CASE-ing the Catty - True Beauty Birthday
July 17, 2022
Hi there
Welcome to CASE-ing the Catty for this week!
If you've come from visiting Monique, 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 the Crew are giving the 2022-23 Annual Catalogue a little love; taking our inspiration from the Love, Thanks & Support section. There are heaps of great samples in this section to get the creative juices flowing.
The True Beauty Bundle arrived in the post this week, so I chose the card above on page 66 for my inspiration. The lattice die is the main reason I purchased this bundle, so now I have it, I need to get the value from it!
I wanted the lattice to be a feature of the card, so I've cropped it from Basic Black after first adding some Adhesive Sheet to the reverse (yay, I remembered!). I cut a panel of Pool Party the same size as the lattice and dry embossed it with the (sadly, retired) Subtle 3D Embossing Folder to give it a bit of texure, and then adhered the lattice die cut to it. This makes it super easy to adhere the lattice panel to your card base and you could have a different colour behind the lattice if you wanted to. As the lattice die is almost the same width as a metric card base, I have cut a custom card base from Pool Party card stock to provide a 3mm border.
I stamped the rose image from the True Beauty stamp set in Melon Mambo ink and cropped them with the coordinating die from the Organic Beauty Dies. I created some different shades by using a spoon to massage the ink into the ink pad for a slightly lighter colour. The leaf sets were stamped in Granny Apple Green and the foliage on the left in Garden Green. The greeting from the Potted Geraniums stamp set was stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black and cropped with the label die from the Geraniums Dies. The gold twine was wrapped in a circle and adhered with glue dots behind the label. Then it is a matter of positioning the elements. I also popped in some extra foliage in Gold Foil and finished with a tiny Brushed Brass Butterfly on the label and a sprinkle of Iridescent Rhinestones.
| Project Details | |
| Stamps | True Beauty, Potted Geraniums |
| Card stock & Papers | Basic White, Pool Party, Basic Black, Gold Foil |
| Ink | Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green, Garden Green |
| Accessories | Iridescent Rhinestones, Brushed Brass Butterflies, Simply Elegant Trim |
| Tools | Subtle EF (retired), Organic Beauty Dies, Geranium Dies, Stampin' Cut & Emboss, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Adhesive Sheet |
We would love to see your CASE of a project from the Love, Thanks & Support section of 2022-23 Annual Catalogue this week. Click on this link or the image below to go there. The first time you will need to cte bundlick 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 my friend Tina to see her lovely project and follow the hop to see the inspiration from the rest of the CTC Crew.
If you're in Australia, please get in touch if you would like a hard copy of the new 2022 July-December Mini Catalogue.
Thanks for visiting today!
I love the bolder colours you have used in your card Judy, it really popps.
Posted by: Monique Fielder | July 21, 2022 at 12:36 PM
I love the bolder colour scheme. The flowers look great on the trellis.
Posted by: Michelle Strazds | July 18, 2022 at 10:34 PM
Oooh, the black lattice really pops, and is a fabulous backdrop for the gorgeous blooms. The colours you've used on your card are perfection - such a fantastic palette.
Posted by: Tina Gillespie | July 17, 2022 at 07:32 PM