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CASE-ing the Catty - Giving a Layout a Holiday Twist

September 29, 2019

Hi there

Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty!

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

This week, we're CASE-ing a layout from the Annual Catalogue and giving it a holiday twist, using supplies from the Holiday Catalogue.

I'm taking the opportunity to ink up another new stamp set today, called Beauty & Joy. It is a Photopolymer set of 13 stamps and includes images suitable for occasions other than Christmas, too. Love having a stamp set that gives you more mileage!

With so many layouts in the Annual Catalogue to choose from, I settled on the card above from page 63 of the Annual Catalogue as my inspiration.

I've inked up the lovely holly topiary image from the Beauty & Joy stamp set for my card today. I started with a Very Vanilla card base and at the bottom is a panel stamped with the greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set in Gray Granite ink. I used the hinge stamping method with the Stamparatus to get the words lined up. Above the stamped panel, I've adhered the gorgeous Pretty Peacock and copper designer paper from the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Paper pack. I've topped the join with a strip of Copper Foil that I embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture.

I've used Pretty Peacock ink for the tree and Soft Suede for the stem. Being Photopolymer, lining up the stem image is super easy. The image was cropped with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The pot was stamped separately in Gray Granite ink and fussy cut and popped up on some ground I created with a Light Crumb Cake Blends marker. The greeting is also from the Beauty & Joy stamp set in Pretty Peacock ink and again cropped with the Stitched Rectangle Dies. The art panel and greeting are matted onto Copper Foil. To finish I added a Star Designer Element at the top of the tree. It looked a bit pink against the Copper Foil, so I went over it with the Bronze Stampin' Blends marker to make it more coppery. I've coloured some silver Metallic Pearls with the Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends marker as I wanted a muted red to suit the Pretty Peacock tree.

For the inside I have a Copper Foil mat for my writing panel and a strip of the designer paper at the base. In the top corner I've stamped and coloured the holly image from Christmas Gleaming stamp set in Pretty Peacock and Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends markers.

Project Details
Stamps	Beauty & Joy, Itty Bitty Christmas, Christmas Gleaming
Card stock & Papers	Very Vanilla, Copper Foil, Brightly Gleaming Specialty DSP
Ink	Pretty Peacock, Soft Suede, Gray Granite
Accessories	Metallic Pearls, Star Designer Elements
Tools	Stitched Rectangle Dies, Subtle 3D EF, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends (Pretty Peacock, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler)

If you would like your own copy of the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue or the new Holiday Catalogue, then leave your details over on my Free Catalogues page.

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 a card layout and thanks for visiting me today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Christmas | Permalink | Comments (11)

Heart of Christmas - Week 6

September 25, 2019

Hi there

Welcome to Week 6 of Heart of Christmas with the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! team. Did you realise it is 3 months today until Christmas!

Tonight I'm hosting the lovely ladies who are sharing their Christmas projects this week. The links are at the bottom of the post, so make sure you check them out and leave them some blog love.

This week I've had some fun putting together this card using products from the Night Before Christmas Suite. I've had this card in my head for a while, so it is great to see it come to life.

I've chosen a design from the Night Before Christmas Designer Series Paper that is perfect for my scene. I've trimmed it down and added it to a square card base in Cherry Cobbler. The finished card fits into a 14cm square envelope. Santa is standing on a black roof, preparing to go down the chimney. I found the piece of embossed black card stock in my scrap packet, so that was helpful. The greeting is from the Jolly Season Dies and I have cut one in Real Red and the other in Sparkle Glimmer and created a shadow to make it stand out a bit more from the background.

I love the traditional Santa image from the Holly JollyChristmas stamp set and I've coloured him with Stampin' Blends and paper pieced the sack and cropped him with the coordinating die from the Jolly Season Dies. The trim on his suit is very sparkly with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter that I added with a glue pen. The chimney is a piece of Terracotta Tile card stock embossed with the Brick & Mortar Embossing Folder. I did a bit of tuck-pointing with a Chalk Marker and then sponged the edges and over the top with Cajun Craze ink.

For the inside, I have a Night of Navy mat for my writing panel. The little elf from the #elfie stamp set seemed appropriate for my scene and I added the greeting from the same stamp set, in Real Red ink in the centre.

All of the new products from the Holiday Catalogue are now available in my Online Store. If you don't have your own copy of the new Holiday Catalogue yet, then head to my 'Free Catalogues' page (tab at the top of the page) to register your details and I'll pop one in the post for you.

Project Details
Stamps	Holly Jolly Christmas, #elfie
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Terracotta Tile, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Real Red, Sparkle Glimmer, Silver Glimmer, Night Before Christmas DSP
Ink	Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze
Accessories	1mm Rhinestones (not SU), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools	Stitched Stars Dies, Simple Stripes EF (retired), Brick & Mortar EF, Subtle 3D EF, Jolly Season Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Blends markers, Chalk Marker, Sponge Daubers, Glue Pen

Make sure you check out the inspiring projects from the other ladies participating tonight.

Thanks for visiting today!

Posted at 07:55 PM in Christmas | Permalink | Comments (4)

CASE-ing the Catty - Punch Project

September 22, 2019

Hi there

Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty!

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

This week, we're CASE-ing a a punch project from the Holiday Catalogue.

There are a number of new punches in the Holiday Catalogue, so I've taken the opportunity to unwrap my Pine Tree Punch. It is one of the coordinating products in the Wrapped in Plaid Suite and I've used a few of them in my project.

I've taken my inspiration from the project above, which is an embellished Gold Mini Pizza Box from page 12 of the Holiday Catalogue. I have created a card instead, using the embellishment as the focus and keeping it very clean.

I started with a standard card base in Shaded Spruce and added some of the lovely plaid designer paper at the top and bottom from the Wrapped in Plaid 6" x 6" Specialty Designer Series Paper. One side of each sheet is a plaid deisgn with gold foil accents, with a variety of small prints on the reverse. This was another really difficult card to photograph and the colours are much nicer in real life.

For the centre panel I have taken a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and dry embossed it with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder and added a narrow band of Gold Foil on each side. The coordinating colour in this designer paper is Cherry Cobbler, but I've used a Real Red stitched circle to add some brightness and matted it on a Shaded Spruce scalloped circle. I've punched out one pine tree in Gold Foil and dry embossed it with the new Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder. For the other, I have stamped the tree from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set in Versamark and heat embossed it in gold on Shaded Spruce card stock and then punched it out with the Pine Tree Punch. I cut this tree horizontally about 2/3 of the way down and moved the pieces apart to lengthen it, which makes more of it visible under the greeting.

The greeting from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set was stamped in Real Red ink and I've used the Stitched Rectangle Dies to cut it to the size I wanted. It was a little fiddly cutting twice for the length and twice for the width, but was pleased when it turned it out first time. I coloured some white Baker's Twine with the Light Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blend marker and tied it around the end of the greeting in a bow and added a gold bell from the Jingle Bells embellishments. I added a trio of stars from the Snowflake Sequins to finish.

For the inside I have a Real Red mat for my writing panel and I have stamped the greeting from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set in the centre. At the base I've added a strip of the designer paper and a narrow band of Gold Foil. A gold embossed tree in the corner finishes it off.

Project Details
Stamps	Perfectly Plaid
Card stock & Papers	Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Very Vanilla, Gold Foil, Wrapped in Plaid Specialty DSP
Ink	Versamark, Real Red
Accessories	White Baker's Twine, Jingle Bells, Snowflake Sequins
Tools	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder, Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends (Light Shaded Spruce)

If you would like your own copy of the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue or the new Holiday Catalogue, then leave your details over on my Free Catalogues page.

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what Lauren has to inspire you this week.

I hope you've enjoyed my project inspired by a card layout and thanks for visiting me today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Christmas | Permalink | Comments (7)

Heart of Christmas - Week 5

September 18, 2019

Hi there

Welcome to Week 5 of Heart of Christmas with the Art with Heart Stampin' Up! team.

This week I'm using the fabulous So Many Stars Bundle, inspired by a card made by my team member Wendy Ross. I love monochrome cards and blue and silver is one of my favourite colour combos for Christmas. This is such a fabulous bundle and not just for Christmas.

This time I have chosen Blueberry Bushel, which has a nice bright vibe and a square card base (again!). The centre panel has been layered onto a mat of Sparkle Glimmer paper and adhered to the card.

I have die cut the star swirl from the Stitched Stars Dies in Silver Glimmer, cut it in half and positioned it diagonally under the popped up Silver Foil star. The next layer is the silver embossed star and finally the die cut Blueberry Bushel star, also popped up and topped with a medium Clear Faceted Gem. I've added some of the stars that came out of the swirl die cut on either side. The greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Blueberry Bushel ink and cropped with the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.

For the inside, I have a Silver Foil mat to my writing panel. I heat embossed some stars in silver at the top and added a narrow strip of Silver Glimmer at the base. The final touch is a die cut Blueberry Bushel star with a smaller Silver Glimmer star in the centre.

I really liked how this card turned out, so I made another in Gorgeous Grape and silver. Which one do you prefer?

Project Details
Stamps	So Many Stars, Itty Bitty Christmas
Card stock & Papers	Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer, Sparkle Glimmer
Ink	Blueberry Bushel, Versamark
Accessories	Clear Faceted Gems
Tools	Stitched Stars Dies, Rectangle Stitched Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Tombow Glue, Silver EP, Heat gun

Make sure you check out the inspiring projects from the other ladies participating tonight. Head over to Claire's blog for the links.

Thanks for visiting today!

Posted at 07:55 PM in Christmas | Permalink | Comments (12)

CASE-ing the Catty - Feels Like Frost DSP Colours

September 15, 2019

Hi there

Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty!

This week, we're CASE-ing the colours from the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper on page 40 of the Holiday Catalogue and taking inspiration from the layouts on the same page.

This paper incorporates a lot of colours, so plenty of options to choose from in this pack. The other fabulous aspect to this paper is that the reverse side of every sheet has a silver foil and white design that will coordinate with a lot of projects.

I've taken my inspiration from the card above, using one of my favourite designs from the Feels Like Frost Designer Series Paper. I love the soft purple shades with just a touch of green and the soft blurred background. Instead of a Christmas Card, I've made a simple everyday card with a flexible greeting that could work as a birthday, get well, sympathy or friendship card. It's great to have some of these types of cards in your stash and this paper is perfect for them.

I wanted to maximise the beautiful designer paper, so I've gone for a large square card base (size is 13.5cm or 5 1/4") in Highland Heather and I added a white mat to the designer paper to give it a bit of pop. Can't get simpler than that.

For the embellishment, I started with a large oval of Vellum card stock, just to soften the background and give it more focus. I added a zig-zag of the lovely Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon to pick up the green in the paper and add a pop of colour. The greeting from Good Morning Magnolia was stamped in Gorgeous Grape and cropped with the Stitched Nested Label Dies. I shortened it by cutting 3/4 of the image first then moving the die to the length I wanted. This is a great technique to master as you get more mileage out of all of your basic shape and label dies.

The flowers in the paper reminded me of the foliage in the Frosted Bouquet Dies, so I cut some in Silver Foil and Vellum card stock and positioned them under the corners of the greeting label, which I popped up over the top. I finished with a little popped up Silver Glimmer heart and a sprinkle of Frosted Epoxy Droplets.

For the inside I have a Silver Foil mat for my writing panel and I have stamped the floral spray from the First Frost stamp set on the right. It also looks a bit similiar to the flowers on the designer paper and I used Stampin' Write markers direct to the rubber with Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green. I added a narrow strip of Silver Glimmer at the base to ground the floral spray.

Project Details
Stamps	Good Morning Magnolia, First Frost
Card stock & Papers	Highland Heather, Whisper White, Feels Like Frost DSP, Silver Foil, Silver Glimmer, Vellum
Ink	Gorgeous Grape
Accessories	Clear/Frosted Epoxy Droplets, Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible ribbon
Tools	Layering Ovals Dies, Frosted Bouquet Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Be Mine Dies, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Stampin' Write Markers (Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green)

If you would like your own copy of the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue or the new Holiday Catalogue, then leave your details over on my Free Catalogues page.

Now it's time to click on the Next button below to hop over to see what Lauren has to inspire you this week.

I hope you've enjoyed my project inspired by a card layout and thanks for visiting me today!

Posted at 06:55 PM in CASE-ing The Catty, Feminine, Friendship, Get Well, Nature/Floral, Sympathy | Permalink | Comments (5)

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A bit about me...

Hi, I'm Judy May and I live in Toowoomba, Queensland with my husband. I love Stampin' Up!® paper, stamps and ink and using them to make beautiful projects. Let me be your creative coach and inspire you to bring the joy of creativity to your life!