CASE-ing the Catty - Giving a Layout a Holiday Twist
November 24, 2019
Hi there
Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty!
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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 was flicking through the Annual Catalogue and didn't get far before I came upon the sample below.
You may remember that I used this sample for inspiration when we CASE-d the Woven Threads Designer Paper and I created a shaker card. However with my focus on giving it a holiday twist, I thought it would be perfect with a Poinsettia flower. Nothing says Christmas to me, more than having a Poinsettia on my table during holiday season.
I've covered the front of my Very Vanilla card base with a design from the Wrapped in Plaid Specialty Designer Series Paper. The card base is a little wider than the normal at 11cm to give me the proportions I was looking for. I wanted a strong contrast with the Poinsettia and this designer paper is perfect with the fine gold foil running through the design. I stamped the greeting from the Dashing Deer stamp set in Early Espresso on a panel of Very Vanilla and attached it behind the Gold Foil embossed Heirloom Frame. It looked a little bare at the top, so I stamped the little flourish from the retired Here's To Cheers stamp set in Real Red.
The Poinsettia flower was creating using the small leaf from the Nature's Roots Dies. I embossed and die cut 12 small leaves for the flower in Real Red and 3 in Shaded Spruce for the leaves. There are 7 petals in the bottom layer of the flower and 5 in the top and I sponged them around the edges with Cherry Cobbler ink to add depth. To give them dimension, I placed a metal ruler down the centre and folded them gently on the score line. Then it is matter of attaching them to a small circle of card stock, slightly overlapping the petals. The top layer were adhered into the centre of the base layer and I finished with a large Gold Faceted Gem in the centre. Before adhering the flower to the corner of the frame, I added the flourish from the Stitched Stars Dies, which I die cut in Gold Foil. I popped the leaves in underneath, once the flower was in position. The greeting from the Itty Bitty Christmas stamp set was stamped in Real Red on Very Vanilla and cropped with the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
For the inside I have a Real Red mat for my writing panel and a strip of the left over designer paper at the base. I've stamped the larger of the pine trees from the Rooted in Nature stamp set in Shaded Spruce ink on the right, to provide a background for my reindeer. The reindeer is from the Snow Globe Scenes Dies and I die cut it in Whisper White and used my Stampin' Blends markers to colour him.
I'm really pleased with how this card turned out and it is one of my favourites for this season. As with most things, it looks better in real life. This card will need some extra help to survive the postal system, or one to hand deliver.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Dashing Deer, Itty Bitty Christmas, Rooted in Nature, Here's To Cheers (retired) |
| Card stock & Papers | Very Vanilla, Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Gold Foil, Wrapped in Plaid Specialty DSP |
| Ink | Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Real Red, Early Espresso |
| Accessories | Fold Faceted Gem |
| Tools | Stitched Rectangle Dies, Stitched Stars Dies, Nature's Roots Dies, Heirloom Frames Dies, Snow Globe Scenes Dies, Heirloom Frames 3D Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Soft Seude, Peacock, Petal Pink) |
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.
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Your Poinsettia looks amazing! Totally worth all the effort!
Posted by: Tina Gillespie | December 05, 2019 at 09:15 AM
I love the gold frame!! It's simply stunning. Totally casing this card.
Posted by: Rebecca S | December 01, 2019 at 06:46 PM
Stunning card Judy. The gold embossed frame and poinsettia look amazing together.
Posted by: Peta Stephen | November 26, 2019 at 06:20 PM
Such a beautiful card. This is one of my favorite blog hops - so much talent, so many great projects.
Posted by: Wendie | November 25, 2019 at 01:30 AM
Oh My such an amazing card. Just beautiful. Thank You so much for sharing.
Posted by: Patti Stevenson | November 25, 2019 at 12:45 AM
Wow! The gold frame looks great and that poinsettia...amazing! I absolutely love the poinsettia. I love using the leaf from Rooted in Nature to come up with other things. I think I’ll have to case you! Beautiful.
Posted by: Michelle Strazds | November 24, 2019 at 09:55 PM
Wow wow wow. This is possibly the most beautiful card I have seen! It’s like a framed work of art. Absolutely stunning!
Posted by: Shannon Kissane | November 24, 2019 at 09:16 PM
Oh Judy, your card is so beautiful! I love the swirly extras around the flower and above the sentiment! And the flowers is amazing created from the leaves - it looks fabulous!!
Posted by: Julia Quinn | November 24, 2019 at 08:17 PM