Glimmer
Ink	Early Espresso,
Accessories	Rhinestones
Tools	Subtle Dynamic TIEF, Large Letters Framelits, Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Well Written Framelits, Be Mine Stitched Framelits, Big Shot,  Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Balmy Blue, Petal Pink), Bitty Blooms Punch Pack

 

Now it’s time to hop on over to our next participant, the very talented,  Rachel Woollard.    

Here is a full list of participants in case there are any issues.

Catherine Proctor
Caroline Manwaring 

Sue Madex

Kate Morgan

Ros Davidson

Kathryn Mangelsdorf

Rachel Palmieri

Rebecca Jacovou

Judy May <------ You are here!

Rachel Woollard 

Christina Barnes
Tina Gillespie 

Vicki Boucher 

 

Thanks for visiting today! 

CASE-ing the Catty - Needlepoint Nook

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This week the CTC Crew are taking inspiration from the Needlepoint Nook  section of the new Occasions Catalogue. 

If you've come from looking at the lovely project on Sandra'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. 

There is just 1 week left to earn FREE product when you make a purchase of $90 or more between now and 31 March 2019. You can see all of the Sale-a-bration products that you can choose from in my Online Store. Don't forget the Sale-a-bration Coordination - all those fabulous dies to crop the images from your favourite Sale-a-bration stamp sets,  available only until 31 March (except the Hop Around Framelits, that have now sold out). The popular Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack is back while stocks last. 

This week I've taken my inspiration from the card above, that I've cropped out of the banner photo so you can see it more clearly. I was attracted to this card because of the colour - Berry Burst (along with Lemon Lime Twist) are my absolute favourite colours from the 2017-19 In Colours and they won't be around much longer (sob!). I couldn't pass up the opportunity to make another card with this lovely colour.

Reminder: now is the time to get your retiring In Colour re-inkers and card stock, as they will go like hot cakes when the Retiring List is released in Early May. 

I decided to go with a square card base in Berry Burst and a centre panel in Berry Burst and a wide mat in Whisper White to add pop. For the centre panel I first embossed a section of the lovely needlepoint embossing die from the NeedlePoint Elements Framelits Dies in each corner. Layered on the panel is a doily and some of the white Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon and then the flowers from the First Frost stamp set in Berry Burst, stamped off and full strength. This lovely stamp set carried over from the Holiday Catalogue, so you won't see it in any catalogue at the moment. You can find it in my Online Store, so if it is still on your Wish List it might be a good time to purchase it, as we don't know whether it will make it into the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalogue that is coming soon.

I popped in lots of greenery die cuts around the flowers as well as stamped leaves from the Painted Seasons stamp set in Granny Apple Green. Finally the centre banner in Silver Foil was added on top and the stamped greeting from the Amazing Life stamp set was popped up on the foil banner. I added a couple of rhinestones on the greeting banner and 3 of the cute Crumb Cake buttons from the Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons pack.

I have kept the inside simple, with a double mat and more of the needlepoint embossing die in the bottom corner. I added a stamped rose over the top and a single leaf spray.

Project Details
Stamps	Amazing Life, Painted Seasons, First Frost
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Berry Burst, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Silver Foil
Ink	Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green
Accessories	Doily, Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, Basic Jewels Rhinestones
Tools	Needlepoint Elements Framelits, Four Seasons Framelits, Rose Trellis Thinlits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombow Liquid Glue

 

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what Monique 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 inspired by the Needlepoint Nook Suite and thanks for visiting me today!

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Blooming Birthday

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Today I'm sharing a card that I made for a special friend's birthday a couple of  weeks ago. I used the lovely All That You Are stamp set that has a large floral line image that is fabulous for all types of colouring. I used my favourite Stampin' Blends Alcohol markers, but it would also be lovely water coloured too. 

I started by embossing the front of the thick Whisper White card base with the Subtle embossing folder. The image was stamped on a piece of Whisper White that was cut with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits and then coloured with Calypso Coral, Lovely Lipstick, Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends. I layered it onto Melon Mambo card stock and then popped up the panel on the card base.

The greeting from the All That You Are stamp set was heat embossed in white on Melon Mambo and then double cut to the size I wanted with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits. I added some rhinestones and a tiny butterfly to finish.

For the inside I die cut a stitched rectangle for the writing panel and then stamped part of the floral image on the side, and the birthday greeting at the bottom. The finished panel was layered onto a Melon Mambo mat.

Thanks to Peggy Noe for the inspiration for this card.

Project Details
Stamps	All That You Are, Amazing Life
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Melon Mambo
Accessories	Basic Jewels Rhinestones
Tools	Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Butterfly Beauty Thinlits, Subtle Dynamic TIEF, Big Shot, White EP, Heat Gun, Stampin' Blends, Dimensionals

 

Don't forget there is only 11 days left to get your FREE Sale-a-bration products when you place an order for $90 or more. The good news is that the popular Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack is back while stocks last, so don't miss out on yours, if this is on your wish list. It coordinates beautifully with the Gingham Gala Designer Paper pack, one of my favourites from the Occasions Catalogue.

I hope you like my project with All That You Are and thanks for visiting today!

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

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Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty. This is our second last week of Sale-a-bration for this year.  The good news is that the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack is available again while stocks last. For details of ALL of the Level 1 product choices available, see them in my Online Store. 

If you've come from Lauren'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. 

We are taking our inspiration from the Sale-a-bration Brochures again this week and I am looking at this photo on page 10 of the main brochure.

I chose the By the Bay stamp set specifically for the image of the seagulls so I thought I had better get it inked up. 

The sample card is quite narrow, but I have gone with a standard card base in Gray Granite. I embossed a layer with the Seaside embossing folder and added it to the card base. The Gray Granite striped DSP was flagged with the  Banner Triple Punch with a smaller flagged piece in Pacific Point underneath.  

I stamped the seagull image on Whisper White card stock and coloured it with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers and cropped it with with the same die from the Rose Trellis Thinlits. It is quite a small image, so I have popped it up on a Pacific Point oval to up-size it and also add an extra pop of colour.  The leaves were die cut from Granny Apple Green and Old Olive card stock and I added a button with some Linen Thread knotted. The birthday greeting from Itty Bitty Birthdays was double cut with the Rectangle Stitched Framelits. 

For the inside I have a mat of Pacific Point and I added a strip of the striped DSP down the side.  The seagull image was stamped in the corner and coloured simply this time. 

Project Details
Stamps	By the Bay, Itty Bitty Greetings
Card stock & Papers	Gray Granite, Whisper White, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Brights DSP, Neutrals DSP
Ink	Memento Expresso Truffle
Accessories	True Gentleman Buttons, Linen Thread
Tools	Rose Trellis Thinlits Dies, Rectangle Stitched Framelits, Needlepoint Elements Framelits, Seaside TIEF, Big Shot, Banner Triple Punch, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers

 

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what Rachel 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 By The Bay and thanks for visiting me today!

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