CASE-ing the Catty - Painted Christmas

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Welcome to another week of CASE-ing the Catty! 

If you've come from visiting Michelle, 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 the Painted Christmas section (pages 16-23) of the 2021 July-December Mini Catalogue.

I've chosen the 3D treat bag above for my inspiration, as I like the layout and the ombre background.

After measuring the Ombre Gift Bags, I decided to use the Soft Succulent version as the background for my card. It would cover the entire card front, but I decided to leave a border to show the Misty Moonlight card base. It is quite thin, so I adhered it to a piece of Basic White before layering onto the card base. Next comes a piece of my favourite design from the Tidings of Christmas DSP. 

I used the medium sized label from the Seasonal Labels Dies and the Cherry Cobbler striped design from the Tidings of Christmas DSP to create a contrast to the Evening Evergreen design. I found the label a little too large so I popped it back in the die and cropped a bit off one end. As the edges are straight, this is super easy to do. I used the large detailed die from the Christmas Pinecone Dies to create the foliage with Just Jade card stock. I tried Evening Evergreen, but it was too dark and Just Jade works well with Soft Succulent. I've stamped the stocking from the Tidings & Trimmings stamp set in Misty Moonlight and popped it up on the label.  The greeting  also from the same stamp set, has been stamped in Shaded Spruce, which I also used for the holly on the side of the stocking. I finished with a trio of stars cropped from the Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty Paper with the Stitched Stars dies.

For the inside I have an Soft Succulent mat and a strip of the Evening Evergreen designer paper down the right hand side. At the bottom is a stamped Cherry Cobbler stocking with the Shaded Spruce holly trim.

 

 

Project Details
Stamps	Tidings & Trimmings
Card stock & Papers	Basic White, Misty Moonlight, Just Jade Soft Succulent, Tidings of Christmas DSP, Gold & Rose Gold Metallic Specialty Paper, Ombre Gift Bags
Ink	Misty Moonlight,  Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce
Accessories
Tools	Seasonal Labels Dies, Christmas Trimmings Dies, Stitched Stars Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals.

 

We would love to see your CASE from the Painted Christmas  section of the Mini Catalogue this week. 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 Monique to see her great project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.

 

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Comments

[Rachel Palmieri]

That's a different idea, using the bag when you're CASE-ing the bag! Sweet card Judy.

[Julia Quinn]

So clever to use the gift bag ON the card to get the lovely ombre look!! Great card - and the bright stockings are a lovely finishing touch.

[Michelle Strazds]

Great case. I love the addition of the blue with the other traditional Christmas colours.

[Rebecca S]

I love how you have transformed the bag! It looks stunning!!