CASE-ing the Catty - Inspired by Kits
April 25, 2021
Hi there
Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty! I have most of my craft room packed now, preparing for the move north, so this will probably be my last participation for a few weeks.
If you've come from visiting Peta & Marvi, 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 are taking inspiration from kits in either the Annual Catalogue or January-June Mini Catalogue. The Hello Dear Friend All Inclusive Card Kit took my eye when I first saw it in the January-June Mini Catalogue. It has a great 7 piece Photopolymer stamp set with really useful greetings and the colours really spoke to me (yes, it does include pink, of course!). You can see the cards created with the kit in the photo above right.
As I have limited supplies available now, I've taken the opportunity to use the kit to create a Mother's Day card that I can have ready to put in the post shortly. I've used the card above for my inspiration, staying close to the design and stepping it up a little (although it is already a lovely card!)
I started by cutting the front from the leafy card base and dry embossed it with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder for some lovely texture. I cut a custom card base from Melon Mambo card stock and adhered the panel. The copper foil vellum die cut was adhered to the card base by sponging a small amount of Tombow glue around the edges. Press it down lightly and you will not see any adhesive.
The Mother's Day greeting from the Dressed to Impress stamp set was stamped on one of the included copper trimmed labels and positioned on the vellum panel. The floral die cuts were popped up at different levels around the label and I added some leaf die cuts. I finished with a little bow from the new Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon and a trio of 2020-22 In Color Enamel Dots.
For the inside, I have a narrow border of Pear Pizzazz for my writing panel and I've stamped the leaves and flower from the included stamp set along the bottom in Pear Pizzazz and Melon Mambo ink.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | Dressed To Impress |
| Card stock & Papers | Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Hello Dear Friend All Inclusive Card Kit |
| Ink | Memento Tuxedo Black |
| Accessories | 2020-22 In Color Enamel Dots, Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon |
| Tools | Tasteful Textile 3D EF, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, 1mm Foam Pads (not SU), |
We would love to see your CASE of a kit project from either of the current catalogues. 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 head over to Lauren's blog to follow the hop and see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.
Thanks for visiting today!
Your card is very pretty - I love how you've stepped up the kit card. The extra little touches are gorgeous.
Posted by: Tina Gillespie | May 12, 2021 at 08:00 PM
Such a pretty card! I need to take a good look at that kit!
Posted by: Rebecca S | May 02, 2021 at 06:55 PM
Such a pretty and fitting card for Mother's Day Judy. The Melon Mambo base frames it all beautifully. Love it!
Posted by: Sandra C | April 26, 2021 at 06:59 AM
Such a super pretty stepped up version! I love the addition of the gorgeous bow, and the inside treatment is wonderful too!!
Posted by: Julia Quinn | April 25, 2021 at 07:41 PM